Town of Raynham, Massachusetts
558 South Street, Raynham, MA 02767
ph: 508.824.2707
Special Town Meeting Warrant Monday, June 26th

TOWN OF RAYNHAM

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

June 26, 2006


Bristol, ss.

To either of the Constables of the Town of Raynham, in the County of Bristol, GREETING.

    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 and in Town affairs, to meet at the Middle School Auditorium in said Raynham, on the 26th day of June, at 7:00 in the evening, then and there to act on the following Articles:--


ARTICLE 1.  To see if the Town will vote to reduce the amount raised and appropriated for the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District (line item 109) at the May 15, 2006 Annual Town Meeting from $10,916,955 to $10,504,373, or take any action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 2.  To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $165,000 and to give said amount as a gift to the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 71, section 37A to hire two additional teachers for the Raynham Middle School and one additional teacher for the elementary school, or take any action relative thereto. (Submitted by the Board of Selectmen)

ARTICLE 3.  To see if the Town will vote to rescind Article 29 of the Annual Town Meeting of May 15, 2006, or take any action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,195,593 as categorized below to operate the sewer enterprise:

Salaries and Wages                      394,593.00
        Expenses                                746,400.00
        Health Insurance                          54,600.00
                                         
        Total                                  $1,195,593.00

And that the $1,195,593.00 be raised from sewer enterprise revenues; or take any other action relative thereto. (Submitted by the Sewer Commissioners)

Supplemental Informational Note: Finance committee recommends the following for full operation of the sewer enterprise:
        Salaries and Wages                      394,593
        Expenses                                746,400
        Health Insurance                          54,600
        Indirect Costs                    54,000
        Debt                                     1,545,012
                                               $2,794,605

$1,195,593.00 to come from sewer enterprise revenues, $54,000.00 for indirect costs appropriated in the general fund and funded from sewer enterprise revenues, and $1,545,012.00 for debt appropriated in the general fund from the tax levy.  

ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to transfer $5,000 from the Park and Recreation Child Care Revolving Account to the Park and Recreation Programs Account, or take any action relative thereto.

     And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof at the seven (7) places directed by vote of the Town, in said Town, fourteen (14) days before the time of holding said meeting.

     HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting, as aforesaid.

    Given under our hands this 8th day of June in the year of our Lord two thousand and six.

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                                                DONALD L. McKINNON                                      
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                                                                        RAYMOND W. PLATT

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                                                                JOHN M. DONAHUE

     SELECTMEN OF RAYNHAM

A true copy.  Attest:

                                                                ____________________________________                                                                  
                                                                                        LOUIS PACHECO
                                                                                       CONSTABLE


                                                                        June 8, 2006

Bristol, ss.

    PURSUANT TO THE WITHIN WARRANT, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Raynham by posting up attested copies of the same at the seven (7) places directed by vote of the Town, fourteen (14) days before the date of the meeting, as within directed.

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                                                                                LOUIS PACHECO
                                                                        CONSTABLE OF RAYNHAM