[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town
of Stoughton 5-8-2017, Art. 9.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This article was originally adopted as Ch.
97 but was renumbered to maintain the alphabetical organization of
the Code.
There are hereby established in the Town of Stoughton pursuant
to the provisions of MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2, the following
revolving funds:
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Fund
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Programs or Purposes
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Department Receipts
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|---|---|---|
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Council on Aging
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Fund instructor fees, reservation fees, tickets for trips and
functions.
To fund transportation related items, which includes the following:
part-time drivers' wages; gasoline; vehicle maintenance, repairs
and parts; dispatch and all related equipment.
|
Fees collected from participants including transportation fees
|
|
Recreation
|
Fund cost of recreation programs, supplies and services, such
as transportation and instruction.
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Fees collected from participants
|
|
Geographic Information Systems
|
Fund cost of maintenance and supplies for GIS equipment.
|
Fees collected for maps
|
|
Youth Commission
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To help fund costs of admission fees and transportation costs;
summer programs; to pay for presentations from counselors and other
experts in the field.
|
Fees for counseling sessions collected from out-of-town residents,
fees charged to participants for field trips
|
|
Community Events
|
Provide supplementary funds for Town-wide events such as Harvest
Fest, Holiday Parade, Winter Carnival, etc., including, but not limited
to, advertising expense, entertainers.
|
Event entrance fees collected from participants, proceeds from
sale of products and advertising fees
|
|
Conservation Commission
|
Continuous training and education; purchasing of reference materials;
purchase of equipment and expenses to maintain the proper tools for
brush removal for use on site inspections; field haying, planting
and maintenance when other funding is exhausted; plowing, elimination
of aquatic and non-aquatic invasive vegetative species that interfere
in the enjoyment and use of the land and replanting of fields at conservation
land.
Sign production and installation at resource areas and conservation
land in Town.
Annual trail maintenance and upkeep at conservation land in
the Town.
Hiring of qualified consultants for specialized scientific and
administrative support; hiring of specialists to assist the Conservation
Commission in technical specialized reviews, perform seminars to promote
public awareness and the value of wetland resources and wildlife habitat
to society.
Up to $1,500, to pay for the costs to administer the preservation
of the interest of the bylaw wildlife habitat preservation and stewardship.
To pay for the costs of lumber, fuel, expense and supplies incurred
in the construction and placement of bluebird nesting boxes at open
space under the care, custody and control of the Conservation Commission.
|
Monetary penalties collected under the noncriminal disposition
procedure set forth in MGL c. 40, § 21D
Costs collected for administration of the Wetlands Protection
Bylaw
|
|
Board of Health
|
Continuous training and education; purchase of reference materials;
equipment purchase, training and operating expenses to maintain the
proper tools to use on site inspections, such as a "PID" (photo ionization
detector); the sampling and testing of soil, surface water, groundwater
and air in accordance with the monitoring for emissions levels of
hazardous substances; hiring of qualified consultants for specialized
scientific, administrative and advisory support; hiring of support
including specialists to perform seminars to promote public awareness.
Contract for services rendered for the implementation of the
Municipal Hazardous Materials Collection Day Program.
To pay the salary and benefits of a full-time Assistant Sanitarian.
Materials and services to be used in the implementation of the
Tobacco Control Program aimed at preventing the sale of tobacco products
to minors; restricting the sale of tobacco products and nicotine delivery
products; the use of tobacco products on public owned property; and
to ensure the safe distribution of medical marijuana products to the
public.
Materials to be used in the implementation of the dumpster regulations.
Materials and equipment to be used in the implementation of
the inspection programs relative to food establishments, swimming
pools, recreational day camps and housing.
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Annual permit filing fees as specified under the fee schedule of Chapter 113, § 113-24; fines collected for violations of Chapter 113, § 113-27; monetary penalties collected for violations of Chapter 113 cited under the noncriminal disposition procedure set forth in MGL c. 40, § 21D
Permit, licensing and inspection fees collected
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[Amended 5-7-2018 ATM
by Art. 10]
Expenditures from each revolving fund set forth herein shall
be subject to the limitation established annually by Town Meeting
or any increase therein as may be authorized in accordance with MGL
c. 44, § 53E 1/2.
|
Fund
|
Programs or Purposes
|
Maximum Annual Expenditure-Spending Limits
|
|---|---|---|
|
Council on Aging
|
Fund instructor fees, reservation fees, tickets for trips and
functions.
To fund transportation related items, which includes the following;
part-time drivers' wages; gasoline; vehicle maintenance, repairs
and parts; dispatch and all related equipment.
|
$50,000
|
|
Recreation
|
Fund cost of recreation programs, supplies and services, such
as transportation and instruction.
|
$95,000
|
|
Geographic Information Systems
|
Fund cost of maintenance and supplies for GIS equipment.
|
$15,000
|
|
Youth Commission
|
To help fund costs of admission fees and transportation costs;
summer programs; to pay for presentations from counselors and other
experts in the field.
|
$50,000
|
|
Community Events
|
Provide supplementary funds for Town-wide events such as Harvest
Fest, Holiday Parade, Winter Carnival, etc., including, but not limited
to, advertising expense, entertainers.
|
$10,000
|
|
Conservation Commission
|
Continuous training and education; purchasing of reference materials;
purchase of equipment and expenses to maintain the proper tools for
brush removal for use on site inspections; field haying, planting
and maintenance when other funding is exhausted; plowing, elimination
of aquatic and nonaquatic invasive vegetative species that interfere
in the enjoyment and use of the land and replanting of fields at conservation
land.
Sign production and installation at resource areas and conservation
land in Town.
Annual trail maintenance and upkeep at conservation land in
the Town.
Hiring of qualified consultants for specialized scientific and
administrative support; hiring of specialists to assist the Conservation
Commission in technical specialized reviews, perform seminars to promote
public awareness and the value of wetland resources and wildlife habitat
to society.
Up to $1,500, to pay for the costs to administer the preservation
of the interest of the bylaw wildlife habitat preservation and stewardship.
To pay for the costs of lumber, fuel, expense and supplies incurred
in the construction and placement of bluebird nesting boxes at open
space under the care, custody and control of the Conservation Commission.
|
$50,000
|
|
Board of Health
|
Continuous training and education; purchase of reference materials;
equipment purchase, training and operating expenses to maintain the
proper tools to use on site inspections, such as a "PID" (photo ionization
detector); the sampling and testing of soil, surface water, groundwater
and air in accordance with the monitoring for emissions levels of
hazardous substances; hiring of qualified consultants for specialized
scientific, administrative and advisory support; hiring of support
including specialists to perform seminars to promote public awareness.
Contract for services rendered for the implementation of the
Municipal Hazardous Materials Collection Day Program.
To pay the salary and benefits of a full-time Assistant Sanitarian.
Materials and services to be used in the implementation of the
Tobacco Control Program aimed at preventing the sale of tobacco products
to minors; restricting the sale of tobacco products and nicotine delivery
products; the use of tobacco products on public owned property; and
to ensure the safe distribution of medical marijuana products to the
public.
Materials to be used in the implementation of the dumpster regulations.
Materials and equipment to be used in the implementation of
the inspection programs relative to food establishments, swimming
pools, recreational day camps and housing.
|
$150,000
|
