4 May, 2022
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Article 46 and 47 are administrative; To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws.
Article 46 - Accept M.G.L. c. 40U § 3 - Passed Unanimously
-To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40U in its entirety, allowing for the administration of fines as a result of violations of any rule, regulation, order, or bylaw regulating the housing, sanitary or municipal snow and ice removal requirements of the Town; and further to amend the General Bylaws by inserting a new Article VI in Chapter 1.
Motion to suspend bylaw requiring 2/3rd vote to revisit Article 45 - Fails Clear Majority
Article 47 - Accept M.G.L. c. 41 § 110A - Article Passes Clear Majority
-To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 41 § 110A of the Massachusetts General Laws, thereby authorizing any public office in the Town to remain closed on any or all Saturdays as may be determined from time to time.
Article 48 - Commission on Disability - Passed Unanimously
-To see if the Town will vote to establish a Commission on Disability
-Friendly Amendment: Replace the term Chairman with "Chair". - Accepted
Article 49 - Amend Vote of Town Meeting - Registrar Stipend - Passed Unanimously
-Registrar Stipend for the Town Clerk
Article 50 - Prudent Investment Legislation - Passed Unanimously
Article 51 - Tax Increment Financing Agreement - Lykan Bioscience - Passed Unanimously
Article 52 - PILOT Agreement, Wilson Street Solar Farm - Passed Unanimously
Article 53 - Trustees of the School Fund in the Town of Hopkinton - (No Action) Passed Unanimously.
-To see if the Town will choose members to fill the vacancies now existing in the Board of Trustees of the School Fund in the Town of Hopkinton.
-No Action recommended
