Warrant for Special Town Meeting June 10, 2014

Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting
for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015
Last Modified 4/30/14

To………….………………………in the Town of Hollis, County of York and the State of Maine:

Greetings;


In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby requested to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town
of Hollis, qualified to vote in town affairs, to assemble at the Plains Road Fire Station, in said Town on
Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at 7 AM in the forenoon to act on Article 1. The polls will then open to act on
the following secret ballot articles #2 through #23 and will close at 8 PM in the evening June 10, 2014.


Article 1:		To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.


Article 2:		To choose all necessary elected Town Officials.


Article 3:		Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate $721,766 for General Government
		Operations?

			11-12 Apr.	12-13 Apr.	13-14 Apr.	14-15 Budget
0100	Administration		$137,312	$142,000	$147,630	$157,450
0101	Broadcasting		$2,380	$2,405	$2,536	$2,600
0102	Town Record Preservation		$0	$0	$0	$0
0103	Treasurer		$43,340	$44,324	$44,960	$43,833
0104	Town Clerk		$40,151	$39,389	$40,138	$38,143
0105	Elections		$14,230	$16,200	$16,200	$16,200
0106	Tax Collector		$48,276	$52,026	$52,979	$53,404
0150	Legal Fees		$8,000	$8,000	$8,000	$8,000
0400	Operations and Maintenance		$47,762	$47,000	$48,971	$47,938
1300	Insurance		$151,500	$153,500	$184,631	$217,885
1600	FICA (Withholding)		$46,400	$56,630	$57,982	$60,586
1800	Animal Control		$12,000	$12,000	$9,800	$10,331
2200	Planning Board		$8,000	$8,000	$2,500	$2,500
2205	Budget Committee		$991	$1,000	$1,000	$1,500
2298	Veteran's Flags		$402	$400	$600	$700
2370	Conservation Commission		$500	$500	$500	$1,000
2400	Saco River TV		$12,176	$12,424	$12,250	$14,866
2500	Code Enforcement		$42,000	$42,250	$44,000	$44,830
		Totals	$615,420	$638,048	$674,677	$721,766

Budget Committee - Recommend $721,766				Yes 634	NO 199
Selectmen - Recommend $721,766
Article 4:		Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate $222,015 for The Recreation Department?
			11-12 Apr.	12-13 Apr.	13-14 Apr.	14-15 Budget
1200	Hollis Parks and Recreation		$195,829	$214,498	$224,571	$222,015

Budget Committee - Recommend $222,015
Selectmen - Recommend $222,015				Yes 615	No 227



Article 5:		Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate $508,641 plus any carry forward for Road
		& Highway Services?

			11-12 Apr.	12-13 Apr.	13-14 Apr.	14-15 Budget
0500	Snow and Sanding		$219,518	$209,354	$209,429	$243,641
0600	Highway		$83,059	$56,903	$104,711	$140,000
0601	Paving		$0	$100,000	$100,000	$125,000
		Totals	$302,577	$366,257	$414,140	$508,641

Budget Committee -Recommend $508,641 plus any carry forward
Selectmen - Recommend $508,641 plus any carry forward					Yes 735	No 106



Article 6:		Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate $16,288 for the following
		Non-Municipal requests?

			11-12 Apr.	12-13 Apr.	13-14 Apr.	14-15 Budget
2299	York County Shelter Progs		$500	$450	$700	$700
2300	Visiting Nurse Service		$3,700	$3,700	$1,850	$1,850
2301	York County Com. Action		$3,400	$3,000	$3,400	$3,400
2302	Leavitt's Mills Health Care		$2,000	$1,800	$1,800	$1,800
2304	Caring Unlimited		$1,158	$1,000	$1,000	$1,281
2305	Counseling Services Inc.		$500	$500	$500	$500
2306	Day One Inc.		$500	$500	$500	$500
2307	So. Me. Agency on Aging		$1,200	$2,000	$2,000	$2,500
2314	Red Cross		$0	$0	$0	$275
2315	Buxton-Hollis Historical		$450	$450	$450	$600
2319	York County Food Rescue		$925	$925	$925	$925
2360	So. Me Regional Planning		$1,185	$1,185	$1,221	$1,257
2395	12 Town Group		$200	$200	$200	$200
2320	Saco River Corridor Commission		$0	$300	$0	$300
	Maine Public Broadcasting		$0	$0	$0	$200
		Totals	$15,718	$16,010	$14,546	$16,288

Budget Committee - Recommend $16,288
Selectmen - Recommend $16,288					Yes 639	No 187


Article 7:		Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate $77,355 for Hollis Libraries?

			11-12 Apr.	12-13 Apr.	13-14 Apr.	14-15 Budget
0800	Salmon Falls Library		$32,273	$38,671.33	$40,510	$42,355
0810	Hollis Center Library		$27,612	$28,161.00	$29,006	$35,000
		Totals	$59,885	$66,832.33	$69,516	$77,355

Budget Committee - Recommend $77,355
Selectmen - Recommend $77,355					Yes 583	No 246


Article 8:		Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate $249,501 for Public Services plus
		any carry forward?
			11-12 Apr.	12-13 Apr.	13-14 Apr.	14-15 Budget
0900	Solid Waste Disposal		$370,000	$324,000	$304,000	$236,000
1000	General Assistance		$20,000	$20,000	$15,000	$1
2000	Street Lights		$13,500	$13,500	$13,500	$13,500
		Totals	$403,500	$357,500	$332,500	$249,501

Budget Committee - Recommend $249,501 plus any carry forward
Selectmen - Recommend $249,501 plus any carry forward					Yes 696	No 130



Article 9:		Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate $1,550 for the following
		Non-Municipal requests?
			11-12 Apr.	12-13 Apr.	13-14 Apr.	14-15 Budget
2310	Cub Scouts		$850	$850	$850	$850
2312	Boy Scouts		$700	$700	$700	$700
		Totals	$1,550	$1,550	$1,550	$1,550

Budget Committee - Recommend $0
Selectmen - Recommend $1,550					Yes 535	NO 304


Article 10:		Shall the Town vote to set aside $50,000 from Undesignated Fund Balance to be added
		to the $100,000 set aside in previous years to help finance the estimated $250,000 cost of
		the Town's next revaluation?

Budget Committee - Recommend Passing
Selectmen - Recommend Passing					Yes 532	No 300



Article 11:		Shall the Town vote to adopt the ordinance titled, Ordinance to Establish a Selectmen /
		Administrator Form of Government?

Selectmen - Recommend Passing			ARTICLE FAILED		Yes 372	No 443
Article 12:		Shall the Town vote to accept and expend the following Estimated and anticipated
		revenues and reimbursements?

			11-12 Amt.	12-13 Amt.	13-14 Amt.	14-15 Est.
	MDOT Block Grant		$62,000	$62,000	$62,000	$62,185
	CEO Fees		$34,000	$26,800	$26,600	$34,000
	Dog Fees		$2,000	$2,800	$1,150	$750
	Excise Taxes		$635,000	$647,000	$660,000	$680,000
	Rescue Fees		$110,000	$94,000	$90,000	$98,000
	Parks and Recreation Fees		$95,000	$115,280	$135,097	$155,000
	Misc. Revenues & Reimbursements		$98,000	$82,000	$72,300	$65,000
	BETE Reimbursement		$185,000	$165,000	$148,647	$163,000
	Homestead Reimbursement		$52,000	$52,000	$53,500	$56,000
	Tree Growth Reimbursement		$12,000	$12,000	$21,000	$20,700
	Veteran's Exemption Reimbursement		$1,400	$1,600	$1,800	$2,000
	State Revenue Sharing		$177,162	$170,000	$161,659	$100,148
	Cable Franchise Fees		$44,000	$44,000	$42,800	$43,200
		Totals	$1,507,562	$1,474,480	$1,476,553	$1,479,983

Budget Committee - Recommend Passing
Selectmen - Recommend Passing					Yes 702	No 132


Article 13:		Shall the Town vote to accept the State Snowmobile Registration funds and distribute them
		to the Hollis Snowmobile Clubs for the purpose of maintaining Hollis snowmobile trails?

Selectmen - Recommend Passing					Yes 673	No 144


Article 14:		Shall the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen and the Tax Collector to:

		1. Charge interest on unpaid taxes, determine the rate thereon, set the due date for taxes,
		and to set the date on which interest shall commence
		(Tax Collector recommends charging interest at a rate of 7% per annum, that taxes be
		due and payable in two payments: The first due on November 05, 2014 and the second
		due on May 06, 2015, with interest commencing on the first half on November 06, 2014
		and the second half on May 07, 2015);

		2. Accept prepayment of taxes;

		3. Set the interest rate to be paid by the Town on the refunded over payment of taxes for
		the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year (Tax collector and Selectmen recommend 3%.); and,

		4. Apply all tax payments to the oldest outstanding taxes first?

Selectmen - Recommend Passing					Yes 653	No 161


Article 15:		Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate $484,223 for Emergency Services
		provided by the Hollis Municipal Fire Department?
			11-12 Apr.	12-13 Apr.	13-14 Apr.	14-15 Budget
			$388,118	$439,378	$458,948	$484,223
Budget Committee - Recommend $484,223
Selectmen - Recommend $484,223
					Yes 703	No 114

Article 16:		Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate $22,232 for the maintenance of the Hollis
		Sports Complex?
			11-12 Apr.	12-13 Apr.	13-14 Apr.	14-15 Budget
			$19,975	$21,871	$22,232	$22,232
Budget Committee - Recommend $22,232
Selectmen - Recommend $22,232					Yes 608	No 208


Article 17:		Shall the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen acting as the Sports Complex
		Committee to:

		A. Accept private monies and or grants to complete the Sports Complex Landscaping
		Design Plan previously accepted;

		B. Accept private donations to complete approved projects and continue the ongoing
		maintenance at the Sports Complex grounds with the donations being kept in a protected
		account to be carried forward at the year-end; and,

		C. Set and charge rental fees and retain these fees (in a protected account) derived from
		the rental of the Sports Complex fields to help offset maintenance costs?
					Yes 685	No 120

Article 18:		Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate $10,000 of the estimated $40,000 cost of
		necessary repairs, improvements and painting of the Hollis Community Building and the
		Hollis Town Office, with the balance being paid out of undesignated surplus?

Budget Committee - Recommend Passing
Selectmen - Recommend Passing					Yes 628	No 212


Article 19:		Shall the Town vote to pay the Town Budget Committee Members a stipend of $13 per
		meeting and the elected chair receiving an additional $2 per meeting and appropriate an
		additional $1,500 to fund these stipends?

Budget Committee - Recommend Passing
Selectmen - Recommend Passing					Yes 506	No 328


Article 20:		Shall the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to utilize up to $250,000 from the Town's
		undesignated surplus to make emergency repairs to the Town's roads?
					Yes 697	No 141
Selectmen - Recommend Passing
Article 21:		Shall the Town vote to amend The Hollis Budget Committee Ordinance enacted in June
		of 2002 and last amended in June of 2013, Section 3. Officers, Meetings, Quorum, Procedure
		paragraph B. as follows? The Budget Committee Chairman must be elected each year and
		can only serve a maximum of three (3) consecutive years. If a committee member serves as
		Chairman for three (3) consecutive years, that member will not be eligible to serve as
		Chairman for the next two (2) consecutive years.

Budget Committee - Recommend Passing
Selectmen - Recommend Passing					Yes 685	No 145

Article 22:		Shall the Town vote to adopt the proposed Hollis Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance?

Selectmen - Recommend Passing					Yes 447	No 341


Article 23:		SHALL THE TOWN OF HOLLIS ACCEPT THE FORMER HOLLIS LEARNING CENTER BUILDING (A.K.A. OLD HOLLIS HIGH SCHOOL), TOGETHER WITH A CONFORMING LOT, BACK FROM MSAD #6, TO BE REPURPOSED FOR USE AS THE HOLLIS COMMUNITY CENTER, AND


		(1) APPROPRIATE $20,000 (twenty thousand dollars) from the Town's undesignated
		fund balance for the initial expenses, and
		(2) CREATE a dedicated revenue account specifically to receive and release monies for
		the purpose of this initiative, and
		(3) AUTHORIZE the selectmen to appoint an adjunct committee on behalf of the citizens
		of the Town of Hollis whose purpose and authority shall be to manage all aspects of
		funding, building rehabilitation, and use of the Hollis Community Center (a.k.a. Hollis
		Learning Center and Hollis High School), and
		(4) DIRECT the selectmen to appoint to said committee one (1) selectman; two (2)
		members of Community Heritage Alliance of Rural Maine; and four (4) members of
		the community-at-large, at least one of whom will represent recreational activities and
		one of whom will represent seniors, and
		(5) REQUIRE that the selectmen appoint said committee and arrange for an initial
		meeting prior to June 30, 2014?

This article appears on the Ballot as the result of a citizen’s initiative.
Selectmen - Do Not Recommend					Yes 434	No 383

Signed this 30th day of April, 2014

s/ signature on file
Irving "Ben" Severance, Selectman

s/signature on file
David McCubrey, Selectman

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Brian N. Atkinson, Selectman
			Martha E. Huff, Hollis Town Clerk