IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM THE HULL TOWN CLERK! Friday, August 31st is the last day for absentee ballot voting for the September 4th State Primary
Election. Voters who are unable to vote on election day and who meet the eligibility criteria are able to vote absentee. At this point, we cannot guarantee on time mail delivery before the election day so it is recommended to complete an absentee application
and vote in person at the Town Clerk's Office up until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 31st. The Town Clerk's office will be open for ABSENTEE VOTING ONLY this Friday, August 31st from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Please contact the Town Clerk's Office with any questions
at 781-925-2000. To view a copy of the September 4th Sattate Primary Election Ballots: http://www.town.hull.ma.us/…/September%204,%202018%20State%…
Thursday, August 30, 2018
HCTV SCHEDULE 09/02/2018 - 09/08/2018
Hull
TV Weekly Schedule
Comcast Channel 9/Verizon Channel 35
The feature show plays every
night at 7:30 p.m. and is replayed at midnight and noon the next day.
Sunday Sept. 2 : Special Town Meeting replay
Monday Sept. 3 : Ron Della Chiesa: Radio My Way
Tuesday Sept. 4
: Lecture: Boston Light's 300th
Wednesday Sept. 5
: Chatting
with the Chamber
Thursday Sept. 6 : Board of Selectmen
Friday Sept. 7
: Cinzi
Lavin Show: Barbershop Quartet
Saturday
Sept. 8
: Elder Cool replay
Tune in at 9 and 10 a.m. and 5 and 10 p.m. for more local
programming.
And don’t miss our Week in Review every Saturday afternoon.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING TONIGHT
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OF HULL,
MASSACHUSETTS
Facsimile of the August
28, 2018
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
WARRANT
with
ADVISORY BOARD
RECOMMENDATIONS
Special
Town Meeting
Tuesday,
August 28, 2018 at 7:00 o’clock in the evening
In the
Hull High School situated at
180 Main Street, Hull, MA
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
Plymouth ss
To any of the Constables of the Town of Hull
in the County of Plymouth
Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the Inhabitants of the
Town of Hull qualified to vote on Town affairs and elections to meet at Hull
High School situated at 180 Main Street in said Hull, on Tuesday, the Twenty
Eighth day of August, next 2018 at 7:00 o'clock in the evening, then and there
to act upon the following articles, namely:
ARTICLE
1: To
see if the Town of Hull will amend the code/bylaw of the Town of Hull Chapter
90 as follows: 90-3 paragraph 1 sub
paragraph H by adding at the end of that sub-paragraph:
“Provided
however, that residents of the Town of Hull who have licensed their dog with
the Town of Hull as otherwise set forth in Chapter 90, and who have paid an
annual fee of Fourteen ($14.00) Dollars to the Town of Hull shall be issued a
dog beach pass in a format that is determined by the Town Clerk of the Town of
Hull and those residents shall be permitted to have their leashed dog on any
such beach during the hours of 7:00pm to 8:00am during the months of June 1 to
September 15. (Inserted on Petition of
Chesley Oriel and others).
Recommendation:
Unfavorable Action on Article 1:
Majority: The majority of the Advisory Board recommends
unfavorable action on this article. Similar articles have been brought forward
at Town Meeting in recent years and each time these efforts have been denied by
the voters. While it is always possible that opinion is swayed with different
approaches and the passage of time, this board feels uncomfortable with the use
of Special Town Meeting statute. Also of concern is the enforceability of this
article as written. The time and effort of the Animal Control Officer (ACO) and
others to police the beach in order to determine those properly permitted is
unrealistic and untenable. Additionally, a new and important development now
exists on our beach. The threatened Piping Plovers have settled and established
multiple successful pairs in recent years. They have had an exceptionally tough
go of it this summer and need protection now more than ever. We join with Mass
Audubon in their opinion that dogs on the beach, particularly during these
otherwise quiet hours, are a clear and obvious danger to these fragile sea
birds. Please join us in voting no on this article.
Minority: The
members of the Advisory Board that voted in favor of this article strongly
agree with the proponents of this article that responsible dog owners should be
allowed to walk their dogs on the beach during the hours specified in the
article. This article will allow only
licensed dogs that have paid the proposed fee access to the beach with the
requirement that the dog be leashed. The
manner of identifying licensed dogs is to be determined by the Town Clerk and
Animal Control Officer (ACO). Enforcement
of the article will be done by the ACO and seasonal police officers. It should be noted that the ACO stated,
during a hearing on this article, to date, this year, he has received only 20
complaints regarding dogs on the beach.
We believe that this demonstrates that the majority of dog owners are
responsible and have obeyed current regulations. Increasing the number of responsible dog
owners on the beach during the allowed time, we believe will set an example to
others and discourage the irresponsible dog owners who do not leash or pick up
after their pets. Unfortunately, whether
this bylaw passes or not there will always be those dog owners who ignore the
current bylaw and allow their dogs on the beach. Passage of this bylaw will allow responsible
dog owners access to the beach during very limited hours therefore providing
greater fairness and enjoyment of our great beach resources to all. The Board is encouraged with the actions of
our new Animal Control Officer and increased patrols by seasonal officers
helping this effort. (4-3)
And
you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by causing attested copies
thereof to be posted at the main entrance to the Municipal Building and at
least three other public places in said town fourteen days at least before the
time of holding said meeting, as directed by vote of the town.
Hereof
fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereof to the
Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 9th day
of August, 2018.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
BOARD
OF SELECTMEN
CODE RED MESSAGE SENT TO HULL RESIDENTS FROM AQUARION WATER COMPANY
CODE RED MESSAGE TO HULL
RESIDENTS
”Good afternoon, this is
Aquarion Water with an important message. We are aware that some Hull residents
near Atherton Rd and Park Ave have experienced discolored water this morning. To
prevent discoloration in other areas of the town, we are conducting targeted
hydrant flushing this afternoon. The discoloration is likely being caused by
the high water demand due to the weather.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Ronit Goldstein
Manager, Communications and Operations Aquarion Water Company
Monday, August 27, 2018
Thursday, August 23, 2018
MESSAGE FROM TOWN CLERK REGARDING ABSENTEE BALLOTS
IMPORTANT! ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY- It's never too early for our active duty military/residents of Hull to be thinking about registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot for this fall. Here's how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz1mPEDo1tw
College students going away soon? Fill out Absentee Ballot application in below link and have ballots mailed to you for September and November elections - be prepared!
http://www.town.hull.ma.us/…/voterin…/Absentee%20Ballot2.pdf
HCTV SCHEDULE 08/26/2018 - 09/01/2018
Hull
TV Weekly Schedule
Comcast
Channel 9/Verizon Channel 35
The feature show plays every
night at 7:30 p.m. and is replayed at midnight and noon the next day.
Monday August 27 : Sinatra: A Man & His Music
Tuesday August 28 : Special Town Meeting @ 7 PM
Wednesday August 29 : Chill with Jill: Ultimate Nantasket
Thursday August 30 : Board of Selectmen
Friday August 31 : Cinzi Lavin Show: Fred Meltzer
Saturday Sept. 1 : Elder Cool replay
Tune in at 9 and 10 a.m. and 5 and 10 p.m. for more local programming. And don’t miss our Week in Review every Saturday afternoon.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
I am very excited to announce that a pilot
demonstration of KNOWiNK electronic poll pads will occur for the first time to
check in registered voters at Special Town Meeting on August 28, 2018.
Any Line, Any Time: There will be four poll
pads set up with two election workers at each station The
use of computer tablets allows the checker to look the voter up in one of two
ways, 1. By manually entering the first few letters of the voter’s first and
last name; or 2. By scanning the bar code on the back of the voter’s driver’s
license (which speeds the process further).
The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts does not require that a voter present a license
to check in at Town Meeting. However, presenting a license allows for
a quicker check in. The Poll Pad matches the name and birth
date of the person on the voter list with the name and birth date it reads from
the bar code on the back of the license. No information from the
scanned license is retained by the Poll Pad.
Also,
the check in process is done by name and not by precinct as has been done in
the past. Therefore, any voter can go to any check in person give
their name and receive a voter card as long as they are on the voter
list.
The
Poll Pads immediately talk to one another which eliminates any chance of
checking in more than once.
Any
questions, please contact Lori West, Town Clerk @ 781-925-2000.
Monday, August 20, 2018
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM TOWN CLERK REGARDING PRIMARY ELECTION
REMINDER...AVOID DELAYS AND LONG LINES AT THE SEPTEMBER 4TH
PRIMARY ELECTION! The Town Clerk’s Office has mailed out “Voter Confirmation”
postcards to all registered voters who have either not returned their Annual
Town Census form or who were noted on their census form to have moved from the
Town.
All voters who receive this “Voter Confirmation Mailing” will have automatically been changed from an “Active” to an “Inactive” voter status (NOT DELETED). If still residing in Hull, signing and returning the card will re-instate the voter to an “Active” status.
Please return the Confirmation postcards ASAP! Return postage is provided on the cards.
If the card is not returned, when checking-in at the next election, the voter will be required to sign an “Affirmation of Continuous Residence”, and identification will be required at that time. If there are changes to the voter’s address, the appropriate block should be marked and the card must be signed by the voter and returned for this office to update the voter’s address and status.
ANNUAL CENSUS may be found at: http://www.town.hull.ma.us/…/HullM…/2018%20Census%20Form.pdf
BLANK CONFIRMATION POSTCARD may be found at: http://www.town.hull.ma.us/…/VOTER%20CONFIRMATION%20Fillabl…
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Town Clerk's Office at 781-925-2000.
All voters who receive this “Voter Confirmation Mailing” will have automatically been changed from an “Active” to an “Inactive” voter status (NOT DELETED). If still residing in Hull, signing and returning the card will re-instate the voter to an “Active” status.
Please return the Confirmation postcards ASAP! Return postage is provided on the cards.
If the card is not returned, when checking-in at the next election, the voter will be required to sign an “Affirmation of Continuous Residence”, and identification will be required at that time. If there are changes to the voter’s address, the appropriate block should be marked and the card must be signed by the voter and returned for this office to update the voter’s address and status.
ANNUAL CENSUS may be found at: http://www.town.hull.ma.us/…/HullM…/2018%20Census%20Form.pdf
BLANK CONFIRMATION POSTCARD may be found at: http://www.town.hull.ma.us/…/VOTER%20CONFIRMATION%20Fillabl…
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Town Clerk's Office at 781-925-2000.
Thursday, August 16, 2018
2018 August STM Warrant Facsimile with Advisory Board Commentary
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OF HULL,
MASSACHUSETTS
Facsimile of the August
28, 2018
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
WARRANT
with
ADVISORY BOARD
RECOMMENDATIONS
Special
Town Meeting
Tuesday,
August 28, 2018 at 7:00 o’clock in the evening
In the
Hull High School situated at
180 Main Street, Hull, MA
ADVISORY
BOARD MESSAGE
Under our current
form of Government, the Town Manager, with the guidance of the Board of
Selectmen, prepares the Town Budget and presents it to the Board of Selectmen
and the Advisory Board for their review.
Through discussions with the Town Manager and Department Heads, the
Advisory Board reviews the budgets and makes recommendations for changes. This process usually concludes with agreement
between the Advisory Board and the Town Manager in terms of presenting the
Budget to Town Meeting. The Advisory
Board considers all articles for the purpose of making recommendations with
explanatory statements. While
considering each article many questions are considered such as: Is it
necessary? Can the Town afford it? Is it
in the Town's best interest? Is it fair
to all? Does it affect the balance of power? Is it within legal and allowable guidelines?
FAVORABLE ACTION - The Advisory Board
is recommending a favorable vote on the Article.
UNFAVORABLE ACTION - The Advisory Board is recommending an unfavorable vote on the Article.
NO RECOMMENDATION - The Advisory Board
does not wish to make a recommendation or there is insufficient information to
support a recommendation.
RECOMMENDATION AT TOWN MEETING - The Advisory Board
does not wish to make a recommendation prior to reviewing additional
information or waiting for another committee to hold a public hearing.
NO ACTION - A no action motion or recommendation
suggests that Town Meeting set aside and prevent any further action on this
Article for the meeting.
REFER
TO STUDY
– This motion refers (commits) a matter to a committee for additional
investigation and report or carry out substantive action.
THE ADVISORY BOARD:
D. Clinton, Chair J.
Polito, Vice Chair J. Frady, Clerk R.
Carney
P.
Cormier J. Dennard R. Healey P.
Larsen G. Boylen D. Sullivan
TOWN OF HULL
Advisory Board
253 Atlantic
Avenue 781 925 2000
Hull, Massachusetts 02045
To
the Citizens of Hull,
While
this topic has been before town meeting in recent years, this article has some
new language dealing with the time allowed for dog walking and how to pay for
its implementation.
David
Clinton, Chairman
Jay
Polito, Vice ChairmanJason Frady, Clerk
Expire
in 2019:
Patricia Cormier, Robyn Healey,
Jay Polito, George Boylen
Expire in 2020: Dan Sullivan, Jill
Dennard, Robert CarneyExpire in 2021: David Clinton, Peter Larsen, Jason Frady, Vacant
TOWN of HULL
MODERATOR’S MESSAGE
Welcome to the August 28, 2018 Hull Special Town
Meeting. Our local issues deserve our
attention. Voter participation in Town Meeting is vital to Hull’s
character. For more than 300 years,
Hullonian’s have been meeting to decide Town business. Town policy and financial decisions are made at
Town Meeting which affects everyone in Town.
Town Meeting is the purest form of democracy. Each voter can stand up
and speak their mind on any particular issue. The opportunity to speak on a
given issue, and attempt to persuade your fellow voters is at the core of our
democratic values. Our forbearers fought many a battle for the right to be able
to govern themselves. Our Town Meeting
is a direct expression of local governance.
As we debate the articles at Town Meeting, remember that vigorous debate
need not be disrespectful. Not everyone is going to agree with you and that is
OK. Different opinions make Town Meeting
interesting and useful. Remember to
please be considerate and get to the point in your comments. Clarity, brevity
and respect for others are held in high regard at Town Meeting. Thank you in
advance for your participation and cooperation.
Quorum:
In 1987 we abolished quorum requirements. Therefore, town meetings begin at the time
designated by the Selectmen in the warrant (usually 7:00 p.m.).
Order
of Articles: In 1980, we enacted a
By-law providing, that the order of considering articles, except for the
general budget articles, shall be determined by lottery. The moderator may declare certain articles,
due to legal requirements, must be considered before or after other articles
are considered.
Motions: After an article has been chosen by lottery, the moderator reads the motion pertaining to that article. The motion must be within the scope of the article as printed in the warrant and must be seconded. After a motion has been made, substitute motions and amendments may be offered, but no more than two (2) substitute motions or amendments may be before the meeting at any given time. Any substitute motion or amendment must also be within the scope of the article.
Motions: After an article has been chosen by lottery, the moderator reads the motion pertaining to that article. The motion must be within the scope of the article as printed in the warrant and must be seconded. After a motion has been made, substitute motions and amendments may be offered, but no more than two (2) substitute motions or amendments may be before the meeting at any given time. Any substitute motion or amendment must also be within the scope of the article.
Discussion
of articles: Persons wishing to speak
should stand and remain standing until recognized by the moderator. They should begin their remarks by stating
their name and address. We usually vote
to limit first time comments on an article to ten (10) minutes. We have a bylaw
limiting second time comments to five (5) minutes. Remember, often the most
effective comments are succinct and to the point.
Point
of order: May be used to raise a
procedural question only. A point of
order may be made at any time, requires no second and is not debatable.
Call for the question is a motion to terminate debate. It requires a two-thirds vote and is not debatable.
Call for the question is a motion to terminate debate. It requires a two-thirds vote and is not debatable.
Voting
by secret ballot shall occur when the Advisory Board so recommends in writing
or when 15 voters so request, or when required by statute or town By-law.
Questioning
the vote: When seven (7) voters question the moderator’s calling of voice vote,
a standing vote will be taken.
Motion
to reconsider must be made on the same night that the vote to be reconsidered
was taken; a two-thirds vote is required; a vote once reconsidered cannot be
further reconsidered. Resolutions may be
offered without prior notice; are non-binding and not debatable.
Other
procedural rules governing our meetings are spelled out in the book “Town
Meeting Time”, Little Brown, 2001 Ed.
John A. Silva, Moderator
John A. Silva, Moderator
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
Plymouth ss
To any of the Constables of the Town of Hull
in the County of Plymouth
Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the Inhabitants of the
Town of Hull qualified to vote on Town affairs and elections to meet at Hull
High School situated at 180 Main Street in said Hull, on Tuesday, the Twenty
Eighth day of August, next 2018 at 7:00 o'clock in the evening, then and there
to act upon the following articles, namely:
ARTICLE
1: To
see if the Town of Hull will amend the code/bylaw of the Town of Hull Chapter
90 as follows: 90-3 paragraph 1 sub
paragraph H by adding at the end of that sub-paragraph:
“Provided
however, that residents of the Town of Hull who have licensed their dog with
the Town of Hull as otherwise set forth in Chapter 90, and who have paid an
annual fee of Fourteen ($14.00) Dollars to the Town of Hull shall be issued a
dog beach pass in a format that is determined by the Town Clerk of the Town of
Hull and those residents shall be permitted to have their leashed dog on any
such beach during the hours of 7:00pm to 8:00am during the months of June 1 to
September 15. (Inserted on Petition of
Chesley Oriel and others).
majority of the Advisory Board recommends
unfavorable action on this
article. Similar articles have been brought forward
at Town Meeting
in recent years and each time these efforts have been denied by
the
voters. While it is always possible that opinion is swayed with
different
approaches and the passage of time, this board feels
uncomfortable with the use
of Special Town Meeting statute. Also of
concern is the enforceability of this
article as written. The time
and effort of the Animal Control Officer (ACO) and
others to police
the beach in order to determine those properly permitted is
unrealistic and untenable. Additionally, a new and important
development now
exists on our beach. The threatened Piping Plovers
have settled and established
multiple successful pairs in recent
years. They have had an exceptionally tough
go of it this summer and
need protection now more than ever. We join with Mass
Audubon in
their opinion that dogs on the beach, particularly during these
otherwise quiet hours, are a clear and obvious danger to these
fragile sea
birds. Please join us in voting no on this article.
Minority: The
members of the Advisory Board that voted in favor of this article strongly
agree with the proponents of this article that responsible dog owners should be
allowed to walk their dogs on the beach during the hours specified in the
article. This article will allow only
licensed dogs that have paid the proposed fee access to the beach with the
requirement that the dog be leashed. The
manner of identifying licensed dogs is to be determined by the Town Clerk and
Animal Control Officer (ACO). Enforcement
of the article will be done by the ACO and seasonal police officers. It should be noted that the ACO stated,
during a hearing on this article, to date, this year, he has received only 20
complaints regarding dogs on the beach.
We believe that this demonstrates that the majority of dog owners are
responsible and have obeyed current regulations. Increasing the number of responsible dog
owners on the beach during the allowed time, we believe will set an example to
others and discourage the irresponsible dog owners who do not leash or pick up
after their pets. Unfortunately, whether
this bylaw passes or not there will always be those dog owners who ignore the
current bylaw and allow their dogs on the beach. Passage of this bylaw will allow responsible
dog owners access to the beach during very limited hours therefore providing
greater fairness and enjoyment of our great beach resources to all. The Board is encouraged with the actions of
our new Animal Control Officer and increased patrols by seasonal officers
helping this effort. (4-3)
Hereof
fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereof to the
Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 9th day
of August, 2018.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
BOARD
OF SELECTMEN
Plymouth ss Date:
By virtue of the above warrant, I
have this day notified and warned as therein directed, the Inhabitants of the
Town of Hull qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the
time and place for the purpose therein stated by posting in at least 5 public locations:
Town Hall Main Lobby, Town of Hull Police Department, Hull Public
Library, Town of Hull Post Office (Allerton), and Town of Hull Main Post
Office.
Constable, Town of Hull
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