Board of Selectmen
Library Meeting Room
March 17, 2003
Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Chairman Roger L. Putnam, Jr. Selectmen present included Michael May, Dale Donovan, Michael Parlante and Jerry Houk. Town Administrator Tim Smith also attended.
The Board discussed FY 2004 budgets. The Town Administrator informed the Board that the final budget is balanced as presented and that the TownTaylor, Vice-Chair of the Library Trustees, wished to address the Board. Ms. Taylor read a letter to the Board outlining efforts to add the position of Assistant Library Director and the importance of the Library to the Town. She requested that the Board consider placing an article on the warrant to create the Assistant Library Director/Reference Librarian position and fund an additional five hours for the Youth Services Librarian and for one of the Library Assistants for an added expense of $9,179. Discussion included a possible override to fund the requested position and this yearposition failed for lack of a second.
The Board discussed STM/ATM warrant articles as follows:
- Annual Town Meeting
- Rental Registration Bylaw - the Town Administrator recommended that the Board strike the last paragraph of the article noting that the Bylaw is self-regulating. On a motion by Donovan, seconded by Parlante, the Board voted 4-0, with Houk not voting, to strike the final sentence of this article. On a motion by Donovan, seconded by Parlante, the Board voted 3-2, with Parlante and Houk voting against, to recommend this article.
- Petitioned article re: no solid waste facility - on a motion by Donovan, seconded by May, the Board voted unanimously to recommend this article.
- Petitioned articles (3) to amend Article III of the General Bylaws re: policy or management plan submitted to Board/Committee and Town Meeting, Selectmen giving orders to officers or employees of the Town, and use of Town real property - no recommendation.
- Petitioned articles (3) to transfer Lot 24, Map 7; Lot 602, Map 23; Lot 39, Map 8 to the Housing Authority - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted unanimously not to recommend these articles.
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- Articles drafted by the Assistant Town Administrator in conjunction with Selectmen Putnam and Donovan to transfer Lot 39, Map 8; Lot 602, Map 23; Lot 24, Map 7 to the Housing Authority - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted unanimously to place these articles on the ATM warrant.
- Transfer Lot 39, Map 8 to Housing Authority - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted unanimously to recommend this article.
- Transfer Lot 602, Map 23 to Housing Authority - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by May, the Board voted 4-1, with Donovan voting against, not to recommend this article.
- Transfer Lot 24, Map 7 to Housing Authority - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by May, the Board voted 4-1, with Donovan voting against, not to recommend this article.
- Amend Article III of the General Bylaws re: Selectmen giving orders to officers or employees of the Town - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted 4-1, with Houk voting against, to place this article on the ATM warrant.
- Amend Article III of the General Bylaws re: policy or management plan submitted to Board/Committee and Town Meeting - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted unanimously to place this article on the ATM warrant.
- Amend Article III of the General Bylaws re: use of Town real property - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted unanimously to place this article on the ATM warrant pending language from Town Counsel.
- Amend Article III of the General Bylaws re: Selectmen giving orders to officers or employees of the Town - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted 4-1, with Houk voting against, to recommend this article.
- Amend Article III of the General Bylaws re: policy or management plan submitted to Board/Committee and Town Meeting - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted unanimously to recommend this article.
- Amend Article III of the General Bylaws re: use of Town real property - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted 4-1, with Houk voting against, to recommend this article pending language from Town Counsel.
- Ballot questions - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted unanimously to place three ballot questions on the warrant: exempt bonds or notes issued to pay for the new Senior Center from Proposition 2 ½; exempt bonds or notes issued to pay for architectural drawings for the former Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church re-use project from Proposition 2 ½; accept "An Act Relative to Property Tax Exemptions for Rental Properties in the Town of Wellfleet Deed Restricted as Affordable Housing". The Town Administrator was asked to send a memo to the Finance Committee requesting their thoughts relative to a general budget override.
Other Business:
a) County Surplus Round V - on a motion by May, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted unanimously to request that Wellfleet's share of the County surplus ($27,124) be returned in the form of cash. On a motion by Donovan, seconded by May, the Board voted unanimously
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that the balance of the County surplus be sent back to the Towns instead of used in any other fashion.
b) Letter of resignation from Bill Walton - on a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted unanimously to accept Bill Walton's letter of resignation with regret.
On a motion by Parlante, seconded by May, the Board voted unanimously at 8:26 p.m. on a roll call vote (Houk, Parlante, May, Donovan, Putnam - yea) to enter executive session to discuss real property and not to reconvene in open session.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Smulligan
Administrative Assistant
Roger L. Putnam, Jr., Chair Michael May Dale Donovan
Michael Parlante Jerry Houk
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