2012 Chelmsford Fall Town Meeting Recap: Day 1

Town Meeting will resume on Thursday night.

Special Town Meeting Article Intent Result 1 Purchase of the Sheehan property Passes by 2/3rds hand count Amendment to 1 To ensure the Sheehan Property is specifically used for agricultural purposes Passes, 86-54, 3 absentions

 

Fall Town Meeting Proper Article Intent Result 1 To hear town reports No vote 2 Transfer of $438,322 into Sewer Stablization Fund Passes, 142 to 1 Amendment to 3 Finance Committee recommendation to amend Other Post Employment Benefit (OPEB) transfer from $1,000,000 to $1,613,568 Fails, 47 to 95 3 OPEB transfer from free cash of $1,000,000 Passes, 129 to 7 4 $480,210 for Compensated Absences Fund for remaining retirees grandfathered into program. Passes, 136 to 2 5 $535,323 for General Stablization Fund Passes, 136 to 1, 1 abstention 6 Transfer of $29,000 in E-Rate grant funds to School Department Passes, 139 to 1 7 Transfer of $907,608 from free cash to FY 2013 Operating Budget and $574,975 reduction in town's debt service. Passes, 124 to 17, 2 abstentions 8 $25,000 from sale of graves to Cemetery Improvement Fund Passes, 137 to 0 9 Rescinding $8,900 unspent on Community Preservation Fund Reserve and $13,164 for exterior restoration of Garrison House. Passes, 136 to 0