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Town of Medway, Massachusetts

Annual Town Meeting

May 9, 2022  ·  Medway High School  ·  7:30 PM
Articles
21
Warrant articles
Specified Appropriations
$15.5M+
Identified dollar amounts
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Art. 1
Debt Stabilization Fund Transfer
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $113,000 from the Debt Stabilization Fund to the Fiscal Year 2023 operating budget for the purpose of offsetting a portion of debt exclusion projects, or act in any manner relating thereto.
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Budget $113,000
Art. 2
Transfer from Ambulance Receipts to General Fund
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $700,000 from Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation to the Fiscal Year 2023 General Fund Operating Budget, or act in any manner relating thereto.
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Budget $700,000
Art. 3
Appropriation: FY23 Operating Budget
To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elected officers of the Town, provide for a Reserve Fund, and determine what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate, including appropriation from available funds, to defray charges and expenses of the Town including de...
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Budget TBD
Art. 4
Appropriation: FY23 Water Enterprise Fund
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $4,673,560 for the maintenance of the Water Department Enterprise Fund as follows, or act in any manner relating thereto.
SB: TBDFinCom: TBD
Budget $4,673,560
Art. 5
Appropriation: FY23 Sewer Enterprise Fund
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $1,892,374 for the maintenance of the Sewer Department Enterprise Fund as follows, or act in any manner relating thereto.
SB: ApproveFinCom: TBD
Budget $1,892,374
Art. 6
Appropriation: FY23 Solid Waste Enterprise Fund
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $1,804,050 to operate the Solid Waste/Recycling Department Enterprise Fund as follows, or act in any manner relating thereto.
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Budget $1,804,050
Art. 7
Free Cash Appropriation: Capital and Other Items
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $2,184,916 from Certified Free Cash for the purpose of funding the following capital and other items, including associated engineering, personnel, maintenance and legal service costs, and for the payment of all other costs incidental or related ...
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Capital $2,184,916
Art. 8
Raise & Appropriate: Roads & Sidewalks
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $800,000 for the purposes of making repairs to various roads, sidewalks, bridges and related appurtenances, and to fund, as needed, design, engineering, and construction management services, and for the payment of all other costs incid...
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Capital $800,000
Art. 9
Free Cash and Sewer Retained Earnings Transfer: Stormwater Compliance
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $150,000 from Certified Free Cash and $181,000 from Sewer Enterprise Fund retained earnings for the purpose of funding the purchase and equipping of a stormwater compliance and street debris collection unit, and for the payment of all other costs i...
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Enterprise Budget $150,000
Art. 10
Water Retained Earnings Transfer: Purchase Generator
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $40,000 from Water Enterprise Fund retained earnings for the purpose of funding the purchase and equipping of a generator at the Village Street well, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto, or act in any manner relating thereto.
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Enterprise Budget $40,000
Art. 11
Borrowing – New Centralized Water Treatment Plant
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds a sum of money for the purpose of funding the construction, equipping and furnishing of a new centralized water treatment plant at 19 Populatic St, including engineering, design and project management serv...
SB: TBDFinCom: TBD
Capital TBD
Art. 12
Borrowing – Oakland Well Water Line to New Centralized Water Treatment Plant
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds the sum of $1,800,000 for the purpose of funding the construction of a water line from the Oakland Well to the new centralized water treatment plan, including engineering, design and project management ser...
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Capital $1,800,000
Art. 13
Borrowing – Redundant Wells at Oakland and Village Streets
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds the sum of $485,000 for the purpose of purchasing materials, site preparation and construction, for a second well at Oakland Street and at Village Street, including engineering and design and for the payme...
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Capital $485,000
Art. 14
Appropriation: General Stabilization
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $100,000 to be allocated to the General Stabilization Fund, or act in any manner relating thereto.
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Financial $100,000
Art. 15
Appropriation: OPEB Trust
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300,000 to the Town of Medway Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust account, or act in any manner relating thereto.
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
General $300,000
Art. 16
Appropriation: Community Preservation Committee
To see if the Town will vote to act on the report of the Community Preservation Committee for the Fiscal Year 2023 Community Preservation budget and to appropriate, or reserve for later appropriations, monies from the Community Preservation Fund annual revenues or available funds for the administrat...
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Community Preservation $15,000
Art. 17
Revolving Funds –Authorize FY23 Spending Limits
To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 53E1/2, to set Fiscal Year 2023 spending limits for revolving funds as follows: Program or Purpose FY2023 Spending Limit Self-supporting parks and recreation $450,000 services, including salaries and benefits Di...
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Budget $450,000
Art. 18
Change in Personal Property Value Subject to Taxation
To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 59, Section 5, Subsection 54, to increase the minimum value of personal property subject to taxation from $2,500 to $5,000, or act in any manner relating thereto. BOARD OF ASSESSORS
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
General $2,500
Art. 19
Amend General Bylaw: Historical Properties
To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-laws, Article XVII, Building Demolition, as follows (language to be deleted shown in strikethrough, language to be added is underlined): Section 17.1 Intent and Purpose This bylaw is enacted to promote the public welfare and safeguard Medway's his...
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Capital TBD
Art. 20
Amend Zoning Bylaws – Solar Electric Installations
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw, Section 8.11 Solar Electric Installations as follows (new wording in bold): Section 8.11.C.3: Solar Parking Canopies, which are accessory to a residential or non-residential use may be allowed by special permit in all zones except AR-I, AR-II, ...
SB: TBDFinCom: TBD
Bylaw TBD
Art. 21
Amend Zoning Bylaws – Housekeeping
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw as provided below: 1. Amend Flood Plain District, Section 5.6.1.E.3 as follows (words added in bold) In Zones Al-30 and AE, along watercourses that have a regulatory floodway designated on the Town's FIRM, encroachments are prohibited in the reg...
SB: ApproveFinCom: Approve
Capital TBD