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REPORTS OF SELECTMEN
AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE

on the
Articles in the Warrant 
for the 

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

to be held in the High School Auditorium
Tuesday, May 27th, 2003 at 7:00 P.M.

 


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ARTICLE # TITLE
ARTICLE 1 Appointment of Measurers of Wood and Bark. (Selectmen) 

 

ARTICLE 2 Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreements. (Human Resources)

 

ARTICLE 3 Annual Authorization of Compensating Balance Agreements. (Treasurer/Collector) 

 

ARTICLE 4 Report on the Close-out of Special Appropriations. (Selectmen) 

 

ARTICLE 5 Approval of Unpaid Bills of a Prior Fiscal Year. (Selectmen) 

 

ARTICLE 6 Acceptance of Legislation to Increase Property Tax Exemptions. (Assessors)

 

ARTICLE 7 Authorize the Commissioner of Public Works to Establish, under General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53E ½, a Vehicle and Equipment Revolving Fund. (Department of Public Works)

 

ARTICLE 8 Authorize the Director of Planning and Community Development to Establish, under General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53E ½, a Façade Improvement Revolving Fund. (Department of Planning and Community Development)

 

ARTICLE 9 FY2003 Budget Amendments. (Selectmen)

 

ARTICLE 10 Legislation Authorizing the School Committee to Allow Non-Residents to Attend Brookline Public Schools and Charge Tuition. (School Committee)

 

ARTICLE 11 Annual Appropriations Article. (Selectmen) 

 

ARTICLE 12 Appropriation of Funds for the Carlton Street Footbridge. (Petition of Cathleen Cavell) 

 

ARTICLE 13 Resolution Concerning The Carlton Street Footbridge. (Petition of Hugh Mattison)

 

ARTICLE 14 Appropriation of Funds for the Town Meeting Members Association. (Petition of A. Joseph Ross)

 

ARTICLE 15 Legislation Authorizing the Town to Establish a Tax Amnesty Program. (Petition of Scott Gladstone) 

 

ARTICLE 16 Resolution Concerning Tax Classification. (Moderator’s Committee on Tax Classification)

 

ARTICLE 17 Resolution Concerning Civil Liberties. (Petition of Susan Chipman for Brookline PAX)

 

ARTICLE 18 Amendment to Town By-Laws, Adding Article 8.25 – Stormwater Management. (Department of Public Works) 

 

ARTICLE 19 Amendment to Article 6.8 of Town By-Laws – Naming Public Facilities. (School Committee)

 

ARTICLE 20 Amendment to Section 5.6.8 of Town By-Laws – Preservation Commission Powers. (Petition of Fred Lebow)

 

ARTICLE 21 Amendment to Article 8.15 of Town By-Laws – Noise Control. (Petition of Bobby Murphy)

 

ARTICLE 22 Amendment to Section 2.1.7 of Town By-Laws – The Annual Town Election. (Town Clerk)

 

ARTICLE 23 Amendment to Section 2.2.5 of Town By-Laws – Advisory Committee, General Duties (Town Administrator’s Financial Plan). (Selectmen)

 

ARTICLE 24 Preservation Restriction Agreement for the Larz Anderson Auto Museum. (Petition of Joseph S. Freeman)

 

ARTICLE 25 Acceptance of the Provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 8G – Police Department Mutual Aid. (Police Chief)

 

ARTICLE 26 Appointment of a Moderator’s Committee to Study How to Simplify the Tax Collection of the Refuse Fee. (Petition of Stanley Wayne)

 

ARTICLE 27 Amendment to Section 8.6.7 of Town By-Laws, Dog Control – Dog Runs. (Park and Recreation Commission) 
AMENDMENT
Proposed Amendment to the Advisory Committee motion by Stanley S. Spiegel, Town Meeting Member, Precinct 2

 

ARTICLE 28 To Name the Playground at Emerson Park the Daniel F. Ford Playground at Emerson Park. (Selectmen)

 

ARTICLE 29 Reports of Town Officers and Committees. (Selectmen)