May 21, 2002
NOTICE OF THE
ANNUAL MEETING
AND
ANNUAL MEETING
WARRANT
Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire District
Town of Barnstable
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
To the Clerk of the
Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire District:
Greetings:
You are hereby required
and directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Barnstable
residing within the territory comprising the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons
Mills Fire District, qualified to vote in the District elections and
affairs, to meet on Monday, May 20, 2002, at the Centerville Fire Station,
1875 Falmouth Road, Route 28, Centerville, Massachusetts, where the polls
shall be open at 8:00 A.M., and close at 7:00 P.M., and then and there to
vote upon the following officers, to wit:
One Prudential Committee Member for
three years
One Water Commissioner for
three years
One Fire Commissioner for
three years
And to meet on Tuesday,
May 21, 2002, at the Marstons Mills East Elementary School, Osterville-West
Barnstable Road, Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, at 7:00 P.M., to act upon
the following articles:
ARTICLE #1.
To hear and act upon the Reports of the Prudential Committee, Water
Commissioners, Fire Commissioners and Clerk/Treasurer.
ARTICLE #2.
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer
from available funds and appropriate the sum of $563.90 to pay previous
fiscal year unpaid bills as follows:
Verizon $451.90
Barnstable Police Department
$112.00
Or take any other action thereon.
Requested by the Prudential Committee
Recommended by the Prudential
Committee
Explanation:
This article seeks funding for fiscal
year 2001 bills presented after the close of the
fiscal year.
ARTICLE #3.
To see what salaries the Fire District will pay the following elective
District Officers: Prudential Committee, Board of Water Commissioners, Board
of Fire Commissioners, and Moderator.
Explanation:
The voters must approve the salaries of
elected officials. The recommended amount for each three-man board is
$9,000.00 as shown in their respective budgets, or $3,000.00 per official.
The recommended amount for the Moderator is $300.00 per year as shown on the
Prudential Operation Budget, plus an additional $100.00 for each Special
District Meeting.
ARTICLE #4.
To see what sum of money the District will vote for the Board of Water
Commissioners to transfer from the income of the Water Department and
appropriate and/or transfer from available funds and appropriate to defray
all operating expenses of said Water Department for Fiscal Year 2003, or to
take any other action thereon.
Requested by the Board of Water Commissioners
Recommended by the Prudential Committee
Explanation:
This article represents the budget of
the Board of Water Commissioners totaling $1,334,352.80, as shown in this
booklet.
ARTICLE #5.
To see what sum of money the District will vote to raise and appropriate
and/or transfer from available funds and appropriate for the ordinary
operating expenses of the Fire Department for Fiscal Year 2003, or to take
any other action thereon.
Requested by the Board of Fire Commissioners
Recommended by the Prudential Committee
Explanation:
This article represents the budget of
the Board of Fire Commissioners totaling $4,263,236.32, as shown in this
booklet.
ARTICLE #6.
To see what sum of
money the District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds and appropriate for Fiscal Year 2003 for the ordinary
operating expenses of the Prudential Operation under the direction of the
Prudential Committee, or to take any other action thereon.
Requested by the
Prudential Committee
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
Explanation:
This article represents the budget of
the Prudential Committee totaling $2,051,903.69, as shown in this booklet.
ARTICLE #7.
To see what sum of
money the District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds and appropriate for Fiscal Year 2003 for the ordinary
operating expenses of the Information Systems Department under the direction
of the Prudential Committee, or to take any other action thereon.
Requested by the
Prudential Committee
Recommended by the Director
of Information Systems
Explanation:
This article represents the budget of
the Information Systems Department totaling $85,563.68, as shown in this
booklet.
ARTICLE #8.
To see if the District will vote to transfer from the income of the Water
Department and appropriate the sum of $630,831.92 for payment of the
maturing debt of the Fire District incurred by or for the Water Department;
and raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds and
appropriate the sum of $487,261.00 for payment of the balance of the
maturing debt, making a total of $1,118,092.92, as it becomes due and
payable during Fiscal Year 2003, or to take any other action thereon.
Requested by the Prudential
Committee
Recommended by the Prudential Committee
Explanation:
This article represents the payments for
the maturing debt that will become due
during fiscal year 2003.
ARTICLE #9.
To see if the District will vote to transfer from the income of the Water
Department and other available Water Department funds and appropriate the
sum of $156,611.36 for the maturing interest on the debt of the Fire
District incurred by or for the Water Department; and to raise and
appropriate and/or transfer from available funds and appropriate the sum of
$150,757.75, for interest on other District debt making a total of
$307,369.11, for the payment of Maturing Interest on bonds and notes as they
become due and payable during Fiscal Year 2003, or to take any other action
thereon.
Requested by the Prudential Committee
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
Explanation:
This article
represents the payments for the maturing interest that will become
due during
fiscal year 2003.
ARTICLE #10.
To
see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds and appropriate the sum of $36,785.00 for the Town of
Barnstable for costs of tax collection, property assessment, data processing
and treasury expenses on behalf of the District, for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2003, said funds to be expended under the direction of the
Prudential Committee, or to take any other action thereon.
Requested by the
Prudential Committee
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
Explanation:
All of the Fire Districts in the Town
appropriate $80,000.00 to the Town of Barnstable each year for their
expenses incurred. This article represents C.O.MM’s proportionate share of
that amount.
ARTICLE #11.
To see if the District
will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds and
appropriate the sum of $30,000 for the continuing upgrade and unification of
the District’s computer system, or to take any other action thereon.
Requested by the
Prudential Committee
Recommended by the
Director of Information Systems
Explanation:
This appropriation
will allow the District to continue with further implementation of the
computer system.
ARTICLE #12.
To see
if the District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds and appropriate the sum of $ 60,000.00 for the establishment
of a Reserve Fund for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2003, pursuant to
Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 40, Section 5C, or to take any other
action thereon.
Requested by the
Prudential Committee
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
Explanation:
This fund is a reserve that may be voted by the Prudential Committee to
provide for extraordinary or unforeseen expenditures. While this fund is
not spent from directly, transfers may be voted from time to time. An
example of its use in the past has been for emergency repairs.
ARTICLE #13.
To see if the District
will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds and
appropriate the sum of $150,000.00 for ongoing labor and personnel wage and
compensation packages for contract settlements, or to take any other action
thereon.
Requested by the
Prudential Committee
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
Explanation:
The District is in
ongoing contractual negotiations with two labor unions and five District
managers. The funds will be used to adjust wage and compensation packages
to for fiscal 2003.
ARTICLE #14.
To see if the District will vote to authorize the Prudential Committee to
employ an outside auditor to audit the books of the Treasurer and Water
Department or to request an audit under the provisions of Chapter 44,
Section 35, General Laws of Massachusetts, for the Fiscal Year ending June
30, 2002.
Requested by the
Prudential Committee
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
Explanation:
It is standard operating procedure for
this article to appear every year.
ARTICLE #15.
To see if the District will authorize the Treasurer to enter into
compensating balance agreements during Fiscal Year 2003, as permitted by the
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53F, as amended.
Requested by the
Prudential Committee
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
Explanation:
It is standard operating procedure for
this article to appear every year.
ARTICLE #16.
To see if
the District will vote to transfer from available Water Department funds and
appropriate the sum of $75,000.00 for Contract Labor for water main and
service installations, repairs to the water system, leak detection, meter
installations and hydrant relocations, said funds to be expended under the
direction of the Board of Water Commissioners, with the approval of the
Prudential Committee, or to take any other action thereon.
Requested by the Board of Water
Commissioners
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
To transfer from
Water Surplus
Explanation:
Due to an estimated decrease in demand for this service, we are requesting
this reduced amount. Funding for this article is to be transferred and
appropriated from water surplus.
ARTICLE #17.
To see
if the District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available Water Department funds and appropriate the sum of $125,000.00, for
the installation of water mains and other related equipment on, Timber Lane
and others in the District, said funds to be expended under the direction of
the Board of Water Commissioners, with the approval of the Prudential
Committee, or to take any other action thereon.
Requested by the Board of Water
Commissioners
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
To transfer from
Water Surplus & available funds
Explanation:
The Board has allocated these funds in an effort to facilitate expansion
into areas that were developed prior to public water supply being
available. The Board believes it is in the best interest of the District to
make water available to all residents. Funding for this article is to be
transferred and appropriated from water surplus, available funds, and
systems development charges.
The Board will set up a
schedule based on the following criteria:
1. Water
quality of private wells is threatened from contamination,
(i.e., septic
systems, landfill, etc.)
2. The street
or subdivision was developed prior to water being available to that area.
3. Average
lot size on the street or in the subdivision is 1/2 acre or less.
ARTICLE #18.
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or
transfer from available Water Department funds and appropriate the sum of
$60,000.00 for Water System Improvements for the replacement of undersize
and older piping, “dead-end” tie-ins, water main extensions and
improvements, on Old Stage Road, Robbins Street, Hinckley Circle and others,
said funds to be expended under the direction of the Board of Water
Commissioners, with the approval of the Prudential Committee, or to take any
action thereon.
Requested by the Board of Water
Commissioners
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
To transfer from Water
Surplus
Explanation: This article will allow us to continue the upgrade and
maintenance program to the system. Funding will be transferred and
appropriated from water surplus.
ARTICLE #19.
To see if
the District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available Water Department funds and appropriate the sum of $44,901.35 for
the purchase of two new full size pick up trucks and related equipment, and
to sell or trade, whichever is in the best interest of the District, a 1993
Ford F-350 utility body truck and a 1991 Ford Ranger pick up, said funds to
be expended under the direction of the Board of Water Commissioners, with
the approval of the Prudential Committee, or to take any action thereon.
Requested by the Board of Water
Commissioners
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
To transfer from Water
Surplus & available funds
Explanation: This article will allow the sale or trade of two high
mileage vehicles. The new vehicles will have increased fuel efficiency.
Our mechanic has recommended replacement of these vehicles based on a review
of the fleet. Funding will be transferred and appropriated from water
surplus and available funds.
ARTICLE #20.
To
see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available Water Department funds and appropriate the sum of $80,000.00 for
the upgrade of the existing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
system, including hardware, software, and engineering said funds to be
expended under the direction of the Board of Water Commissioners, with the
approval of the Prudential Committee, or to take any action thereon.
Requested by the Board of Water
Commissioners
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
To transfer from
Water Surplus
Explanation: This article will allow us to upgrade the ten- year old
central computer and related equipment that is responsible for the automatic
control of the system. The new SCADA central station will interface with
our existing remote sites and provide operational efficiencies not offered
by the existing outdated system. Funding will be transferred and
appropriated from water surplus.
ARTICLE #21.
To see if the
District will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds
and appropriate and/or borrow and appropriate the sum of $ 2,035000.00, for
the construction, equipment and related expenses for a new Station 3,
Marstons Mills Fire Station, and vote to raise and appropriate and transfer
from available fund and appropriate and/or borrow the sum of $40,000.00 to
cover the costs of fees and expenses of issuing bonds or notes and
furthermore, that the Treasurer with the approval of the Prudential
Committee, on each such occasion, is authorized to borrow at one time or
from time to time, the sum of $ 2,075,000.00 in the aggregate and to issue
bonds or notes of the District therefore, said funds to be expended under
the direction of the Board of Fire Commissioners, with the approval of the
Prudential Committee, or to take any other action thereon.
Requested by the
Board of Fire Commissioners
Explanation:
The Marstons Mills Fire Station Building Committee has met over the last two
years, and the last several months with the architectural firm of J. Stewart
Roberts, Inc, to develop plans to update the Marstons Mills Fire Station.
The present structure is a metal building built in 1975 and was not designed
with full-time firefighter staffing in mind. The original metal building
had a life expectancy of approximately twenty to twenty-five years.
After considering
prospects of remodeling the current structure, the Committee reviewed
recommendations from cost estimators and found it would be more cost
effective to build a new fire station of wood and brick in front of the
current building on Route 149, which would leave the existing station
operational until we move into the new facility. At that time, the current
station would be razed to provide parking for the new fire station. The
District has conducted an Invitation for Bids and is prepared to award a
contract upon and if funds are authorized by the meeting.
ARTICLE #22.
To see if the
District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available
funds and appropriate the sum of $25,000.00 to paint and repair C-O-MM Fire
Stations; said funds to be expended under the direction of the Board of Fire
Commissioners, with the approval of the Prudential Committee, or take by
other action.
Requested by the
Board of Fire Commissioners
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
Explanation: This will allow the Department to paint, repair, and
maintain our three (3) village fire-rescue stations.
ARTICLE #23.
To see if the
District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available
funds and appropriate the sum of $26,000.00 for the purchase of a compact
4x4 pick-up truck, with extended cab and cap, and related equipment, and to
sell or trade a 1992 Chevrolet Lumina, whichever is in the best interest of
the District, said funds to be expended under the direction of the Board of
Fire Commissioners or to take any other action thereon.
Requested by the
Board of Fire Commissioners
Recommended by the
Prudential Committee
Explanation:
This 1992 vehicle will be eleven (11) years old and is on the replacement
schedule for FY2003. This replacement vehicle will be primarily used for
the Fire Prevention Office, but will also be used for handling fire
department items, such as carrying equipment, hose, supplies, and will
travel well in snow conditions for both inspections and emergencies.
ARTICLE #24.
To see if
the District will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds and appropriate and/or borrow and appropriate the sum of
$375,000.00 for the purchase of a Triple Combination pumper, including
equipment, and related costs, and to sell or trade a 1968 Maxim
International pumper, whichever is in the best interest of the District, and
further, if borrowing is authorized, that the Treasurer, with approval of
the Prudential Committee, is authorized to borrow at one time or from time
to time, the sum of $375,000.00 and to issue bonds and notes of the District
therefore, said funds to be expended under the discretion of the Board of
Fire Commissioners with approval of the Prudential Committee, or the take
any other action.
Requested by the
Board of Fire Commissioners
Explanation:
This new engine
would allow the Fire Department to take our twenty-seven (27) year old
pumper off 1st line and place on reserve status and allow us to
trade or sell our thirty-four (34) year old 1968 Maxim pumper.
HEREOF FAIL NOT
to make due return of the Warrant and your doings thereon at said meeting.
Given under our hands this first day of May, in the Year of our Lord, Two
Thousand Two.
Nestor G. Silva Chairman
Carlton B. Crocker
James H. Crocker, Jr.
Prudential Committee
A
TRUE COPY
ATTEST
Doreen A. Guild, Clerk
Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire District
