WARRANT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING

WARRANT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE TOWN OF FRYE ISLAND and
THE BOARD OF ISLAND TRUSTEES (BIT)

In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby required to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Frye Island, in the County of Cumberland, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to meet at the Frye Island Community Center on Saturday, October 8th, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. to act upon the following Articles:

Article 1: To vote by written ballot to choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.

Article 2: To see if the Voters of Frye Island will vote to amend the definition of Accessory Building in Chapter 101 Land Use, Art. I. Zoning Ordinance Article I § 101.I.2 Definitions to read as follows:

Accessory Building: A subordinate building incidental to and located on the same lot with the main "Principal" building and that is customarily a garage, workshop, shed, and the like, and that does not include any bedrooms or accommodations for sleeping, a bathroom, plumbing of any nature, or kitchen appliances.

Article 3: To see if the Voters of Frye Island will vote to amend the Charter to change the financial year from a Fiscal Year (July 1 to June 30) to a Calendar Year (Jan 1 to Dec.31).

The Board of Selectmen / Board of Island Trustees Executive Committee recommends amending the Charter to revise the financial year to a calendar year. This change will take begin with the period of Jan 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005.

Article 4: To see if the registered voters of Frye Island will vote to appropriate $159,355 from municipal revenues; and raise and appropriate from property taxes $846,110 for municipal services and $861,360 for non-municipal services for municipal and non-municipal services for the ensuing year.

The Board of Selectmen / Board of Island Trustees Executive Committee recommends approval of this warrant article.

Article 5: To see if the Voters of Frye Island will vote to amend the Town Charter with respect to the number of Town Meetings and Town Meeting dates. The amended article to read as follows:

The Annual Town Meeting shall be held each year in the Town of Frye Island during the weekend ~~nearest to the Independence Day Holiday (July)~~ of the Labor Day Holiday (September). Town Budget ~~Meetings~~ and Town Elections shall be a part of the Annual Town Meeting. ~~held in the Town of Frye Island during the weekend of Columbus Day Holiday (October) each year.~~ Special Town Meetings can be called by a majority of the Selectmen or, if the Selectmen refuse to call a Town Meeting, by a notary public on the written petition of a number of Voters equal to at least 10% of the number of votes cast in the Town of Frye Island at the last gubernatorial election, but in no case less than 10. Special town meetings held during the months of November through April require 30 day advance notice by first class mail to all Frye Island Voters and property owners. There is no quorum requirement (i.e., minimum number of Voters required to conduct valid transactions) for Town Meetings or Town Elections.

Article 6: To see if the Voters of Frye Island will vote to establish semi annual tax payments for 2006. The first payment of ½ the taxes owed to be due and payable on January 1^st 2006 and the second half to be due and payable on July 1^st 2006.