Town of Shutesbury, Massachusetts
October 17, 2006 Special Town Meeting
 
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Shutesbury
qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, held at the
Shutesbury Elementary School, 23 West Pelham Road on the seventeenth
day of October in the year two thousand and six, in the presence of a
quorum the following business was conducted.

Moderator Michael Bloomfield opened the meeting at 7:05 PM  

Finance Committee Chairman Eric Stocker reviewed the October 17, 2006
Reserve Funds Analysis. (Addendum #1)

Article 1.  A motion was made and seconded that the Town vote to
transfer $94,414 from Free Cash to reduce the FY07 tax rate.  Passed
unanimously.

Article 2.  A motion was made and seconded that the Town vote to
transfer $12,000 from Free Cash to the Planning Board Expense for the
purpose of additional technical/legal consultation and the development
of educational materials to explain the new zoning bylaws.  A motion
was made and seconded to vote by paper ballot.  Motion for paper
ballot failed.  Main motion passed in the majority.

Article 3.  A motion was made and seconded that the Town vote to
transfer $18,100.22 from Free Cash to the new Hazardous Waste Clean-up
Site account to pay for the removal of the contaminated soil and
underground Fuel Tank at the Highway Department.  Passed unanimously

Article 4.  A motion was made and seconded that the Town vote to
transfer $24,800 from Free Cash to the new Hazardous Waste Clean-up
Site account to pay for an above ground Fuel Tank installation at the
Highway Department.  Passed unanimously

Article 5.  A motion was made and seconded that the Town vote to
transfer $15,000 from Free Cash to the new Alternative Energy Account
to help pay for the installation of a 10KW Wind Turbine behind Town
Hall if grant money is not awarded.

Paper Ballot vote:  Yes - 79, No - 60.
 

Article 6.  A motion was made and seconded that the Town vote to
transfer $10,000 from Free Cash to the new Police Software account to
pay for a Records Management software/installation (ICM).

A motion was made and seconded to table Article 6 in order to give the
Police Department an opportunity to speak to this and to vote instead
at the annual town meeting.  Motion to table the vote passed in the
majority.

Article 7.  A motion was made and seconded that the Town vote to
transfer $2,000 from Free Cash to a new Emergency Management Expense
Account to pay for the operational cost of the Emergency Management
Team.  Passed in the majority.

Article 8.  A motion was made and seconded that the Town vote to
authorize the Trustees of the M.N. Spear Memorial Library to proceed
with a feasibility study to examine the options for expanding and
renovating its current library building, or build a new facility, and
to see if the Town will authorize the Trustees of the M.N. Spear
Memorial Library to apply for, accept, and expend any state grants
which may be available for this planning project.  Passed unanimously.

Article 9.  A motion was made and seconded that the Town vote to
change the "Pickup and Storage Fees" section of the Dog Licensing and
Control Bylaw from the current wording:

PICKUP AND STORAGE FEES   

In the event that the enforcing person is required to collect and/or
keep a dog in the performance of his or her official duties, said
enforcing person shall charge a fee of $10.00 to the owner, keeper or
adoptee for every dog collected plus the cost of necessary
inoculations; and a fee of $4.00 per day for storage and board,
beginning on the pickup date.

to the following wording:

PICKUP AND STORAGE FEES 

In the event that the enforcing person is required to collect and/or
keep a dog in the performance of his or her official duties, said
enforcing person shall charge a fee to the owner, keeper or adaptor
for every dog collected plus the cost of necessary inoculations; and a
fee per day for storage and board, beginning on the pickup date.  All
fees are subject to the approval of the Select Board and reflect the
current market costs.

Passed unanimously.

The meeting was dissolved at 10:08 P.M.

Respectfully submitted
Town Seal

Leslie Bracebridge
Shutesbury Town Clerk
A true copy.  Attest:______________________________