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Warrant Committee
December 5, 2011
Sixteenth Meeting
Present: E. Innes, C. Cahill, S. Genega, J. Folcarelli, C. Tougias, R. Hallisey, J. Wilson, J. Ahonen, N. Bourque, D. Turner, T. Hays, H. Bell
Absent: M. Mitchell, K. Chase, M. Zullas
Reserve Fund: $244,105
Set Aside $50,000
$194,105
- Chair Innes called the meeting to order at 7:34 p.m. in the Carol Blute Conference room.
- On a motion made by Member Bourque and seconded by Member Hays the meeting minutes from the November 28th meeting were approved. 8/1/2
- On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Wilson the meeting minutes from the November 30th meeting were approved with amendments. 9/0/2
- Chair Innes invited Town Meeting member Michael Joyce to the table to discuss the newly received recommendation language from Town Counsel regarding the citizen’s petition for a Town Government Study Committee.
- On a motion made by Member Wilson, and seconded by Member Ahonen the Warrant Committee voted 10/1/0 that the Town vote to authorize the Town Moderator to appoint a Town Government Study Committee consisting of seven (7) members for the purpose of studying the form and organization of the Town of Milton government, and providing recommendations, if any, for changes in the present form and/or organization of the Town of Milton government, including without limitation the structure, organization and staffing of all Town departments; said committee to report its recommendations to Town meeting no later than the 2013 Milton Annual Town Meeting.
- Chair Innes presented to the committee the newly received recommendation language from Town Counsel regarding the Civil Service Article.
- On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Tougias the committee voted 11/0/0 that the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court to enact legislation in substantially the following form, provided that the General Court may reasonably vary the form and substance of the requested legislation within the scope of the general public objectives of this petition.
AN ACT exempting certain positions in the town of Milton from the civil service law
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled and by the authority of the same as follows:
SECTION 1. The positions of School Department custodian, School Department maintenance man, School Department cafeteria worker, Department of Public Works employee, Park and Recreation Department employee, Cemetery Department employee, and Consolidated Facilities Department employee in the town of Milton shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 31 of the General Laws.
SECTION 2: The provisions of Section 1 of this act shall not impair the civil service status of the persons holding the positions of School Department custodian, School Department maintenance man, School Department cafeteria worker, Department of Public Works employee, Park and Recreation Department employee, Cemetery Department employee, and Consolidated Facilities Department employee in the town of Milton on the effective date of this act.
SECTION 3: This act shall take effect upon its passage.
- Chair Innes attended a Finance Committee that morning, and presented a brief overview of the meeting to the committee.
- Chair Innes spoke to the committee regarding the Annual Town meeting, there are still a couple of outstanding budgets, and hopefully the committee will have them shortly.
- Chair Innes reminded the Subcommittee Chairs that they should be scheduling their preliminary meetings with departments that they are responsible for, asking Tricia to secure meeting space and post meetings for the Chairs.
- The next meeting will be on Wednesday December 7, and on that agenda Chair Innes will begin the process of going over the Boiler Plate articles for the Annual Town Meeting.
- On a motion made by Member Ahonen and seconded by Member Bell the Warrant Committee voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 8:44 pm.
Reserve Fund: $244,105
Set Aside $50,000
$194,105
Respectfully submitted,
Tricia Cahill, Warrant Committee Clerk
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