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March 12, 2012
Warrant Committee
March 12, 2012

Thirty seventh meeting

Present:        E. Innes, D. Turner, J. Ahonen, S. Genega, C. Tougias, J. Folcarelli, C. Cahill, T. Hays, N. Bourque, R. Hallisey, M. Mitchell
 
Absent:         K. Chase, M. Zullas, J. Wilson, H. Bell

Reserve Fund:    $189,533.32

  • Chair Innes called the meeting to order at 7:35pm in the Carol Blute Conference room.
  • On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Tougias the Warrant Committee voted 8/0/0 that the Town appropriate the sum of $267,833 and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $243,847 be raised from the tax levy. Included in this appropriation are the sums of $11,440 representing expenses attributable to the Sewer Enterprise and $12,545 for expenses attributable to the Water Enterprise, which are to be included in Schedule A, “Local Receipts Not Allocated”, of the Tax Recapitulation as Sewer and Water Estimated Receipts.
  • On a motion made by Member Tougias and seconded by Member Cahill the Warrant Committee voted 8/0/0 that the Town appropriate the sum of $78,483 to fund the capital projects listed below:
DEPARTMENT      DESCRIPTION                     RECOMMENDED
                        Fifth Year Lease Payment:
Various         4 New Vehicles                                  16,000
Cemetery                Tractor/mower                           8,283
DPW Projects            Repair of Hazardous sidewalks           10,000
Facilities              Town Hall - Archive Room Shelving       2,700
Fire                    Additional Turnout Gear                 22,000
Police                  Paint Exterior of Police HQ                     9,000
Treasurer               Handicap Accessible Counter             6,000
Treasurer               Multifunction Printers                  4,500
DPW Equipment   Chevrolet Pickup Truck                  25,530
DPW Equipment   Chevy C2500 Pick Up Truck                       25,530
DPW Equipment   Bombardier Sidewalk Tractor             165,867
DPW Equipment   Madvac                                  35,000
DPW Projects            DPW Yard Controlled Access Security Gate20,000
DPW Projects            Truck lift system central maintenance   45,000
DPW Projects            Pavement management funding CH 90 shortfall                                                                                             200,000
DPW Projects            Surface Drains                          500,000
IT                      Backup Generator for Town Hall/PMS      174,200
IT                      Upgrage Town Hall ethernet cable                70,000
School Dept             Exterior Duct Work - MHS                        300,000
School Dept             Pick up truck                                   35,000
School Dept             Exterior Duct Work - MHS                        380,000
                                                                                78,483

and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $53,237 be raised from the tax levy and the sum of $25,246 be transferred from the Overlay Reserve, and that the sum of $1,976,127 be appropriated for the purpose of financing the rehabilitation, replacement, or enhancement of the Town’s facilities and public safety equipment as described above, including costs incidental and related thereto; the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to sell and issue bonds or notes of the Town, aggregating not more than $1,976,127 in principal amount, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 44, Sections 7(3A) and 7(9) of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, or any other applicable law and that the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to accept and expend in addition to the foregoing appropriation one or more grants or gifts from any other public or private funding source and that the sum of $13,000 be appropriated to meet said principal and accompanying interest for one year and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $13,000 be transferred from the Overlay Reserve.

  • On a motion made by Member Bourque and seconded by Member Cahill the Warrant Committee voted 8/0/0 that the Town authorize the Town Audit Committee to make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen relative to the appointment of a Certified Public Accountant for the purposes of this article, and that the Town appropriate the amount shown in the following tabulation under the heading "Recommended":
AUDIT DEPARTMENT        Actual          Approp. Recomm.
                                        FY 11           FY 12           FY 13
                        
General Audit                   56,000  56,000  56,000
TOTAL AUDIT             56,000  56,000  56,000

and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $50,896 be raised from the tax levy. Included in this appropriation are the sums of $2,233 representing expenses attributable to the Sewer Enterprise and $2,871 representing expenses attributable to the Water Enterprise, which are to be included in Schedule A, “Local Receipts Not Allocated”, of the Tax Recapitulation as Sewer and Water Estimated Receipts.

  • On a motion made by Member Ahonen and seconded by Member Cahill the Warrant Committee voted 8/0/0 that the Town appropriate the amounts shown in the following tabulation under the heading "Recommended":
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS       Actual          Approp. Recomm.
                                        FY 11           FY 12           FY 13
                        
Contributory Retirement         4,104,631       4,292,671       4,492,609
Non-contributory Retirement     14,225          18,156                  0
Group Insurance                 9,235,811       10,395,597      10,106,595
TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 13,354,667      14,706,424      14,599,204

and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $13,974,182 be raised from the tax levy. Included in this appropriation are the sums of $301,350 representing expenses attributable to the Sewer Enterprise and $323,672 representing expenses attributable to the Water Enterprise, which are to be included in Schedule A, Local Receipts Not Allocated, to the Tax Recapitulation as Sewer and Water Estimated Receipts.

  • On a motion made by Member Hays and seconded by Member Turner the Warrant Committee voted 8/0/0 that the Town vote to amend Chapter 13 of the General Bylaws, known as the Personnel Administration Bylaw, exactly as set forth in this schedule, and to appropriate the sum of $38,992 to fund wage adjustments effective July 1, 2012; said sum to be added to the salary accounts of the departments as shown in the following tabulations:
                                                        Recomm.
                                                        FY13
Central Business Office 
General                         1,819
Water                                   195
Sewer                                   152
Total Central Business Office           2,166
        
Consolidated Facilities                 2,295
Council on Aging                                679
Fire                                            2,977
Library                                 2,200
Personnel                                       1,100
Police                                          12,736
Public Works    
General                         1,917
Vehicle Maintenance                     128
Solid Waste General                     170
Water                                   1,023
Sewer                                   1,023
Total Public Works                              4,261
        
Selectmen                                       5,873
Town Clerk - Salary Other                       338
Veterans Agent                          422
Warrant Committee                               203
Total Chapter 13 Wage Adjustments               35,250
        
Treasurer - Salary - Treasurer          1,871
Town Clerk - Salary - Clerk                     1,871
                                                        38,992

and that included in this appropriation are the sums of $1,218 representing expenses attributable to the Water Enterprise and $1,175 representing expenses attributable to the Sewer Enterprise which are to be included in Schedule A, “Local Receipts Not Allocated,” of the Tax Recapitulation as Water and Sewer Estimated Receipts with the remainder of $36,599 to be raised from the tax levy.

Member Hallisey arrived 7:50 pm

  • On a motion made by Member Genega and seconded by Member Turner the Warrant Committee voted 9/0/0 that the Town appropriate the amount shown in the following tabulation under the heading “Recommended”:
GENERAL GOVERNMENT                      Actual          Approp. Recomm.
                                                FY 11           FY 12           FY 13
A       BOARD OF SELECTMEN                      
1       CENTRAL BUSINESS OFFICE                 
                Salaries & Wages                332,750 364,839 302,802
                General Expenses                29,753          37,204          29,802
        TOTAL CENTRAL BUSINESS          362,504 402,043 332,604
                              OFFICE    
2       ELECTION & REGISTRATION                 
                Salaries & Wages                40,570          27,014          43,271
                General Expenses                10,553          4,674           8,800
        TOTAL ELECTION &                        51,123          31,688          52,071
                REGISTRATION            
3       INSURANCE GENERAL                       
                General Expenses                961,344 896,041 950,647
        TOTAL INSURANCE GENERAL 961,344 896,041 950,647
                                
4       LAW                     
                Retainer                        53,500          55,000          56,000
                Professional & Special  340,495 151,034 200,000
                Services
                Disbursements           3,315           3,500           4,000
                Claims                  0               1,000           1,000
        TOTAL LAW                               397,311 210,534 261,000
                                
5       INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY                  
                Salary & Wages          109,922 116,487 119,977
                General Expenses                217,482 204,306 202,494
        TOTAL INFORMATION               327,405 320,79  3       322,471
                TECHNOLOGY      
6       WARRANT/ANNUAL REPORTS/ BYLAWS                  
                General Expenses -              5,346           6,300           6,300
                Town Reports
                General Expenses -              0               8,000           8,000
                Warrant
        TOTAL WARRANT/                  5,346           14,300          14,300
        ANNUAL REPORTS/BYLAWS                   
7       SELECTMEN                       
                Salary - Chairman               1,800           1,800           1,800
                Salary - Other Two              3,000           3,000           3,000
                        Members
                Salary – Town           143,025 145,885 145,885
                Administrator
                Salary - Other          220,752 238,398 240,649
                General Expenses                88,214          25,060          24,156
        TOTAL SELECTMEN                 456,791 414,143 415,490
                                
8       VETERANS BENEFITS                       
                Salaries & Wages                18,068          18,360          18,730
                General Expenses                1,959           1,625           1,785
                Benefits                        83,170          67,555          160,020
        TOTAL VETERANS BENEFITS 103,197 87,540          180,535
                                
        TOTAL BOARD OF SELECTMEN        2,665,021       2,377,082       2,529,118
                                
B       BOARD OF ASSESSORS                      
                Salary - Chairman               1,800           1,800           1,800
                Salary - Other Two              3,000           3,000           3,000
                Members
                Salary - Other          187,962 192,573 194,940
                General Expenses                17,457          16,702          19,503
                Revaluation                                             0       99,500  0
        TOTAL BOARD OF ASSESSORS        210,220 313,575 219,243
                                
C       TOWN CLERK                      
                Salary - Clerk                  82,488          83,118          84,118
                Salary - Other          96,307          112,099 109,320
                General Expenses                43,606          36,849          37,549
        TOTAL TOWN CLERK                222,402 232,066 230,987
                                
D       TREASURER-COLLECTOR                     
                Salary - Treasurer              81,488          83,118          83,118
                Salary - Other          179,599 189,877 181,676
                General Expenses                37,641          34,931          43,132
                Cost of Bonds           3,221           2,560           2,560
                Tax Title                       5,146           6,500           6,500
                New Equipment           2,460           2,000           2,000
        TOTAL TREASURER-COLLECTOR       309,555 318,986 318,986
                                
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT                3,407,197       3,241,709       3,298,333

and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $3,015,001 be raised from the tax levy. Included in this appropriation for General Government are the sums of $123,958 representing expenses attributable to the Sewer Enterprise and $159,375 for expenses attributable to the Water Enterprise, which are to be included in Schedule A, “Local Receipts Not Allocated”, of the Tax Recapitulation as Sewer and Water Estimated Receipts.



  • On a motion made by Member Tougias and seconded by Member Bourque the Warrant Committee voted 9/0/0 that the Town appropriate the amount shown in the following tabulation under the heading “Recommended”:
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
Actual
Approp.
Recomm.
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
A
BOARD OF APPEALS
Salaries & Wages
32,398
33,236
0
General Expenses
1,288
1,333
0
TOTAL BOARD OF APPEALS
33,686
34,569
0
B
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
General Expenses
1,958
2,500
2,500
TOTAL CONSERVATION COMMISSION
1,958
2,500
2,500
C
COUNCIL ON AGING
Salaries & Wages
151,188
154,187
154,703
General Expenses
33,951
33,658
33,690
Transportation Expenses
7,526
8,000
8,000
Outreach Professional Services
0
12,000
12,000
TOTAL COUNCIL ON AGING
192,664
207,845
208,393
D
HISTORICAL COMMISSION
General Expenses
1,800
2,240
2,240
TOTAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION
1,800
2,240
2,240
E
PERSONNEL BOARD
Salaries & Wages
46,890
47,995
49,256
General Expenses
1,999
1,288
1,288
TOTAL PERSONNEL BOARD
48,889
49,283
50,544
F
PLANNING BOARD
Salaries & Wages
14,015
14,616
29,406
General Expenses
2,648
2,391
4,316
TOTAL PLANNING BOARD
16,662
17,007
33,722
G
WARRANT COMMITTEE
Salaries & Wages
2,911
9,000
9,000
General Expenses
7,388
850
850
TOTAL WARRANT COMMITTEE
10,299
9,850
9,850
TOTAL BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
305,959
323,294
307,249
        
and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $302,643 be raised from the tax levy. Included in this appropriation are the sums of $2,015 representing expenses attributable to the Sewer Enterprise and $2,591 representing expenses attributable to the Water Enterprise, which are to be included in Schedule A, “Local Receipts Not Allocated”, of the Tax Recapitulation as Sewer and Water Estimated Receipts.

  • On a motion made by Member Genega and seconded by Member Ahonen the Warrant Committee voted 9/0/0 the Town appropriate the amount shown in the following tabulation under the heading “Recommended”:
        PUBLIC WORK
        Actua
        Approp
        Recomm
        FY 1
        FY 1
        FY 1
        Public Works General
        2,345,02
        1,852,61
        1,793,15
        Capital Equipmen
        
        
        
        Vehicle Maintenance
        414,25
        427,99
        434,13
        SUB-TOTAL PUBLIC WORK
        2,759,28
        2,280,60
        2,227,28
        SOLID WASTE MANAGEMEN
        Collection of Refuse
        542,00
        540,00
        558,00
        Refuse Disposa
        430,00
        418,00
        418,00
        Curbside Recyclin
        777,77
        841,22
        823,22
        Landfill Monitoring
        16,00
        17,00
        17,00
        Solid Waste General
        68,53
        57,42
        79,25
        Household Hazardous Waste Collection
        10,00
        12,00
        9,31
        SUB-TOTAL SOLID WAST
        1,844,31
        1,885,64
        1,904,78
        TOTAL NON-ENTERPRISE ACCOUNT
        4,603,59
        4,166,25
        4,132,07
        WATER AND SEWER ENTERPRIS
        WATER ENTERPRIS
        Water Operations & Improvemen
        1,113,66
        1,114,14
        1,178,65
        M.W.R.A. Assessment
        677,18
        680,54
        546,08
        D.E.P. (SDWA) Assessment
        2,290,29
        2,476,08
        2,736,12
        Water Leak Surve
        6,64
        8,64
        9,00
        Water Capital Outlay
        12,00
        12,00
        12,00
        Water Capital/Debt Service
        1,639,84
        364,99
        364,99
        SUB-TOTAL WATER ENTERPRIS
        5,739,62
        4,656,40
        4,846,86
        SEWER ENTERPRIS
        Sewer Operations & Improvemen
        655,49
        692,42
        748,22
        M.W.RA. Sewer Assessment
        163,86
        210,94
        232,90
        Sewer Capital Outla
        4,536,04
        4,839,03
        5,039,55
        Sewer Capital/Debt Service
        1,357,89
        774,69
        774,69
        SUB-TOTAL SEWER ENTERPRIS
        6,713,29
        6,517,09
        6,795,37
        TOTAL WATER AND SEWER ENTERPRIS
        12,452,91
        11,173,50
        11,642,23
        TOTAL PUBLIC WORK
        17,056,51
        15,339,75
        15,774,31
        
Of the total amounts appropriated, the maximum sum authorized for salaries and wages is $2,322,736.

To meet the appropriation for Water Operations and Improvement and for the MWRA Water Assessment and the DEP Assessment, the sum of $0 is to be transferred from the water surplus as of June 30, 2012 and the sum of $4,846,863 is to be raised from the tax levy. This sum of $4,846,863 represents expenditures attributable to the Water Enterprise which are to be included in Schedule A, “Local Receipts Not Allocated,” of the Tax Recapitulation as Water Estimated Receipts.

To meet the appropriation for Sewer Operations and Improvement and for the MWRA Sewer Assessment, the sum of $0 is to be transferred from the Sewer Surplus as of June 30, 2012, and the balance of $6,795,375 is to be raised from the tax levy. This sum of $6,795,375 represents expenses attributable to the Sewer Enterprise which is to be included in Schedule A, “Local Receipts Not Allocated,” of the Tax Recapitulation as Sewer Estimated Receipts.

The Public Works Department is hereby authorized to sell at a private or public sale, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, equipment that is no longer needed by the department. It is further authorized to exchange or trade in old equipment for similar materials in the usual course of its operations to provide for replacement items.

Member Mitchell Arrived 7:58 pm

  • On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Genega the Warrant Committee voted 10/0/0 that no appropriation be made for Article 20 of the Annual Town Warrant.





  • On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Hallisey the Warrant Committee voted 10/0/0 that that the Town appropriate the amount shown in the following tabulation under the heading “Recommended”:
        LIBRAR
        Actua
        Approp
        Recomm
        FY 1
        FY 1
        FY 1
        Salaries & Wages
        805,94
        836,95
        849,06
        General Expenses
        123,46
        111,85
        109,26
        Old Colony Networ
        31,97
        31,42
        31,03
        Books & Related Material
        54,80
        62,94
        70,00
        TOTAL LIBRAR
        1,016,19
        1,043,17
        1,059,35
        
and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $1,059,357 be raised from the tax levy.

  • On a motion made by Member Ahonen and seconded by Member Turner the Warrant Committee voted 10/0/0 that the Town appropriate the amount shown in the following tabulation under the heading “Recommended”:
        CONSOLIDATED FACILITIE
        Actua
        Approp
        Recomm
        FY 1
        FY 1
        FY 1
        Salaries & Wages
        
        263,13
        482,83
        General Expense
        
        149,79
        111,29
        Maintenance Contract
        
        
        13,04
        TOTAL CONSOLIDATED FACILITIE
        
        412,92
        607,16
        
and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $607,167 be raised from the tax levy.

  • On a motion made by Member Tougias and seconded by Member Ahonen the Warrant Committee voted 10/0/0 that the Town appropriate the amount shown in the following tabulation under the heading “Recommended”:
        STABILIZATION FUND
        Actua
        Approp
        Recomm
        FY1
        FY1
        FY1
        Stabilization Fun
        50,00
        913,47
        417,07
        Capital Stabilization Fun
        
        158,92
        134,84
        GRAND TOTA
        50,00
        1,072,39
        551,92
        
and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $551,924 is to be appropriated from funds certified by the Department of Revenue as free cash.





  • On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Tougias the Warrant Committee amended the vote of Article 30 from 2/29/12 and voted 10/0/0 that the sum of $134,846 be appropriated for the purpose set forth in this article and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $68,720 is to be appropriated from funds certified by the Department of Revenue as free cash and the sum of $66,126 be transferred from the Overlay Reserve.
  • On a motion made by Member Mitchell and seconded by Member Genega the Warrant Committee voted 10/0/0 that the Town continue the revolving funds created under Chapter 44, Section 53Eborder-color:#000000;border-collapse:collapse;">
            Annual Town Meetin
        Departmen
        Purpos
        Revenue Sourc
        Limi
        March 1994 Article 3
        Board of Park Commissioner
        Maintenance and repair of Town parks and recreational facilitie
        Fees received from the use of Town parks and recreational facilitie
        $75,00
        May 1996 Article 3
        Board of Library Trustee
        Purchasing new books and other related material
        Fines for overdue materials and from charges for lost or damaged materials, printer use fees and receipts from the sale of trash sticker
        $55,00
        May 2001 Article 2
        Board of Selectme
        Operation, repair, rental and maintenance of the Senior Cente
        Fees received from rental of the facilities at the Senior Cente
        $25,00
        May 2004 Article 2
        Board of Healt
        Operation of health programs and for the purchase of additional vaccine for Town of Milton resident
        Fees and charges received from the operation of influenza and pneumonia clinics, a year round immunization program, other health program
        $10,00
        May 2008 Article 3
        Board of Library Trustee
        Operation, repair, rental and maintenance of the library facilitie
        Fees and charges received from rental of library facilitie
        $25,00
        May 2009 Article 4
        Cemetery Departmen
        Purchasing, storing and installing grave liners and other related materials and equipmen
        Fees for providing and installing grave liner
        $60,000
        May 2011
Article 3
        Conservation Commissio
        Purchasing and installation of trees, shrubs and plants, cleaning of waterways and removal of invasive species and improving drainag
        Fees charged for fines imposed for the violation of the Wetlands Protection Act and the Town of Milton Wetlands Bylaw
        $15,00
        January 2012 STM Article
        Board of Selectme
        Building maintenance, repair and improvemen
        Revenue collected from rent or fees
for occupancy or use of the former East Milton Librar
        $6,00
        
  • On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Genega the Warrant Committed voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 pm. 10/0/0


Reserve Fund:    $189,533.32

Respectfully submitted,
Tricia Cahill, Warrant Committee Clerk