WARRANT

FOR TOWN ELECTIONS

TOWN OF CLARKSBURG, MASSACHUSETTS
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
POLLS WILL OPEN AT 12:00 NOON
POLLS WILL CLOSE AT 7:00 PM
SENIOR CENTER

TOWN OF CLARKSBURG, MASSACHUSETTS

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011, 7:00 PM
CLARKSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Berkshire SS:

To any of the Police Officers of the Town of Clarksburg in the County of Berkshire:

Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and
warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in elections to meet at the polling place in
said Town, namely at the Senior Center, on Tuesday May 17, 2011 for the following purposes:

To choose by ballot for a period of ONE YEAR:

Moderator and Tree Warden

To choose by ballot for a period of THREE YEARS:

School Committee, Selectmen, Library Trustee,
War Memorial Trustee, and Board of Health

To choose by ballot for a period of FOUR YEARS:

Planning Board

To choose by ballot for a period of FIVE YEARS:

Planning Board

And in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify
and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified to vote at Town Meeting, to meet at the
Clarksburg Elementary School on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, then and there to vote on the
following articles to wit:

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Article One
To hear the Annual Report of the Town Officers and act therein.

Article Two
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the
Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, in
accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, section 4, 6A
and 7, and to issue a note or notes thereof, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 17
and 17A, or take any action in relation thereto.

Article Three
To see whether the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer to enter into compensating
balance agreements during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 as permitted by M.G.L.
Chapter 44 Section 53F.

Article Four 1Supported by: Selectmen & Finance

Committees
To see if the Town will vote to take from available fines and forfeiture, concerning the
Police Department, money collected by the Treasurer, to be recorded and deposited into a
special revolving police fund account, a sum of $5,000 under M.G.L., Chapter 44, Section 53E
½, to be used by the Police Department for police training, equipment and fuel, or take any
action in relation thereto.

Article Five Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will vote to set Annual Compensation for Elected Officials as follows:

Individual Stipends FY 2011 RECOMMENDED

FY 2012
Board of Selectmen, Chairman 560.00 560.00
Board of Selectmen, Member (2) 460.00 460.00
Planning Board, Chairman 280.00 280.00
Planning Board, Member (4) 230.00 230.00
Board of Health, Chairman 280.00 280.00
Board of Health, Member (2) 230.00 230.00
School Committee, Chairman 280.00 280.00
School Committee, Member (2) 230.00 230.00
Rep. to McCann School 230.00 230.00
Tree Warden 25.00 25.00
Moderator 87.50 87.50
Treasurer 14,978.00 14,978.00
Town Clerk 8,556.00 8,556.00
Tax Collector 12,173.00 12,173.00

Article Six Supported by: Selectmen, Finance & School Committees

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds in the
Treasury the amount of $2,355,000 to pay for charges, expenses, and outlays of the School
Department for the ensuing Fiscal Year July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012, or take any action in
relation thereto.
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Article Seven Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the amount of $183,813 to pay the
Town’s share of the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District’s budget for the
ensuing Fiscal Year July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012, or take any action in relation thereto.

Article Eight Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into contracts with the
State Highway Department for the construction and maintenance of public highways for the
ensuing Fiscal Year, or take any action in relation thereto.

Article Nine Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will allow certain fees collected to be used for specific purposes in
accordance with M.G.L., Chapter 44, Section 53, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article Ten Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds,
the following sums of money for salaries, expenses, and other purposes including loan debts, for
the Fiscal period beginning July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.

ACCOUNT FY 2011 FY 2012

APPROPRIATED RECOMMENDED
Administration 78,792.00 78,792.00
Town Clerk 13,856.00 12,856.00
Treasurer 22,878.00 26,878.00
Assessor 6,790.00 6,790.00
Tax Collector 16,073.00 16,073.00
Financial 21,966.00 22,278.00
Operational 54,445.00 55,341.10
Various Stipends 3,527.50 3,527.50
Misc. 6,946.00 6,973.00
Police 80,660.00 81,153.00
Fees 24,500.00 24,500.00
Public Works 157,965.00 162,903.00
Human Services 13,465.00 25,410.00
Library 56,953.00 58,336.00
Recreation 900.00 900.00
Debt 46,870.00 46,870.00
Insurance 320,664.00 361,779.00
Unclassified 39,350.00 39,400
School Committees 970.00 970.00
Total 967,570.50 1,031,729.60

Article Eleven Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from Free Cash a sum of money not to exceed
$30,000.00 to be used to reduce the tax rate for FY 2012, or take any action in relation thereto.

Article Twelve Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

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 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate for the expenses of the Town’s Sewer Enterprise
to be raised from sewer user fees, for the ensuing Fiscal Year 2012, as listed below in
accordance with M.G.L., Chapter 40, Section 39K and Chapter 44, Section 53F ½, or take any
action in relation thereto.

*Finances: FY 11 FY 12
Debt Service $30,630 $30,630
*Sewer Operations:
Maintenance & Operations 27,500.00 27,500.00

*Inter-Municipal Charges:
North Adams Fee $107,983 $118,782
Capitol Payment $27,751 $27,751

Grand Total: 193,864.00 $204,663.00

Article Thirteen Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from Sewer Enterprise Free Cash a sum of
money not to exceed $10,000.00 to be transferred to the general funds of the town, or take any
action in relation thereto.

Article Fourteen Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply for and accept
a Small Town Road Assistance Program (STRAP) grant in the amount of $500,000.00 from the
Massachusetts Highway Department, said funds to be used for reclaiming and resurfacing West
Cross Roads, Middle Road and Daniels Road; or take any other action relative thereto.

Article Fifteen Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will vote to establish a Police Cruiser Stabilization Fund, or take any
action in relation thereto. (Requires 2/3 vote)

Article Sixteen Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from School Building and Renovation Fund a
sum of money not to exceed $10,000 into the Police Cruiser Stabilization Fund, or take any
action in relation thereto. (Requires a 2/3 vote)

Article Seventeen Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will vote to establish a Senior Center Well Stabilization Fund, or take
any action in relation thereto. (Requires 2/3 vote)

Article Eighteen Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

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 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from School Building and Renovation Fund a
sum of money not to exceed $10,000 into the Senior Center Well Stabilization Fund, or take any
action in relation thereto. (Requires a 2/3 vote)

Article Nineteen Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will vote to establish a DPW Truck Stabilization Fund, or take any
action in relation thereto. (Requires 2/3 vote)

Article Twenty Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from School Building and Renovation Fund a
sum of money not to exceed $30,000 into the DPW Truck Stabilization Fund, or take any action
in relation thereto. (Requires a 2/3 vote)

Article Twenty One Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds,
borrow or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for the purchase of a 2012 Dump Truck
and related snow plowing and sanding equipment; and, to meet such appropriation, authorize the
Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow said sum in accordance
with Chapter 44, Section 7 (9), of the Massachusetts General Laws, or take any act relative
thereto.

Article Twenty Two Supported by: Selectmen & Finance Committees

To see if the Town will vote to authorize the expenditure of $30,000 from the DPW Truck
Stabilization Account for the purchase of a new DPW Truck, or take any action in relation
thereto. (Requires 2/3 vote)

Article Twenty Three

That the Town of Clarksburg accept G.L. c. 64L, § 2(a) to impose a local meals excise.

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Article Twenty Four
To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.

To any of the Police Officers for the Town of Clarksburg, you are hereby directed
to serve this Warrant by posting two or more attested copies of the same in the Town of
Clarksburg at least Seven (7) days before the time of holding said meeting.

Given under our hands this 4th day of May in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand
and Eleven.

CLARKSBURG BOARD OF SELECTMEN

______________________________________
Debora LeFave, Chairman

______________________________________
Lily M. Kuzia

______________________________________
Carl McKinney

Attest: _______________________________ Date: ________________________________

Carol Jammalo, Town Clerk

I have served the above Warrant, therein directed by posting two or more attested copies
in two public places to wit: Clarksburg Town Hall and the Clarksburg Elementary School
in said Town of Clarksburg on this 4th day of May, 2011.

POLICE OFFICER ___________________________ DATE: _________________