Articles voted on
11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21 and 24
Articles Postponed
Article 14 postponed to 5/14
Article 18 postponed to 5/14
Article 19 postponed to 5/7 (there was a standing voted of 127-39 to postpone this article)
Article 22 postponed to 5/2
Article 23 postponed to 5/2
Voting Results
ARTICLE 11 ZONING MAP CHANGE FOR SMITH STREET
VOTED: (UNANIMOUSLY)
No Action
A true copy of the vote under
Article 11 of the Warrant for the
Annual Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session held
April 30, 2007.
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
ARTICLE 12 BYLAW AMENDMENT/PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN EMINENT DOMAIN TAKINGS
VOTED: (QUORUM PRESENT)
Defeated
A true copy of the vote under
Article 12 of the Warrant for the
Annual Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session held
April 30, 2007.
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
ARTICLE 13 BYLAW AMENDMENT/PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION AND DEFERRAL INFORMATION
VOTED: (UNANIMOUSLY)
No Action
A true copy of the vote under
Article 13 of the Warrant for the
Annual Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session held
April 30, 2007.
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
ARTICLE 15 BYLAW AMENDMENT/CHANGES TO TOWN MEETING PROCEDURES COMMITTEE
VOTED: (QUORUM PRESENT)
To delete Title I, Article 1, Section 8 of the By-Laws in its entirety and replace it with a new Title I, Article 1, Section 8 as follows:
Section 8. Procedures Committee
A. Name. The name of this committee shall be the Town Meeting Procedures Committee.
B. Appointing Authority. The Moderator shall be the appointing authority for the committee, and shall also fill any vacancies.
C. Composition. The committee shall consist of five members who shall be: the Moderator, the Assistant Moderator, and three Town Meeting Members.
D. Duties. The committee shall consider, recommend, and report to the Town Meeting on matters related to Town Meeting procedures. The committee shall take a broad view of matters related to Town Meeting procedures. In addition to considering how such matters affect the Town Meeting, the committee shall also consider how these matters affect the desire of voters of the Town to become Town Meeting Members.
E. Transitional provision. When this section comes into effect, Town Meeting Members already on the committee shall remain on the committee. If the Moderator or Assistant Moderator is already on the committee, he shall now be on the committee by virtue of his office and his Town Meeting Member position on the committee shall be declared vacant.
A true copy of the vote under
Article 15 of the Warrant for the
Annual Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session held
April 30, 2007.
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
ARTICLE 16 BYLAW AMENDMENT/CODE OF CONDUCT/ TOWN MEETING
VOTED: (QUORUM PRESENT)
“That the Town does hereby adopt the following:
RESOLUTION
No one may disrupt Town Meeting or otherwise infringe on the rights of Town Meeting, its members, or others who have been allowed to speak.
The Town Meeting supports and endorses the provision of state law that provides that if a person, after a warning from the Moderator or person acting as moderator, persists in disorderly behavior, the Moderator may order him or her to withdraw from the meeting, and, if he or she does not withdraw, may order a constable or any other person to remove him or her and confine him or her in some convenient place until the meeting is adjourned.”
A true copy of the vote under
Article 16 of the Warrant for the
Annual Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session held
April 30, 2007.
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
ARTICLE 17 BYLAW AMENDMENT/ARTICLE 6 PERSONNEL BYLAW
VOTED: (QUORUM PRESENT)
That Article 6 of Title I Classification and Compensation Plans is amended in Section 16 by adding the words, ‘Christmas Eve Day if same falls on a Monday through Friday’ to those list of days that qualify as holiday credits and that said Section 16 is further amended in the fourth paragraph thereof by deleting the following sentence, “The following half-days in each year shall be considered as half-day holiday credits Good Friday and Christmas Eve when it falls on any day Monday through Friday inclusive’ and substituting therefor the following sentence ‘Good Friday shall be considered as half day holiday credit.”
A true copy of the vote under
Article 17 of the Warrant for the
Annual Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session held
April 30, 2007.
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
ARTICLE 20 BYLAW AMENDMENT/RECYCLING PROGRAM
VOTED: (STANDING VOTE – 95 IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND 45 IN THE NEGATIVE) (QUORUM PRESENT)
That the Town does hereby amend the Bylaws in Article 14 Recycling Program of Title I of the Bylaws by adding to Section 7 the following at the end thereof:
“The Rules and Regulations of the Board of Public Works are hereby incorporated by reference. Any violations thereof will be subject to the Noncriminal Disposition Procedure. The enforcing person shall be any police officer of the Town and any individual designated as such by the Director of Public Works. Violations of the Rules and Regulations shall be punished by a fine of $20.00 each and every violation to be considered a separate offense.”
A true copy of the vote under
Article 20 of the Warrant for the
Annual Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session held
April 30, 2007.
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
ARTICLE 21 BYLAW AMENDMENT/SERVICE COUNTING FOR TOWN BENEFITS
VOTED: (QUORUM PRESENT)
No Action
A true copy of the vote under
Article 21 of the Warrant for the
Annual Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session held
April 30, 2007.
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
ARTICLE 24 HOME RULE LEGISLATION/ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
VOTED: (UNANIMOUSLY) (QUROUM PRESENT)
No Action
A true copy of the vote under
Article 24 of the Warrant for the
Annual Town Meeting of the
Town of Arlington at the session held
April 30, 2007.
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
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