DARTMOUTH FIRE DISTRICT
NO.1 WARRANT

NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 will be held at the Engine House, 10 Bridge Street, Dartmouth, Massachusetts on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at 6:30 P.M.. Then and there to act on the following Articles:

ARTICLE 1: To choose a Moderator for the ensuing year.

ARTICLE 2: To see if the District will vote to compensate firefighter recruits at the rate of $20.00 per hour, firefighter Step 1 at the rate of $24.00 per hour, firefighter Step 2 (Qualified in operation of all equipment and apparatus of the department) at the rate of $26.00 per hour, lieutenants at the rate of $28.00 per hour, house captains at the rate of $24.00 per hour and line captains at the rate of $31.00 per hour and dispatchers at the rate of $22.00 per hour for toned incidents and to further compensate all district personnel for all other duties at the rate of $22.00 per hour.

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ARTICLE 3: To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $606,000. for the SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT.

The fiscal year 2020 appropriation was $576,000.

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ARTICLE 4: To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $59,275. to fix the salaries of the several District Officers, the Assessors, the Tax Collector and Fire Department Officers for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and to appropriate a sum of money therefore.

Deputy Chief $ 25,000.
District Clerk $ 4,500.
District Treasurer $ 19,500.
Prudential Committee (3 @ $2,500.) $ 7,500.
Oil Burner Inspector $ 2,200.
Assessors (3 @ $150.) $ 450.
Tax Collector $ 0.
Moderator $ 125.
$ 59,275.

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ARTICLE 5: To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $48,000. for the BUILDING ACCOUNT for maintenance and running expenses of the land and buildings owned by the District.

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ARTICLE 6: To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50,000. for the RESERVE FUND.

The Reserve Fund is utilized for extraordinary and unforeseen expenditures. The unencumbered balance will revert to Free Cash at the end of the fiscal year.

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ARTICLE 7: To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $48,500. for the following specific purposes.

A. EMT Stipends $10,500.
B. Longevity Stipends $10,000. C. Turn Out Gear $16,000.
D. Recruit Stipends $ 2,000.
E. Upgrading Hose $ 6,000.
F. Awards Event $ 4,000.

EMT stipends to be paid the last payroll of the fiscal year providing the EMT’s make the necessary requirements and make 25% of calls.

Longevity stipends to be paid in the November Payroll, and make 25% of calls.

5 years of service $ 100.00
10 years of service $ 200.00
15 years of service $ 300.00
20 years of service $ 400.00
25 or more years of service $ 500.00

Recruits Stipends to be paid $1,000.00 per firefighter upon completion of required Firefighter Training Classes and Graduation.

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ARTCLE 8: To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $95,000. for the salary of the Fire Chief.

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ARTICLE 9: To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100,000. for the STABILIZATION FUND.

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ARTICLE 10: To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $55,000 to purchase a new 4X4 Vehicle for the Chief.

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ARTICLE 11: To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $128,480. for two part time personnel such that no single individual shall be regularly scheduled more than 16 hours per week and shall not exceed 832 hours per fiscal year.

The fiscal year 2020 appropriation was $122,640.

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ARTICLE 12: To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100,000. for Architectural Plans for Fire Station on 10 Bridge Street.

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ARTICLE 13: To see if the District will vote to appropriate $275,000. from FREE CASH to Refurbish and Equip Tower 1.

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ARTICLE 14: To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50,000. to Refurbish and Equip Engine 3.

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ARTICLE 15: To see if the District will vote to amend Section 6.1 of the District Bylaws by modifying “LP-Gas” to “LP-Gas Storage (Aboveground)” and by changing the corresponding fee from “$25.00” to “$35.00”.

And further, to amend said Section 6.1 by modifying “Flammable and Combustible Liquids Storage” to “Flammable and Combustible Liquids (Aboveground)” and by changing the corresponding fee from “$25.00 to “$35.00”.

And further, to amend said Section 6.1 by modifying “Flammable Gases and Solids” to “Flammable Gases and Solids Storage (Aboveground), while leaving the corresponding fee unchanged.

And further, to amend said Section 6.1 by modifying “Tanks and Containers (Maintain/Install/Remove)” to “Maintain/Install/Remove any Underground Storage Tank or Container”, while leaving the corresponding fee unchanged.

And further, to amend Section 6.2 of the District Bylaws by deleting “$30.00” and replacing it with “$35.00”.

Or take any other action relative thereto.

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PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE
Robert Davignon, Chairman
John P. Haran, Clerk
Kevin Murphy

Given under our hands this first day of April in the year of our Lord Two Thousand Twenty, at Dartmouth.

A TRUE COPY ATTEST:
Edward V. Pimental, Jr., District Clerk