2021 Annual Town Meeting

The 2021 Annual Town Meeting will be held Monday, May 17, 2021, at 5:00 PM with a rain date of Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 5:00 PM.

Town Moderator
Annual Letter from the Town Moderator
2021 Annual Town Meeting Logistics

Warrant Articles
2021 Annual Town Meeting Warrant
Mailed to all Households on May 3rd. Please bring your report to Town Meeting.

2021 Annual Town Meeting Handouts

Final list of Warrant Articles (April 2, 2021)

Annual Warrant Hearing
The Annual Warrant Hearing will take place via Zoom on Thursday, April 1, 2021, at 7:00 PM via zoom.

Materials for the Warrant Hearing:
Draft Town Meeting Warrant Articles
Draft Annual Operating Budget

For more information on the Warrant Articles (IN PROGRESS)

ARTICLE	VOTE	Project Information
1. Accept Annual Reports Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed CC	Annual Town Reports
2. Accept Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed CC	Cemetery Commission
3. Vote Revolving Funds Expenditure Limits Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed CC	Departmental Revolving Funds MGL Revolving Funds DOR Departmental Revolving Funds
4. Vote to appropriate $206,991.63 from PEG Fund to Medfield TV Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed CC	MGL Chapter 44, Section 53 F3/4 MA DOR Guidance January 2016
5. Fix Salaries and Compensation for Elected Officers Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed CC	Town Charter
6. Amend Personnel Administration Plan and Classification of Positions and Pay Schedule Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Personnel Plan Collective Bargaining Contracts (CBA) Collective Bargaining Law Police MOU Fire MOU
7. Operating Budget (TWO-THIRDS Vote Required) Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	FY2022 Operating Budget as printed in the Warrant Town Finance FY2022 Medfield Public Schools Budget
8. Appropriate $1,090,500 from Municipal Buildings Stabilization Fund (TWO-THIRDS Vote Required) Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	MA DOR Guidance July 2017 BOS Financial Policy 2018 Town Meeting Warrant
9. Transfer Funds to the Municipal Buildings Stabilization Fund from MSBA Reimbursements and FY2021 MBSF Emergency Fund Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed
10. Establish a Capital Stabilization Fund and Appropriate Funds into the Capital Stabilization Fund Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Special Purpose Stabilization Funds Stabilization Funds
11. FY2022 Capital Budget (TWO-THIRDS Vote Required) Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Article 11 FY22 Capital Budget, as printed in the Warrant Report FY2021 to FY2026 Capital Project List
12. Lease Purchase Finance Agreements (TWO-THIRDS Vote Required) *Warrant Committee* To Be Heard *Board of Selectmen* To Be Heard	Dismissed	Municipal Modernization Act DOR IGR May 2019 (Lease Purchase Finance Agreements)
13. Approve bond for new Water Treatment Plant (TWO-THIRDS Vote Required) Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Additional information about this project on the Town website Presentation by the Water and Sewer Board to the Board of Selectmen (March 16, 2021)
14. Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund Budgets Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Water Enterprise Fund Budget Sewer Enterprise Fund Budget Enterprise Fund Manual Enterprise Fund Best Practices
15. Accept and transfer funds from Uber, Lyft, and other ride sharing services Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed CC	Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2016 Bill H. 4570 (History)
16. Authorize Board of Selectmen to lease former landfill for potential solar energy system Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Map of Former Landfill
17. Authorize Board of Selectmen to lease DPW Town Garage Roof for potential solar energy system Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed
18. Authorize Board of Selectmen to enter into Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for solar energy system projects Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	EPA Info on PPA DOER guidance on PPA
19. Authorize Board of Selectmen to enter into tax agreements related to solar energy system projects Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	DOR Guidance on Valuation/Taxation
20. Authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or lease portions of parcels of land on Ice House Road Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Hinkley South Plan Affordable Housing Trust Additional Info
21. Authorize the Board of Selectmen to initiate the process of seeking to aggregate electrical load through a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Medfield Energy Comm Info Sheet
22. Climate Goals / Net Zero Resolution Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Medfield Energy Comm Info Sheet
23. Rezone 37 Janes Avenue from Business-Industrial (BI) to Business (B) Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Additional information from the Planning Board Planning Board Handout
24. Prohibit establishments that only sell vape and tobacco products and paraphernalia Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Additional information from the Planning Board Planning Board Handout
25. Amend the Table of Use Regulations to allow food trucks / mobile food vendors on the property with permission of the property owner in certain zoning districts Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends *Approval*	Passed	Additional information from the Planning Board Planning Board Handout
26. Amend the Table of Use Regulations to allow decks or porches etc. to extend into the required front or rear setback with a Special Permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Additional information from the Planning Board Planning Board Handout
27. Amend the Table of Use Regulations to allow align with the State Building Code regarding accessory structures under 200 square feet (i.e. sheds, barns) Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Additional information from the Planning Board Planning Board Handout
28. Update the existing zoning for solar energy systems Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Additional information from the Planning Board Planning Board Handout
29. Recommendation for Dale Street School Site Selection Amendment with MSBA (Citizens Petition) *Warrant Committee Recommends* *Dismissal* *Board of Selectmen Recommends* Dismissal	Passed	Citizens Petition
30. Bylaw Committee for School Building Committee (Citizens Petition) *Warrant Committee Recommends* *Dismissal* *Board of Selectmen Recommends* Dismissal	Passed	Citizens Petition
31. Amend the Town's Stormwater Bylaw to comply with federal stormwater regulations Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed CC	Medfield MS4 Permit Info MassDEP Stormwater Info
32. Designate certain streets as Scenic Ways Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed CC	Additional information from the Planning Board Planning Board Handout
33. Retroactive payments for the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Medfield Police union Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Police MOU Collective Bargaining Law
34. Retroactive payments for the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Medfield Fire union Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed	Police MOU Collective Bargaining Law
35. Retroactive payments for COVID-19 stipends for frontline Medfield employees Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed
36. Prior Year Bills in the amount of $165.00 and $177.08 (Four-Fifths Vote Required) Warrant Committee Recommends Approval Board of Selectmen Recommends Approval	Passed
37. Transfer from Free Cash Warrant Committee Will Be Heard Board of Selectmen Will Be Heard	Passed

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