Warrant - 2007
*** Note this warrant is NOT the official warrant for the 2007 town
meeting. ***
The official warrant will be posted in town no-later-than 7 days prior
to the annual town meeting.
| OXFORD COUNTY | STATE OF MAINE |
To: Mary Fox, a resident of the town of Stoneham, in said county.
In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby required to notify and
warn the inhabitants of Stoneham,
qualified to vote in town affairs, to assemble at the Stoneham Fire
Station, in said Stoneham on the
3rd day of March A.D. 2007, at 10:00AM in the morning to act on the
following articles, to wit:
Article 1 To choose and elect a moderator to preside over said meeting.
Article 2 To choose and elect a town clerk for the ensuing year.
Article 3 To choose and elect one selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor for a term.
Article 4 To choose and elect one selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor for a term.
Article 5 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to appoint or employ more than one Alternate C.E.O. Such appointment or employment will occur when a consensus of the Planning Board deems the action necessary.
Article 6 To choose and elect all other necessary officers for the ensuing year.
| Office | Term |
| Treasurer | |
| Tax Collector | |
| Secretary to Selectmen | |
| Asst. Fire Chief | 3 |
| Code Enforcement Officer | 3 |
| Plumbing Inspector | 1 |
| CEP Director | 1 |
| Constable | 1 |
| Road Commissioner | 3 |
| School Board Director | 3 |
| Planning Board Member | 5 |
| Alt. Planning Board Member | 1 |
| Health Inspector | 1 |
| Dog Control Officer | 3 |
| Board of Appeals Member | 5 |
| Alt. Board of Appeals Member | 1 |
| Cemetery Committee Members | 3 |
| ** End of List ** | |
Article 7 To see if the town will appoint a budget committee.
Article 8 To see if the town will vote to authorize the municipal officers to spend an amount not to exceed 3/12 of the budgeted amount in each budget category of the Stoneham annual budget during the period from January 1, to the annual town meeting.
Article 9 To see if the town will vote to authorize the tax collector to collect tax payments prior to the tax commitment date when the actual tax is yet unknown.
Article 10
To see if the town will vote to grant or raise a sum of money for Town Officer’s Bills.
Current salaries, as follows:
| Office | Current Amount |
| 1st Selectman | $ 1,900 |
| 2nd Selectman | $ 1,800 |
| 3rd Selectman | $ 1,800 |
| Fire Chief | $ 1,000 |
| 1st Asst. Chief | $ 300 |
| 2nd Asst. Chief | $ 300 |
| CEP Director | $ 150 |
| Town Clerk | $ 11.50/hr |
| Treasurer | $ 11.50/hr |
| **** End of List **** | |
Insurance Stipend for Town Clerk ($750) & Treasurer ($750) total of $1,500,
Planning Board members, C. E. O. and Alternate C. E. O. receive $10.00 stipend
for every meeting attended.
Requested – Approve
Selectmen a $600 increase,
CEP Director a $150 increase,
Town Clerk a $0.50 cent hourly increase
Treasurer a $2.50 hourly pay increase.
Recommend - Grant $32,600
Article 11 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the Town’s building and liability insurance (MMA Risk Pool).
Recommend - Grant $4,800
Article 12 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for fuel, lights and telephone for town buildings.
Recommend - Grant $4,000
Article 13 To see what the town wishes to do with the money received from excise taxes for the ensuing year.
Recommend – add to the General Fund.
Article 14 To see if the town will allow the Selectmen to accept any funds or gifts that are given without financial “strings” attached to such gift.
Article 15 To see if the town will vote to authorize the town treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to hire money as may be deemed necessary to defray town charges, town notes and bonds becoming due and for the purpose of issuing and negotiating notes of the town to an amount, not exceeding in the aggregate, the total tax levy for the preceding year as temporary loans, to be paid during such current year by taxes.
Article 16 To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to seek bids for any and all tax titles held by the town and to execute Quitclaim Deeds for such property.
Article 17 To see if the town will vote to charge 12.00% interest on unpaid taxes as recommended by the State Treasurer.
Article 18 To see if the town wishes to set a date to assess interest on unpaid taxes.
Article 19 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Town Charges.
Recommended – Grant $4,280.
Article 20 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for printing the town reports.
Recommended – Grant $300.
Article 21 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the annual audit.
Recommended – Grant $3,500.
Article 22 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for its share of Federal Social Security.
Recommended – Grant $3,500 and not to expend more than $5,500.
Article 23 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Attorney’s Fees.
Recommended – Raise $15,000
Article 24 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the updating of the Detail Map.
Recommended – Grant $750.
Article 25 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Maine Municipal Association Dues.
Recommended – Grant $1,100.
Article 26 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission.
Requested – $300. Recommended – Grant $300.
Article 27 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Oxford County Municipal Officers’ Association dues.
Requested – $15. Recommended – Grant $15.
Article 28 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the Fire Department.
Recommended – Raise $9,000.
Article 29 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for street lighting services.
Recommended – Grant $2,750.
Article 30 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Worker’s Compensation through MMA’s Risk Pool.
Recommended – Grant $1,800.
Article 31 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for repairing highways, bridges, and town ways, tarring and patching, and cutting bushes.
Recommended – Raise $35,000, apply MDOT Block Grants of approximately $12,107 and carry the current balance of $12,416
Article 32 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for snow removal.
Recommended – Raise $32,544.
Article 33 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the Road Fund.
Recommended – Raise $7,000 and carry current balance of $23,119.22 forward.
Article 34 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the Salt/Sand Shed.
Recommended – Grant $750.
Article 35 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for care of the fish screen at Keewaydin Lake Dam and such other improvements, as needed.
Recommended – Grant $500.
Article 36 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the care and maintenance of Virginia Lake boat access, as needed.
Recommended – carry balance forward of $470.
Article 37 To see if the town will vote to grant or raise a sum of money for maintenance and repair of the Mill Pond Dam.
Recommended – carry current balance forward of $500
Article 38 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise a sum of money for Bldg/Maintenance for the town’s buildings.
Recommend – Grant $750 and return balance to General Fund
Article 39 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for maintaining the dump.
Recommended – Grant $31,500.
Article 40 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Capital Improvements at the Dump.
Recommended - carry forward the balance of $7,468.
Article 41 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Oxford County Regional Solid Waste for its recycling program.
Requested – $696.84. Recommended – Grant $696.84
Article 42 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Tri–County Mental Health for their efforts to families in our area.
Requested - $350. Recommended – Grant $350.
Article 43 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Community Concepts, Inc.
Requested – $510. Recommended – Grant $510.
Article 44 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Community Christmas Baskets.
Recommended – Grant $250.
Article 45 To see what sum the town will vote to raise or grant for the Community Tree.
Recommended – use Community Events bank money of $1,084.34
Article 46 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Androscoggin Home Health Service.
Requested - $250. Recommended – Grant $250.
Article 47 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Stoneham Rescue Service.
Requested $7,548. Recommended – Grant $7,548.
Article 48 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the American Red Cross.
Requested - $250. Recommended – Grant $250.
Article 49 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Seniors Plus to support their efforts in this area.
Requested - $100. Recommended – Grant $100.
Article 50 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for support of the poor.
Recommended –Return balance to general fund and grant $1,028.
Article 51 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the Child Health Center.
Requested - $100. Recommended – Grant $100.
Article 52 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Oxford County.
Requested - $250. Recommended – Grant $250.
Article 53 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the Abused Women’s Advocacy Project.
No request received to date. Granted in 2006 $ 200.
Article 54 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the Rape Education and Crisis Hotline.
Requested - $100. Recommended – Grant $100.
Article 55 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Memorial Day.
Recommended – Grant $250.
Article 56 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Cemeteries.
Recommended – Raise $3,900 plus interest from Perpetual Care Fund.
Article 57 To see if the town will vote to authorize the Cemetery Committee to accept donations for the upkeep of cemetery lots and stones
Article 58 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Cemetery Capital.
Recommended - carry current balance forward of $6,005.
Article 59 To see what the town wishes to do with the monies received from the Snowmobile Registration Refund.
Article 60 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for WCBB.
No request received to date. 2006 granted $180.
Article 61 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the Lewis Dana Hill Memorial Library.
Requested - $600. Recommended – Grant $600.
Article 62 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the Lovell Recreation Commission ski & swim programs.
Requested - $650. Recommended Grant $650.
Article 63 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter
Requested - $281. Recommended – Grant $281.
Article 64 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for a Town Line Survey between Albany and Stoneham and also between Waterford and Stoneham.
Recommended - carry forward year-end balance of $3,193.75
Article 65 To see if the town will vote to return balance of $3,351.86 in the Comprehensive Plan account to the General Fund.
Article 66 To see if the town will vote to grant or raise or appropriate a sum of money for signs and American flags (to be erected on Memorial Day, thru Veterans Day.)
Recommended – Grant $500.
Article 67 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Southwest Oxford County Nutrition, Inc operating the Brownfield Food Pantry.
No request received to date. Granted in 2006 $100.
Article 68 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library.
Requested - $1,500. Recommended – Grant $1,500. In 2006 town granted $600.
Article 69 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for Families in Crisis Task Force.
No request received to date. Granted in 2006 $0.
Article 70 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for United Cerebral Palsy of Maine.
Requested - $100. Recommended – Grant $100.
Article 71 To see what sum the town will vote to grant or raise for a town web site.
Requested $329.95. Recommended – Grant $329.95.
Article 72 To see if the town will vote to authorize the CEO to have the authority to independently approve and issue building permits on any one structure under 1,500 square feet and not within shoreland zoning. Any application that involves non-conforming issues must be submitted to the Planning Board.
Article 73 To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to enter into a multi-year contract for the purpose of snow plowing town roads.
Article 74 To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to forgo the property taxes on Map U2, Lot 6A. 2006 property tax amount is $76.50.
Article 75 To see if the town will vote to grant or raise $9,000 for playground equipment.
Recommended to grant $9,000.
Article 76 To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to pay any and all legally required abatements.
Article 77 To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to allow use of any town facility to other groups, persons or parties, subject to 2006 approved fee schedule.
Article 78 To see if the town will vote to add definitions for driveways to the building ordinance.
Article 79 To see if the town will vote to increase the property tax level limit of $90,712 established for the town by State law in the event that the municipal budget approved in this warrant will result in a tax commitment that is greater than the property tax levy limit.
Article 80 To see if the town will vote to adopt a revised fee schedule for building permits.See Appendix B
Article 81 To see if the town will vote to accept State Funds for Revenue Sharing, Forest Area Funds, Veteran’s Reimbursement, Park Fee monies, snowmobile registration refund, Tree Growth Reimbursement, MDOT Block Grants, Educational Tax Relief, Emergency Management Funds, General Assistance, any other State Grants or funds and any Federal or County Grants or funds which become available. An estimated list of the sources and income amounts of these funds are listed below.
| Account | Amount |
| 4000 - WMNF | $ 20,000 |
| 4010 - Excise | $ 53,700 |
| 4020 - Me. Rev. Sharing | $ 9,900 |
| 4030 - Snowmobile Reg. | $ 350 |
| 4040 - Lien Fees | $ 600 |
| 4050 - Lien Fees | $ 1,000 |
| 4060 - Town Fees | $ 1,600 |
| 4070 - Misc. Income | $ 1,050 |
| 4090 - Susan Curtis (Park Fees) | $ 4,600 |
| 4100 - Boat Excise | $ 700 |
| 4110 - Interest Income | $ 1,200 |
| 4310 - Taxes This Yr | |
| 4320 - Taxes Last Yr | $ 40,000 |
| 4330 - Taxes Next Yr | $ 600 |
| 4330 - Taxes Next Yr | $ 600 |
| 4350 - Liens, Prior Yr. | $ 2,000 |
| 4350 - Liens, Prior Yr. | $ 2,000 |
| 4410 - Tax Acquired | $ 200 |
| 4410 - Tax Acquired | $ 200 |
| 4999 - Uncatgorized Income | $ 0.00 |
| 5850 - Overlay | $ 11,000 |
| ** End of List ** | |
Herefore, fail not and have there and then this warrant with your doings thereon.
Given under our hands at Stoneham, this Sixth of February, 2007 A. D.
Neal Littlefield
Kara Jones
John Collins
Board of Selectmen
Town of Stoneham, ME