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Town of Abington

Special Town Meeting

Annual Town Meeting

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

Warrant

With

Recommendations

by the Finance Committee

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TOWN OF ABINGTON

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

PLYMOUTH, SS.

To either of the Constables of the Town of Abington . . .

GREETINGS. In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, who are qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet in

ABINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

201 RICHARD FRANCIS GLINIEWICZ WAY

IN PRECINCT FOUR IN SAID ABINGTON, ON MONDAY, THE 3^RD

OF APRIL, 2006, AT 7:00 IN THE EVENING

Then and there to act on the following articles:

Article 1: To see if the Town will appropriate from the Health Insurance Account the sum of One Hundred Ninety Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Dollars ($190,370.00) to fund energy and fuel cost increases in the following departments: Town Hall Building Expense account 001-1920 Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($9,900.00); Police Expense account 001-2100 Fourteen Thousand Three Hundred Ninety Dollars ($14,390.00); Fire Expense account 001-2200 Twelve Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($12,450.00); Highway public work expense account 001-4220 Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($16,250.00); Highway street lights account 001-4240 Seven Thousand Four Hundred Ten Dollars ($7,410.00); Library expense account 001-6100 Three Thousand Ten Dollars ($3,010.00); Park and Recreation expense account 001-6300 Four Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Dollars ($4,460.00); School Department account 001-3010 One Hundred Twenty Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($122,500.00), or take any other action relative thereto.

BY TOWN MANAGER

Finance Committee recommends approval of this article to transfer from the Health Insurance Account the sum of $ 9,900 to the Town Hall Building Account Expense account 001-1920; the sum of $ 14,390 to the Police Expense account 001-2100; the sum of $ 12,450 to the Fire Expense account 001-2200; the sum of $ 16,250 to the Highway public work expense account 001-4220; the sum of $ 7,410 to the Highway street lights account 001-4240; the sum of $ 3,010 to the Library expense account 001-6100; the sum of $ 4,460 to the Park and Recreation account 001-6300; the sum of $ 122,500 to the School Department account 001-3010 for a total transfer from the Health Insurance Account to all of the above stated accounts of $ 190,370.

Article 2: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or any other amount, to account 001-430-5291-0500 to cover a projected deficit in the FY2006 waste collection budget, or take any other action relative thereto.

BY BOARD OF HEALTH

Finance Committee recommends passing over this article. This is an anticipated deficit for the waste collection budget for this year. We still have 3 months in the fiscal year, and we hope being aware of possible financial shortfalls we can take steps to end the year without the projected deficit.

Article 3: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Sewer Commissioners to transfer from Sewer Undesignated Fund Balance the sum of One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($140,000.00) for the purpose of rehabilitating up to 15 manholes that have suffered varying degrees of hydrogen sulfide corrosion on Brockton Avenue. These manholes will be rehabilitated with a cement and epoxy combination that is hydrogen sulfide resistant to restore integrity to the manholes, or take any other action relative thereto.

BY BOARD OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS

Finance Committee recommends approval of a transfer of the sum of $ 140,000 from the Sewer Undesignated Fund Balance for the purpose of rehabilitating up to 15 manholes on Brockton Avenue. This is money available to the Sewer Commissioners in the Sewer Undesignated Fund Balance to be used for such purposes as is being requested.

Article 4: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Sewer Commissioners to transfer from Sewer Undesignated Fund Balance the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to replace the existing flow meter on Brockton Avenue with a transducer/velocity sensor combination with data that will be accessible via the internet, as opposed to dial-up modem, or take any other action relative thereto.

BY BOARD OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS

Finance Committee recommends approval of a transfer of the sum of $ 10,000 from the Sewer Undesignated Fund Balance for the purpose of replacing an existing flow meter on Brockton Avenue.

Article 5: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of Two Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Seven Dollars and Twenty Five Cents ($2,897.25) for three unpaid bills for data processing services incurred during FY05, or take any other action relative thereto.

BY TREASURER/COLLECTOR

Finance Committee recommends approval of a transfer of the sum of $ 2,897.25 from the Health Insurance Account to pay for these three unpaid bills from FY 2005 for data processing services.

Article 6: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) to the Treasurer/Collector General Expense line item to cover a projected deficit in the FY2006 budget, or take any other action relative thereto.

BY TREASURER/COLLECTOR

Finance Committee recommends approval of a transfer of the sum of $ 6,500 from the Health Insurance Account to pay for an expected deficit in the Treasurer/ Collector’s General Expense line for FY 2006

Article 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds Thirty Four Hundred Dollars ($3,400.00) to pay for police detail costs associated with the annual Abington Citizens Scholarship Foundation (ACSF) Road Block, or take any other action relative thereto.

BY PETITION

Finance Committee recommends passing over this article. The ACSF Road Block is a most worthy fund raising event. It is, however, a private fund raising organization that provides scholarship assistance to our local high school graduates who have college expenses. The town is still trying to meet our basic service needs. As much as we would like to make such a sizable contribution to the ACSF to pay for the police details incurred on the day of the Road Block the Town does not have any extra funds to support any new initiatives.

Article 8: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Water Commissioners to transfer from the Systems Development Account the sum of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for the purpose of supplementing the energy account, or take any other action relative thereto.