Town Meeting Voting Results 11/15/2010
2010 Special Town Meeting
One Session
Articles Voted: 2-6
ARTICLE 2 AMENDMENTS TO FY2011 BUDGETS
VOTED: (STANDING VOTE – 155 IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND 3 IN THE NEGATIVE) (QUORUM PRESENT – MORE THAN 85 TMM PRESENT AND VOTING)
That the amounts previously appropriated by the 2010 Annual Town Meeting under Sub-Budget No. 20 under Article 52 to defray obligations, outlays, and expenses for Education for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2011, to be raised by the general tax except as otherwise specifically voted, be and hereby are amended by reducing the amount appropriated by $1,702,610 to $36,888,841,
and provided further that the sum of $377,589 be and hereby is appropriated to the Town’s reserve fund in addition to the sums appropriated by the 2010 Annual Town Meeting under Sub-Budget No. 25 under Article 52; $177,589 of said sum to be raised by the general tax and $200,000 be and hereby is transferred from the Arlington Tip Fee Stabilization Fund established under Chapter 8 of the Acts of 1998.
A true copy of the vote under
Article 2 of the Warrant for the
Special Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session
held November 15, 2010.
ATTEST:
Town Clerk
RTICLE 3 CONTINGENT TRANSFER OF REAL STATE/THOMPSON SCHOOL AND NORTH UNION STREET PLAYGROUND
VOTED: (POSITIVE) (QUORUM PRESENT)
Be it resolved, that Town Meeting endorses the rebuilding or renovation of the Thompson Elementary School in a manner that:
Receives approval and funding from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA);
Meets the educational needs of the Thompson Elementary School student body and the Arlington Public Schools;
Is of a scope, size and cost that is supported by the Thompson School Building Committee and other town bodies and committees, including the Permanent Town Building Committee, School Committee, Finance Committee, Capital Planning Committee and Board of Selectmen;
Preserves – to the greatest practicable extent – the integrity and identity of the Thompson community; and
Incorporates public input.
A true copy of the vote under
Article 3 of the Warrant for the
Special Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session
held November 15, 2010.
ATTEST:
Town Clerk
ARTICLE 4 CAPITAL BUDGET/STRATTON SCHOOL
VOTED: (STANDING VOTE – 161 IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND 0 IN THE NEGATIVE)
That the sum of $1,360,000 be and hereby is appropriated to fund Phase 2 renovations to the Stratton School and for costs incidental and related thereto; that to raise this appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow $1,360,000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44 Section 7(3A) of the General Laws, as amended, or any other enabling authority and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager, and,
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that monies are not expended for the purposes delineated above then the Comptroller is authorized and directed not to transfer these excess funds to available funds, but said funds shall remain and be accounted for in the warrant article pending further vote of the Town Meeting, except as otherwise provided by law.
A true copy of the vote under
Article 4 of the Warrant for the
Special Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session
held November 15, 2010.
ATTEST:
Town Clerk
ARTICLE 5 HOME RULE LEGISLATION/GROUP INSURANCE COMMISSION
VOTED: (AFFIRMATIVE) (QUORUM PRESENT)
No Action.
A true copy of the vote under
Article 5 of the Warrant for the
Special Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session
held November 15, 2010.
ATTEST:
Town Clerk
ARTICLE 6 APPROPRIATION/TRANSFER FUNDS FY2011 APPROPRIATIONS
VOTED: (UNANIMOUSLY)
No Action.
A true copy of the vote under
Article 6 of the Warrant for the
Special Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session
held November 15, 2010.
ATTEST:
Town Clerk
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS: The M. Norcross Stratton Elementary School has educated generations of Arlingtonians since 1962; and
WHEREAS: The Stratton Elementary School has a long, proud and continuing history of hosting and being enriched by students from throughout Arlington; and
WHEREAS: The students of the Stratton Elementary School exhibit on a daily basis the qualities of Stratton P.R.I.D.E. (Perseverance, Respect & Responsibility, Independence, Dedication, Empowerment); and
WHEREAS: The teachers and staff of the Stratton Elementary School have demonstrated high attributes of teamwork and dedication to children; and
WHEREAS: The extended Stratton School family has shown a deep commitment to community in ways large and small; and
WHEREAS: The Stratton School numbers among four Arlington schools to receive the honored designation as a Commendation School by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for high growth in student achievement; and
WHEREAS: The Stratton Elementary School has been awarded by the United States Department of Education the coveted status of a 2010 National Blue Ribbon School for high performance and student achievement; and
WHEREAS: This rare Blue Ribbon designation is shared by only five public elementary schools in Massachusetts and 304 school nationwide.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Arlington Board of Selectmen, the Arlington School Committee, and the Arlington Town Meeting do hereby join in congratulating the staff, students, and families of the M. Norcross Stratton Elementary School for the honor which they have brought to themselves and to our town;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all Arlingtonians are encouraged to recognize the achievement of Arlington’s students as the Stratton School proudly raises the National Blue Ribbon School banner on November 19th and that this day shall be declared Stratton National Blue Ribbon School Day.
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A true record.
ATTEST:
By: ______________________________________
Board Administrator
A true copy of the vote on the Proclamation
offered at the 2010 Special Town Meeting
of the Town of Arlington by Diane M. Mahon,
Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, at the
session held on November 15, 2010
ATTEST:
Town Clerk
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