2020 Annual Town Report

TOWN OF WHITMAN

Board of Assessors Holding A Public Meeting In A COVID Environment

2020 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT

146th

ANNUAL REPORT

of the

TOWN OFFICERS and COMMITTEES

of the

TOWN OF WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS

For the Year Ending December 31, 2020 IN MEMORIAM 2020

Jane A. Walker Whitman-Hanson Regional School District January 17, 2020

Winifred M. Ryan Finance Committee January 22, 2020

Shirley M. Deehan Whitman-Hanson Regional School District February 22, 2020

Clement Joseph Martineau Permanent Cable T.V. Committee March 9, 2020

Maureen A. Betters Whitman-Hanson Regional School District March 10, 2020

Marie L. Clasby Whitman-Hanson Regional School District April 24, 2020

Cheryl A. Folsom Whitman-Hanson Regional School District April 26, 2020

Frederick Krause Whitman-Hanson Regional School District May 6, 2020

Robert E. Godbout, Sr. Sealer of Weights and Measures June 25, 2020

Bud Talpey Building Inspector Whitman School Committee Finance Committee Board of Selectmen Zoning by-Law Study Committee July 14, 2020

2 Mary L. Fitzpatrick Whitman-Hanson Regional School District September 15, 2020

Mary G. Fries Election Official DPW Administrative Assistant December 6, 2020

Jessie A. Walsh Whitman-Hanson Regional School District December 18, 2020

Daniel E. Holbrook Board of Selectmen Finance Committee December 25, 2020

Edward W. VanCor Finance Committee Technology Study Committee December 29, 2020

3 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN

‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” the opening line of the novel “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens, could certainly be applied to the experiences of the past calendar year for the Town of Whitman. Revenue growth was good and the Town was poised to meet its budgetary demands without calling for a Proposition 2 ½ override (a tax increase above the permitted annual increase of 2 ½%) that would necessitate an election to authorize the Town to further increase property taxes. As we began prepara- tions for presenting a budget to Town Meeting, we suddenly had to deal with the world in a pandemic.

The biggest unresolved issue for 2020 was a dispute over how the Towns of Whitman and Hanson would be assessed by the Whitman Hanson Regional School District for the cost of educating the students of Whitman and Hanson enrolled in the district. In the prior year, the issue of how to assess the costs to each town positioned the two towns at odds, It had been determined that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education had released guidance to all school districts in 2007 that prescribed that “Notwithstanding the provisions of any regional school district agreement, each member municipality shall increase its contribution to the regional district each fiscal year by the amount indicated in that district’s share of the municipality’s minimum regional contribution in that fiscal year.” This is referred to as the Statutory Method of assessment. While our regional school district agreement provided that all costs except capital costs should be assessed to each town based solely on student population, the change in Chapter 71 superseded the methodology provided for in local regional agreements. Not following that directive resulted in an over-assessment for Whitman and an under-assessment for Hanson for operating costs through 2019. The most significant impacts were in the past five years. The resulting increase in assessment for Hanson and decrease to Whitman generated significant friction between the two towns, with Hanson leadership maintaining that the increase was beyond the Town’s ability to pay and that more time was needed to transition to the statutory method of assessment. A series of meetings were held between and among the Boards of Selectmen for the two towns, the regional School Committee and respective finance committees to seek agreement on the assessments.

While controversy was brewing over the assessments, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began to impact the nation. The Town chose to reduce staff presence in town buildings, allowing employees who could to tele-commute working from home and closed all town buildings to public access. The Board of Selectmen with concurrence from the Board of Health and Town Moderator, twice postponed town meeting, ultimately holding it outdoors on the grounds of the Whitman Hanson Regional High School on July 27, 2020, at 6:00 P.M. Despite the 90-degree weather, 421 voters turned out at this meeting and voted unanimously to approve a compromise school assessment with each town contrib- uting 50% of the increase in this year’s budget.

In order to better plan for future capital needs and growing budgets, the Town, in August of 2019, engaged a consultant to review our financial operations and processes to assist in determining best practices going forward to meet the needs of the Town. Following the recommendations of the consultant, the Town voted in July, 2020 to discontinue police and fire reserve for appropriation accounts and return those receipts to the general fund, increasing funds available in the levy limit. Additionally, it was determined that an operational override would not be needed in 2020, but may be needed in fiscal 2021 or 2022. These and other recommendations were received by the Board of Selectmen in January, 2020.

4 In February the Board of Selectmen voted to seek Town Meeting approval to adopt the Community Preservation Act and place it on the November ballot. The question was accepted at the November 3, 2020, presidential election and the Town will begin receiving funds in 2022.

The balance of 2020 was spent navigating the changed world in a COVID Pandemic environment with very limited social interaction with virtual meetings and virtual learning in our schools with limited in-person interaction.

The month of October 2020 marked the end of Frank Lynam’s career as Whitman’s Town Administrator when he began his retirement on October 14. Frank was a dedicated and invaluable servant leader to the citizens of Whitman, and we shall surely miss his energy, expertise, and experience in the corner office. Prior to his becoming Town Administrator in December of 2001, Frank served on the Finance Committee from 1993-1996, on the Board of Selectmen from 1996-1999, and on the Historical Commission from 1999-2000, thus totaling over 26 years of service to the Town. Always wholly engaged in his work, ever faithful to his duties, and totally mindful of the role of government in the health and security of his beloved Whitman, Frank was also a valuable resource to Whitman’s wider community and was held in high esteem by the officials of our surrounding cities and towns. We certainly owe Frank much for guiding us through some interesting times, and we offer him our best wishes for a happy, healthy, and well-deserved retirement.

The Board of Selectmen also saw the retirement of several other other Town employees during 2020, including Barbara Garvey who retired as Director of the Council on Aging on July 17, 2020, after serving the Town for fifteen years. Lieutenant Robert Hover, who served more than 34 years with the Whitman Fire Department, retired on August 31, 2020. Lieutenant Hover began his career as a Call Firefighter in 1986. He then became a Fire- fighter/EMT in 1988, before assuming the role of Lieutenant in 1999. On September 9, 2020, Board of Health Chairman Eric Joubert resigned his office after serving for 10 years, and on November 19, 2020, Elaine Williams retired from the position of Administrative As- sistant after more than 10 years of dedicated service to the Board of Health. On October 30, 2020, Thomas McCarthy retired from the position of Veterans’ Services Officer after 12 years of dedicated service. On December 31, 2020, Michele Hayes retired from the position of Assistant Treasurer-Collector after more than 17 years of dedicated service to the Town. On behalf of a grateful community, the Board of Selectmen would like to ex- tend best wishes for good health and happiness in their retirements.

Respectfully submitted:

Daniel L. Salvucci, Acting Chairman Brian J. Bezanson, Clerk Carl F. Kowalski, Member Randy G. LaMattina, Member Justin R. Evans, Member

5 STATISTICS

of the Town of Whitman INCORPORATED - 1875

Federal Census - 2010 14,489 Registered Active/Inactive VOTERS 10,917

TOWN CENSUS – 2020 - 14,359 WEB SITE: www.whitman-ma.gov

TOWN MEETING - First Monday in May

TOWN ELECTION - Third Saturday in May

FORM OF GOVERNMENT - Board of Selectmen - Town Administrator - Open Town Meeting

MUNICIPAL OFFICES - Main Telephone Number: (781) 618-9701

LOCATION - Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Abington on the North, Rockland and Hanson on the East, East Bridgewater on the South, and Brockton on the West. Whit- man is 21 miles south of Boston and 212 miles from New York City.

LAND AREA - 6.98 Square Miles MILES OF STREETS - 71 Miles

MAJOR HIGHWAYS - Principal Highways are State Routes 14, 18, 27 and 58

NUMBER OF HOUSES Single Family 3,395 Two Family 431 Three Family 119 Four to Eight Family 62 Condo Units 489 Misc. Units 19 Land Parcels 188

ALTITUDE Highest - 186 feet above sea level Lowest - 60 feet above sea level

WHITMAN IN SPECIAL DISTRICTS 8th Massachusetts Congressional District 2nd Plymouth & Bristol Senatorial District 4th Councillor District of Eight 7th Plymouth State Representative District

TAX RATE 2011 13.43 2012 14.62 2013 15.79 2014 15.81 2015 15.61 2016 15.59 2017 16.01 2018 15.38 2019 15.85 2020 15.50

6 HOSPITALS Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital WITHIN Steward Good Samaritan Medical Center 10 MILES South Shore Hospital

HOUSES OF Catholic, Congregational, Episcopal, Methodist, WORSHIP South Shore Pentacostal Church

UTILITIES Electrical service provided by National Grid Natural gas service provided by National Grid Water supplied by the City of Brockton - Town Sewerage Telephone service provided by Verizon Telephone, Comcast Cable service provided by COMCAST

TRANSPORTATION Commuter rail service to South Station, Boston, 7 days a week, on the Plymouth/ Kingston Line, operated by KEOLIS under contract to the MBTA. For information call 1-800-392- 6100.

SCHOOLS Two elementary, one middle and Whitman-Hanson Regional High School, all schools (PK-12) part of the Whitman Hanson Regional School District; member of the South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School & Norfolk Agricultural

PUBLIC SAFETY Full-time Fire-Rescue and Emergency Services Department, including advanced life support emergency medical services. Full time Police Department

RECREATION July 4th celebration Swimming Pool Road race Swimming Instruction Summer Park Program Baseball Soccer Basketball Softball Football Swim Team Hockey

LIBRARY Whitman Public Library, 100 Webster St. 781-447-7613

RECREATIONAL Hobarts Meadows Area - (106 acres) SITES bicycling, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, ice skating, nature observing Camp Alice Carleton - (17 acres) bicycling, camping, hiking, horseback riding, nature observing, picnicking, target archery. Town Park - (11 acres) bicycling, basketball, pool swimming, Playground Hardings Pond - Fishing, skating

EDUCATIONAL Adult Education Program, Kindergarten, Arts and Crafts, Pre- School Program

7 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY OF DEPARTMENTS

TOWN HALL MAIN NUMBER (781) 618-9701

Department Telephone Number Assessors, Board of ...... (781) 618-9760 Building Department ...... (781) 618-9770 Cable Access ...... (781) 447-4175 Conservation Commission ...... (781) 618-9814 Council on Aging ...... (781) 447-7619 Cultural Council ...... (781) 618-9816 Custodian ...... (781) 618-9775 Department of Public Works ...... (781) 447-7630 Fire Department ...... (781) 447-7626 Health, Board of ...... (781) 618-9754 Historic Commission ...... (781) 618-9746 Inspection Services ...... (781) 618-9770 Planning Board ...... (781) 618-9757 Police Department ...... (781) 447-1212 Recreation Department ...... (781) 618-9758 Sealer of Weights and Measures ...... (781) 618-9815 Selectmen, Board of ...... (781) 618-9701 Technology Department ...... (781) 618-9780 Town Accountant ...... (781) 618-9740 Town Clerk ...... (781) 618-9710 Town Collector ...... (781) 618-9720 Town Treasurer ...... (781) 618-9730 Veterans Agent ...... (781) 618-9750 Whitman Public Library ...... (781) 447-7613 Whitman Visiting Nurse Association ...... (781) 618-9804

8 FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS 2020

United States of America

TERM TEL.#

PRESIDENT Washington, D.C. - Four year term Donald J. Trump (R) New York 2016-2020 202-456-1414

VICE PRESIDENT Washington, D.C. - Four year term Michael R. Pence (R) Indiana 2016-2020 202-456-1414

UNITED STATES SENATORS IN CONGRESS Washington, D.C. - Two elected for six year terms Elizabeth A. Warren (D) Boston 2018-2024 202-224-4543 Edward J. Markey (D) Boston 2014-2020 202-224-2742

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS Washington D.C. - Ten elected for two year terms Eighth (8th) Congressional District Stephen F. Lynch (D) Boston 2020-2022 617-428-2000

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

GOVERNOR Four year term Charles D. Baker, Jr. (R) Swampscott 2018-2022 888-870-7770

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Four year term Karyn E. Polito (R) Shrewsbury 2018-2022 888-870-7770

SECRETARY Four year term William Francis Galvin (D) Boston 2018-2022 800-392-6090

ATTORNEY GENERAL Four year term Maura Healey (D) Boston 2018-2022 617-727-2200

TREASURER Four year term Deborah B. Goldberg (D) Brookline 2018-2022 617-367-6900

AUDITOR Four year term Suzanne M. Bump (D) Great Barrington 2018-2022 617-727-2075

9 TERM TEL.#

COUNCILLOR Two year term Councillor District No. Four (4) - Eight Districts Christopher A. Iannella, Jr. (D) Boston 2018-2022 617-725-4015 Ext. 4

STATE SENATOR Two year term 2nd Plymouth & Bristol Senatorial District - 40 Members - 40 Districts Michael D. Brady (D) Brockton 2018-2020 617-722-1200

STATE REPRESENTATIVE Two year term 7th Plymouth District - 160 Members - 160 Districts Alyson M. Sullivan (R) Abington 2018-2020 617-722-2305

PLYMOUTH COUNTY OFFICERS

DISTRICT ATTORNEY Four year term Timothy J. Cruz (R) Marshfield 2018-2022 508-584-8120

CLERK OF COURTS Six year term Robert S. Creedon, Jr. (D)Brockton 2018-2024 508-583-8250

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Four year term - Two elected every four years - One elected every four years Greg Hanley (D)Pembroke 2016-2020 508-830-9100 Daniel A. Pallotta (R)Hanover 2016-2020 508-830-9100 Sandra M. Wright (R)Bridgewater 2018-2022 508-830-9100

COUNTY TREASURER Six year term Thomas J. O’Brien (D) Kingston 2014-2020 508-830-9100

SHERIFF Six year term Joseph D. McDonald, Jr. (R) Kingston 2016-2022 508-830-6200

10 COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS (14)

Barnstable Essex Middlesex Suffolk Berkshire Franklin Nantucket Worcester Bristol Hampden Norfolk Dukes Hampshire Plymouth (Whitman)

PLYMOUTH COUNTY MEMBER CITY AND TOWNS

Abington East Bridgewater Hull Mattapoisett Plympton West Bridgewater Bridgewater Halifax Kingston Middleboro Rochester WHITMAN Brockton Hanover Lakeville Norwell Rockland Carver Hanson Marion Pembroke Scituate Duxbury Hingham Marshfield Plymouth Wareham

11 ELECTED TOWN OFFICIALS 2020

TERM ______ELECTED EXPIRES

TOWN MODERATOR Three year term Michael G. Seele 2020 2023

TOWN CLERK Three year term Dawn M. Varley 2018 2021

TOWN TREASURER/COLLECTOR Three year term Mary Beth Carter 2020 2023

SELECTMEN Three year term - Five member board Daniel L. Salvucci, Vice Chairman 2018 2021 Brian J. Bezanson, Clerk 2019 2022 Justin Evans 2019 2022 Carl F. Kowalski – resigned as Chair 10/30/20 2020 2023 Randy LaMattina 2020 2023

ASSESSORS Three year term - Three member board Priscilla A. Waugh 2018 2021 Carol O’Brien, Chairman 2019 2022 John Noska, Clerk 2020 2023

PK-12 WHITMAN-HANSON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE Three year term - Six Whitman Members Frederick M. Small 2018 2021 Christopher L. Scriven 2018 2021 Daniel P. Cullity 2019 2022 Dawn M. Byers 2019 2022 Steven D. Bois 2020 2023 David Forth, Jr. 2020 2023

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONERS Three year term Ch. 68 of the Acts of 2008-Increased to Five member Board Wayne T. Carroll, Sr., Vice Chairman 2018 2021 Kevin T. Cleary, Chairman 2019 2022 Bruce W. Varley – resigned 8/9/2020 2019 2022 Mark Poirier – to fill vacancy 2020 2022 Kenneth J. Lailer 2020 2023 David L. Cook, Clerk 2020 2023

12 TERM ______ELECTED EXPIRES

PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES Three year term - Six member board Michael J. Ganshirt 2018 2021 Kathryn L. Youngman 2018 2021 Roberta F. Ellis Drews – deceased 7/13/2020 2019 2022 Lauren A. Kelley, Clerk 2019 2022 Susan J. Durand, Chairman 2020 2023 Ann T. Trotta, Vic Chairman 2020 2023 Margaret P. McEwan – to fill vacancy 2020 2021

WHITMAN HOUSING AUTHORITY Five year term - Five member board Steven J. Green – Vice Chairman 2016 2021 Robert E. McPhail, Sr. – State Appointed Member 2018 2021 Katharine A. Kelleher - Chairman 2019 2024 Patricia A. McKay 2020 2025 ONE VACANCY

Note: Eileen M. Gibson, Executive Director 2012

PLANNING BOARD Five year term Ann. Twn Mtg. 5/1/17 - Reduced to five member board Eric W. Pretorius, Chairman – resigned 11/30/2020 2016 2021 Sheila M. Salvucci 2018 2021 Elaine M. Bergeron 2019 2021 Elonie Bezanson 2017 2022 Adam J. Somerville 2020 2025 ONE VACANCY

BOARD OF HEALTH Three year term - Three member board Barbara J. White 2018 2021 Mary E. Kelly – to fill vacancy 2020 2021 Eric F. Joubert – resigned 9/14/2020 2019 2022 Dawn M. Varley 2020 2023

13 APPOINTED OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES 2020

TERM ______APPOINTED EXPIRES

AAA ADVISORY COMMITTEE Two year term - One person for each 25,000 population Appointed by Selectmen Barbara Garvey, Delegate – rescinded 7/14/20 2020 2022 Mary R. Holland 2020 2022 ONE VACANCY – Alternate Delegate

AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT - A.D.A. Appointed by Selectmen – One Year Term Robert P. Curran 2020 2021

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REPRESENTATIVE Appointed by Selectmen Francis J. Lynam – rescinded 10/20/20 2020 2021 Lisa M. Green – to fill vacancy 2020 2021

AGENT FOR RABIES VACCINATION One year term Appointed by Board of Health Dawn M. Varley 2019 2020

AGING, COUNCIL ON Three year term Ann. Twn Mtg. 5/14/92 - Reduced to five member board Appointed by Selectmen Patricia Goldmann – to fill vacancy 2021 2023 Laura D. Andrade 2019 2021 Jill A. Getchell – resigned 5/5/2020 2019 2022 Barbara J. Garvey – to fill vacancy 2020 2022 Thomas G. Ford 2019 2022 Denise K. Bagley 2020 2023

AGING, COUNCIL ON, DIRECTOR Three Year Term Appointed by Council on Aging Board Barbara Garvey- Retired 7/18/2020 2016 2019 Mary R. Holland – to fill vacancy 2020 2021

ANIMAL INSPECTOR One year term - Appointed by Board of Health Alexis A. Andrews 2020 2021 Barbara J. White - Assistant 2020 2021 Laura L. Howe - Assistant 2020 2021 Joseph J. Kenney – Assistant 2020 2021

14 TERM ______APPOINTED EXPIRES

APPEAL BOARD Five year term - Five member board - Appointed by Selectmen Wayne A. Andrews 2016 2021 Fred L. Gilmetti, Vice Chairman 2017 2022 Richard S. Blosz, Clerk 2018 2023 James K. Chandler 2019 2024 John Goldrosen, Chairman 2020 2025

THREE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS – TWO YEAR TERMS Robert Keeman 2020 2022 Sheila M. Salvucci - rescinded 7/14/2020 2020 2022 Steven Cacciatore 2019 2021 ONE VACANCY

PRINCIPAL ASSESSOR Appointed by Assessors Kathleen Keefe 2020 2021

ASSISTANT TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Appointed by Selectmen Lisa M. Green 2020 2021

ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK Appointed by Town Clerk Mary R. Holland - resigned 7/3/20 2018 2021 Michael J. Ganshirt – appointed 7/14/2020 2020 2021

ASSISTANT TOWN TREASURER/COLLECTOR Appointed by Selectmen Michele Hayes – retired 12/31/20 2020 2021

ASSISTANT TOWN ACCOUNTANT Appointed by Selectmen Paula Holland 2020 2021

AUCTIONEER One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Richard H. Cole 2020 2021

AUCTION PERMIT AGENT One year term – Appointed by Selectmen Francis J. Lynam – rescinded 10/20/20 2020 2021 Lisa M. Green – to fill vacancy 2020 2021

15 TERM ______APPOINTED EXPIRES

BUILDING, FACILITIES, AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE Nine member board; six members appt. by Selectmen – 3 year term 2015 Replaced Building Projects Committee and Capital Improvement Advisory Commit- tee per Town Meeting vote Robert P. Curran 2018 2021 Justin Evans – rescinded 11/1/20 2019 2021 Fred M. Small – to fill vacancy 2020 2021 Aaron S. Taylor 2019 2022 Donald J. Esson 2019 2022 Joshua J. MacNeil 2020 2023 Justin Evans 2020 indefinite Francis J. Lynam – rescinded 10/20/20 2015 indefinite Daniel L. Salvucci – rescinded 10/20/20 2015 indefinite Lisa M. Green – to fill vacancy 2020 indefinite David C. Codero 2016 indefinite ONE VACANCY

BURIAL AGENT FOR THE TOWN One year term - Appointed by Board of Health Dawn M. Varley 2019 2020 Michael J. Ganshirt, Assistant 2019 2020

BY-LAW STUDY COMMITTEE (All By-Laws - Voted 11/24/98) Five Member Board - Appointed by Selectmen George Porter 2020 2021 Fred Gilmetti 2020 2021 Francis J. Lynam – rescinded 10/20/20 2020 2021 Lisa M. Green – to fill vacancy 2020 2021 Richard S. Rosen 2020 2021 Brian J. Bezanson 2020 2021 Robert P. Curran, Advisory Member 2020 2021

CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER Appointed by Selectmen ONE VACANCY

CLAIM AGENT Three year term - Appointed by Selectmen Francis J. Lynam – rescinded 10/20/20 2020 2023 Lisa M. Green – to fill vacancy 2020 2023

CONSERVATION COMMISSION Three year term - Appointed by Selectmen Five Member Board Elaine M. Melisi, Clerk/Secretary 2018 2021 George M. Porter, Chairman 2019 2022 Sandy Cortez, Vice Chairman 2019 2022 Spencer C. Shute – to fill vacancy 2020 2022 ONE VACANCY

ALTERNATE TWO VACANCIES

16 TERM ______APPOINTED EXPIRES

CONSTABLE One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Timothy P. Hanlon 2020 2021 Christine M. May-Stafford 2020 2021

DEPUTY COLLECTOR One year term - Appointed by Treasurer/Collector John Y. Brady 2019 2020

DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Appointed by Selectmen Joshua MacNeil 2020 2021

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Seven member Board – Appointed by Selectmen James K. Chandler (Zoning Board of Appeals) 2018 2021 Daniel L. Salvucci (Board of Selectmen) 2018 2021 Kathleen Keefe (Assessors) 2019 2022 Richard S. Rosen (At Large) 2019 2022 VACANCY (Planning Board) TWO VACANCIES (At Large)

FACILITIES MANAGER Appointed by Selectmen ONE VACANCY

FAIR HOUSING COMMITTEE Established 9/8/87 - One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Francis J. Lynam, Fair Housing Officer – rescinded 10/20/20 2020 2021 Lisa M. Green – to fill vacancy 2020 2021 ONE VACANCY

FENCE VIEWER One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Robert P. Curran 2020 2021

FIELD DRIVER One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Laura L. Howe 2020 2021

FINANCE COMMITTEE Three year term - Nine member board Appointed by Moderator Richard T. Anderson - Chairman 2018 2021 John J. Gavin, III 2019 2021 Scott J. Lambiase – resigned 9/9/2020 2019 2021 John T. Noone – to fill vacancy 2020 2021 David C. Codero – Vice Chair 2019 2022 Ralph Mitchell 2019 2022 Kathleen A. Ottina 2019 2022 Albert J. Cafferty 2020 2023 Charles E. Colby Jr. - Clerk 2020 2023 RoseMary Connolly 2020 2023

17 TERM ______APPOINTED EXPIRES

FIRE-RESCUE-EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

FIRE CHIEF Appointed by Selectmen Timothy J. Grenno*** 1992

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE FIRE CHIEF Appointed by the Fire Chief Lisa D. Riley 2005

FIRE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS Appointed by Fire Chief

FIRE OFFICERS Alfred Cunningham, Deputy Chief*** 1998 Timothy J. Clancy, Jr., Lieutenant*** 1997 Nicholas A. Grasso, Lieutenant*** 2004 Thomas Ford, Lieutenant*** 1999 Robert W. Hover, Jr., Lieutenant** - Retired 8/31/2020 1988

FIREFIGHTERS Ryan Benton*** 2017 Zachary Baldwin*** 2017 Matthew J. Busch *** 1998 Christopher D. Donahue*** 2011 Brian Feeney* 2020 Scott Figgins *** 2009 Steven F. Foster*** 2006 Josef E. Kenealy *** 1998 Luke Laubacher* 2020 Russell Lucas*** 2017 Michael C. MacCurtain*** 2003 Richard D. MacKinnon, Jr.*** 2000 Jason E. Mahoney*** 2008 Andrew McGillivray*** 1999 Scott C. Nascarella*** 2008 John Norton*** 1999 Bryan R. Smith*** 2008 Patrick T. Travers*** 2006 Brian W. Trefry*** 2012 Jerry Thompson*** 2017 Jackson Valentine*** - resigned 3/16/20 2019

CALL FIREFIGHTERS Appointed by Fire Chief Robert L. Figgins, Jr. 1988 Glenn Rowell 2007 VACANCY, Fire Chaplain/Call Firefighter

* CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-BASIC ** CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-INTERMEDIATE ***CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-PARAMEDIC

18 TERM ______APPOINTED EXPIRES

FOREST FIRE WARDEN One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Timothy J. Grenno 2020 2021

GAS INSPECTOR One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Mark Getchell 2020 2021 ONE VACANCY, Assistant

HEALTH INSPECTOR One year term - Appointed by Board of Health Alexis A. Andrews 2020 2021 Barbara J. White, Assistant 2020 2021

HISTORICAL COMMISSION Three year term - Seven member board As of 10/15/99 - Appointed by Selectmen Marie Lailer, Co-Chairman 2018 2021 Lorna Holbrook 2019 2021 Norma Gardner. Co-Chairman 2019 2022 June O’Leary 2019 2022 Karen P. Marshall 2019 2022 Michael J. Ganshirt 2020 2023 Michele S. Frank 2020 2023

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Elaine M. Bergeron 2019 2022 ONE VACANCY

INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS - BUILDING COMMISSIONER One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Robert P. Curran 2020 2021 Thomas E. Ruble – Assistant 2020 2021 James Ewell - Assistant 2020 2021

KEEPER OF THE LOCK-UP - (MGL Chapter 40, Section 34-36) Timothy P. Hanlon 2020 2021

LIBRARY DIRECTOR Appointed by Library Trustees Marcie B. Walsh-O’Connor – Director 2018

LIQUOR LICENSE INSPECTION AGENT One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Timothy P. Hanlon 2020 2021

MUNICIPAL COORDINATOR "RIGHT TO KNOW" Appointed by Selectmen Timothy J. Grenno, Fire Chief 2008 Alexis A. Andrews, Alternate 2016

19 TERM ______APPOINTED EXPIRES

MUNICIPAL HEARINGS OFFICER Appointed by Selectmen Timothy P. Travers 2019

"911" COORDINATOR Appointed by Selectmen Timothy P. Hanlon 2020 2021

OLD COLONY ELDER SERVICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS One Year Term – Appointed by Selectmen Barbara Garvey- retired 7/18/2020 2019 2020 Mary R. Holland 2020 2021

OLD COLONY PLANNING COUNCIL One Year Term – Appointed by Selectmen Fred Gilmetti, Delegate 2020 2021 Daniel L. Salvucci, Alternate 2020 2021

OLD COLONY PLANNING COUNCIL JOINT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE One year term – Appointed by Selectmen Noreen O’Toole, Delegate 2020 2021 Daniel L. Salvucci, Alternate Delegate 2020 2021

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DIVISION One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Robert P. Curran 2020 2021

PARKING CLERK Appointed by Selectmen Laurie O’Brien 2020 2021 Francis J. Lynam, Assistant – rescinded 10/20/20 2020 2021 Lisa M. Green – to fill vacancy 2020 2021

PEST CONTROL INSPECTOR One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Laura L. Howe 2020 2021

PLUMBING INSPECTOR Appointed by Selectmen Mark Getchell 2020 2021 ONE VACANCY, Assistant

PLYMOUTH COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Daniel L. Salvucci, Delegate 2020 2021 Brian J. Bezanson, Alternate 2020 2021

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE POLICE CHIEF Appointed by the Police Chief Tracy Briggs 2014 Melissa Madden – Records Clerk 2020

20 TERM ______APPOINTED EXPIRES

POLICE DEPARTMENT Appointed by Selectmen Timothy Hanlon, Chief 2000 Joseph E. Bombardier, Deputy Chief 2004 Daniel O. Connolly, Lieutenant 2008 Christine M. May-Stafford – Lieutenant 2000 Peter E. Aitken, Sergeant, Detective 2001 David T. Gregory, Sergeant 2004 Patrick Burtt-Henderson, Sergeant 2014 Matthew E. Kenealy, Sergeant, Prosecutor 2000 Edward R. Slocum, Sergeant 1991 Andrew Stafford, Sergeant 1999 Eric M. Campbell, Detective 2001 William F. Balonis, Jr., Patrolman 2001 Richard Belcher, Patrolman 2020 Justin E. Burns, Patrolman 2016 John J. Cormier, Patrolman 2001 John G. Curtin, Patrolman 2007 Stephen I. Drass, Patrolman 1999 Kevin J. Harrington, Patrolman – DARE Officer 2007 David A. Hickey, Patrolman 2005 Christopher L. Lee, Patrolman – SAFETY Officer 2001 Gary M. Nelson, Patrolman 2005 Mark A. Poirier, Patrolman 2009 Kevin H. Shanteler, Patrolman 2008 Robert A. Silva, Jr., Patrolman 2010 Robert Stokinger, Patrolman 1999 Paul J. Young, Patrolman 2008 Joyce Gunter, Police Matron 2004 Richard Eldredge – Assistant Weights and Measures Inspector 2017

PERMANENT RESERVE/INTERMITTENT OFFICERS Jacob D. Dodge - resigned 2/4/20 2017 Lester C. Bradshaw, Jr.- resigned 4/28/20 2017 Christopher J. Ezepik 2017 Patrick E. Hickey 2017 Robert S. Hoey 2017 Kelly R. Travers 2017

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SUPERINTENDENTS Appointed by the Department of Public Works Commissioners Bruce Martin – Superintendent 2010 Dennis F. Smith – Superintendent 2018

RECREATION COMMISSION Three year term - Five member board Appointed by Selectmen Kevin D. Callahan 2019 2022 Joseph P. Cunningham 2019 2022 June O'Leary 2020 2023 Michelle C. LaMattina 2020 2023 ONE VACANCY

21 TERM ______APPOINTED EXPIRES

NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: Ronald R. Rock, II 2019 2022 Kelli L. McPherson 2019 2022

RECREATION COMMISSION DIRECTOR Appointed by Recreation Commission Oliver B. Amado, III, - resigned 1/13/2020 2015

REGISTRAR OF VOTERS Three year term - Three member board Appointed by Selectmen Michelle Winnett 2018 2021 Alice Riddell, Chairman 2019 2022 Yvonne B. Evans 2020 2023 Dawn M. Varley, Town Clerk, ExOfficio Member

SCHOOLS, SUPERINTENDENT OF PK-12 WHITMAN-HANSON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Appointed by the Whitman-Hanson Regional Committee Jeffrey Szymaniak - Superintendent 2018 Dr. Christopher Jones, Principal 2018

SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Robert S. O’Rourke 2020 2023 Richard Eldridge – Assistant 2020 2023

SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS Appointed by Selectmen Department of Public Works Commissioners 1985

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER One year term - Appointed by Board of Health Laura L. Howe (Primary) 2020 2021 Joseph J. Kenney 2020 2021

SOUTH SHORE RECYCLING COOPERATIVE Three Year Term – Appointed by Selectmen Bruce Martin, DPW Representative 2019 2022 Alexis A. Andrews, Board of Health Representative 2019 2022

SOUTH SHORE REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE Three year term - Appointed by Selectmen Daniel L. Salvucci 2019 2022

TOWN ACCOUNTANT Three year term - Appointed by Selectmen Kenneth E. Lytle 2019 2022

22 TERM ______APPOINTED EXPIRES

TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Appointed by Selectmen Francis J. Lynam – Retired 10/13/2020 2001 Lisa M. Green – Interim Town Administrator 2020 Lincoln Heineman 2020

TOWN COUNSEL One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Law Firm of Murphy Lamere & Murphy, PC - Braintree Michelle Allaire-McNulty 2020 2021

TOWN HALL CUSTODIAN Todd L. DeCouto 2008

VETERANS' AGENT/DIRECTOR VETERANS' GRAVES OFFICER VETERANS' SERVICE DIRECTOR Appointed by Selectmen

WHITMAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY One Year Term Timothy J. Grenno, Director 2020 2021 Alfred Cunningham, Deputy Director-Operations 2020 2021 Lisa D. Riley, Asst. Deputy Director – Administration 2020 2021 Barbara Garvey, Asst. Deputy Director - Senior Citizens – rescinded 7/14/20 2020 2021 Mary R. Holland, Asst. Deputy Director – Senior Citizens 2020 2021 Timothy P. Hanlon – Deputy Director, Security 2020 2021 Paul Moss, RACES Radio Officer 2020 2021

WHITMAN CULTURAL COUNCIL Three year term (Renewable Twice) - Seven Member Board Appointed by Selectmen Oliver Amado – resigned 1/13/2020 2019 2021 Anthony M. Taylor 2019 2022 Erin Johnson 2020 2023 Joseph C. Kleinmann 2020 2023 Steven A. Santos II – rescinded 7/14/20 2020 2023 FOUR VACANCIES

WHRSD REGIONAL AGREEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE Appointed by Selectmen Francis J. Lynam (Town Administrator) – rescinded 10/20/20 2020 Justin Evans (Selectmen) 2020 Richard T. Anderson (Finance Committee) 2020 Christopher George (Citizen at Large) 2020

WIRE INSPECTOR One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Peter Palaza 2020 2021 ONE VACANCY, Assistant

ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER One year term - Appointed by Selectmen Robert P. Curran 2020 2021

23 TOWN CLERK LETTER

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the town of Whitman:

2020 was a year to remember in the Town Clerk’s Office! I would like to thank the Town Clerk and Registrar Staff for their continued support and dedication through this most challenging year. The Staff includes: Michael Ganshirt – Assistant Town Clerk, Jennifer Devasto – Administrative Assistant, Alice Riddell – Chairwoman of the Board of Regis- trars, Michelle Winnett – Member and especially Yvonne Evans – Member and former As- sistant Town Clerk.

I would also like to thank my brave and loyal Election Workers for their hard work and courage through the Elections and Town Meeting in 2020. The work they do goes unno- ticed, however, I want them to know that I notice and we could never have done it so smoothly without them.

Respectfully submitted,

Dawn M. Varley, CMC, CMMC Town Clerk

24 MISCELLANEOUS FEES – YEARLY REPORT 2020

ITEM COST ISSUED GROSS MA Tax Lien $ - 0 $ - MA Tax Lien Release $ - 0 $ - Marriage Intentions $ 30.00 61 $ 1,830.00 Certified Abstracts $ 4.00 0 $ - Certified Long Forms $ 5.00 1269 $ 6,345.00 Raffle & Bazaar $ 10.00 5 $ 50.00 Misc. Copies @ .05 $ 0.05 0 $ - Certified Copies $ 5.00 242 $ 1,210.00 Search of Records $ 10.00 0 $ - Voter I.D. $ 5.00 0 $ - Affidavits & Corrections $ 10.00 5 $ 50.00 Wire & Pole Locations @ 40.00 $ 40.00 2 $ 80.00 Wire & Pole Locations @ 80.00 $ 80.00 0 $ - Additional Streets $ 20.00 0 $ - Persons Listed Books $ 15.00 25 $ 375.00 Zoning By-Law Books $ 10.00 11 $ 110.00 Zoning Maps $ 5.00 0 $ - Street Maps $ 1.00 0 $ - Sub-Division Books $ 15.00 0 $ - Voting Lists/Disk $ 25.00 0 $ - Voting Lists - @ .50 per page $ 0.50 0 $ - Business Certificate $ 40.00 49 $ 1,960.00 Business Certificate Change $ 10.00 4 $ 40.00 Business Certificate Disc. $ 10.00 5 $ 50.00 Miscellaneous Lists/Paper $ 10.00 1 $ 10.00 Miscellaneous Lists/Disk $ 25.00 0 $ - Recording Medical Registrations $ 20.00 0 $ - Recording Power of Attorney $ 10.00 0 $ - Recording Documents $ 10.00 0 $ - Additional Pages $ 2.00 0 $ - Recording Declaration of Trust $ 20.00 0 $ - Resident Listing on Diskette $ 25.00 0 $ - Passport Photos $ 10.00 0 $ - Postage & Handling $ 1.50 897 $ 1,345.50 Marijuana Fines $ 100.00 $ - Marijuana Fines $ 400.00 0 $ - Marijuana Fines Misc. (Partial pmts) $ - 0 $ - MISC $ - 1 $ 200.00 TOTALS 2358 $ 13,655.50

25 DOG LICENSE FEES – YEAR END REPORT 2020

TYPE OF LICENSE $ PER LIC # LIC SOLD TOTAL SPAY/NEUT LIC. $10.00 1059 $ 10,590.00 MALE/FEMALE LIC $15.00 130 $ 1,950.00 KENNEL LICENSE $30.00 2 $ 60.00 HOBBY KENNEL LIC. $60.00 2 $ 120.00 COMM. KENNEL LIC. $150.00 0 $ - TRANSFER LIC. $1.00 0 $ - DUPLICATE LIC. $3.00 3 $ 9.00 LATE FEES $25.00 86 $ 2,150.00

TOTAL 1282 $ 14,879.00

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTSICS RECORDINGS TOWN CLERKS OFFICE 2020

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 BIRTHS 165 154 186 130 187 142 158 143 148 152 146 MARRIAGES 73 89 85 67 65 78 89 80 69 76 59 DEATHS 105 100 87 73 103 116 118 109 121 122 131

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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGISTRARS

2020 Population 14,359

REGISTERED VOTERS (ACTIVE & INACTIVE) DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS UNENROLLED ALL OTHERS TOTAL PREC. 1 655 353 1976 45 3029 PREC. 2 505 329 1686 41 2561 PREC. 3 616 296 1817 43 2772 PREC. 4 536 262 1716 41 2555 TOTALS 2312 1240 7195 170 10917

Respectfully submitted,

Alice Riddell, Chairman Michelle Winnett Yvonne Evans Dawn M. Varley, Town Clerk WHITMAN BOARD OF REGISTRARS

26 MARCH 3, 2020 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY

The March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary was held in the Town Hall in Whitman, MA. The legal meeting for the election was held under a warrant issued by the Board of Selectmen dated January 28, 2020 and posted on January 29, 2020 in eight sections of the town with two in each precinct by Constable Christine M. May-Stafford, all in accordance with Article 1, Section 2 of the Town by-laws. The polls were open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Total Votes cast: 3834 Of 10,618 registered voters, or 36% Absentee ballots included: 81 Early ballots included: 682

DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES: PR# 1 PR# 2 PR# 3 PR# 4 TOTALS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE BLANKS 4 2 8 1 15 DEVAL PATRICK 5 2 9 4 20 AMY KLOBUCHAR 20 7 13 4 44 ELIZABETH WARREN 105 71 86 88 350 MICHAEL BENNET 0 0 0 0 0 MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG 83 57 79 69 288 TULSI GABBARD 7 6 11 5 29 CORY BOOKER 0 0 0 0 0 JULIAN CASTRO 0 0 0 0 0 TOM STEYER 7 5 7 2 21 BERNIE SANDERS 198 182 200 174 754 JOSEPH R. BIDEN 286 214 241 255 996 JOHN K. DELANEY 1 0 1 0 2 ANDREW YANG 2 3 0 1 6 PETE BUTTIGIEG 34 27 36 30 127 MARIANNE WILLIAMSON 2 0 0 0 2 NO PREFERENCE 8 2 8 4 22 WRITE-INS 3 0 2 1 6 TOTAL 765 578 701 638 2682

STATE COMMITTEE MAN BLANKS 170 133 175 151 629 MICHAEL D. BRADY 591 444 521 483 2039 WRITE INS 4 1 5 4 14 TOTAL 765 578 701 638 2682

STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN BLANKS 172 135 186 152 645 PEGGY CURTIS 590 443 512 481 2026 WRITE-INS 3 0 3 5 11 TOTAL 765 578 701 638 2682

27 CANDIDATES: PR# 1 PR# 2 PR# 3 PR# 4 TOTALS TOWN COMMITTEE BLANKS 26639 20090 24420 22213 93362 JUSTIN EVANS 20 18 14 16 68 MICHAEL F. HAYES 20 18 14 16 68 CARL F. KOWALSKI 20 18 13 14 65 RANDY LAMATTINA 20 20 17 16 73 NANCY C. PAYTON 20 19 13 17 69 LAWRENCE ROACHE 20 20 14 15 69 MICHELLE CLARE LAMATTINA 1 5 4 0 10 ROSEMARY CONNOLLY 0 0 2 3 5 WRITE-INS 15 22 24 20 81 TOTAL 26775 20230 24535 22330 93870

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES: PR# 1 PR# 2 PR# 3 PR# 4 TOTALS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE BLANKS 2 1 4 0 7 WILLIAM F. WELD 15 21 16 17 69 JOE WALSH 1 4 1 3 9 DONALD J. TRUMP 280 260 251 221 1012 ROQUE "ROCKY" DE LA FUENTE 0 0 0 3 3 NO PREFERENCE 7 3 6 6 22 WRITE INS 4 0 2 2 8 TOTAL 309 289 280 252 1130

STATE COMMITTEE MAN BLANKS 7 8 4 8 27 GORDON C. ANDREWS 21 21 27 20 89 GEOFF DIEHL 273 254 246 219 992 LAWRENCE P. NOVAK 7 6 3 5 21 WRITE INS 1 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 309 289 280 252 1130

STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN BLANKS 24 15 24 20 83 JEANIE FALCONE 81 62 73 57 273 KATHYJO BOSS 204 212 183 175 774 WRITE INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 309 289 280 252 1130

28 CANDIDATES: PR# 1 PR# 2 PR# 3 PR# 4 TOTALS TOWN COMMITTEE BLANKS 5738 5983 5170 5206 22097 BRIAN J.BEZANSON 178 163 166 144 651 MICHAEL J. GANSHIRT 170 137 154 118 579 ALBERT J. CAFFERTY 162 129 147 122 560 DAVID C. CODERO 156 122 140 108 526 ELONIE L. BEZANSON 162 138 148 117 565 GREGORY A. EATON 161 127 145 108 541 DANIEL L. SALVUCCI 185 159 163 131 638 DENNIS W. CHICK 151 125 144 109 529 MARYKATE CULLITY 155 119 136 105 515 WALTER MAURICE BURKE 148 113 143 101 505 DANIEL P. CULLITY 152 120 143 108 523 JAMES W. CULLITY 153 119 136 107 515 PATRICIA E. GARDNER 154 118 143 106 521 ELLICE S. PIPER 151 118 140 104 513 FREDERICK M. SMALL 160 124 146 108 538 ANTHONY THOMAS O’BRIEN, SR. 152 120 142 108 522 GERALD A. EATON 154 122 142 106 524 RACHEL H. EATON 157 123 140 104 524 MARY A. KIRBY 173 139 159 121 592 GEOFF DIEHL 255 234 226 203 918 KATHYJO BOSS 207 191 190 171 759

CARL J. BOSS 166 135 146 122 569 KATHLEEN M. BOSS 173 148 149 130 600 JOSEPH F. SCRIVEN 160 127 153 112 552 DEREK L. WEBB 154 122 144 110 530 HEIDI S. HOSMER 154 119 138 101 512 STEVEN B. DITUNNO 149 119 133 102 503 STEVEN D. BOIS 155 129 147 108 539 JOHN L. LENOCI 154 124 138 107 523 JOYCE M. ANNESE 152 121 136 103 512 DIANE B. IVERSON 159 126 145 109 539 WRITE INS 5 2 8 1 16 TOTAL 10815 10115 9800 8820 39550

29 GREEN RAINBOW CANDIDATES: PR# 1 PR# 2 PR# 3 PR# 4 TOTALS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE BLANKS 0 0 0 0 0 DARIO HUNTER 1 0 0 0 1 SEDINAM KINAMO CHRISTIN MOYOWASIFZA-CURRY 0 0 0 0 0 KENT MESPLAY 0 0 0 0 0 HOWARD HAWKINS 0 0 0 0 0 NO PREFERENCE 0 0 0 0 0 WRITE INS 1 0 0 1 2 TOTAL 2 0 0 1 3

STATE COMMITTEE MAN BLANKS 2 0 0 1 3 WRITE INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 2 0 0 1 3

STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN BLANKS 2 0 0 1 3 WRITE INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 2 0 0 1 3

TOWN COMMITTEE BLANKS 20 0 0 10 30 WRITE INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 20 0 0 10 30

LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES: PR# 1 PR# 2 PR# 3 PR# 4 TOTALS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE BLANKS 0 1 0 0 1 ARVIN VOHRA 0 0 0 0 0 VERMIN LOVE SUPREME 1 1 1 0 3 JACOB GEORGE HORNBERGER 0 0 1 0 SAMUEL JOSEPH ROBB 0 0 0 1 1 DAN TAXATION IS THEFT BEH- RMAN 0 0 0 0 0 KIMBERLY MARGARET RUFF 1 0 0 0 1 KENNETH REED ARMSTRONG 1 0 1 1 3 ADAM KOKESH 0 0 0 0 0 JO JORGENSEN 0 0 0 0 0 MAX ABRAMSON 0 0 0 0 0 NO PREFERENCE 1 2 2 0 5 WRITE INS 1 2 0 1 4 TOTAL 5 6 5 3 19

30 CANDIDATES: PR# 1 PR# 2 PR# 3 PR# 4 TOTALS STATE COMMITTEE MAN BLANKS 5 6 5 3 19 WRITE INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 5 6 5 3 19

STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN BLANKS 5 6 5 3 19 WRITE INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 5 6 5 3 19

TOWN COMMITTEE BLANKS 50 60 50 29 189 WRITE INS 0 0 0 1 1 TOTAL 50 60 50 30 190

A TRUE RECORD ATTEST:

TOWN CLERK - WHITMAN

34 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

May 4th rescheduled to June 22 by the Board of Selectmen - postponed to July 8th, postponed to July 27, 2020 (FY21) by the Moderator due to COVID-19 pandemic and held at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School JV baseball field outside at 6:00 p.m.

The Annual Town Meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m. by Moderator Michael M. Seele. He asked for the count of voters. Lieutenant Christine May-Stafford announced the count of the voters present was 165, constituting the quorum requirement of 50 voters. The meeting pledged allegiance to the flag and Pastor Crystal Gardner of the United Methodist Church gave the invocation. A moment of silence was held for deceased Town employees who died in 2019. Town Clerk Dawn M. Varley swore in the following tellers: Lawrence Roache, 26 Acorn Rd., Anne Mason-Colby, 209 Washington Ter., Martina M. Herman, 62 Tobin Ter. and Robert P. Glover, 35 Crescent St. The Warrant and three public Declarations were then read by the Town Clerk. Moderator Seele went over the rules gov- erning town meeting. Moderator Seele acknowledged the Finance Committee on their service to the town.

Moderator Seele welcomed Board of Selectmen Chairman Mr. Kowalski to the podium to address the voters. Dr. Kowalski spoke about the difficult times and that it took courage and commitment for the voters to come and make choices for the regional school District, the 50/50 compromise and the Middle School feasibility study. He recalled a passage by Oscar Mink detailing how life is about managing change. The key to life is found in the Wizard of Oz and how it took a Brain, a Heart and Courage to manage change. He im- plored the voters to use their brain, follow their heart and act with courage. He also wanted to recognize and thank Town Administrator Frank Lynam for all his years of strength and dedication he has provided the town and that he will surely miss him.

Moderator Seele welcomed Finance Committee Chairman Rick Anderson to the podium to address the voters. Mr. Anderson acknowledge the difficult job the moderator has to find members to serve on this committee. Mr. Anderson truly believe he has assemble a diverse group of individuals that have served this town better than any before it. He stated that tonight the town has some difficult work before them. Ultimately the decisions that chart the course Whitman is going to take is yours.

At 6:22 p.m. Moderator Seele took a short recess for voters to review the warrant. Town Meeting resumed at 6:30 p.m.

Article 1

The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to bring in their vote for the following Town Offic- ers: One Moderator for Three Years; One Town Treasurer/Collector for Three Years; Two Selectmen for Three Years; One Assessor for Three Years; Two PK-12 Whitman-Hanson Regional School District Committee Members for Three Years; Two Department of Public Works Commissioners for Three Years; Two Public Library Trustees for Three Years; One Whitman Housing Authority Member for Five Years; One Planning Board Member for Five Years; One Board of Health Member for Three Years; and to choose all other necessary officers.

The polls for the election of officers will be opened in said Town Hall at nine o’clock in the forenoon on said Saturday, the 16th day of May, 2020, and kept open until five o’clock in the evening. Both of which days will constitute the Annual Meeting and this call is issued in accordance with the vote of the Town passed January 29, 1902.

35 Proposed by the Board of Selectmen

The following Articles are requests that pertain to the current Fiscal Year budget (7/1/2019 to 6/30/2020) and the Article numbers are preceded with a ‘P’; these articles are expenditures or approvals that take effect immediately on vote.

Article P-1 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $ 20,000 from free cash to reimburse the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District for the construction of a parking lot at the rear of the Duval Elementary School or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District School Committee Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article Finance Committee voted 9-0 to recommend

Article P-2 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $ 45,000 from free cash to reimburse the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District for the installation of a chairlift at the Duval Ele- mentary School or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District School Committee Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article Finance Committee voted 9-0 to recommend

Article P-3 Article Withdrawn. Will be line item or reserve fund transfer

Article P-4 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $15,000 from free cash to engage a consultant to advise the Board of Selectmen in developing a multi-year strategic operating plan or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen Finance Committee voted 9-0 to recommend

Article P-5. The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to approve the $850,000 borrowing authorized by the Whitman Hanson Regional School District for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study to understand the best solution to the physical and educational deficiencies of the Whitman Middle School, located at 100 Corthell Avenue, Whitman, Massachusetts, including all costs incidental and related thereto (the “Study”) said amount to be expended under the direction of the Whitman Middle School Building Committee, and for which the District may be eligible for a school construction grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”). The MSBA’s grant program is a non-entitlement, discretionary program based on need, as determined by the MSBA, and any Study costs the District incurs in excess of any grant approved by and received from the MSBA shall be the sole responsibility of the District and its member municipalities. Any grant that the District may receive from the MSBA for the Study shall be as set forth in the Feasibility Study Agreement that may be executed between the District and the MSBA. Motion:. That the Town hereby approves the $850,000 borrowing authorized by the Whitman Hanson Regional School District for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study to understand the best solution to the physical and educational deficiencies of the Whitman Middle School, located at 100 Corthell Avenue, Whitman, Massachusetts, including all costs incidental and related thereto (the “Study”) said amount to be expended under the direction of the Whitman Middle School Building Committee, and for which the District may be eligible for a school construction grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”); that the Town acknowledges that the MSBA’s grant program is a non- entitlement, discretionary program based on need, as determined by the MSBA, and any

36 Study costs the District incurs in excess of any grant approved by and received from the MSBA shall be the sole responsibility of the District and its member municipalities; provided further that any grant that District may receive from the MSBA for the Study shall be as set forth in the Feasibility Study Agreement that may be executed between the District and the MSBA. The amount of borrowing authorized by the District shall be reduced by any grant amount set forth in the Feasibility Study Agreement that may be executed between the District and the MSBA. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend

Motion was made and seconded to take article 7 out of order. The town voted UNANIMOUSLY to take article 7 out of order

Article 7 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY as amended to accept and approve the proposed amendment to the 1991 Regional Agreement of the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District (the “District”) which has been submitted to the, Whitman-Hanson Regional School District School Committee, and voted by the School Committee on July 15, 2020, as it may be amended up until the date of Town Meeting, a copy of the current version is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office as well as being posted on-line at https://www.whitman- ma.gov/2 97/Town-Meeting-Warrants (the “Proposed Amendment”), provided however that this vote of the Town to accept and approve the Proposed Amendment shall be subject to and contingent upon the satisfaction of the following conditions: (1) the Town of Hanson, as the other Member Town of the District shall, by vote of annual or special Town Meeting held on or before September 30, 2020, accept and approve the Proposed Amendment, and (2) the Town of Hanson, as the other Member Town of the District, shall, by vote of annual or special Town Meeting held on or before September 30, 2020, approve the FY2021 budget adopted by the School Committee for the District as voted at the School Committee’s meeting held on May 18, 2020 (the “FY2021 School Budget”), which approval may be by the appropriation of sufficient funds to pay the certified assessment from the District to the Town of Hanson in connection with such FY2021 School Budget; or to take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen and the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District School Committee. Finance Committee voted 8-1 to oppose this article.

Article P-6 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $54,806 from Sewer-Water Retained Earnings to purchase and equip a K-3500 4x4 Truck or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of DPW Commissioners. Finance Committee voted 9-0 to recommend. Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend

Article P-7 A. The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to create a Reserve For Purchase Ambulance Account, and to appropriate $150,000 from the FY 20 Reserve for Appropriation Ambulance Receipts Account to be transferred to said account for the future purchase of an ambulance for the Fire Department, and, B. The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $100,000 from the FY 2020 Re- serve for Appropriation Ambulance Receipts Account to pay for repairs to the Aerial Ladder Truck or take any other action relative thereto.

37 Proposed by the Chief of the Fire Department. Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expendi- tures Committee Recommends this Article. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article P-8 WITHDRAWN

Article P-9 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $8,627.48 from Free Cash to pay for cost to microfilm fourteen years (2006-2019) of Town Records recorded with the Office of the Town Clerk or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Town Clerk. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend. Note: Records include Births, deaths, marriages, the Official Record Book and relative indexes.

Article P-10 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $ 130,741.77 from free cash to pay debt incurred in connection with the purchase of the Town’s Street Lights or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen. Finance Committee voted 6-1-1 to recommend.

Article P-11 – PASSED OVER To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $ 46,000 from Free Cash to be added to budget line 224 – Veterans Benefits of the May 6, 2019 Annual Town Meeting or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Town Administrator. Finance Committee voted 9-0 to recommend.

The following Articles are approvals and appropriations that are effective on July 1, 2020, for the Fiscal Year beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021:

Article 2 To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for General Govern- ment, Protection of Persons and Property, Health and Sanitation, Public Works, Veterans’ Benefits, Education, Library, Recreation and Unclassified, specifying what appropriations shall be taken from the receipt of a department, or take any action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen with recommendations by the Finance Committee

The following Line Items were questioned: 175, 410. All other line items were voted UNANIMOUSLY.

Moved to Amend Article 2, line 175 to read Fifteen Million Three Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand Three Hundred Ninety Two ($ 15,367,392) Dollars. The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to amend. The town Voted UNANIMOUSLY to Accept Article 2, Line 175 as amended.

Article 2, Line 410 – The town voted UNANIMOUSLY to accept as presented

38 Article 3 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to authorize spending limits for Fiscal Year 2021 for the following revolving accounts approved under the Town’s by-laws, or take any other action relative thereto:

Revolving Account $ Spending Limit Animal Control 5,000 Council on Aging 10,000 Library Fines and Fees 20,000 Passport and Photo Fees 3,000 Planning Board 75,000 Police Department 20,000 Recreation Department 40,000 Proposed by the Town Administrator. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 4 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to amend the Town Departmental Revolving Funds bylaw by adding to section 5 Authorized Revolving Funds:

A. B C D E F G Revolving Department, Fees, Charges or Program or Activ- Restrictions Other Re- Fiscal Fund Board, Com- Other Receipts ity Expenses Pay- or Conditions quire- Years mittee, Credited to Fund able from Fund on Expenses ments/Re- Agency or Of- Payable from ports ficer Author- Fund ized to Spend from Fund Street Light- Street Lighting Fees for Lighting Expenditures Re- None None Fiscal Year ing Receipts and Insurance lated to Street 2021 and Claims Lighting Subsequent Years

And to limit spending from this account to $7,000 annually or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 5 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $521,421 from Sewer-Water Enterprise Revenue to pay for Indirect Costs to the General Fund, such payment to reduce the amount of money raised through taxation for the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 6 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY as AMENDED to accept Sections 3 to 7, inclusive, of Chapter 44B of the General Laws, otherwise known as the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act, by approving a surcharge on real property for the purposes permitted by said Act, that the amount of such surcharge on real property shall be 1% of the annual real estate tax levy against real property commencing in fiscal year 2022 and that the Town hereby accepts the following exemptions from such surcharge permitted under Section 3(e) of said Act: property owned and occupied as a domicile by any person who qualified for low income housing or low or moderate income senior housing in the Town as defined in Section 2 of said Act, and $100,000 of the value of each taxable parcel of residential

39 real property. The purpose of the Act is for the acquisition, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of historic resources, the acquisition, creation, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of land for recreational use, the acquisition, creation, preservation and support of community housing, and the rehabilitation and restoration of such open space and community housing that is acquired or created as provided under said Act; to determine whether the Town will accept any of the exemptions from such surcharge permitted under Section 3(e) of said Act; or to take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen. Finance Committee voted four in favor and four against.

Article 7 – Voted Unanimously to take out of order

Administration Article 8 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $640,302 from the FY 2020 Reserve for Appropriation Ambulance Receipts Account and to appropriate $133,702 from available free cash, said funds to be used to reduce the amount of money to be raised by taxation for fiscal year 2021, or take any other actions relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen. Finance Committee voted 7-0-1 to recommend.

Article 9 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $15,000 from free cash to pay for costs to engage a consultant to assist in conducting a search/selection of a Town Administrator or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by Board of Selectmen. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 10 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to petition our representative to the General Court to file legislation to rescind Chapter 103 of the Acts of 1990, An Act Establishing a Revolving Fund to Apply Motor Vehicle Fines to Police Department Expenses and Salaries, so that monies received from motor vehicle fines on or after July 1, 2020 will be deposited in the General Fund of the Town of Whitman or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen; Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 11 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to rescind its prior authorization to maintain a Reserve for Appropriation Ambulance Account and close any funds remaining in the account after appropriations made at the June 22, 2020 Annual Town Meeting to the General Fund, and discontinue reserving said funds for appropriation, or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Debt Payment Article 12 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $2,788.20 from the Reserve for Appropri- ation Title 5 Loans Account to make Fiscal Year 2021 debt payments, with any balance remaining from this appropriation at fiscal year-end to be returned to said account, or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Town Treasurer-Collector. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

40 Public Safety Article 13 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY as amended to appropriate $ 18,425 from the fiscal Year 2020 Reserve for Appropriation Motor Vehicle Fine Account to purchase a Harley Davidson motorcycle for police use or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Chief of Police Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee recommends this article. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 14 The Town voted in the MAJORITY to appropriate $63,000 from free cash to purchase a marked police cruiser or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Chief of Police Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 15 The Town voted in the MAJORITY as amended to appropriate $9,231 from the fiscal year 2020 Reserve for Appropriation Motor Vehicle Fine Account to purchase six (6) Tasers for use by the police department or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Chief of Police. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 16 The Town voted in the MAJORITY as amended to appropriate $2,980.02 from the fiscal year 2020 Reserve for Appropriation Motor Vehicle Fine Account to purchase six (6) shot- guns to upgrade current police department armament, or take any other action relative thereto Proposed by the Chief of Police. Finance Committee Voted unanimously to recommend.

Technology Article 17 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY as amended to transfer $10,000 from the fiscal year 2020 Reserve for Appropriation Motor Vehicle Fine Account to purchase a new centralized voice recorder for the police and fire department or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Director of Technology, Police Chief, and Fire Chief Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 18 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $29,980 from free cash to license and implement software for Electronic Permitting or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Director of Technology and the Building Commissioner. Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Capital Articles Article 19 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $132,745 from free cash to purchase and equip a 2020 35,000 lb. G.V.W. Truck cab and chassis with snowplow or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Public Works Commissioners Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

41 Article 20 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $355,055 in available Chapter 90 funds for the purpose of resurfacing and/or installing surface treatments, install sidewalks, and paint lines on various Town streets, or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Public Works Commissioners Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 21 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $100,000 from free cash for the purpose of resurfacing and /or installing surface treatments and line painting to various Town Streets or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Public Works Commissioners Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article Finance Committee voted 8-1 to recommend

Article 22 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $50,000 from Sewer-Water Enterprise Retained Earnings to conduct a feasibility/ design study for building and equipping a DPW Facility to replace the existing Town barn or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Public Works Commissioners Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 23 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $50,685 from free cash to purchase and equip a 2020 Chevrolet K3500 utility body 4x4 truck with snowplow or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Public Works Commissioners Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 24 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to transfer $ 57,000 from free cash to make the following repairs/improvements to the Fire Station:

Task/Project Estimated Cost Repair hose tower and convert to office space $ 29,000 Repair concrete at entryway, replace entry door & latches 17,000 Relocate ice machine 1,000 Interior painting of building 10,000 or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Fire Chief. Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend

Whitman Elementary Schools Article 25 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $35,000 from free cash to replace / repair the sidewalks at the Conley and Duval Elementary Schools, and the Whitman Middle School or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District School Committee Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend

42 Article 26 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $160,000 from free cash to purchase and install generators at the Conley and Duval Elementary Schools or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District School Committee Finance Committee voted 8-0-1 to recommend

Regional School District Article 27 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate $21,000 from free cash to reconfigure the existing Whitman-Hanson Regional High School Guidance and Counseling areas or take any other action relative thereto.

Explanation: The reconfiguration of the existing Whitman-Hanson Regional High School Guidance and Special Education Counseling areas will create a cohesive and efficient suite that will streamline student scheduling and services. The connection between these two areas will make a positive impact on the Social-Emotional well-being of the Whitman- Hanson Regional High School student body. Estimated cost: $ 21,000 (60% of total cost)

Proposed by the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District School Committee Buildings, Facilities and Capital Expenditures Committee Recommends this Article Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend this article.

Article 28 Telephone System – Withdrawn

Article 29 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to approve a one year collective bargaining agreement between the Town and Local 1769 International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, and to appropriate $59,889 from the Reserve for Appropriation Ambulance Receipts Account (FY 2020 Receipts) to fund the cost items of the collective bargaining agreement, or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen. Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend.

Article 30 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY as amended to approve a one year collective bargaining agreement between the Town and the Whitman Public Library Employees SEIU, Local 888, and to appropriate $ 4,216 from free cash to fund the cost items of the collective bargaining agreement, or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen

Article 31 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY as amended to approve a one year collective bargaining agreement between the Town and the Whitman Police Association, I.B.P.O., Local 609, and to appropriate $ 50,420 from free cash to fund the cost items of the collective bargaining agreement, or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen. Finance Committee will make recommendation at Town Meeting

Article 32 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY as amended to approve a one year collective bargaining agreement between the Town and the American Federation of State, County and Munici- pal Employees, AFL-CIO, State Council 93, Local 1700, and to appropriate $ 11,580 from

43 free cash to fund the cost items of the collective bargaining agreement, or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen Finance Committee will make recommendation at Town Meeting

Article 33 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY as amended to approve a one year collective bargaining agreement between the Town and the Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, AFL-CIO and to appropriate $ 28,309 to fund the cost items of the collective bargaining agreement or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen Finance Committee will make recommendation at Town Meeting

Article 34 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY to Appropriate $219,322.68 from the Reserve for Appro- priation Cable Access Account to fund PEG access services in accordance with MGL C44 §53F¾ or take any other action relative thereto. Note: This article appropriates funds generated by access fees assessed by Comcast on cable bills to Whitman subscribers to provide local cable access programming. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen. Finance Committee voted 7-0-1 to recommend

By-Law Additions Article 35 The Town voted IN THE MAJORITY to amend Article XX of the Town’s General By-Laws by inserting after Section 4b the following section: Section 5. No person shall be appointed to or serve on any Town board, commission or committee unless such person resides in the Town or establishes and maintains residency within the Town within one year of appointment. Any person serving as a member of a board, commission or committee who, during the term of office for which appointed, ceases to be a resident of the Town, shall immediately be deemed to have vacated such membership. The provisions of this bylaw shall not apply to ex-officio members or non- voting members. Any non-resident members of a board, commission or committee holding such membership at the time this bylaw becomes effective shall be exempt until the expiration of the member’s current term or to take any action relevant thereto. Proposed by the Board of Selectmen

Article 36 – PASSED OVER due to change in Federal Regulations To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town’s Protective Zoning By-Law by striking subsection 7-4, Flood Plain and Watershed Protection Districts, in its entirety and inserting in place thereof a new subsection 7-4, Floodplain and Watershed Protection Districts, to read as follows, or take any action relative thereto:

7-4 FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT AND WATERSHED PROTECTION DISTRICT:

A) Statement of Purpose

1) The purposes of the Floodplain District are to:

a) Ensure public health and safety through reducing the threats to life and personal injury;

b) Eliminate new hazards to emergency response officials;

44 c) Prevent the occurrence of public emergencies resulting from water quality, contamination, and pollution due to flooding;

d) Avoid the loss of utility services which if damaged by flooding would disrupt or shut down the utility network and impact regions of the community beyond the site of flooding;

e) Eliminate costs associated with the response and cleanup of flooding conditions; and,

f) Reduce damage to public and private property resulting from flooding waters.

2) The purposes of the Watershed Protect District are to:

a) Preserve, protect, and maintain the water table and water recharge areas within the Town so as to preserve present and potential water supplies for the public health and safety.

b) Assure the continuation of the natural flow pattern of the water courses within the Town in order to provide adequate and safe floodwater storage capacity to protect persons and property against the hazards of flood inundation.

B) District Boundaries

1) Floodplain District Boundaries and Base Flood Elevation Data:

a) The Floodplain District is herein established as an overlay district to all other districts. The Floodplain District includes all special flood hazard areas within the Town of Whitman designated as Zone A, AE, AH, AO, A99, V, and/or VE on the Plymouth County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) issued by the Fed- eral Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the administration of the National Flood Insurance Program. The map panels of Plymouth County FIRM that are wholly or partially within the Town of Whitman are panel numbers: 25023C0177J, 25023C0178J, 25023C0179J, 25023C0183J, 25023C0187J, 25023C0191J dated July 17, 2012 and panels 25023C0181K and 25023C0184K dated July 22, 2020. The exact boundaries of the District may be defined by the 100-year base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the Plymouth County Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report dated July 22, 2020. The FIRM and FIS report are incorporated herein by reference and are on file with the Town Clerk, Planning Board, Building De- partment, Conservation Commission and Board of Health.

2) The Watershed Protection District is herein established as an overlay district to all other districts. The Watershed Protection District includes:

a) All areas designated as Qs and/or Q1 on the Flood Plain and Watershed Pro- tection District Map dated May 1, 1973;

b) One hundred (100) feet horizontally landward from any bank of the Schu- matuscacant River and the Meadow Brook and all their respective tributaries; and,

45 c) One hundred (100) feet horizontally landward from the 100-year flood elevation of the Schumatuscacant River and the Meadow Brook and all their respective tributaries, or whatever is the greater distance of a) or b) above.

C) Base Flood Elevation and Floodway Data

1) Floodway Data. In Zones A, A1-30, and AE, along watercourses that have not had a regulatory floodway designated, the best available Federal, State, local, or other floodway data shall be used to prohibit encroachments in floodways which would result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.

2) Base Flood Elevation Data. Base flood elevation data is required for subdivision proposals or other developments greater than 50 lots or 5 acres, whichever is the lesser, within unnumbered A zones.

D) Notification of Watercourse Alteration

In a riverine situation, the Building Commissioner or the Board of Appeals shall notify the following of any alteration or relocation of a watercourse:

1) Adjacent Communities

2) NFIP State Coordinator Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation 251 Causeway Street, Suite 600-700 Boston, MA 02114-2104

3) NFIP Program Specialist Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region I 99 High Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02110

E) Use Regulations

1) All development in the Floodplain District and/or Watershed Protection District, including structural and non-structural activities, whether permitted by right or by special permit must be in compliance with Section 40 of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 131, and with the following:

a) Sections of the Massachusetts State Building Code (780 CMR) which address floodplain and coastal high hazard areas;

b) Wetlands Protection Regulations, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) (currently 310 CMR 10.00);

c) Inland Wetlands Restriction, DEP (currently 310 CMR 13.00); and,

d) Minimum Requirements for the Subsurface Disposal of Sanitary Sewage, DEP (currently 310 CMR 15, Title 5).

46 Any variances from the provisions and requirements of the above referenced state regulations may only be granted in accordance with the required variance procedures of these state regulations.

2) In the Floodplain District and Watershed Protection District, the applicable use and other provisions of the Zoning By-Law shall continue in force, subject to all the provisions of this Subsection 7-4.

3) In Zones A1-30 and AE, along watercourses that have a regulatory floodway designated on the Plymouth County FIRM or Flood Boundary and Floodway Map encroachments are prohibited in the regulatory floodway which would result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.

4) All subdivision proposals in the Floodplain District and/or Watershed Protection District must be designed to assure that:

a) Such proposals minimize flood damage;

b) All public utilities and facilities are located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage; and,

c) Adequate drainage is provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards.

5) Existing contour intervals of site and elevations of existing structures must be included on any plan proposal.

F) Permitted Uses

1) In the Floodplain District and Watershed Protection District, no new building shall be erected or constructed, and no existing structure shall be altered, enlarged or moved; no dumping, filling or transfer of trash, garbage, junk, used or waste materials or scrap shall be permitted; no dumping, filling or transfer of gravel, sand, loam, earth or other material shall be permitted; nor shall any land, building or structure be used for any purposes unless a Special Permit has been issued by the Board of Appeals created under Section 12 of this Zoning By-Law, and after a hearing with due notice given as provided by Section 4 of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A.

2) The Board shall issue a permit stating the conditions under which said building may be erected or placed in the Floodplain District and/or Watershed Protection District as provided below.

3) The following uses of low flood damage potential are encouraged provided they are permitted in the underlying district, cause no obstructions to flood flows, and do not require structures, fill, or storage of materials or equipment:

a) Agricultural uses, including farming, grazing, truck farming, horticulture, gar- dening and/or harvesting of crops;

b) Forestry and/or nursery uses;

47 c) Outdoor recreational uses, including fishing, boating, play areas, nature stud- ies, and/or hunting where otherwise legally permitted;

d) Conservation of water, plants, and/or wildlife;

e) Wildlife management areas, foot, bicycle, and/or horse paths and bridges, provided such uses do not affect the natural flow of water of any water course;

f) Public or private golf courses;

g) Temporary non-residential structures used in connection with fishing, growing, harvesting, storage, and/or sale of crops raised on the premises; and,

h) Buildings lawfully existing prior to the adoption of these provisions, subject to Section 4 of this Zoning By-Law.

G) Permit Procedure

1) Any person desiring to undertake an action described in Subsection 7-4.F.3 above within the Floodplain District and/or Watershed Protection District, shall submit six (6) copies of an application for a permit to the Town Clerk, who shall transmit five (5) copies of it within forty-eight (48) hours to the Board of Appeals, who in turn shall transmit one (1) copy to each of the following within forty-eight (48) hours: Board of Health, Department of Public Works, Conservation Commission and Planning Board. The application shall be accompanied by plans of the building or structure and of the premises on which it is to be situated. Such plans shall con- form to the requirements of the Town of Whitman Rules and Regulations Govern- ing Subdivision of Land and the Procedures of the Planning Board, as may be amended from time to time.

2) No permit shall be issued by the Board of Appeals until a report or reports with recommendations by the Planning Board and the Conservation Commission have been received, or until forty-five (45) days have elapsed from the date of submission in the absence of such report or reports. The failure of the Board of Appeals to act within seventy-five (75) days from the date of submission shall constitute approval thereof, or such further time as may be agreed upon at the written request of the applicant.

3) The Board of Appeals shall issue a permit under this Subsection 7-4 if it finds that the use of the premises will not endanger the health, safety and general welfare of the occupants thereof, the public generally or other land or buildings. In deciding applications for a permit under this Subsection 7-4, the Board shall be satisfied:

a) That the basement floor level shall be above the elevation of the nearest Floodplain District and/or Watershed Protection District boundary;

b) That other land shall be protected against detrimental or offensive uses of the premises, and that no sewerage effluent shall be disposed into a Floodplain District or Watershed Protection District;

c) That safe vehicular and pedestrian movement to, over and from the premises shall be provided over ways having an elevation above the nearest Floodplain District and/or Watershed Protection District boundary;

48 d) That the methods of drainage of the area covered by the permit are adequate under normal and flood conditions to maintain the flow below the nearest Floodplain District and/or Watershed Protection District boundary;

e) That the methods by which the premises are filled or otherwise elevated, as may be required, will assure that the premises are free from danger to the health or safety of the occupants thereof, the public generally or of other land or buildings, and shall not adversely affect the natural function of the District as a floodplain and water retention area;

f) That the land is not subject to seasonal or periodic flooding;

g) That the portion of any lot within a Floodplain District and/or Watershed Pro- tection District used to meet the area and yard requirements for the underlying district in which the remainder of the lot is situated, does not exceed twenty- five percent (25%) of the required minimum lot area of the underlying District; and,

h) That any development or encroachment (including fill) in the regulatory floodway will not result in any increase in the flood level during flood discharge.

4) Nothing contained in this Subsection 7-4 shall limit the authority of the Board of Health with respect to premises in the Floodplain District and/or Watershed Pro- tection District or affect the applicability of the State Building Code to any building in the Floodplain District and/or Watershed Protection District.

5) Nothing contained in this Subsection 7-4 shall limit the applicability of Section 40 of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 131. The Board of Appeals, where appropriate shall condition the issuance of a permit required under this Subsection 7-4 upon an approval under Section 40 of Chapter 131.

H) Definitions Applicable To Subsection 7-4

The following definitions shall apply only to terms as used in this Subsection 7-4. These definitions shall supplement but not replace the general definitions set forth in Section 2 of this Zoning By-Law. To the extent there is any irreconcilable conflict between such definitions, in which case the definitions set forth in this Subsection 7-4.H shall control. Zone designations and/or definitions for purposes of Subsection 7-4 shall not affect zone designation Short Names set forth in Subsection 3-1.

100-YEAR FLOOD - see BASE FLOOD.

BASE FLOOD means the flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or ex- ceeded in any given year.

COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA means a special flood hazard area extending from offshore to the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms or seismic sources. The area is designated on a FIRM as Zone V, V1-30, and/or VE.

DEVELOPMENT means any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to building or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations.

49 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) administers the National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA provides a nationwide flood hazard area mapping study program for communities as well as regulatory standards for development in the flood hazard areas.

FLOOD BOUNDARY AND FLOODWAY MAP means an official map of a community issued by FEMA that depicts, based on detailed analyses, the boundaries of the 100- year and 500-year floods and the 100-year floodway. (For maps done in 1987 and later, the floodway designation is included on the FIRM.)

FLOOD HAZARD BOUNDARY MAP (FHBM) means an official map of a community issued by FEMA where the boundaries of the flood and related erosion areas having special hazards have been designated as Zone A or E.

FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) means an official map of a community on which FEMA has delineated both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY means an examination, evaluation, and determination of flood hazards, and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface elevations, or an examination, evaluation and determination of flood-related erosion hazards.

FLOODWAY means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation.

LOWEST FLOOR means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement or cellar). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement area is not con- sidered a building's lowest floor; provided, that such enclosure shall not be built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non-elevation design requirements of NFIP Regulations 60.3.

MANUFACTURED HOME means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. For floodplain management purposes the term “manufactured home” also includes park trailers, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles placed on a site for greater than 180 consecutive days. For insurance purposes, the term “manufactured home” does not include park trailers, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles.

NEW CONSTRUCTION, for floodplain management purposes, means structures for which the “start of construction” commenced on or after the effective date of a floodplain management regulation adopted by a community. NEW CONSTRUCTION, for insurance coverage purposes, means structures for which the “start of construction” commenced on or after the effective date of an initial FIRM or after December 31, 1974, whichever is later.

REGULATORY FLOODWAY - see FLOODWAY

SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA means the land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. The area

50 may be designated on an FHBM or FIRM as Zone A, A1-30, A99, AE, AH, AO, V, V1- 30, and/or VE.

STRUCTURE, for floodplain management purposes, means a walled and roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home. STRUCTURE, for insurance coverage purposes, means a walled and roofed building, other than a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above ground and affixed to a permanent site, as well as a manufactured home on foundation, and further includes a building while in the course of construction, alteration, or repair, but does not include building materials or supplies intended for use in such construction, alteration, or repair, unless such materials or supplies are within an enclosed building on the premises.

ZONE A means the 100-year floodplain area where the base flood elevation has not been determined. To determine the base flood elevation, use the best available federal, state, local, or other data.

ZONE A1-30 and ZONE AE (for new and revised maps) means the 100-year floodplain area where the base flood elevation has been determined.

ZONE A99 means areas to be protected from the 100-year flood by federal flood protection system under construction. Base flood elevations have not been determined.

ZONE AH and ZONE AO means the 100-year floodplain area with flood depths of 1 to 3 feet, where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable, and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.

ZONE B, ZONE C, and ZONE X are areas identified in the community Flood Insurance Study as areas of moderate or minimal flood hazard. Zone X replaces Zones B and C on new and revised maps.

ZONE V means a special flood hazard area along a coast subject to inundation by the 100-year flood with the additional hazards associated with storm waves. Base flood elevations have not been determined.

ZONE V1-30 and ZONE VE (for new and revised maps) means a special flood hazard area along a coast subject to inundation by the 100-year flood with additional hazards due to velocity (wave action). Base flood elevations have been determined.

Stabilization Funds Article 37 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY as amended to transfer $ 300,000 from free cash to be added to the Town Capital Stabilization Account or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Finance Committee and Town Administrator

Article 38 – PASSED OVER To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer a sum of money to be added to the Town Technology Stabilization Account or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Finance Committee and Town Administrator

51 Article 39 The Town voted UNANIMOUSLY as amended to transfer $ 200,000 from free cash to be added to the Town (General Fund) Stabilization Account or take any other action relative thereto. Proposed by the Finance Committee and Town Administrator

The July 27, 2020 Annual Town Meeting adjourned at 8:09 pm. There were 421 total voters checked off of the voting list.

A TRUE RECORD, ATTEST:

WHITMAN TOWN CLERK

ARTICLE 2

Town of Whitman ARTICLE 2 (for Fiscal Year 2021) The Town Line # VOTED

1 TOWN MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS 45,000

2 MODERATOR -

Selectmen 5 Town Administrator 130,733 6 Assistant Town Administrator 90,452 7 Administrative Assistant 52,716 8 Recording Secretary 1,715 9 Education Expense. All Departments 7,000 10 Sick Leave Incentive. All Departments 11,000 11 Longevity 6,675 12 Assistant Department Head Stipend 2,500 13 Expense 9,000 17 Interpretive Services 500 18 Municipal Hearings Officer 2,500 19 P.I.L.O.T. 6,300 TOTAL SELECTMEN 321,091

Finance Committee 22 Clerical (part-time) 3,447 23 Expense 695 TOTAL FINANCE COMMITTEE 4,142

52 24 RESERVE FUND 50,000

Accountant 25 Salary 69,488 26 Certification - 27 Assistant Accountant 42,222 28 Clerical. Extra - 29 Expense 1,100 TOTAL ACCOUNTANT 112,810

31 ANNUAL AUDIT 45,000

Assessors 34 Principal Assessor 69,488 35 Certification Salary 1,000 36 Administrative Assistant 43,790 37 Clerical 39,796 40 Expense 3,000 41 Revaluation Expense Segregated 29,500 TOTAL ASSESSORS 186,574 Treasurer. Collector 44 Treasurer/Collector Salary 93,225 45 Certification 2,000 46 Benefits Clerk 42,222 47 Assistant Treasurer-Collector 44,800 48 Clerical -Treasurer 41,000 49 Clerical . Level 2 . Payroll 33,141 50 Clerical - Collector 43,495 51 Additional Clerical (Overtime) 2,000 52 Expense 14,200 53 Tax Title 35,000 54 Bank Charges 500 TOTAL TREASURER.COLLECTOR 351,583

Law Account Law Department 185,000 Claims Deductible / Expense 15,000

53 Claims Settlement 5,000 57 TOTAL LAW ACCOUNT 205,000 Technology 60 Technology Director 130,142 61 Support Technician (New requested for FY 2022) 0 63 GIS System Maintenance 15,000 64 Expense 185,076 TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 330,218 Town Clerk 66 Salary 69,488 67 Certification 1,000 68 Assistant Clerk 42,222 69 Clerical 41,000 70 Additional Clerical (Overtime) 2,000 71 Expense 3,950 72 Dog License Supplies 0 73 Town Records Restoration 2,500 TOTAL TOWN CLERK 162,160 Registrars 75 Members (3) . Salary 3,936 76 Town Clerk 738 77 Salary - Meeting/Election Workers 4,348 78 Expense 400 79 Persons Listed Book 1,745 80 Census Supplies 1,900 TOTAL REGISTRARS 13,067

Conservation Commission 81 Clerical (part-time) 1,367 82 Expense 580 TOTAL CONSERVATION COMMISSION 1,947

Planning Board 85 Clerical 4,000 86 Expense 400 TOTAL PLANNING BOARD 4,400 Board of Appeals

54 89 Clerical 5,202 90 Expense 500 TOTAL BOARD OF APPEALS 5,702 Custodial/Maintenance Service 91 Custodian 52,848 92 Custodian 93 Additional Custodial Services 25,652 93A Contracted Custodial Services- - 94 Call Back / Overtime 4,000 95 Expense, Furnishings and Equipment 90,000 96 Elevator /Lift Maintenance 7,500 97 Maintenance Technician 24,792 TOTAL MAINTENANCE 204,792 99 FACILITIES MANAGER 13,964 100 TOWN REPORTS and MAILINGS 6,000 Mailing and Duplicating 101 Mailing and Duplicating Expense 48,960 102 Duplicating Expense 103 Mailing Machine Lease and Maintenance 4,700 TOTAL MAILING & DUPLICATING 53,660

105 TOWN TELEPHONE SYSTEM 35,000

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT 2,152,110 Police Department 110 Chief . Compensation 169,900 114 Deputy Chief . Compensation 135,252 117 Expense 241,230 118 Occupancy . Utilities 58,344 120 Clerical 49,682 121 Part Time Records Clerk 20,791 122 Auxiliary Police Expense 3,910 123 All Other Services 2,520,994 TOTAL POLICE DEPARTMENT 3,200,103

55 Fire - Rescue and Emergency Services 130 Chief - Compensation 163,880 131 Administrative Deputy Chief 133 All Other Services 2,989,111 134 Clerical 44,584 135 Expense 230,000 137 Fire / Sprinkler Buildings Alarm System Maintenance 12,500 138 Forest Fire 2,000 139 Ambulance Repairs / Maintenance 30,000 140 Ambulance Billing 35,000 141 Armory Building Maintenance 10,000 142 Holbrook Regional Dispatch Service 70,000 TOTAL FIRE DEPARTMENT 3,587,075

Inspection Services 145 Building Commissioner / Zoning Enforcement Officer 77,988 146 Expense - Building Inspector / Zoning Enforcement 5,000 147 Auto Expense 800 148 Assistant Building Inspector - Salary 1,500 149 Wiring Inspector 17,463 150 Expense - Wiring Inspector 2,600 151 Electrical Inspector - Emergency Response 1,200 152 Gas Inspector 4,853 153 Expense - Gas Inspector 400 154 Plumbing Inspector 11,788 155 Expense - Plumbing Inspector 500 156 Administrative Assistant 39,729 TOTAL INSPECTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT 163,821

Sealer of Weights and Measures 160 Salary 4,805 161 Expense 800 162 Equipment 125 TOTAL SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES 5,730

56 Emergency Management Agency 166 Clerical (part-time) 3,894 167 Expense 3,000 168 Generator Maintenance 7,500 TOTAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 14,394

TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY 6,971,123 PUBLIC SCHOOLS - Vocational Training 170 South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School 1,623,676 172 Norfolk County Agricultural High School 294,174 173 Vocational Transportation 52,000 TOTAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING 1,969,850 Whitman-Hanson Regional School District 175 Operating Expense -- AMENDED 15,367,392 178 Non-Mandated Busing 401,177 179 Crossing Guards 39,808 TOTAL REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 15,808,377 TOTAL ALL SCHOOLS 17,778,227 Department of Public Works 181 Commissioners - Chairman - Salary 182 Commissioners - Members (4) - Salary 184 Superintendent - DPW Operations Division 101,359 185 CDL Stipend - Superintendent DPW Operations 1,014 186 Union Labor Salaries 474,011 187 Union Clerical Salaries 44,945 188 Recording Secretary 1,620 189 Longevity Pay 2,350 TOTAL DIVISIONAL LABOR 625,299 190 TOTAL DIVISIONAL EXPENSE 176,100 191 Storm water Management to Comply with NPDES 112,775 192 Solid Waste Disposal 1,381,423 193 Solid Waste Fee Expense - 194 Snow and Ice Control 120,000 195 Police Coverage 16,500 TOTAL OTHER EXPENSE 1,630,698 TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 2,432,097

57 Health Department 196 Members (3) - Salary 197 Health Inspector 68,125 198 Mileage 1,443 199 Clerical 26,561 200 Recording Secretary 3,643 201 Expense 2,500 202 Visiting Nurses 12,000 203 Sewer Dismantling Inspector - 204 Burial Agent 275 205 Animal Inspector 1,500 206 Assistant Health Inspector (ADDED 7/24/18) 1,855 207 Rabid Animal Expense 500 208 Additional Clerical 1,400 209 Household Hazardous Waste Disposal 3,920 TOTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT 123,722

Council on Aging 210 Director 69,488 211 Administrative Assistant 43,661 212 Drivers 37,547 214 Expense and Maintenance 14,500 215 Clerical 35,134 216 Outreach Coordinator 34,663 TOTAL COUNCIL ON AGING 234,993

Animal Control 217 Animal Control Officer 47,115 218 Animal Control Expense 10,234 218A Removal of Dead Animals 4,088 TOTAL ANIMAL CONTROL 61,437

Veteran's Department 219 Salary 220 Clerical (part-time) 221 Veterans Services District Allocation 50,000 222 Expense 1,500

58 222A Tri-Town Veterans Parade (Nov, 2019, 2022, 2025) - 223 Mileage 1,000 224 Veterans' Benefits 234,000 TOTAL VETERANS DEPARTMENT 286,500

TOTAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 706,652 Library Department 225 Library Director 70,504 226 Assistant Library Director 53,299 227 Youth Services Librarian 49,567 228 Circulation Supervisor 50,718 229 Library Technicians (Full and Part Time) 77,800 230 Longevity 1,375 231 Senior Library Technician 43,264 233 Expense 41,996 234 Utilities and Maintenance 25,069 235 OCLN Membership 22,583 TOTAL LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 436,175 Recreation Department 239 Director - Salary 21,574 240 Swimming Pool - Salaries 5,000 241 Park Program - Salaries 242 Activities and Expense 6,100 TOTAL RECREATION DEPARTMENT 32,674 ** UNCLASSIFIED **

244 VACATION PAY FOR TERMINATING EMPLOYEES 42,355

245 STREET LIGHTING 100,000

246 PARK MAINTENANCE 2,000

247 HISTORICAL COMMISSION 500

248 BY-LAW STUDY COMMITTEE 800

249 CARE OF SOLDIERS GRAVES 1,500

59 250 MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE 2,000

251 WHITMAN COUNSELING 3,000

252 WHITMAN WILL 6,000

253 PLYMOUTH COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION 500

255 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 8,000

256 MEDICAL AND LIFE INSURANCE - TOWN MATCH 1,582,100

257 MEDICARE TAX - TOWN MATCH 144,200

258 COUNTY RETIREMENT 2,211,038

259 OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 140,000

260 TOTAL GENERAL INSURANCE 375,500

TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED 4,619,493 INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT Interest on Temporary Loans Interest on Permanent Loans Principal 261A Debt Service - Interest 201,750 261B Debt Service - Principal 470,000 261C Debt Service - WHRSD 437,649 261D Debt Service - Miscellaneous 2,000 261E Final Debt Payment on Prinorth Sidewalk Plow Purchase 42,111 261F Debt payment - 2d of 3 Payments for 2 cruisers 41,796 261G Debt payment - 3d of 3 Payments for an admin car 14,656 261H Debt Payment - Ambulance Purchase - 4th of 5 Payments 39,600 261I Debt Payment- Pumping Engine - 6th of 7 Payments 70,927

TOTAL DEBT SERVICE 1,320,489

60 Buildings, Facilities and Capital Committee 262 Recording Secretary 1,500 263 Expense 200 TOTAL FACILITIES/CAPITAL COMMITTEE 1,700

Potential Contractual Funding

TOTAL BUDGET INSIDE LEVY 36,450,740

WATER - SEWER ENTERPRISE BUDGET

REVENUE 400 User Charges - Sewer 1,650,000 401 User Charges - Water 2,656,428 402 System Development Charges 100,000 403 Connection Fees 490,000 404 Inspection Fees 15,750 405 Services Fees 35,175 406 Cross-Connection Testing Fees 3,500 407 Interest - Operations 99,000 TOTAL REVENUES 5,049,853

EXPENDITURES Salaries 410 Superintendent 101,359 412 CDL for Superintendents 2,510 413 Union Salaries - Labor 477,476 414 Union Salaries - Clerical 44,915 415 Longevity 2,925 416 Police Details 16,000 Total Salaries 645,185

420 Sewer Disposal Costs 900,000 421 Water Purchase 1,500,000 422 Electricity 75,000 423 Gas Heat 15,000 424 Gasoline 1,500

61 425 Telephone 10,000 426 Chemicals 80,000 427 Maintenance 50,000 428 Divisional Expense 65,300 429 Data Processing and Mailing 13,000 430 Water Leak Detection 8,000 431 Cross-connection Testing Expense 8,500 432 Miscellaneous 15,000 433 Bank/Lock Box Charges 3,800 434 Sewer-Water Debt Service - Interest 195,000 434B Sewer-Water Debt Service - Principal 710,000 435 Sewer-Water Debt Miscellaneous 2,000 436 Water Debt Service 437 Water Debt Miscellaneous 438 Indirect Costs to the General Fund 521,421 Total Expenses 4,173,521

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 4,818,706

440 Budget Reserve 231,147

TOTAL ENTERPRISE BUDGET 5,049,853

TOTAL ARTICLE 2 41,500,593

A TRUE RECORD, ATTEST:

TOWN CLERK - WHITMAN

62 ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION

The polls for the Annual Town Election were opened at 9 a.m. and closed at 5 p.m. 1067 voters or 10% of the 10711 registered voters cast ballots. Included in this total were 50 absentee ballots and 295 early voting ballots. Officers on duty were Lieutenant Chris- tine May-Stafford and Lieutenant Daniel Connolly. The unofficial results were announced by Town Clerk Dawm M. Varley at 5:08 p.m. The legal meeting for the election of officers was held under a warrant issued by Selectmen on 4/19/20 and posted on 4/20/20 in accordance with Town by-laws.

The official results are as follows: PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTAL MODERATOR THREE YEAR TERM-VOTE FOR TWO BLANKS 50 39 56 58 203 MICHAEL G. SEELE 212 209 218 212 851 WRITE INS 3 7 1 2 13 TOTAL 265 255 275 272 1067

TOWN TREASURER/COLLECTOR THREE YEAR TERM-VOTE FOR ONE BLANKS 37 34 45 47 163 MARY BETH CARTER 228 220 230 223 901 WRITE INS 0 1 0 2 3 TOTAL 265 255 275 272 1067

SELECTMEN THREE YEAR TERM-VOTE FOR TWO BLANKS 59 61 67 86 273 CARL F. KOWALSKI 158 130 154 149 591 RANDY LAMATTINA 185 196 195 160 736 ROSEMARY CONNOLLY 126 122 134 144 526 WRITE INS 2 1 0 5 8 TOTAL 530 510 550 544 2134

ASSESSOR THREE YEAR TERM-VOTE FOR ONE BLANKS 26 29 23 21 99 JOHN J. NOSKA 127 109 136 119 491 HEIDI S. HOSMER 112 117 116 132 477 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 265 255 275 272 1067

63 PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTAL PK-12 WHITMAN-HANSON REG. SCHOOL COMM. THREE YEAR TERM - VOTE FOR TWO BLANKS 55 60 59 83 257 STEVEN D. BOIS 162 145 149 129 585 ALEXANDRIA M. TAYLOR 127 102 113 104 446 DAVID FORTH, JR. 99 122 118 126 465 RANDY J. HILL 85 81 111 99 376 WRITE-INS 2 0 0 3 5 TOTAL 530 510 550 544 2134

DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS COMM. THREE YEAR TERM - VOTE FOR TWO BLANKS 108 134 127 160 529 DAVID L. COOK 207 193 213 190 803 KENNETH J. LAILER 214 183 210 192 799 WRITE-INS 1 0 0 2 3 TOTAL 530 510 550 544 2134

PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEE THREE YEAR TERM - VOTE FOR TWO BLANKS 89 92 103 122 406 SUSAN J. DURAND 220 209 220 210 859 ANN T. TROTTA 221 209 227 212 869 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 530 510 550 544 2134

WHITMAN HOUSING AUTHORITY FIVE YEAR TERM - VOTE FOR ONE BLANKS 51 51 56 59 217 PATRICIA A. MCKAY 214 203 219 212 848 WRITE INS 0 1 0 1 2 TOTAL 265 255 275 272 1067

PLANNING BOARD FIVE YEAR TERM - VOTE FOR ONE BLANKS 57 45 61 64 227 ADAM J. SOMERVILLE 207 210 214 207 838 WRITE INS 1 0 0 1 2 TOTAL 265 255 275 272 1067

64 PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTAL BOARD OF HEALTH THREE YEAR TERM - VOTE FOR ONE BLANKS 246 240 258 250 994 DAWN M. VARLEY 2 4 6 1 13 TIMOTHY ANDREWS 0 0 0 3 3 LISA GREEN 0 3 0 0 3 RICHARD ROSEN 2 0 1 0 3 WRITE INS 15 8 10 18 51 TOTAL 265 255 275 272 1067

A TRUE RECORD, ATTEST: Dawn M. Varley

TOWN CLERK - WHITMAN

65 SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 STATE PRIMARY ELECTION

The September 1, 2020 State Primary was held in the Town Hall in Whitman, MA. The legal meeting for the election was held under a warrant issued by the Board of Select- men dated August 6, 2020 and posted in eight sections of Town with two in each precinct, by Constable Timothy P. Hanlon, all in accordance with Article 1, Section 2 of the Town By- Laws. The polls were open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

TOTAL VOTES CAST: 3402 Absentee ballots included: 68 Early Voting ballots included: 1772 % of Registered voters that voted: 31% Total Registered voters: 10800

Democratic PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTALS SENATOR IN CONGRESS BLANKS 8 1 6 6 21 EDWARD J. MARKEY 331 244 293 265 1133 JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, III 424 265 361 335 1385 WRITE-INS 0 0 1 0 1 TOTAL 763 510 661 606 2540

REP IN CONGRESS EIGHTH DISTRICT BLANKS 30 7 23 17 77 STEPHEN F. LYNCH 534 350 468 431 1783 ROBBIE H. GOLDSTEIN 199 153 170 157 679 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 1 1 TOTAL 763 510 661 606 2540

COUNCILLOR FOURTH DISTRICT BLANKS 143 99 135 115 492 CHRISTOPHER A. IANNELLA, JR. 619 409 526 490 2044 WRITE-INS 1 2 0 1 4 TOTAL 763 510 661 606 2540

66 PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTALS SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT 2ND PLYMOUTH & BRISTOL DISTRICT BLANKS 47 27 51 39 164 MICHAEL D. BRADY 487 324 385 385 1581 MOISES M. RODRIGUES 229 158 224 182 793 WRITE-INS 0 1 1 0 2 TOTAL 763 510 661 606 2540

REP. IN GENERAL COURT 7TH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT BLANKS 750 498 646 591 2485 WRITE-INS 13 12 15 15 55 TOTAL 763 510 661 606 2540

REGISTER OF PROBATE PLYMOUTH COUNTY BLANKS 146 100 136 115 497 MATTHEW J. MCDONOUGH 616 409 525 490 2040 WRITE-INS 1 1 0 1 3 TOTAL 763 510 661 606 2540

COUNTY COMMISSIONER PLYMOUTH COUNTY BLANKS 413 298 402 340 1453 GREG HANLEY 353 232 311 273 1169 MICHAEL G. BRADLEY 252 164 185 197 798 CARLOS A.F. DA SILVA 207 133 180 180 700 JOHN PATRICK RIORDAN 301 193 243 222 959 WRITE-INS 0 0 1 0 1 TOTAL 1526 1020 1322 1212 5080

COUNTY TREASURER PLYMOUTH COUNTY BLANKS 126 91 131 111 459 THOMAS J. O'BRIEN 636 417 529 494 2076 WRITE-INS 1 2 1 1 5 TOTAL 763 510 661 606 2540

67 Republican PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTALS SENATOR IN CONGRESS BLANKS 8 10 4 2 24 SHIVA AYYADURAI 85 86 81 50 302 KEVIN J. O'CONNOR 141 130 139 110 520 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 1 1 TOTAL 234 226 224 163 847

REP IN CONGRESS EIGHTH DISTRICT BLANKS 225 211 215 158 809 WRITE-INS 9 15 9 5 38 TOTAL 234 226 224 163 847

COUNCILLOR FOURTH DISTRICT BLANKS 231 221 221 162 835 WRITE-INS 3 5 3 1 12 TOTAL 234 226 224 163 847

SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT 2ND PLYMOUTH & BRISTOL DISTRICT BLANKS 228 219 219 161 827 WRITE-INS 6 7 5 2 20 TOTAL 234 226 224 163 847

REP. IN GENERAL COURT 7TH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT BLANKS 26 25 31 19 101 ALYSON M. SULLIVAN 208 201 193 143 745 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 1 1 TOTAL 234 226 224 163 847

68 PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTALS COUNTY COMMISSIONER PLYMOUTH COUNTY BLANKS 284 267 261 197 1009 JARED L. VALANZOLA 184 180 186 128 678 WRITE-INS 0 5 1 1 7 TOTAL 468 452 448 326 1694

COUNTY TREASURER PLYMOUTH COUNTY DISTRICT BLANKS 56 54 56 38 204 CARINA LEEZA MOMPELAS 178 172 168 123 641 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 2 2 TOTAL 234 226 224 163 847

Green-Rainbow PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTALS SENATOR IN CONGRESS BLANKS 0 0 0 0 0 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS EIGHTH DISTRICT BLANKS 0 0 0 0 0 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0

COUNCILLOR FOURTH DISTRICT BLANKS 0 0 0 0 0 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0

SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT 2ND PLYMOUTH & BRISTOL DISTRICT BLANKS 0 0 0 0 0 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0

69 PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTALS REP. IN GENERAL COURT 7TH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT BLANKS 0 0 0 0 0 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0

COUNTY COMMISSIONER PLYMOUTH COUNTY BLANK 0 0 0 0 0 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0

COUNTY TREASURER PLYMOUTH COUNTY BLANK 0 0 0 0 0 WRITE-INS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0

Libertarian PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTALS SENATOR IN CONGRESS BLANKS 1 1 1 1 4 WRITE-INS 4 3 1 3 11 TOTAL 5 4 2 4 15

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS EIGHTH DISTRICT BLANKS 3 1 1 2 7 WRITE-INS 2 3 1 2 8 TOTAL 5 4 2 4 15

COUNCILLOR FOURTH DISTRICT BLANKS 3 2 1 2 8 WRITE-INS 2 2 1 2 7 TOTAL 5 4 2 4 15

70 PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTALS SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT 2ND PLYMOUTH & BRISTOL BLANKS 3 2 1 2 8 WRITE-INS 2 2 1 2 7 TOTAL 5 4 2 4 15

REP. IN GENERAL COURT 7TH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT BLANKS 5 1 1 3 10 WRITE-INS 0 3 1 1 5 TOTAL 5 4 2 4 15

COUNTY COMMISSIONER PLYMOUTH COUNTY BLANK 7 5 2 5 19 WRITE-INS 3 3 2 3 11 TOTAL 10 8 4 8 30

COUNTY TREASURER PLYMOUTH COUNTY BLANK 3 2 1 2 8 WRITE-INS 2 2 1 2 7 TOTAL 5 4 2 4 15

A TRUE RECORD, ATTEST

Dawn M. Varley TOWN CLERK - WHITMAN

71 NOVEMBER 3, 2020 PRESIDENTIAL/STATE ELECTION

The November 3, 2020 State Election was held in the Town Hall in Whitman, MA. The legal meeting for the election was held under a warrant issued by the Board of Se- lectmen dated October 13, 2020 and posted on October 15, 2020 in eight sections of the Town with two in each precinct, by Constable Timothy P. Hanlon, all in accordance with Article 1, Section 2 of the Town By-Laws. The polls were open from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

On Friday, November 6, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. at a duly posted meeting, the Board of Regis- trars met in the town clerk's office and opened 3 ballots that were postmarked November 3, 2020 and were eligible to be counted. On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. at a duly posted meeting, the Board of Registrars met in the Town Clerk's office and opened 1 overseas ballot eligible to be counted.

The OFFICIAL results are as follows: TOTAL VOTES CAST: 8679 Absentee ballots included: 101 Early ballots included: 5183 # of counted ballots received after 11/3 3 # of counted UOCAVA ballot received after 11/3 1 % of Registered voters that voted: 78% Total Registered voters: 11126

PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTALS

ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT BLANKS 13 5 13 19 50 BIDEN AND HARRIS 1307 1070 1029 1090 4496 HAWKINS AND WALKER 11 11 7 16 45 JORGENSEN AND COHEN 40 39 39 35 153 TRUMP AND PENCE 1055 992 974 861 3882 WRITE INS 13 14 14 12 53 TOTAL 2439 2131 2076 2033 8679

SENATOR IN CONGRESS BLANKS 67 35 45 59 206 EDWARD J. MARKEY 1370 1095 1062 1093 4620 KEVIN J. O'CONNOR 984 970 944 870 3768 DR.SHIVA AYYADURAI 14 22 17 10 63 WRITE INS 4 9 8 1 22 TOTAL 2439 2131 2076 2033 8679

72 PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTALS

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS EIGHTH DISTRICT BLANKS 292 245 246 232 1015 STEPHEN F. LYNCH 1619 1357 1277 1333 5586 JONATHAN D. LOTT 513 511 537 462 2023 WRITE INS 15 18 16 6 55 TOTAL 2439 2131 2076 2033 8679

COUNCILLOR - FOURTH DISTRICT BLANKS 643 623 568 572 2406 CHRISTOPHER A. IANNELLA, JR. 1776 1463 1483 1443 6165 WRITE INS 20 45 25 18 108 TOTAL 2439 2131 2076 2033 8679

SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT SECOND PLYMOUTH & BRISTOL DIST. BLANKS 665 621 595 582 2463 MICHAEL D. BRADY 1748 1460 1454 1431 6093 WRITE INS 26 50 27 20 123 TOTAL 2439 2131 2076 2033 8679

REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT SEVENTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT BLANKS 634 499 520 536 2189 ALYSON M. SULLIVAN 1783 1600 1538 1472 6393 WRITE INS 22 32 18 25 97 TOTAL 2439 2131 2076 2033 8679

REGISTER OF PROBATE PLYMOUTH COUNTY BLANKS 684 639 583 588 2494 MATTHEW J. MCDONOUGH 1741 1452 1452 1435 6080 WRITE-INS 14 40 41 10 105 TOTAL 2439 2131 2076 2033 8679

73 PR. 1 PR. 2 PR. 3 PR. 4 TOTALS

COUNTY COMMISSIONER PLY CTY VOTE FOR TWO BLANKS 2082 1855 1771 1744 7452 GREGORY M. HANLEY 1151 940 915 891 3897 JOHN PATRICK RIORDAN 739 587 592 636 2554 JARED L. VALANZOLA 903 873 871 790 3437 WRITE-INS 3 7 3 5 18 TOTAL 4878 4262 4152 4066 17358

COUNTY TREASURER PLYMOUTH COUNTY BLANKS 249 188 175 215 827 THOMAS J. O'BRIEN 1407 1134 1148 1133 4822 CARINA LEEZA MOMPELAS 782 804 751 683 3020 WRITE-INS 1 5 2 2 10 TOTAL 2439 2131 2076 2033 8679

QUESTION 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE BLANKS 83 60 58 53 254 YES 1779 1534 1501 1486 6300 NO 577 537 517 494 2125 TOTAL 2439 2131 2076 2033 8679

QUESTION 2 - RANK CHOICE VOTING BLANKS 104 86 64 74 328 YES 792 692 685 687 2856 NO 1543 1353 1327 1272 5495 TOTAL 2439 2131 2076 2033 8679

QUESTION 3 - COMMUNITY PRESERVATION BLANKS 169 150 118 120 557 YES 1285 1148 1100 1068 4601 NO 985 833 858 845 3521 TOTAL 2439 2131 2076 2033 8679

A TRUE RECORD, ATTEST: Dawn M. Varley TOWN CLERK - WHITMAN

74 REPORT OF THE ANIMAL INSPECTOR

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Whitman:

I herewith submit the report of Animal Inspector for the year ending December 31, 2020.

All Whitman households with barn animals are required to apply for a permit with the Board of Health in order for the town to have a census of these animals for the Massachu- setts Department of Agricultural Resources’ yearly Barn Book. These inspections are up to date.

When the Board of Health is notified by a hospital, physician or veterinarian of animal bite to either a human or domestic animal the involved animal is quarantined as per state guidelines. Due to the increased incidents of rabies in our area, the Board of Health re- minds all Whitman residents that all dogs shall be vaccinated and licensed. All animal owners shall adhere to the Town of Whitman Dog Control Regulations. In accordance with MA law, all cats shall be vaccinated against rabies. Please visit www.whitman-ma.gov for information on Whitman’s yearly rabies clinic.

Respectfully submitted,

Alexis Andrews Animal Inspector/Health Inspector

TOWN OF WHITMAN BOARD OF APPEALS

The Zoning Board of Appeals decided a total of 16 cases during 2020. Disposition of the cases was as follows:

Special Permit Approval 4 Special Permit & Variance Approval 1 Special Permit & Site Plan Approval 1 Site Plan Approval 1 Variance Approval 3 Variance & Site Plan Approval 4 Determination 1 Application withdrawn without prejudice 1

Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals during 2020 were John Goldrosen (Chairman), Fred Gilmetti (Vice-Chairman), Richard Blosz (Clerk), Wayne Andrews, and James Chan- dler. The Associate Members were Steven Cacciatore and Robert Keeman.

We wish to thank the Building Commissioner, Robert Curran, for his assistance to the Board in carrying out its responsibilities, as well as the Board’s recording secretary, Carol O’Brien.

75 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Board has conducted all of its meetings since June, 2020 via video conference. The Board wishes to thank WHCA-TV staff and Town officials for their technical assistance with these meetings.

Richard S. Blosz Clerk

REPORT OF THE TREASURER-COLLECTOR

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Whitman:

Fiscal Year 2020 was a year in which we will never forget due to the Coronavirus pandemic. While the Treasurer-Collector’s Office was closed to the public due to COVID 19 from March of 2020 through the end of the fiscal year, the Treasurer-Collector’s Office continued to serve the taxpayers of Whitman during this unprecedented time. One of the most notable changes this year in the operation of the Treasurer-Collector’s Office due to the pandemic was the necessary shift we made from accepting payments in person to accepting many payments online. Taxpayers were able to submit their various payments while Town Hall was closed to the public online, by mail, or by using the 24 hour drop box at Town Hall. We did see a significant increase in the amount of online payments com- pared to previous years. Hopefully, Town Hall will reopen to the public in the very near future and we will once again be able to welcome back residents and accept payments in the office again.

The Treasurer’s and Collector’s Offices are responsible for many different functions which are essential to the Town’s daily operations. The Treasurer’s Office processes payroll, employee and retiree benefits, debt issuance, cash flow and investments, tax title and trust fund administration, cash receipts, expenditures, and many other payment and record keeping tasks.

The Collector’s Office issues and collects all receivables such as real estate, personal property, excise, boat, trash and water bills as well as all monies turned over by Town departments. The office is responsible for issuing Municipal Lien Certificates and handles all billing and payment inquiries from taxpayers, mortgage companies and real estate attor- neys. The Collector’s Office processes daily turnovers to the Accountant, and processes all files received from tax service companies and all payments received from the deputy collector.

A complete analysis of the Town’s receipts and expenditures for fiscal year 2020 can be found in the Report of the Town Accountant. A schedule of the Town’s debt obligations follows this report.

76 Fiscal Year 2020 Earnings

General Fund Interest $33,296.66 Water/Sewer Enterprise Fund Interest $151,516.93 Trust Fund Interest $8,837.23 Trust Fund Investment ($2,070.69) OPEB Trust Fund Investment $7,803.72 Stabilization Fund Investment $81,842.88

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Beth Carter Treasurer-Collector

77 TOWN OF WHITMAN DEBT SCHEDULE (P & I)

1 1-A 2 2-A 3-A 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Building Pro- DPW-Water Mains DPW-Water Mains / FY Water Water Water Water Schools SEWER SEWER jects Project Meters TOTAL Projects 1 & Projects 1 Projects 3 & 2 & 2 Projects 3 & 4 4 Title V W.H.R.H.S. MWPAT MWPAT PD/FD/TH DPW DPW Title V Streetlight Project BAN $2,043,140 $2,043,140 $5,358,502 $5,358,502 $36,841 7,215,000.00 $317,750 $462,985 $5,235,000 $3,000,000 $2,820,000 $14,575 130,741.77 Pool 6- Pool 6- Pool 8 - Pool 8 - (Whitman portion Pool 15 CW- Pool 15 CWS- DEBT FEES DEBT FEES Pool 10 only) 08-19 08-19 Pool 22 State House Loan Note DEBT FEES DEBT FEES DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT Dated October 24, Dated May 15, 2015 Dated March 15, 2018 2019 Issued May 20, 2020 Water Mains FY 2019- 2035 T5-97-1154-B Due May 20, 2021 MWPAT eli- MWPAT eligi- gible ble Final Final $1,450,000 Zero Percent Loan 1.44% Water En- Water Enter- Refunded Debt Ex- Refunded SHLN BAN - YEAR terprise prise clusion Debt Water Meters FY 2019-2028 THREE Schedule Schedule 5/21/15 3/28/19 1,370,000 (varies acrdg. to population) TIC 59.96% 2.0178789%

FY2021 91,019.07 101.25 242,211.76 1,295.07 2,059.20 437,648.04 15,761.72 17,134.56 671,750.00 220,687.50 312,425.00 729.00 130,741.77 2,143,563.94 FY2022 245,730.98 787.49 2,059.20 422,897.88 15,738.38 17,100.12 653,250.00 216,187.50 301,925.00 729.00 1,876,405.55 FY2023 244,611.93 264.98 2,059.20 408,147.72 15,714.19 17,064.70 634,500.00 213,187.50 286,425.00 729.00 1,822,704.22 FY2024 1,976.84 391,778.64 15,690.00 17,029.09 615,500.00 210,187.50 276,175.00 729.00 1,529,066.07 FY2025 1,976.84 375,589.44 15,664.67 16,992.08 600,800.00 207,000.00 265,925.00 729.00 1,484,677.03 FY2026 361,175.06 15,639.06 16,955.46 576,800.00 202,500.00 255,675.00 729.00 1,429,473.58 FY2027 346,904.58 15,612.04 16,917.02 557,800.00 198,000.00 275,425.00 729.00 1,411,387.64 FY2028 15,585.44 16,878.53 538,550.00 193,500.00 266,025.00 729.00 1,031,267.97 FY2029 15,559.11 16,838.78 513,950.00 189,000.00 121,625.00 729.00 857,701.89 FY2030 15,530.89 16,797.55 494,400.00 184,500.00 118,625.00 729.00 830,582.44 FY2031 15,502.62 16,756.60 180,000.00 115,625.00 729.00 328,613.22 FY2032 174,000.00 112,625.00 729.00 287,354.00 FY2033 168,000.00 109,625.00 729.00 278,354.00 FY2034 162,000.00 106,500.00 729.00 269,229.00 FY2035 156,000.00 103,250.00 729.00 259,979.00 FY2036 728.00 728.00 78 TOWN OF WHITMAN DEBT SCHEDULE (P & I)

1 1-A 2 2-A 3-A 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 FY2037 728.00 728.00 FY2038 728.00 728.00 FY2039 728.00 728.00 FY2040 728.00 728.00

91,019.07 101.25 732,554.67 2,347.54 10,131.28 2,744,141.35 171,998.12 186,464.49 5,857,300.00 2,874,750.00 3,027,875.00 14,575.00 130,741.77 15,843,999.54

Note: WATER DEBT 6,728,647.53 WHRHS debt amount varies SEWER DEBT 358,462.61 each year as it is based on TITLE V DEBT 24,706.28 October 1st enrollment numbers. WHRHS DEBT 2,744,141.35 PD/FD/TH DEBT 5,857,300.00 STREETLIGHT PROJ DEBT 130,741.77

TOTAL 15,843,999.54

79 REPORT OF THE BUILDING COMMISSIONER

To the honorable Board of Selectmen and the citizens of Whitman,

2020 was a challenging year. Covid-19 presented obstacles, however the Building Depart- ment persevered through one of the busiest years we have seen to date.

In 2020 the Building Department issued 575 building permits, 321 wiring permits, 187 plumbing permits and 162 gas permits.

Heritage Park subdivision has nearly been completed with 30 homes currently occupied.

Mosaic Gardens at 1190 Bedford Street, now has 13 condominiums occupied out of a total of 27.

629 Washington Street has been demolished and a building permit has been issued for the construction of a new mixed use building. This building will contain commercial space on the 1st floor and 24 apartments above.

Old Cart Path condominium project is well underway with 2 buildings completed and 2 additional buildings in progress. Once finished there will be 37 units in total.

Vincent Street extension now contains 3 new homes; 1 currently occupied, 2 under construction and 3 more to come.

316 Commercial Street was razed due to a fire. There has been a building permit issued to replace the 6 family with a new 5 family in the same footprint.

Thank you to Peter Palaza, Mark Getchell and Julia Carter for your continued support and commitment. It is a pleasure to work with you all.

I would also like to thank Frank Lynam for his leadership and support over the years. En- joy your retirement Frank! Also, thank you to the Board of Selectmen, Zoning Board of Ap- peals, Fire Department and the citizens of Whitman for making it an honor to serve this Town. Let’s hope 2021 is a safe and better year for all.

Building Permits Issued ...... 575 Building Permit Fees Collected...... $349,666 New Single-Family Homes ...... 27 Single Family Homes / Attached ...... 14 Residential Additions & Alterations ...... 361 New Commercial Buildings ...... 2 Commercial Additions & Alterations ...... 10 Accessory Buildings ...... 11 Demolition Permits ...... 9 Signs ...... 15 Swimming Pools ...... 32 Wood Stoves ...... 4 Solar Permits ...... 47 Sheet Metal Permits ...... 31

Robert P. Curran Building Commissioner

80 REPORT OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR

I hereby respectfully submit the annual report for the year 2020:

Permit Fees Collected $18,226 Permits Issued 187

Mark Getchell Plumbing Inspector

REPORT OF THE GAS INSPECTOR

I hereby respectfully submit the annual report for the year 2020:

Permit Fees Collected $10,600 Permits Issued 162

Mark Getchell Gas Inspector

REPORT OF THE WIRING INSPECTOR

I hereby respectfully submit the annual report for the year 2020:

Permit Fees Collected $43,880 Permits Issued 321

Peter Palaza Wiring Inspector

81 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL ON AGING

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Whitman:

The following is the Report of the Council on Aging for the year ending December 31, 2020.

Our Director for the last ten years, Barbara J. Garvey, retired in July. The Council on Ag- ing has been the beneficiary of Barbara’s valued services and untiring devotion since 2010 and we will be forever grateful to her.

Patricia Goldmann graciously resumed a seat on the Council on Aging Board to fill a vacancy. Our previous Director, Barbara Garvey also accepted an opening to serve on the Council on Aging Board. We are grateful for her continued service and knowledge.

The Whitman Council on Aging is responsible for coordinating and/or sponsoring programs for elders, as well as helping to provide the necessary services needed by the elderly of our community and to ensure a higher level of personal involvement in area activities for citizens of Whitman who are 60 years of age or older. The Senior Center is open Monday thru Thursday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and Friday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. The COA requests residents contact the Center and advise us of any person who might benefit from provided services.

The Council on Aging is no longer a Passport Acceptance Facility due to the in-person limitations of COVID 19.

The Council on Aging Board meets at 9:00 am on the second Wednesday of each month at the Senior Center. Meetings are open to interested residents. The Director and Coun- cil Members are delegates to, and attend regular meetings held for, the COA, OCPC, CIRCA, MCOA and OCES. Director Mary R. Holland, Administrative Assistant Melissa Maroney, Clerical Assistants Patricia Caley and Elaine Cox, Social Worker Theresa Altieri, Bus Drivers Frank Farrar, Joseph Scalata and Gerry LaPierre, and Old Colony Elder Ser- vices Meal Site Manager Fran Cruise make up the staff. In addition to our staff, we have many volunteers who give thousands of hours of time and effort, providing incalculable contributions to our community.

Home delivered meals (‘Meals on Wheels’) are delivered to approximately 30 seniors a day, five days per week. Food is supplied through Old Colony Elder Services. Approxi- mately 11,000 meals were served and delivered this year to Whitman elders in need. The kindness and generosity of many volunteers helps to make the nutrition program run smoothly.

The Council on Aging maintains a 14-passenger minibus and an 8 passenger minibus through the Mobility Assistance Program. This past year, due to COVID 19 restrictions, one bus was used for Around Town for errands on Mondays, food shopping on Tuesdays, as well as additional necessities & shopping on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Dial-A-Bat is used Monday through Friday primarily for medical appointment transportation.

Many of the additional motor coach trips did not happen this past year. We look forward to being able to resume the trips next year.

Some services that we were able to continue to offer at the Senior Center were podiatrist appointments and help with applying for Fuel Assistance. Local Attorney Ron Whitney

82 volunteered to provide his services monthly to offer free legal service to our seniors via telephone. Hairdresser services were able to resume on Tuesdays with Sue O’Brien.

Our ongoing outreach efforts include the electronic well-check program through the Plym- outh County Deputy Sherriff’s Office. The “Brown Bag” food program continues to be successful by providing approximately 100 Whitman families with a bag of groceries once each month. This valuable program is a collaboration between the Whitman Food Pantry, The Greater Boston Food Bank, Dorn-Davies Senior Center and the Whitman Council on Aging. Due to in person restrictions, the Food Pantry graciously took over the distribution of the monthly “Brown Bags”.

We continue to plan and provide new and informative programs to address the needs and concerns of our senior population. We have had to “shift” a lot of programs to remote and use either the phone or computer to reach people.

We had multiple Grab n’ Go meals and treats as well as Grab n’ Go crafts. The meals were picked up and brought home to keep everyone safe. The crafts were also picked up and we included instructions to complete at home or they could join a zoom craft session for instruction and some social interaction.

Theresa Altieri is our SHINE (Serving Health Information Needs of Everyone) Counselor and is available by appointment to assist with any Medicare, Medicaid, HMO, or other Medigap insurance issues. She can also assist with completing applications for MassHealth or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits.

Our Senior Tax Work Program is made up of approximately forty senior homeowners. Through this program, selected seniors volunteer in town departments for a total of one hundred hours, qualifying them for an $800.00 real estate tax abatement. We had to sus- pend this program, but we will start it up again when we can safely place seniors back into the community.

Thank you to the merchants who support our “Seen Your News” letter with advertising. This monthly newsletter is distributed to every Whitman resident over the age of 59 and provides medical, legal, safety and social information.

This year marked the fifth annual “Santa’s Elves for Whitman Seniors” Giving Tree at the Council on Aging. The response was again both overwhelming and heartwarming. With donations to the Giving Tree, we were able to brighten the Christmas holidays for seventy of our very grateful senior neighbors. We sincerely appreciate the kindness and generosity of those who donated to make our Giving Tree program a true community effort.

The Council on Aging works closely with the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, NVNA (Nor- well Visiting Nurse Association), Whitman Housing Authority, Old Colony Planning Coun- cil, Old Colony Elder Services, Catholic Charities, Self-Help, the Salvation Army and various other civic groups in town to provide necessary services to all our elderly. We would especially like to recognize all those who volunteer time delivering meals, working at the luncheons, teaching classes, making calls, and ‘stepping up’ when requested.

This year, our greatest challenge was the pandemic. We had to try to move a lot of programs remotely or come up with new ways to reach our seniors. We were able to continue with some programs when the numbers were safe. Our bus was able to still take seniors out for necessities, but it has been a challenging year for everyone.

83 As a Council we would like to thank the community and voters for the support of our programs and ask for your continued cooperation. We would again like to thank our Director, Mary Holland, and staff for their dedication to the seniors of Whitman and for pursuing grants and programs which benefit our seniors as well as the Town of Whitman. With their help and efforts, we will continue to provide quality programs for the community.

Respectfully submitted,

Denise K. Bagley, Chairman Barbara J. Garvey, Vice Chairman Thomas G. Ford Laura Andrade Patricia Goldmann Mary R. Holland, Director

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Whitman The following is the annual report based on a fiscal calendar for Fiscal Year 2020

Summary of the Tax Recapitulation for Fiscal 2020

Gross Amount to be Raised $42,756,917.92 Estimated Receipts and Other Available Funds $15,533,394.27 Amount to be Raised by Taxation $27,223,523.65

Real Property Valuation $ 1,647,651,564.00

The total Real Property Valuation was approved by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue on October 30, 2019.

The tax rate for Fiscal 2020 was approved to be $15.85 per $1,000 of valuation by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue on November 25, 2019. Third quarter real estate tax bills were issued on January 1, 2019.

Tax Levy-Real Property $26,115,277.29 Tax Levy-Personal Property $1,108,246.36 Total Tax Levied on Property $27,223,523.65 Fiscal Year 2020 Total Property Valuation $1,717,572,470.00 (Real and Personal Property Combined) Tax Levy Growth $237,001.00

84 The following Fiscal 2020 Real Estate Tax Exemptions/Abatements were granted:

Clause 17D 20 @ $207.00 $4,140.00 Clause 18 1 @ $3683.54 $3,683.54 Clause 22D 3 @ FULL $17,771.02 Clause 22E 40 @ $1,000.00 $40,000.00 Clause 22e 58 @ $400.00 $23,200.00 Clause 37A 5 @ $500.00 $2,500.00 Clause 41D 10 @ $750.00 $7,500.00 Senior Work Program 11 @ $800.00 $8,800.00 Senior Work Program 19 @ $740.00 $14,060.00 Senior Work Program 1 @ $473.60 $473.60 Senior Work Program 1 @ $555.00 $555.00 Totals: $122,683.16

1 Clause 41A Senior Tax Deferral @ $3,738.72

The Annual Town Elections were held on Saturday June 27, 2020. John J. Noska was re-elected to a 3 year term on the Board of Assessors. The Board voted to re-organize at their regular meeting held on September 22, 2020. Carol A. O’Brien was elected to serve as Chairman of the Board, John J. Noska was elected Clerk, and Priscilla A. Waugh as Member. I would like to thank the current board for volunteering their time to serve the town of Whitman.

Special appreciation is due to the staff of the Assessors Office Joanne M. Wing the Admin- istrative Assistant and Andrea P. Fall the Clerk for exceeding expectations in keeping the office running optimally during the unprecedented constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Assessors Office offers sincere thanks to the Town Departments with which we inter- act on a daily basis. A special thank you is extended to the Town Accountant, Treas- urer/Collector, and Town Clerk for their assistance during the process of setting the tax rate.

Respectfully Submitted,

Kathleen Keefe, MAA Principal Assessor

Carol A. O’Brien, Chairman John J. Noska, Clerk Board of Assessors Priscilla A. Waugh, Member

85 ANNUAL REPORT WHITMAN CONSERVATION COMMISSION

The Whitman Conservation Commission is a five-member board appointed by the Select- men and is the local agency specifically charged with the management and protection of Whitman’s natural resources. The Commission’s major duty is to interpret and administer the regulations of the Wetland Protection Act as they apply within the area of Whitman. Meetings are held at 7:30PM on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the meeting room in the lower Town Hall. Other meetings and public hearings are scheduled as needed. All meetings are open to the public and townspeople are invited to attend and to bring to the attention of the Commission members any questions or information relating to environmental affairs.

The past year has been far different from previous years, due to the limitations placed on all commission activities imposed by the Governor’s State of Emergency regulations due to the pandemic. Thanks to the Whitman Hanson Cable Access group and Town Technology Director Josh MacNeil, the Conservation Commission has been able to hold virtual meetings via cable beginning on March 17, 2020 and continuing on a monthly basis, so that business has been handled for townspeople and businesses needing permits and approvals of projects by the Department of Environmental Protection. Inquiries from individuals, engineers, and project managers have been reviewed by the Chairman and other members of the Commission, so that these projects have been able to have the required public hearings and forms completed for a number of projects, so that they can be approved by the Depart- ment of Environmental Protection and construction of new projects begun, and in most cases, completed over the past year.

The Conservation Commission continues throughout the year to perform site inspections, hold public hearings, rule on specific cases of wetland applicability for building projects which impact on wetlands and answer citizen questions and complaints about infringement on wetlands areas. Over 100 site inspections were made by Commission members, and twelve public hearings were held during the year. Twelve Orders of Conditions were issued by the Commission. In addition, one Certificate of Compliance was issued for work completed under terms of Orders of Conditions issued previously. One ANRAD determination was issued. This year several public hearings needed to be continued due to the need for additional information from other sources. The Commission also ruled on three Requests for Determination of Applicability of the Wetlands Protection Act. Due to weather conditions and change in management with our vendor, Commission members suspended the treatment program for weed control at Harding and Hobart Ponds during this summer. We expect to resume the program next summer with another firm. In the past year the State Depart- ment of Dams and Waterways notified the town of the poor condition of Hobart and Harding Ponds. The state agency is requiring the town to conduct periodic assessments of the condition of the dams, until such time as budget funds are released by the Commonwealth to cover repairs.

Commission members are always available to meet with citizens who have questions or concerns about abutters’ property or work being done on the property. They always follow up any questionable case by meeting with the individual to work out the proper procedures for complying with the law. Commission members review all site plans submitted to other town boards in order to determine if there is wetlands jurisdiction, notifying the appropriate agency if this is the case. Commission members also attend many hearings held by the Board of Appeals and Planning Board and meet with the Building Inspector to gather information about projects that will eventually come before the Conservation Commission.

86 The Conservation Commission normally shares meeting space with other town boards in the lower town hall-during the pandemic no meetings are being held in person; regular meetings are held virtually. We hope to be assigned some office space in town hall in future. All members attempt to be present for all meetings, in order to ensure a quorum for hearings and for service to citizens. Many questions from citizens are referred to us from town hall offices, and we do our best to provide information and answer those questions for citizens.

The Commission has four regular members at this time. All four attend every meeting in order to provide a quorum to conduct regular business and conduct public hearings. Any- one who is interested in appointment to the Conservation Commission may send a letter of application to the Town Administrator. The Board of Selectmen makes appointments to the Commission. Anyone interested in serving on the Conservation Commission is invited to attend a Commission meeting (or attend virtually) and discuss the duties and responsibilities of Commission members.

The Conservation Commission is grateful to the many people who have contributed their service and knowledge throughout the year, as well as to the many citizens who have made them aware of problem situations. Commission members appreciate having had the opportunity to serve the townspeople of Whitman and acknowledge the cooperation of the various town boards in carrying out their duties.

George Porter, Chairman Sandra Cortez, Vice Chair Elaine Melisi, Secretary Spencer Shute, member, appointed September 2020

Submitted February 8, 2021

REPORT OF THE WHITMAN FINANCE COMMITTEE

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and to the Citizens of the Town of Whitman: The Whitman Finance Committee presents the following information as a summary of activities for the 2020 calendar year. We remain collectively hopeful, despite the overall uncertainty created by the COVID 19 Pandemic, on developing a responsible budget for the next cy- cle. At the end of this particular year, we remain standing at the doorway to the creation of a strategic plan and the implementation of a written 5 year Capital Plan. These objectives will certainly help guide our budgetary decisions for the long term fiscal vitality of this community. We, the current members of the Finance Committee, who serve as the advocates for the citizens and as the financial representatives for the taxpayers, understand this responsible budgetary process will only be realized through thoughtful policy development and implementation by the Whitman Board of Selectmen. We will continue to work collaboratively with the BOS, our newly hired, Town Administrator, Assistant Town Administrator and all Town Departments including the Whitman Hanson Regional School District to realize these goals.

Our principal charge is to review and recommend a course of action to the citizens of the Town with regards to the spending of the taxpayers’ dollars at Town Meetings. The Fi- nance Committee also has the responsibility to consider any and all matters that may

87 have a financial impact to the Town, and to act accordingly in the best interests of the Town and its people.

2020 started off like many other years but as the Finance Committee wrapped up a joint meeting with the Board of Selectmen in early January, nothing could have prepared us for the tumultuous year that would follow. One of the most controversial, and resultantly time consuming issues, was the budget line for the Whitman Hanson Regional School District assessment. It was in this particular year that the general populace would become aware that the method for calculating the annual amount for each member town to allocate was improperly applied for many years. History will eventually uncover all of the details of this unfortunate fiscal malfeasance, but the immediate implications were the subject of countless discussions. Despite the objections of a clearly divided majority of the members of this Committee, Town Meeting passed a (one time) compromise in the form of an amendment to the WH Regional District Agreement that subsidized Hanson’s share of the assessment by more than a half a million dollars. With the full board in attendance at this outside meeting on the WHRHS baseball field (due to the social distancing requirements of the Pandemic) voters concurred with the FinCom recommendation on the remaining 42 Warrant Articles, amending only the line item within Article 2 for the WHRSD Operating Expense.

Following Town Meeting, the Committee met several times (in a now familiar virtual for- mat) during the summer to discuss and vote line item transfers to close out the FY 2021 budget.

The budget mailing to all departments went out on September 15, 2020. The Board has benefitted greatly from the work of our Town Accountant, Ken Lytle this year. Members of the FinCom also continued to participate, throughout the year, on several financial advisory subcommittees. These include the Whitman Hanson Regional Agreement Amend- ment Committee, the Whitman Middle School Building Committee and the Building/Facili- ties Capital Expenditure Committee. The Board met with a majority of Town Departments by the end of the calendar year to discuss the FY 22 Budgets that were submitted. Overall in 2020 the Finance Committee met 32 times (26 were virtual) in properly posted meetings. Despite continued reminders that the budget crisis had not healed itself, budget submissions received thus far exceed available resources.

Our goals for the upcoming year will be to make recommendations to the BOS to create a sustainable budget. These include: finalizing a Strategic Planning Initiative, accepting and implementing the Capital Improvement plan from the Collins Center, utilizing a majority of the budget recommendations of John Madden (the consultant hired by the town last year), insisting on the utilization of the Statutory Method for calculating the town’s share of the WHRSD assessment, examining the Chapter 90 funding gap, implementing a “Pay to Ride” program to minimize the financial impact of non-mandated bussing and to contract an audit of the Regional School District.

The Whitman Finance Committee continues to serve the citizens and taxpayers of Whit- man by providing the clearest picture of what we deem is economically and fiscally responsible. In 2021, the Finance Committee will continue its pattern to be more responsive, more proactive, and more than ever, dedicated to the task that we represent what is best for the citizens of the Town of Whitman.

88 Respectfully Submitted,

Richard Anderson, Chairman

David Codero, Vice-Chairman Charles Colby, Clerk Ralph Mitchell Rosemary Connolly Albert Cafferty Kathleen Ottina John Galvin John Noone Samantha Clasby, Recording Secretary

WHITMAN FIRE-RESCUE & EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Whitman:

I am pleased to submit the Annual Report of the Whitman Fire Rescue and Emergency Services Department for calendar year 2020. Emergency responses for 2020 were 2,367. This is an increase from FY 2019 by 41 emergency runs. Due to the COVID pandemic, training and operations were dramatically modified throughout the year.

Our customers are the priority and your opinion is our driving force. We continue to receive positive feedback on our professionalism and service which we provide to you.

2020 proved to be a very taxing year for the membership and our Community. COVID-19 not only changed our daily lives, it required us to change our way of thinking, responding, and mitigating your emergencies. The risk factors associated with COVID-19 and our main goal of keeping our members safe proved taxing and difficult while attempting to navigate the public safety waters.

Your Fire Department is comprised of highly skilled, kindhearted problem solvers, who are committed to providing the best care and customer service possible, during often difficult circumstances. We are your emergency service department and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week simply by dialing 911.

With great assistance from our membership, our Infection Control Officer Steve Foster, our EMS Officer Matt Busch and the leadership of our shift commanders, I am proud to report we navigated the COVID waters, and as of this writing, only one member contracted the virus. That is a huge compliment to our staff and their commitment to personal safety, the safety of their brothers, and the safety of our Community.

On a regular basis, and sometimes daily, our operating procedures were changing. We managed thru a personal protection equipment crisis in the beginning and recovered with private donations and identifying local companies who specialized in N-95 respirators and other PPE.

89 Leading this Department thru the crisis was the most critical and evolving time in my 35 year career with the Town. Although we are still dealing with the pandemic, we have control and we have a sense of regularity in our Community. Face masks are our new norm and proper PPE has always been a top priority.

With the appropriation of CARES funding from the County of Plymouth, we were able to keep afloat and purchase every piece of equipment/PPE needed to perform our jobs and keep our members safe. At one point we identified a critical weakness of EMS work. Our ambulances were out of service for decontamination post potential COVID transports. This led to an extended down time and more use of mutual aid. Through CARES funding we purchased a COVID ambulance with specialized equipment to deal with COVID, such equipment as a high efficiency HVAC system, non-porous counter/ surfaces and other items. This provided us the ability to leave other ambulances in service for non-COVID suspected patients and provide one dedicated ambulance to suspected COVID, which re- laxed our concerns of cross contamination of patients.

Fire-Rescue service is an evolving operation with changes daily to fire scene operations, emergency medical treatments and training requirements. Many are non-funded man- dates from the State or other agencies. Much of the training we are required to perform, which prepares our members for the tragic events of life, are costly and time consuming. These two restraints make for challenging times keeping our members adequately trained. The Fire Department budget maintains shift strength and allows for minimum training to our members. Any reductions in the fire department budget would be catastrophic to public safety and our members. The members of this department take great pride and satisfaction in providing essential fire, rescue and emergency services to the citizens of the Town of Whitman.

During the year, the department responded to a total of 2,367 emergency calls of which 64.4% were related to emergency medical services and 47.2% were for fire/hazardous conditions, false alarms, good intent calls, service calls, motor vehicle accidents and other areas of service.

The Holbrook Regional Communications Center continues to provide primary 911 answering with emergency medical dispatch, which is providing lifesaving instructions over the phone when required. This system has proven itself time and time again by providing instructions over the phone to bystanders for CPR. Additionally, it allows us the flexibility of taking all six on-duty members to an emergency while the Regional Center Dispatches the incident. Recently, text to 911 was implemented, allowing a person who cannot speak for whatever reason - be it a medical condition or intruder in your home - to text to 911.

Currently we staff three ambulances:

Ambulance 249 – 2017 Life Line - Paramedic staffed with on duty members.

Ambulance 247 – 2012 Life Line – Paramedic staffed with on duty members.

Ambulance 248 – COVID Response Ambulance

Firefighter Tom Ford, the Towns SAFE Officer, was limited this year in education due to the pandemic. He continues to work with our senior population in regards to our smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector program.

The Department saw the retirement of long time Fire Lieutenant Robert Hover. Lt. Hover was an integral part of our operations, his talent in all aspects of the fire service and

90 technology are matched to no one. Lt. Hover’s hands were in every part of our operations and capital expenditures over the years. His expertise and dedication are missed by all.

Firefighter Paramedic Matt Busch, the departments EMS Officer, continues to command an EMS Operation viewed as the best system in the area. Due to COVID, the demand of our EMS Officer was magnified exponentially where he spent countless hours working with the Infection Control Officer and myself to assure a safe and efficient operation. Keeping our members safe and maintaining the expertise in the field for exceptional pa- tient care by our paramedics continues to be his top priority. FF Busch works tirelessly with our membership providing education and training. Matt works closely with our Medi- cal Director, Dr. Dan Muse, in assuring our members are the best in the business. The demands placed on EMS Agencies is so stringent, it actually requires a fulltime position for EMS Oversight.

Infection Control Officer Firefighter Steve Foster worked diligently to assure proper decontamination of our Town Buildings. Proper safety procedures were put in place, proper amounts of PPE were supplied, and a host of other duties related to COVID-19. FF Foster worked tirelessly with the Command Staff daily to assure the safety of our members and Town employees throughout the year. Steve’s dedication and knowledge have kept our operations flawless.

The moving parts of public safety over the last 14 months have been challenging as stated previously. We navigated these waters due to the leadership and partnership within the Fire Department and Board of Health. Working with the EMS Officer, Infection Control Of- ficer and Whitman Firefighters Local 1769, we were able to set up a Town employee testing site for COVID-19. Our members tested many Town employees and, because of the rapid testing, were able to keep most buildings open throughout the pandemic. As communities were closing Town buildings, we were identifying positive cases rapidly and limit- ing the exposure. When vaccination time came around, the membership stepped up again, serving their community and vaccinated all Public Safety members, both Police and Fire, and stand ready to vaccinate the public.

I would like to thank the Fire Officers, Firefighters, and my Administrative Assistant Lisa Riley, for assisting me in the operation of this department; and the Board of Selectmen, Town Administrator, all Town Departments and Committees for their help and guidance throughout the year. I also want to thank Chief Tim Hanlon and the members of the Police Department for their dedicated service. You can be assured that the men and women of Whitman Fire-Rescue and Emergency Services will continue to serve the people of this Town and strive to keep it a safe place to live and work.

Respectfully submitted,

Timothy J. Grenno

Timothy J. Grenno Fire Chief

91 FOREST FIRE WARDEN

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Whitman:

I am pleased to submit the 2019 Annual Report of the Forest Fire Warden.

During the year the Fire Department responded to 7 calls for tree, brush, and grass fires.

According to State regulations and when weather permitted, outside burning permits were issued to allow Town residents to dispose of tree trimmings and light yard brush. The Fire Department responded to several incidents of unauthorized burning during the year.

We have added a more efficient system to renew your burning permits. With the upgrade of the Town phone system, we now have a dedicated line for outdoor fire permit renewal. Residents need only call (781) 618-9872 to renew their permits.

I wish to thank the Fire Officers and Firefighters who helped me in the performance of my duties as Forest Fire Warden.

Respectfully submitted,

Timothy J. Grenno

Timothy J. Grenno Forest Fire Warden

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Whitman:

In compliance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, we herewith submit our report for the year 2020.

At the Annual Town Election in May, Dawn Varley was elected for a 3 year term. On September 22nd, 2020 Mary Kelly was appointed to the Board to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Eric Joubert on 9/9/2020. The Board thanks Eric for his service to the town. During the reorganization of the Board of Health at their meeting on November 10th, 2020, Barbara White was elected Chair, Dawn Varley as Vice Chair and Mary Kelly as Clerk. On December 14th, 2020 Dina Amado was hired as the new Administrative Assistant to the Board of Health to replace Elaine Williams following her retirement. The Board thanks Elaine for her years of service.

The Board continues to re-evaluate and update all regulations to protect the residents of the Town of Whitman.

92 For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, the Board turned in the following fees to General Revenue:

License to Distribute Food 0 Mobile Food Service Permits 155.00 License to sell Milk and Cream 240.00 Permit to Operate a Food Establishment 8,170.00 Permit to Cater Meals 50.00 One Day Food Permit 50.00 License to Manufacture Frozen Desserts 380.00 License to Pasteurize Milk 20.00 Heat & Serve Food Permit 75.00 Disposal Works Installer Permit 1,000.00 Septage Handler Permit 900.00 Dismantling On-site Septic System Permit 760.00 Rubbish Removal Permit 4,500.00 Permit to Transport Bones and Grease 100.00 Tobacco Sales and Location Permit 2,000.00 Permit to Operate a Tanning Facility 100.00 Body Art Establishment Permit 300.00 Body Art Practitioner License 975.00 Body Art Practitioner Apprentice License 150.00 Funeral Director Permit 225.00 Public & Semi-Public Pool Permit 200.00 Potable Well Permit 0 Barn Animal Permit 175.00 Code Violation/housing inspection fee 200.00 Late fees 250.00 Medical Waste 50.00 Total Receipts $21,025.00

The Health Inspector and Assistant Health Inspector investigate all complaints received through the Board of Health office. The Board is pleased to report that all food establish- ments and public schools are being inspected.

The office has continued using the electronic record keeping through the Commonwealth Connect program for investigations, complaints, and inquiries. This electronic improvement continues to provide positive results for the office and residents.

The contract with Norwell VNA expired on 06/30/2020 and nurses Karen Lynch and Kim- berly Bombardier were hired to fill the void of a public health nurse needed for contact tracing during Covid-19 pandemic. The Board wishes to thank Karen and Kim for their untiring efforts in attempting to keep up with this monumental task.

Chapter 141, Sections 145B of the MA General Laws requires that all dogs and cats in Massachusetts be vaccinated against rabies. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions the Board was unable to hold its annual rabies clinic. Because of the constant presence of rabies in raccoons and bats in Massachusetts, the Board strongly encourages residents to use ex- treme caution when dealing with wild animals and when treating domestic animals with a wound of unknown origin.

93 On September 12, 2020, the Board along with the Towns of Abington and Hanson held its annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. Many Whitman residents took advantage of disposing of hazardous waste properly. Look for the date of the joint 2020 Household Hazardous Waste Collection event on our website. Please remember if you are unable to attend our town’s event you can attend a South Shore Recycling Coopera- tive collection in another town.

As of December 31, 2020, 3,499 on-site septic systems have been rendered permanently useless when the property was connected to municipal sewer thus eliminating potentially hazardous conditions.

The Board continues to offer a program for the collection of used syringes for Whitman residents at no charge. A sharps collection kiosk was installed in the lobby of the Whitman Police Station. Sharps should be placed in a 1 gallon medical waste container to then be placed in the kiosk. NO single needles should be place directly into the kiosk. There is a locked medical waste container on the side of the kiosk for single needles. Please visit the Board of Health’s website for details.

Throughout the year, expired or unused medication should be brought to the Whitman Po- lice Station and dropped in the secure box located in the lobby. Ni-cd (rechargeable) batteries and Items containing mercury such as thermometers, light bulbs, and thermostats should be recycled at the DPW yard.

The Board has worked diligently to stay updated with the Governors’ ever changing executive orders with regard to Covid-19. We are grateful for the working relationship with Fire Chief Timothy Grenno and the support of the Board of Selectmen as we endeavor to keep the residents of our town as safe as possible.

We appreciate the cooperation of all residents and businesses during this time. We continue to ask people to continue washing your hands and wearing protective masks as well as adhering to social distancing guidelines.

The Board continues to work in cooperation with all town departments to ensure a safe healthy environment for all citizens of the Town of Whitman. Please follow us at www.whitman-ma.gov for current information/updates.

Respectfully submitted,

Barbara J. White, Chair Dawn Varley, Vice Chair Mary Kelly, Clerk

94 REPORT OF THE WHITMAN HOUSING AUTHORITY 2020

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Whitman:

Regular meetings of the Whitman Housing Authority are held on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the community building at Harvard Court. All meetings are open to the public and any interested citizen is welcome to attend. Special meetings are scheduled when necessary. All meetings are posted with the Town Clerk.

The Housing Authority’s office is located at the Harvard Court Development and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. On Thursdays, tenants and members of the public are seen by appointment only. The Board of Commissioners consists of three elected Whitman residents, one to be appointed by the Town Board of Selectmen and one resident who is State Appointed by the Governor. The Authority has five full-time employees and four part-time employees. Housing staff and Board members attend Spring and Fall MassNAHRO Conferences and Legislative Day at the State House. Staff members also attend various seminars, trainings and association meetings throughout the year.

Under the Department of Housing and Community Development’s “Agreed Upon Proce- dures” audit, it was noted that the “Other Post-Employment Benefits” lability did not agree with the GASB 75 Report as submitted by the housing authority’s fee accountant. The fee accountant made the necessary change. The Executive Director, with the assistance of her staff received a perfect score on the State’s annual “Performance Management Re- view”. The Authority manages 199 units of housing within the Town of Whitman. There are forty (40) units at Stetson Terrace, eighty (80) units at Harvard Court, forty-four (44) units at Pine Circle and eighteen (18) family units under the 705 Program. Also included are (15) certificates under the Alternative Housing Voucher Program and (2) under the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program. In total, eleven (11) units are handicap accessible.

The Whitman Housing Authority continues to renovate units and improve the grounds of each development to maintain safe, affordable and clean housing for all residents. All units are inspected annually by the Director and authority staff. Modernization projects completed in 2020 include the Pine Circle Roof Replacement Project, Harvard Court ADA Push Button Door Project, and Pinehaven Drive Door Replacement Project funded with a sustainability grant. Various smaller projects such as vacant unit rehabs were also completed.

Tenant rent is re-determined on an annual basis according to current income, assets and medical expenses. Anyone who wishes to apply for housing can call 781-447-6363 and an application will be provided to you. The new on-line CHAMP application process allows you to submit applications to each and every housing authority of your choice. It also allows you to update and make any necessary changes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may submit applications on-line by logging into the following website at www.mass.gov/applyforpublichousing and downloading the CHAMP application.

Transportation is provided for weekly grocery shopping and to various town events throughout the year. Tenant managed Senior Bingo is played on Wednesdays and exercise class is held on Thursdays in the Harvard Court community room. A social worker is available for all tenants on Tuesdays, by appointment. Tenants are also encouraged to hold social events in the community rooms of their developments.

95 Special thanks and appreciation to the Whitman Fire and Police Departments for their assistance and compassion shown to the residents in times of need. To the Council on Ag- ing, as well as other local service agencies and volunteers, much thanks for your help and assistance. To Senator, Michael Brady and State Representative, Alyson Sullivan, thanks for your dedication and support in preserving and modernizing public housing.

Respectfully Submitted,

Eileen Gibson, Executive Director Katharine Kelleher, Chairman Steven Green, Vice-Chairman Robert McPhail, Treasurer and State Appointee Patricia McKay, Asst. Treasurer

2020 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES

To The Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Whitman:

The Whitman Public Library has completed a very challenging year. Detailed statistics collected through the Old Colony Library Network (OCLN) provide data enabling the Director and Trustees to offer relevant programs and materials to the 6,058 residents with library cards, their children, and other community members. One out of every two Whitman residents chooses to hold library cards and have borrowed materials within the past twenty-four months. The average patron borrowed 13 items each year. While circulation is down this year, you borrowed 80,353 items from our collection.

We were able to still have our annual Summer Reading Program, albeit online, with 196 children, teens, and adults participating in the program.

This year the library was awarded several grants for adults and children. The largest grant received was The Mind in the Making Grant from the MBLC for $10,000. The library is ex- tremely grateful to the Cultural Council of Whitman and the Friends of the Whitman Public Library for their generous support of our library.

The Adult Services and Children’s librarians have used best practices and professional standards to improve the scope and quality of the collection, and to modernize our print and electronic offerings, reflecting current trends. Our e-book circulation increased again this year by a whopping 59%.

The most checked out items at the library in 2020 are as follows:

• The most circulated Book for Adults for two years running was: Where the Craw- dads Sings by Delia Owens • The most circulated Book for Children was: Dog Man by Dav Pilkey • The most circulated Film was: Knives out • People Magazine went out 78 times!

96 The library’s website is constantly being updated and much information can be obtained there about programming, ongoing projects, policies and reservation information on programs and use of the community room. The Long-Range Plan is also posted on the website. Outreach in other digital forms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram also connect patrons to library services.

The Whitman Public Library remains committed to connecting all residents to free and reli- able high speed internet access. Access to free wireless internet in the library continues to increase, with more patrons using the service than ever before. Our mobile hotspots went out 31 times this year.

In today’s increasingly digitally-connected world, it is essential that all patrons not only have access to the internet, but have the skills to navigate it. We remain committed to helping ensure that all of our students, job seekers, and the general public are digitally literate. We offer immediate computer assistance to all patrons and offer one-on-one training sessions for those looking for more in-depth instruction. The library staff provides reference help to any user who requires information, performing 1,575 reference transactions over the course of the year. For the convenience of our patrons, reference assistance may be provided over the phone or via email at [email protected]. Patrons can email us print jobs at [email protected] and then pick them up at our curbside table.

The Whitman Public Library continues to be the only place in the community that provides IRS tax forms, and, as more government forms have become accessible only through the internet, the library is the main location for citizens to obtain such information if they do not have internet access at home. Increasingly, the library offers resources to connect patrons with government services.

The library continues to work with our community schools during the year with homework help, purchase of databases and other materials, and computer access. Our annual Sum- mer Reading Program encourages students to keep up with their reading, and the library purchases multiple copies of books in multiple formats assigned by the schools for their summer reading homework.

While the library has been closed to the public since March of 2020 we have been providing curbside service since May of 2020. We average about 100 curbside appointments each week with over three thousand for the year.

For patrons unable to visit the library in person due to physical limitations, the Whitman Public Library offers “Library To Go”, a free delivery service to homebound Whitman residents, regardless of age. Those with temporary disabilities (such as a broken leg, pregnancy or recovery from surgery) are also eligible. Patrons may call the library to register for weekly deliveries of books, movies, music CDs, and audiobooks of their choosing. Those not sure of what they want can discuss preferences with the staff, who will select materials for them. This service is provided by a volunteer who delivers and picks up the books each week.

Marcie Walsh-O’Connor was hired as Director in August 2018 and continues to oversee the operations of the library in her capacity as director, and the Board of Library Trustees looks forward to many years of her service to the townspeople of Whitman. Hsiu-Ann Tom was hired in December 2020 to serve as Assistant Director and Adult Services Librarian and continues to revitalize and invigorate the physical collection, as well as improve programming and technology services for adults. Her ability to provide engaging adult programs will be an asset to Whitman for years to come. Stephanie Young, Youth Services Librarian, continues to focus on early literacy, engaging the children of Whitman in educational

97 endeavors that will equip them with the skills needed as they grow up in our digitally-literate economy. Library staff members continue to develop new skills and improve library service by attending workshops, trainings, and discussion groups. These sessions include such varied topics as collection development, new reference resources, technology training, and programming ideas for children and adults. We inform the public about our services with a monthly column in the Whitman Hanson Express.

Volunteers and Senior Tax Abatement workers helped to assist library staff with a variety of tasks such as phone calls, shelving books, and book repair, as well as many other behind- the-scenes tasks. Their collective contribution of over 950 hours this past year was greatly appreciated by the staff and Trustees. While we are taking a break from this program for the community’s safety we look forward to their return.

The Friends of the Library continue to provide major support for library projects and children’s programming. They fund both adult and children’s programming and assist in pur- chasing materials and equipment for the library. Because of their generosity, the library was able to offer many children’s events throughout the year, as well as several young adult and adult programs. We greatly miss their fall and spring book sales and hope to see them return when it is safe to do so. A Friends newsletter is distributed periodically and is available at the library for interested patrons.

Trustee Chair Susan Durand serves the greater library community as a member of the Mas- sachusetts Library Trustees Association, a statewide organization of trustees, librarians, and friends of public libraries. The Director, staff members, Trustees and Friends also attend the annual Library Legislative events hosted by the Massachusetts Library System and the Old Colony Library Network to generate interest and support for budget initiatives presented for state funding by the Board of Library Commissioners.

The Trustees, director, and staff of the Library are committed to maintaining exceptional service to the community while constantly striving to improve their offerings in every way possible. Trustees, director and staff continue to provide townspeople with the very best library facilities, services and programming possible at the most reasonable cost.

Susan Durand, Chairman Michael Ganshirt Lauren Kelley Margaret McEwan Ann Trotta Kathryn Youngman

Marcie Walsh-O’Connor, Director

98 REPORT OF THE PLYMOUTHCOUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL PROJECT

The Commissioners of the Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project are pleased to submit the following report of our activities during 2020.

The Project is a special district created by the State Legislature in 1957, and is com- posed of all Plymouth County towns, the City of Brockton, and the town of Cohasset. The Project is a regional response to a regional problem, and provides a way of organizing specialized equipment, specially trained employees, and mosquito control professionals into a single agency with a broad geographical area of responsibility.

The 2020 efforts were directed at larval mosquitoes starting with the spring brood. The Project ground and aerial larvicided 11,396 acres and this was accomplished using Bti, an environmentally selective bacterial agent. An additional 311 acres were treated as part of a trial studying the effectiveness of methoprene on mosquitos in cedar swamps. Upon emergence of the spring brood of mosquitoes, ultra-low volume adulticiding began on June 1st, 2020 and ended on September 25th, 2020. The Project responded to 17,923 requests for spraying and larval checks from residents covering all of the towns within the district.

The Department of Public Health (DPH) has developed an “Arbovirus Surveillance and Response Plan” for the state. The Plan creates a system which estimates the human risk for contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus using several factors including the number of infected mosquitoes. In 2020 there was significant EEEV activity in the district. Based on guidelines defined by the Plan, all towns in Plymouth County Mos- quito Project started the season at “Low Level Risk” for Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The following towns remained at low risk: Abington, Brockton, Cohasset, Duxbury, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Marion Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Norwell, Rockland, Scituate, and Whit- man. The towns at moderate risk were: Lakeville, Pembroke, and West Bridgewater. The towns ranked at High risk were: Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Hanson, Kingston, Plympton, Plymouth, Rochester and Wareham. The towns at critical risk for EEEV human infections were Carver, Halifax, and Middleboro. Two residents of the district contracted EEE and two other infections were associated with the district.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts responded to the EEEV activity by conducting wide scale aerial adulticiding in early August. The application occurred over much of the district and encompassed 200,000 acres. Applications of this kind are complex and in- volve a large number of state agencies including DPH, Massachusetts Department of Ag- riculture (MDAR) and The State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board (SRMCB). The Project assisted with the application including supplying equipment and helping to document the efficacy of the application.

West Nile Virus activity occurred predominately in and around Boston. Statewide there were 8 human cases, none of them were in the district. DPH estimated the risk of WNV human infections to be low for all of the district for the entirety of the season. As part of our West Nile Virus control strategy a total of 60,450 catch basins were treated with lar- vicide in all of our towns to prevent WNV.

The Project participates in DPH’s mosquito surveillance program. As part of that program we collected over 70,000 mosquitoes and submitted 23,267 mosquitoes for testing.

99 The mosquitoes were combined into 608 pools. DPH also tested 13,588 mosquitoes from the district. In all there were 61 isolations of EEEV from mosquito samples. They were from the towns of Bridgewater, Carver, Hanson, Kingston, Middleboro, Plympton, and Wareham. There were 7 WNV isolations from Halifax, Hanson, Middleborough, and Plympton.

The health threat of EEE and WNV continues to ensure cooperation between the Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project, local Boards of Health and the Department of Public Health. In an effort to keep the public informed, EEE and WNV activity updates are regularly posted on the Department of Public Health website.

The introduced mosquito Aedes albopictus has the potential to become a serious pest and a vector of disease. The mosquito has been present in the Massachusetts since 2009. In conjunction with DPH we have been monitoring Aedes albopictus expansion in the state. The larvae live in containers and are closely linked with human activity. They are especially associated with used tires. We conducted surveillance for Ae. albopictus at 8 locations. This year we did not detect the mosquito. The Project began a tire recycling program in October 2017. During the 2020 season we recycled 1,960 tires bringing us to a total of 11,524 tires for the program.

The figures specific to the town of Whitman are given below. While mosquitoes do not respect town lines the information given below does provide a tally of the activities which have had the greatest impact on the health and comfort of Whitman residents.

Insecticide Applications: Our greatest effort has been targeted at mosquitoes in the larval stage, which can be found in woodland pools, swamps, marshes and other standing water areas. Field Technicians continually gather data on these sites and treat with highly specific larvicides when immature mosquitoes are present. In Whitman 146 larval sites were checked.

During the summer 2,070 catch basins were treated in Whitman to prevent the emergence of Culex pipiens, a known mosquito vector in West Nile Virus transmission.

Our staff treated 370 acres using truck mounted sprayers for control of adult mosquitoes. More than one application was made to the same site if mosquitoes reinvaded the area. The first treatments were made in June and the last in September.

Water Management: During 2020 crews removed blockages, brush and other obstructions from 1,605 linear feet of ditches and streams to prevent overflows or stagnation that can result in mosquito production. This work, together with machine reclamation, is most often carried out in the fall and winter. Mosquito Survey: Our surveillance showed that the dominant mosquitoes throughout the district were generally Coquillettidia peturbans and Oc. canadensis. In the Town of Whit- man the three most common mosquitoes were Cq. peturbans, Cx. pipiens/restuans and Oc. canadensis.

Education and Outreach: The Project hosted an event with the Governor to raise awareness of EEE in Massachusetts. The event was broadcast live and reached thousands of residents in the Commonwealth. Our phone system has been updated to make it easier for residents to reach us during the peak season and our website is continually updated with information about meetings and the annual budget. It also includes educational handouts to provide more information and better describe all the Project’s services.

100 We encourage citizens or municipal officials to visit our website at www.plym- outhmosquito.org or call our office for information about mosquitoes, mosquito-borne dis- eases, control practices, or any other matters of concern.

Sincerely,

Ross Rossetti Superintendent

Commissioners: Cathleen Drinan, Chairman John Sharland, Vice-Chairman/Secretary John Kenney Michael Valenti Ann Motyka

PUBLIC WORKS 2020

The Town of Whitman Department of Public Works respectfully submits this 72nd report to the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Whitman.

Highway, Maintenance, Park and Tree Department

The Department of Public Works Park and Tree Division had another busy year with the everyday work of maintenance and beautification of our Town ball fields, cemeteries, rotary, traffic islands, Town Buildings and our Historic Town Park, along with the removal and trimming of hazardous trees throughout the Town. The Park and Tree Division also played a major role in setting up the Towns first Community Garden which we believe was a major success and we are looking forward to its second year and the addition on more garden plots. This is a big job for our three-man Park and Tree Division workers, and we would like to publicly thank them for a job well done.

The Highway Division spent another year performing annual tasks such as street sweep- ing, basin cleaning, line painting, drainage system maintenance and repair, to name just a few. Additionally, the crew again took on several major projects including installing granite curbing along Essex Street, excavating and installing concrete pads for the high school football field new handicap access ramp, repairs to the Harding Pond Dam and, with the relative lack of any large snow storms, we were able to clear brush from many of the Town Cross Country Sewer Main easements, which is critical to the maintenance of the system. Completing projects like these saves the Town thousands of dollars in labor costs by performing these jobs with Town work forces.

Our Highway Division crew members take pride in their skill and ability to perform these major construction projects that most Public Works Departments do not engage in. We would like to thank these men for their hard work in completing these projects.

101 Our Maintenance Division Mechanics continue to do a great job in adverse garage conditions keeping our aging fleet operational which allows all Public Works Divisions to perform their necessary daily tasks.

Snow and Ice: The winter of 2019-2020 would turn out to be a lower than average snow fall season, with Whitman receiving a total of 24.5 inches of snowfall. This required 19 road salting operations and 3 full plowing operations, utilizing all 17 DPW employees along with 18 private contractors to clear our roads. The total amount of road salt applied was 900 tons and our total snow and ice expenditure was $97,961.93

Chapter 90: The Town, utilizing State Chapter 90 funding, was able to repave Essex Street, Park Ave. and purchase new granite curbing to be installed by Highway Division crew members, along with repainting many traffic lines throughout the Town. Total expenditure was $289,100.08.

Water and Sewer Division

The Water and Sewer Division is pleased to report that during Fiscal Year 2020 the following occurred:

Newly constructed water-sewer mains and services were tested and inspected as needed.

The 20 Inch Sewer Force Main Project continued to progress. Additional test borings were drilled and soil analysis was performed by Environmental Partners Engineering. The results will help in the design of how the force main will be replaced. Design and permitting was started.

The Water-Sewer Department continues to operate, inspect, maintain, and repair as needed seventeen (17) sewer pumping stations servicing the citizens of Whitman on a daily basis.

DPW Water-Sewer began the rebuilding of the 6 main sewer pumps at the Auburn St. and South Ave. pumping stations. Water-Sewer personnel removed the rotating assembly and electric motor of each pump. After rebuilding and service, Water-Sewer personnel rein- stalled the pumps and motors. By performing this work “in house” it will result in a sub- stantial savings for the Town and will be completed in the next Fiscal Year.

During this year the department answered 708 dig safe requests to locate and mark water, sewer and drain lines within the Town. This is a 7% increase over the previous year.

Water accounts within the Town increased to 4,768 from 4,656. The Department began the installation process for the new water meter system of Allegro Meters made by Master Meter. New water meters are read by radio and record previous usage. Water meters are read bi-annually.

Fire hydrants were maintained and repaired as needed. All town hydrants were operated and flushed to ensure proper operation and to clean water mains. Prior to freezing weather, all fire hydrants were pumped dry and glycerin was added as needed. As of the writing of this report all Town Hydrants are currently in service.

Daily water samples were taken from Department of Environmental Protection Agency approved locations within the Town to meet all DEP, EPA, State and Federal requirements to safeguard the quality of the Towns’ drinking water.

102 In addition to normal day to day operations throughout the year such as conducting leak repairs, grounds maintenance of sewer stations, final meter readings, replying to citizens’ requests and snow plowing operations when needed.

The Water and Sewer Division responded to 66 water related emergencies, 53 sewer station alarms and 6 requests for emergency mark-outs outside of normal working hours.

We would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the Department of Public Works Board of Commissioners for volunteering their time and their continued support of the De- partment of Public Works along with Whitman Fire Rescue, the Whitman Police Depart- ment, the Technology Department, the Building Department, the Town Administrator/Se- lectmen’s Office, all Town Departments and Committees that have and continue to support the Whitman Department of Public Works. Their cooperation and assistance through the year is greatly appreciated and contributes immensely to the continued successful operation of this department.

We close this report thanking all the employees of the Whitman Department of Public Works whose commitment and service to the Town of Whitman and its citizens facilitates the productive and beneficial operation of this department and we are ever ready to aid the citizens of Whitman within the Town By-Laws and the Department of Public Works Rules and Regulations.

Respectfully Submitted,

Bruce Martin, Superintendent Highway, Park and Tree Department Dennis F. Smith, Superintendent Water and Sewer Department

REPORT OF THE OLD COLONY PLANNING COUNCIL

To the Honorable members of the Select Board and the residents of the Town of Whitman

As your representative to the Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC), I am pleased to present this report on behalf of the Council for 2020.

The Old Colony Planning Council established in 1967 by state statute and authorized to prepare plans for the physical, social, and economic development of the seventeen-member district. OCPC is designated as; an Economic Development District by the U.S. Department of Commerce for the coordination of regional economic development activities, and the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs to plan, manage and coordinate elder services in a twenty-three-community service area. OCPC is the designated staff of the Old Colony Metropolitan Planning Organization (OCMPO) to plan and program transportation and transit improvements for the region.

103 In addition to the above-designated responsibilities, the Council also assists its member municipalities with technical planning, grant application preparation and current local and regional socioeconomic information.

Our Mission

At Old Colony Planning Council, we assist cities and towns in planning for present and future needs, utilizing our local knowledge, technical expertise, and regional collaboration.

Our Vision

Our vision is that communities in the Old Colony region are

• Resilient, using social, economic, and environmental resources to respond to, withstand, and recover from adverse situations brought about by natural disasters or economic downturns.

• Sustainable, the needs of all people and the natural environment are met now without compromising the ability to meet those needs in the future.

• Equitable, social, economic, and environmental opportunities exist for all.

• Connected, everyone has accessible, affordable, and sustainable mobility choices.

• Responsive, planning efforts are inclusive and reflect the diverse needs of all.

• Collaborative, cooperating regionally to tackle common challenges.

Our Organizational Values

PLANNING FOR ALL

We strive to be fair, impartial, inclusive, and transparent in all we do. Celebrating diversity, we prioritize engaging those who may be underrepresented in planning efforts. We aim for authentic, empowered public participation.

THINKING AHEAD

We look to the future as we help address challenges and seize opportunities across the region. Whether it’s a time-tested solution or innovative new approach, communities rely on our technical expertise and local knowledge to help develop solutions.

PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES

We highly value our partnership with the communities in our region. We are responsive to their needs and seek to facilitate regional cooperation and collaboration on shared issues within our region and with our neighboring regions.

104 SERVING WITH DEDICATION

We are passionate about the work we do in service to our communities, and we strive for excellence as we do it. We are motivated to help our region excel socially, economically, and environmentally.

Community Planning and Economic Development, OCPC, provided the following assistance:

Drafting and support of a Housing Production Plan. That plan is still pending adoption by the community.

The Council provided technical assistance to our member communities under the District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) Program. Established by Chapter 205 of the Acts of 2006, the DLTA Program enables the Commonwealth’s 13 Regional Planning Agencies to provide technical assistance to their member communities. Each year, OCPC receives an allocation of funds to provide this assistance. This assistance must focus on advancing municipal partnerships, planning for housing, and planning for growth and is intended to encourage and enable municipalities to work together to achieve and/or enhance cost effective service delivery, or to create and sustain ongoing collaboration and consultation on issues affecting the municipalities, such as land use and planning for new economic and housing growth. Projects and activities should result in a measurable change in the municipalities, whether in law, regulation, program management, or practice.

Thirteen of the seventeen member communities have been designated Green Communi- ties. These communities have been the recipients of $8,862,261 from DOER since 2010. With the assistance of the Old Colony Planning Council, the Town of Whitman has received $761,701 in Green Communities grant funding. This year, OCPC staff prepared the Annual Report and Competitive Grant Applications on behalf of the town of Whitman. The Division of Energy Resources offers technical assistance funding to the Council to meet the annual reporting requirements of the Green Communities Program.

Transportation, OCPC Prepared or Conducted:

The FFY 2021-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP is a five-year program of capital improvements and transit operational assistance that reflect the needs of the regional transportation system.

Old Colony Planning Council prepared the FFY 2021 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). The UPWP identifies the planning priorities and the transportation activities to be carried out during the federal fiscal year.

Old Colony Planning Council conducted 48-hour automatic traffic recorder vehicle counts (vehicle volumes, vehicle speeds, and vehicle classifications) at the following locations:

Route 18 at Abington Town Line Route 27 east of Route 18 Route 27 east of Washington Street

Old Colony Area Agency on Aging (AAA). During the past year, with assistance and guidance from member community advisory committee members, OCPC AAA has continued the ongoing administration of over $1.5 million dollars of Federal and State funding for

105 elder services through the Older Americans Act. The OCPC-AAA oversees funding for services like transportation, homecare, legal services, nutrition, and others to the more than 100,000 people age 60 and over in the region. During the COVID-related challenges of 2020 the OCPC-AAA was able to pivot and use CARES Act money dedicated to helping older adults, by working with our regional partner Old Colony Elder Services to supply funding for flexible-use awards of at least $4,000 for each community's Council on Aging or Elder Ser- vice department.

The OCPC-AAA Long Term Care Ombudsman Program also continued to provide services during COVID-19 despite the restrictions placed on visitations to our area nursing/rest and transitional care homes, which sidelined almost-all our Ombudsman volunteers. All visitations were halted beginning in March 2020, so the program reports only 117 visits. The prior year reporting period had 1,079 visits. However, there were 570 calls received from family, friends, residents, and staff during the year which is considerably-up from previous years. Due to the acute situation in all our facilities this was often the sole means of communication that the State would allow, and the Long-Term Care Ombuds- man Program took advantage of these calls to continue efforts investigating issues of concern from residents or families.

One delegate and one alternate member represent each member community of the Council. The Council members establish policy, develop the work program, and employ and oversee the activities of the professional staff. The Council meets on the last Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the OCPC offices located at 70 School Street, Brockton, MA. Our website is www.ocpcrpa.org. In 2020, the Council elected Christine Joy of Plympton as Council President; Doug Sylvestre of Stoughton as Council Treasurer; and Sandra Wright of Bridgewater as Council Secretary. Mary Waldron serves as Executive Director of the Council and serves on the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel and the Plym- outh County Development Corporation. OCPC is a member of the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Council gratefully acknowledges the generous support and cooperation of its member communities and the participation and involvement of the many individuals who participate as members of committees. Special thanks to the Joint Transportation Committee (JTC) Chair Noreen O’Toole; Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee (CEDS) Chairs Maryellen Brett and, John Murray, the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Com- mittee Chair Josephine Schofield for their commitment, dedication, and leadership during the past year. The Council also recognizes the work of local boards and commissions and the government agencies, public and private institutions and individuals who assisted the Council in its efforts.

Respectfully submitted,

Mr. Fred Gilmetti, Delegate Mr. Daniel Salvucci, Alternate

106 REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and citizens of the Town of Whitman:

During the past year, the Planning Board received 2 plans submitted as “not coming under subdivision control” as a Form “A” submissions. Of these submissions, 2 plans were approved. The Board reviewed 11 plans that were coming before the Zoning Board of Ap- peals and made recommendations to the Board. Of these plans, 4 were recommended for approval, 4 were recommended for denial and 3 were without recommendations. The plans coming before the Zoning Board are reviewed and voted on the merits of the plans presented without the benefit of explanation from the applicant as would be available during a Zoning Board Public Hearing.

The Planning Board wishes to acknowledge and thank P.M.P. Associates and Ross Engineering, our consulting engineers, for their comments and assistance with items and plans brought before the Board during this past year.

The Planning also wishes to thank the citizens of the Town and the members of other Town Boards for their assistance and cooperation during the past year. We ask for, and need, your continued support.

Form “A” Applications approved ...... 2 Form “A” Applications denied ...... 0 Form “A” Applications withdrawn ...... 0

Definitive Subdivision Plans approved ...... 0 Definitive Subdivision Plans denied ...... 0 Roadway Improvements ...... 0

Zoning Board applications recommending approval ...... 4 Zoning Board applications recommending denial ...... 4 Zoning Board applications no-recommendation ...... 3 Zoning Board applications significant change ...... 0 Zoning By-Law Amendments ...... 0

Respectfully submitted,

Eric W. Pretorius, Chairman

Adam J. Somerville, Vice Chairman Elonie L. Bezanson, Sheila M. Salvucci

107 REPORT OF THE WHITMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Whitman:

I am pleased to submit the Whitman Police Department’s Annual Town Report for 2020.

2020 has brought drastic changes to everyday life with the spread of a new pandemic identified by several names including COVID-19, the Coronavirus (named for the class of viruses it belongs to), and SARS-CoV-2, a more scientific definition. The entire world was faced with new challenges in an attempt to prevent communication of the virus from reaching every population but it ultimately spread to every corner of the globe. Initially the protocols put into action were meant to prevent a sharp spike in cases that would ultimately overload hospitals and create a more gradual increase over a longer period of time, dubbed as “flattening the curve”. While the first wave was in progress, there was a rush to create a vaccine in a short amount of time that was both effective and safe.

The direct effects of the pandemic here at home included developing safety precautions for the general population as well as first responders who are essential to providing safety and security for the Town of Whitman. Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) including face coverings, eye protection, gloves, and in suspected cased of infection complete suits were required in order for First Responders to safely enter a scene, provide services, while at the same time prevent the transmission of the virus to those answering the call. I am happy to report that there were no positive cases of the COVID-19 virus transmitted to any member of the police department in 2020.

While the COVID-19 pandemic was ramping up, another headline caused major turmoil across the country with the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis, MN Police Department on May 25, 2020. The tragic death brought a global protest movement against police use of force as well as racial inequality. Protests that initially started out as peaceful consistently turned violent in Minneapolis and across the country. The protest movement impacted Whitman by way of a protest march that was initially scheduled for Friday June 5th in the Town Park. The Police Department, working together with the protest organizers, held the event at Memorial Field adjacent to the police station on Sunday June 7th. The protest turned out to be peaceful as well as meaningful to the approximately 800 people in attendance.

The issues facing the country relating to police use of force and racial inequality brought police reform issues to the forefront of legislation in 2020. Governor Baker signed into law “An Act Relative to Justice, Equity and Accountability in Law Enforcement in the Common- wealth”. The legislation was made effective on December 31, 2020 and will be incorporated in stages throughout 2021. As Sir Robert Peel, the father of modern policing stated “The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.” As police officers we live among the people we serve. Police officers are held to a higher standard and we must hold ourselves accountable for both our words and our deeds that are scrutinized in the public eye. The police reform legislation was created to better reflect the standards that the public expects of its law enforcement, and the members of the Whitman Police Depart- ment have continued to live up to these standards.

In transitioning from 2019 to 2020 some things have remained the same within the police department. We continue to make progress within the Plymouth County Outreach (PCO), a cooperative effort among the 27 police departments in the county who work together to

108 make Substance Use Disorder treatment more accessible. The Mental Health Initiative or “Jail Diversion Program” continued to operate despite the challenges the pandemic brought related to making in-person contact with those in need of services. The Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative (PAARI) was organized for those in need of multiple services beyond Substance Use Disorder, and has partnered with PCO to form the HUB where specific needs can be addressed on an individual basis.

In 2020 there were 25 non-fatal overdoses, 5 fatal overdoses, and 9 at-risk referrals. For 2020 Narcan was administered 21 times and all 21 were successfully revived. By com- parison, in 2019 we had 31 Non-fatal overdoses, 5 fatal overdoses, and 8 at-risk referrals. In 2019 Narcan was administered 28 times with 26 Narcan saves recorded. The Whitman Police Department continues to support the PCO/PAARI Hub in addressing the needs of victims of drug abuse.

Respectfully Submitted,

Timothy P. Hanlon

Chief of Police

109 LOG INTAKE STATISTICS 2020

OFFENSE TOTAL OFFENSE TOTAL Abandoned MV 3 MVA With Injuries 26 Alarm, Burglar 307 MVA Property Damage Only 146 Alarm, Hold-Up 8 Motor Vehicle Stop 815 Animal Control Contacted 112 Motor Vehicle Violations 158 Annoying Phone Calls 74 No Trespass Order 1 Arson & Bombing 0 Ordinance Violation 9 Assault 16 Parking Violations 44 Assist Citizen 579 Phone/Internet Fraud 4 Assist Other Agency 347 Plymouth County Outreach 15 Auto Theft 6 Power Outage 1 B&E of Motor Vehicle 18 Property Release 43 Building/Area Check 2285 Rape 2 Burglary, B&E Past 12 Recovered Stolen MV 3 Child Safety Seat Install 32 Request Harassment Order 3 Clinical Follow Up 2 Request Restraining Order 28 Complaint 51 Serve Harassment Order 23 Disabled MV 48 Serve Restraining Order 141 Disturbance 375 Serve Summons 9 Domestic Disturbance 111 Serve Warrant 26 Escort/Transport 116 Sex Offender Registration 8 FID/LTC Processing 248 Sex Offenses 3 Fireworks Complaint 41 Shoplifting 5 Fire, Hazmat Incident 2 Soliciting 1 Fire, Other 18 Storm Damage 8 Fire, Street Box 2 Sudden Death 12 Fire Structure 7 Sudden Death/Overdose 3 Fire, Vehicle 2 Sudden Death Suicide 1 Found/Lost Property 78 Suicide Attempt 3 General Info 10 Suicidal Person 37 Health & Welfare Check 158 Suspicious Activity 430 Improper Syringe Disposal 30 Traffic Control 932 Incapacitated Person 13 Traffic Hazard 110 Juvenile Offenses 5 Training Room Reservation 86 Larceny/Forgery/Fraud 180 Unarmed Robbery 0 Medical Emergency 125 Utility Hazard 85 Medical Overdose 26 Vandalism 38 Mental Health 30 Violation of Harassment Order 4 911 Misdial/Hang-up 656 Violation of Restraining Order 18 Missing Person 10 MVA Hit & Run 21 TOTAL STATISTICS 9445

110 REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Whitman:

I herewith submit the Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 2020.

During the calendar year 2020 a total of 164 measuring devices were sealed. No devices were condemned for failure to meet prescribed standards.

The following is a summary of measuring devices inspected and tested:

Scales and Balances 1,000 to 5,000 pounds 2 Sealed 100 to 1,000 pounds 3 Sealed 10 to 100 pounds 54 Sealed Under 10 pounds 1 Sealed

Weights Avoirdupois 1 Sealed Metric None Apothecary None

Liquid Measuring Meters Gasoline 88 Sealed Diesel Fuel 8 Sealed Spring Water Dispensers None

Fabric Measuring Devices None

Linear Measures None

Container Redemption Machines 3 Sealed

Scanning Systems 5 Sealed (total of 37 scanners)

A total of $3,610.00 was collected for the above inspections. All fees were collected and submitted to the Town Treasurer prior to the end of the calendar year.

Sealing equipment owned by the Town was tested and re-certified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Weights and Measures Lab in December 2017.

I wish to express my appreciation to the Board of Selectmen and staff for their assistance in helping me carry out my duties.

Respectfully,

Robert S. O’Rourke Sealer of Weights & Measures Town of Whitman

111 SOUTH SHORE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT WHITMAN TOWN REPORT 2020

School Committee The South Shore Regional School District is represented by eight appointed School Com- mittee members, one from each town.

Thomas Petruzzelli – Abington Robert Molla – Norwell George Cooney – Cohasset Robert Mahoney, Vice Chairman – Rockland Robert Heywood, Chairman – Hanover John Manning – Scituate Christopher Amico – Hanson Daniel Salvucci – Whitman

2020 will be remembered for the impact of COVID-19 on all parts of our lives. At South Shore, we closed school on March 13, 2020 and moved quickly to an online learning model; our teachers and administrators did a phenomenal job making the transition, and our maintenance staff continued to ensure that our school remained in very good shape. When the school year 2020-21 started, we held seven training days for staff, two orienta- tion days for students, and began school in a hybrid model on September 16, 2020. We are grateful for our continued community support during this difficult time.

Vocational Technical Programs South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School continues to serve its 649 students and their families by providing a high quality vocational technical education, preparing its students for life’s many options after high school, including direct workforce employment, college success, and a combination of the two. The school offers 12 vocational technical majors, including Allied Health, Automotive Technology, Carpentry, Computer Information Technology, Cosmetology, Culinary, Electrical, Design & Visual Communica- tions/ Graphic Communications, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, Horticulture & Landscape Construction, Manufacturing Engineering Technologies, and Welding & Metal Fabrication.

Whitman Graduates There were 135 students from Whitman who attended SST during the 2019-20 school year. On June 27, 2020, the following 37 graduates from Whitman received diplomas and vocational certificates at the graduation ceremony held at Marshfield Fairgrounds:

Daniel Anderson Ryan Fallon Jerome Overstreet Alexandra Bartrug Fabian Granados Maria Pantiukhin Evan Beery Christian Gregor Matthew Peterson Devin Benton Owen Guarente Alyson Pike Ryan Blake Ryan Haran Jessica Raymondi Joshua Carignan Christian Heredia- Jack Reid Justin Comeau McPherson William Reiser Jake Connors Emily Ingram Kyle Schlieff Haley Demling Jared Jefferson Devon Sweeney Steven Depina Zachary Landreville Matthew Symons Darcey DeZutter Dante Lorusso John Varley Joseph Doten Colin McConkey Tyler Wooten Kelby Drake Nicholas Morrissey

Third-Party Credentials Students at SST have opportunities to earn industry recognized credentials that give them a competitive advantage as they head into the workforce. Such credentials include OSHA

112 Safety 10-Hour Card (all programs), ASE Certification (Automotive and Collision Repair), Power Actuated Tools (Carpentry), MTA/MCP/Networking & Windows OS, IC3 (Computer Info Tech), Cosmetology State Board Licensure, ServSafe Sanitation & Allergen Aware- ness (Culinary), Certified Nursing Assistant, CPR, First Aid, Home Health Aide, Feeding Assistant (Allied Health), Adobe Certified Associate for Print & Design Media (Graphics/Design & Visual Communications), EPA Universal and R410a Safety (environmental certificate) (HVAC), MACWIC Level 1 & 2 (Manufacturing Engineering Technolo- gies), AWS D1.1 All Position & NFPA Hot Work Safety (Metal Fab Welding).

Cooperative Education The South Shore Tech Cooperative Education program provides an opportunity for vocational students to gain real-world experience while earning an income. Through a cooperative arrangement between the school and employers, students alternate five days of required academic courses and related vocational instruction with five days on the job in his or her specific occupational field. South Shore Tech relies on local businesses' commitment to youth, education, and community, which allows students to gain a greater awareness of the expectations of a real workplace, learn about current methods and new technology in their industry, and make connections that can lead to employment post-graduation. All senior students in good standing are eligible to participate in the Cooperative Edu- cation program at South Shore. Juniors in good standing are eligible after the first half of the school year. Over the course of the shortened 2019-2020 school year, 103 students participated in the co-op program, collectively earning over $350,000.

Student Organizations The Student Council at South Shore promotes communication between the school administration and the student body. Leading by example, the members of the student council promote student leadership, democratic decision making, and student body engagement. In addition to student led activities and volunteer work, student council officers also represent the student body on the School Council and at School Committee meetings.

South Shore students also participate in SkillsUSA, a national co-curricular student organization for vocational technical students. SkillsUSA provides educational and leadership activities for students which are designed to build leadership, teamwork, citizenship, and character development. Through a carefully designed curriculum and opportunities for competition at the district, state, and national level, students build and reinforce self-confi- dence, work attitudes, and communication skills. Co-curricular organizations emphasize total quality of work, high ethical standards, superior work skills, life-long education and pride in the dignity of work.

Planning for the Future In an effort to stay on top of facilities needs, we have submitted a 6th application to the MSBA’s CORE program. We need to modernize our 1962 building and evaluate ways to expand. We strive to serve our students with 21st century technology and modern instructional space within the confines of a well maintained, mid-20th century building. We are very proud of our students and staff and continue to appreciate the support of Whitman’s residents and area employers.

Respectfully submitted,

Daniel L. Salvucci

Town Representative South Shore Regional School District Committee

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REPORT OF SOUTH SHORE RECYCLING COOPERATIVE 2020 2/5/2021

The South Shore Recycling Cooperative (SSRC) is a voluntary association of seventeen South Shore towns. It was established by Intermunicipal Agreement and Special Legisla- tion in 1998 to help member towns improve their recycling programs, and reduce the amount, toxicity and cost of disposal.

Members of the SSRC are: Abington, Cohasset, Duxbury, Hanover, Hanson, Hing- ham, Hull, Kingston, Middleborough, Norwell, new member Pembroke, Plymouth, Rockland, Scituate, Weymouth, and Whitman. (Braintree is a Member as of 1/1/21). Representatives from each member town are appointed by Chief Elected Official(s) (list attached).

In FY2020, the SSRC raised $99,903.01: $77,600 from municipal member dues, $650.00 in sponsorships, $19,103.32 in grant funding, $2,360.00 in donations, and $189.69 in interest. Those funds paid for the services of the Executive Director, the Recycling Educa- tion and Compliance Officer, and for waste reduction and recycling activities that benefit our member towns. In addition to technical assistance, these activities saved /earned Member Towns $220,705 in 2020.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

Household Hazardous Waste Collections - Capacity of vendors to conduct household hazardous waste (HHW) events continues to be tight. Our initial plan for six Spring HHW collections with a costly new vendor was pared down to one, due to COVID 19. A late, new State Contract for hazardous waste, combined with SSRC’s collective buying power, enabled us to obtain the services of a less costly provider for the six Fall collections on short notice. We have revised the check-in process and in- stituted pre-registration, both which have greatly improved traffic flow. The SSRC administers arrangements on behalf of its Member Towns for Household Hazardous Waste Collections. It coordinated multi-town collections for thirteen of our Member Towns in 2020, creating further savings. Member Towns saved staff time to bid, schedule and publicize collections. The Executive Director assisted at five of the seven events, and coordinates the billing. The SSRC hired a Household Hazardous Waste Specialist and contracted with another volunteer/contractor to share the load of covering events. 1,684 residents attended our seven collections in 2020, only 20% fewer than at 2019’s 12 events. The reciprocity policy also enabled a record 443 of those residents to attend other Member Towns’ collections. This arrangement qualifies member towns for additional Recycling Dividend Program points, and earned them an extra $24,200 in grant money through that program.

114 The total cost savings and benefits of the HHW program in 2020 is estimated at $81,405. General Recyclables – Historic challenges of 2018 and 2019 to our recycling programs began to abate in mid-2020. At that time, demand for mixed paper and especially cardboard, our largest volume commodities, began to climb, thanks to new investment in domestic capacity. The pandemic had more negative than positive impacts, depending on material. The cost of single stream recycling has only recently dipped back below that of disposal. The SSRC Director continues to monitor and report market fluctuations, seek out ad- vantageous vendor options and pricing, and assist with resident education to improve material quality. In October, the Director and three colleagues began drafting a multitown Request for Proposals that provides a more fair allocation of risk, better transparency, and the lev- erage of aggregated tonnage. It will be released this month. Five of the fifteen participating towns are SSRC Members. The SSRC continued to help our Towns’ programs and residents adapt to more stringent quality standards through multimedia outreach and guidance by the Executive Di- rector. Other Materials – The SSRC has enabled its Members to save money, find better service and/or earn rebates for: • Electronics – set up and staffed a one day collection in Hull • Motor oil- better service, pricing • Oil paint- better service, pricing • Propane tanks- new vendor in a difficult market • Textiles- maintain stable rebates • Tires- new vendor

PUBLIC OUTREACH:

Radio Public Service Announcements – With funding from MassDEP and Bay State Textiles, the SSRC re-aired 4 PSAs for 6 weeks on WATD FM. They covered plastic bags and food in recycling, textiles and composting. This helped our towns to qualify for MassDEP incentive grant funding. Website - ssrcoop.info provides both general and town-specific recycling and household hazardous waste collection information, meeting minutes and annual reports, a monthly newsletter, and links to other sites. It logged 62,000 page views by 28,000 visitors in 2020. 77% of visitors were new. Facebook: The SSRC posts waste reduction and recycling tips regularly on its Face- book page, which has 421 followers. Press Contacts - The SSRC is a resource to and a presence in print, web and cable media. The Director was featured in a Boston Globe Magazine article and a piece in trade magazine Waste360 in 2020. They are posted in the In the News section of the website.

115 Resident Contacts – The Director fielded over 400 calls and emails from residents and businesses in 2020. Most were about HHW, but she also advised how to properly dispose of everything from brake shoes to an inflatable kayak, and how to encourage fellow apartment dwellers to recycle properly.

ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND NETWORKING

The Executive Director’s help is frequently sought by the solid waste managers. She stays current on local and national solid waste issues, attending conferences, meetings and webinars, visiting local disposal and recycling facilities, and reading professional publica- tions. She provided advice and help on a wide range of issues including recycling and disposal contracts, regulatory language, oil and antifreeze vendors, and much more.

The Director challenged a major processor on its shift from billing based on Index pricing to “Actual” pricing, and advocated for stronger regulatory reporting requirements by processors. She also held an executive session for officials from 22 municipalities that provide single stream recycling service about how the processor’s complex billing system is being used to their disadvantage, how to counter it in their contracts, and why better regulation is needed. This led to the initiation of the multitown RFP referenced above. Grant assistance - The SSRC helped the majority of Member Towns submit their DEP Data Surveys and/or DEP Grant applications. Maximizing grant funds is a fre- quent topic at our Board meetings as well. Membership in SSRC qualified our Member Town’s for an additional $38,350 in Recy- cling Dividend Program funds, which provided a total of $186,150 in grants to fourteen of our Towns. Newsletter - The SSRC publishes bi-monthly Updates, which are emailed to 870 subscribers (up from 625 in 2019), including many residents.

ADVOCACY

The Executive Director works actively with other organizations and our Beacon Hill dele- gation to promote legislation the Board deems beneficial to its solid waste programs. 2020’s focus legislation concerned packaging, mattress and paint extended producer responsibility (EPR). She recently collaborated on a redraft of a comprehensive paper and packaging EPR bill, to be filed in January 2021.

The Director represents the Board on the MassDEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee. She proposed more detailed reporting requirements by recycling processors in testimony and discussions with MassDEP.

The SSRC exists to assist its member towns in improving their solid waste disposal and recycling functions. It always welcomes suggestions on how it can better serve its Mem- bers.

Respectfully submitted,

Claire L. Galkowski, Executive Director

116 SOUTH SHORE RECYCLING COOPERATIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020

TOWN FIRST LAST C/O POSITION Marty Golightly BOH Health Agent Abington Angela Dahlstrom BOH Recycling Education and Compliance Officer Merle Brown citizen SSRC Past Chairman Cohasset Andria Benn DPW Highway Dept. Admin. Asst Peter Buttkus DPW Director Duxbury Norm Smith DPW Assistant Director Victor Diniak DPW Superintendent Hanover Kurt Kelley DPW Assistant Superintendent Arlene Dias BOH Commissioner, SSRC Treasurer Hanson Gil Amado BOH Health Agent Stephen Messinger Transfer Station Foreman Hingham Randy Sylvester DPW Superintendent Chris Gardner DPW Director Hull Joyce Sullivan BOH Health Director Paul Basler Streets, Trees & Parks Superintendent, SSRC Vice Chairman Kingston Jean Landis-Nauman Recycling Committee Chairman, SSRC Secretary Christopher Peck DPW Director Middleboro Donna Jolin DPW Office Manager Ben Margro BOH Health Agent Norwell Vicky Spillane Recycling Committee Appointee Angela Sestito Selectmen’s Office Principal Clerk Pembroke open Jonathan Beder DPW Director Plymouth Rachel Newell DPW Administrative Assistant Delshaune Flipp BOH Health Agent Rockland Stephen Nelson BOH Commissioner Scott Margolis BOH Commissioner Scituate Sean McCarthy DPW Asst. Director

Kevin Cafferty DPW Director; SSRC Chairman Kathleen McDonald DPW Principal Clerk Weymouth Fred Happel DPW Solid Waste Coordinator Robert O’Connor DPW Advisor Alexis Andrews BOH Health Inspector Whitman Bruce Martin DPW Director

117 SOUTH SHORE RECYCLING COOPERATIVE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT QUANTIFIABLE BENEFITS

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119 WHITMAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (WEMA)

To: Honorable Board of Selectmen Citizens of Whitman

The year of 2020 was an unpreceded year due to COVID-19. The pandemic put us into full swing and preparing to, and mitigating the first pandemic since H1N1, which falls far short of what COVID-19 dealt us.

As the pandemic began to evolve, we worked closely with our Board of Health, consulting and providing a team effort with recommendations to the Board of Selectmen and implementing guidelines, along with enforcing the Governors orders on isolation and other critical pandemic operations.

Many of sleepless nights were spent during the beginning of this pandemic, enforcement of protocols and orders, working with our Health nurse identifying COVID + residents along with the PPE issues pushed all our personnel to the edge. Thru the proven Com- mand and Control process, we mitigated, prepared and responded to COVID with a direct and united front.

The response and actions of Emergency Management and the BOH without a doubt less- end the exposure rate to COVID -19 in our Community.

For years Emergency Management has been required by the Department of Public Health to maintain an Emergency Dispensing Site specific for pandemics. Our EDS site, located at our Middle School was modified at the orders of DPH to become a drivethru facility. With CARES funding we prepared our EDS operation with the purchase of the necessary equipment to operate a vaccination site.

Working with the Firefighter / Paramedics, ,an agreement was reached with Whitman Fire- fighters Local 1769 to vaccinate our residents, along with over 40 nursing volunteers to assist in the vaccination tents.

Our plan is ready and our projections identified the vaccination of our 15,000 residents to take approximately 2 months.

In the 11th hours, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health pulled away from the local vaccination sites and moved to State funded, private mass vaccination clinics. This move was an injustice to our residents and a dangerous move towards our elderly population. We continue, as of this writing to dispute the decision and, if available, will be moving forward with some form of vaccinations for our residents.

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) continued its training and service throughout the year. The group was activated for a variety of incidents during the year and performed professionally as they always do. Additionally, the CERT Rehab Unit provided refreshments and shelter at all working fires in Whitman and local area towns as requested.

In all major emergencies, we coordinated our operations with the MEMA Region II office in Bridgewater and State EOC in Framingham. Regular meetings are held by MEMA Region II with information and training for all area directors and personnel to coordinate local and state plans for handling emergencies.

120 Federal assistance and grant reports to State and Federal Emergency Management are coordinated by Administrative Assistant, Lisa Riley. Notifications of CERT meetings and events as well as emergency response call out to volunteers are also performed by Mrs. Riley.

Thank you to Deputy Fire Chief Al Cunningham, Deputy Director Operations, and Police Chief Tim Hanlon, Deputy Director Security, for their support and assistance throughout the year.

A special thank you needs to go to my Administrative Assistant Lisa Riley, her dedication to this Town and expertise with FEMA and MEMA policy is to be commended.

I would like to commend our Board of Health, specifically Health Agent Alexis Andrews, past Chair Eric Joubert and the members who have worked tirelessly with this Office for the past 14 months to keep Whitman safe.

I thank all the town officials who have assisted me in fulfilling the requirements of this agency. Thanks to our CERT members and volunteers for the many hours given up to assist us at incidents throughout the year.

Also, thank you to the citizens of Whitman for their cooperation and understanding during some difficult times during the incidents. It has been my privilege to serve you.

Respectfully submitted,

Timothy J. Grenno

Timothy J. Grenno Director WEMA

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Contact Information:

Director of Technology: Josh MacNeil Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Address: 54 South Ave, Whitman, MA 02382 Telephone: 781-618-9780 E-Mail: [email protected] Town Website: www.whitman-ma.gov

To: Honorable Board of Selectmen Citizens of Whitman

I am pleased to submit The Technology Department’s Annual Report for fiscal year 2020.

121 I would like to thank the residents of Whitman for their continued support of Information Technology and the FY2020 budget.

While fiscal 2020 started out as a typical year it became a year like no other when COVID- 19 was discovered and quickly spread throughout the world eventually directly effecting residents in our community. The demands for remote work, video conferencing, and tele- conferencing increased significantly causing widespread concern over service availability as everyone tried to stay connected during the initial shutdown.

We were forced to change our standard operating procedures where employees were working together in the same workspace quickly realizing that remote work was critical to maintain the required social distance.

While we placed orders for additional equipment required to support remote work efforts, we were competing with millions of other orders that were being placed from around the world as hardware manufacturing plants were shut down and inventory levels were de- pleted very quickly. We used the existing resources we had available to keep employees connected and working until backorders were eventually filled months after orders were placed.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all department managers and their staff for their pa- tience as we worked together on an extraordinary effort to continue serving the citizens of Whitman. The challenges that the pandemic initially presented certainly created significant concerns, but we quickly realized we needed to adapt to the new norm in an effort to keep systems and services available.

We always look for creative ways in which we can provide the same level of service to our constituents. There are a number of ways to accomplish the same tasks and making small changes can yield significant savings over time.

We continue collaborating with surrounding cities and towns in an effort to support our common goals. In many cases we share the same goals throughout our communities and it makes more sense to standardize the equipment and services we procure so that we can share costs where possible in an effort to reduce any implementation or annual maintenance costs. The projects that we have completed together are great examples of how regional procurement can help communities make purchases that may not otherwise be possible without significant capital requests.

In an effort to keep the community more informed we continue to enhance our social media presence and many departments share information faster and more efficiently on their social media sites every day. In many cases messages received by various departments are answered within an hour.

We also continue to look at ways we can improve internal business processes in an effort to save money while still providing the best possible service.

HOW TO RECEIVE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION FROM THE TOWN:

Social Media and the Town website continue to be great resources for the community. We post Town-related information on our website, by email, Facebook and Twitter.

CivicReady – Residents are encouraged to sign-up so they may be contacted in the event of an emergency. A CivicReady link is available on the Town website. For those with VoIP

122 phone service such as (Comcast) we also encourage you to add your cell phone number to the CivicReady system as well.

The Town’s Website – The website is updated on a daily basis and all news and calendar events are automatically posted on the Town of Whitman Facebook page and Twitter feed.

Meeting Calendar – The calendar is a resource for finding out when meetings, elections, Town Meeting, and other events are held – the calendar also links agendas and minutes for many events and meetings.

Community Calendar – The calendar has been setup to share many of the great events scheduled at various buildings including the public library, senior center, and schools.

Email – You can sign up to receive email alerts from various Town departments using the Notify Me link on the Town Website.

Facebook – “Like” The Town of Whitman on Facebook for another informational resource

Twitter – Follow us on Twitter @TownOfWhitman if you prefer this method of receiving information.

Several Town departments including Police, Fire, Public Works, Recreation and the His- torical Commission have an active Facebook page and some have a Twitter feed as well.

All links to social media accounts are available at www.whitman-ma.gov/socialmedia

You can also report quality of life concerns via Commonwealth Connect at www.whitman- ma.gov/commonwealthconnect

Respectfully Submitted,

Josh MacNeil Director of Technology

REPORT OF THE VETERANS’ SERVICES OFFICE

Staffed by one full-time Veterans’ Service Officer (VSO), our mission is to be the chief ad- vocate for Whitman veterans and their families. We operate a full service office providing information and assistance in obtaining federal, state and local benefits and services for our veterans and eligible family members. Services and assistance maybe obtained in person at our office, by telephone or by using our website https://www.whitman- ma.gov/140/Veterans-Services. Whitman veterans enjoy preference; however, no veteran or family member is ever denied service.

Our primary responsibility is to assist veterans and their eligible dependents in accessing benefits and services they need and are eligible for. We continue to experience a high volume of requests for assistance. Our VA claims work contributes directly to the financial

123 aid many disabled veterans and surviving spouses receive annually from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. This money improves their quality of life and serves as a source of revenue to the Town by helping them meet their financial obligations and reducing or eliminating their need for public assistance from Chapter 115 Veterans’ Benefits.

Our average of 25-30 Chapter 115 cases per month is consistent with historical caseloads and meets the number of cases anticipated for a community of our size. As of 3/1/2021, we distributed $129,347.77 in M. G. L. Chapter 115 Veterans’ Benefits. The State will reimburse $97,010.83 of this amount back to the General Fund.

We have provided assistance, to many needy veterans’, in conjunction with the American Legion Post #22, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #697, Disabled American Veterans Chap- ter #119, the Council on Aging, and have coordinated with the Fire and Police Depart- ments for the annual Memorial Day Parade, Ceremonies, and the Tri-Town Veterans Day parade.

Thank you for the honor and privilege of serving our veterans.

Respectfully submitted,

Sara M. Lansing Director of Veteran Services

WHITMAN BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and to the Citizens of the Town of Whitman:

The Whitman Buildings, Facilities, and Capital Expenditures Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") presents the following information as a summary of activities for the 2020 calendar year. As per Article 38 of the May 2015 Special Town Meet- ing, the Committee reviews, evaluates, and prioritized, as well as recommends the appropriate funding source for proposed capital requests. The Committee shall also manage directly, or through the Facilities Manager, or a building sub-committee, capital projects for the Town.

The process of recommending capital articles has remained essentially the same as in the last. Free Cash and enterprise accounts have provided recurring funding sources for some capital projects. Municipal bonds have also been utilized as funding sources for larger capital projects.

The Town currently maintains a Capital Stabilization Fund, where the July 2020 Town Meeting approved the transfer of $200,000.00 from Free Cash. The July 2020 Town Meet- ing eliminated and/or restructured many enterprise accounts. As such, Free Cash will be relied on in a greater degree (Madden, 2019).

124 Following the presentation of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) (Edward J Collins Cen- ter for Public Management, 2019), to the Town of Whitman, the Committee has committed to completing a FINAL report. The Committee anticipates this CIP will outline the Town's capital needs with projections extending out five-years. In future years, the CIP will be incorporated in its entirety as a Section of the annual Operating Budget document. While the physical document continues to be improved, the focus again in FY2020 is on the financing of the projects themselves, as the Town seeks to fund more projects using available funds and other funding mechanisms.

Our goals for the upcoming year will be to review and prioritize capital requests and make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen on behalf of the citizens of the Town of Whitman. The Committee continues to serve the citizens and taxpayers of the Town of Whitman by critically examining all capital requests and appealing to De- partment Heads for timely status updates on previously approved capital projects until completion.

In 2021, the Committee will continue to devote its efforts on behalf of the citizens of the Town of Whitman.

Respectfully Submitted,

David Codero, Chairman Don Esson, Vice-Chairman Justin Evans, Clerk Aaron Taylor Fred Small Josh MacNeil Robert Curran Representative - Town Administrator

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PK-12 WHITMAN-HANSON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PK-12 WHITMAN-HANSON REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR 2020

Developed by

Mr. Jeffrey Szymaniak Superintendent of Schools

126 School Committee Board Members 2020-21 School Year:

Hanson Officials Whitman Officials

Robert Hayes Christopher Scriven

Christopher Howard Frederick Small

Michael Jones Daniel. Cullity

Hillary Kniffen Steven Bois

Dawn Byers

David Forth, Jr.

School Committee Board Members 2019-20 School Year:

Hanson Officials Whitman Officials

Robert W. Hayes Christopher Scriven

Robert O’Brien, Jr. Frederick Small

Christopher Howard Daniel Cullity

Michael Jones Alexandria Taylor

Steven Bois

Dawn Byers

127 Whitman-Hanson Regional School District 610 Franklin Street Whitman, MA 02382 781-618-7000

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Jeffrey B. Szymaniak

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS George M. Ferro, Jr.

DISTRICT SCHOOLS/LEADERSHIP TEAMS 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR

Conley Elementary Duval Elementary Karen Downey, Conley Dr. Darlene Foley, Principal Christine Ahearn, Asst. Principal Daniel Mulhall, Asst. Principal

Indian Head Elementary Garry Pelletier, Interim Principal Jennifer Costa, Asst. Principal

Whitman Middle Hanson Middle Kerri Sandler, Interim Principal William Tranter, Principal Leeanne Law, Interim Asst. Principal Josh Belvis, Asst. Principal

Whitman-Hanson Regional High School Dr. Christopher Jones, Principal David Floeck, Asst. Principal

Preschool Academy Patricia Poirier-Collins, Principal

Remote Learning Students Michael Grable, Principal

DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS

Director of Student Services Director of Facilities Lauren Mathisen Ernest Sandland

Associate Director of Technology Services Director of Food Services Steven Burke Nadine Doucette

128 PK-12 WHITMAN-HANSON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT 2020

The PK-12 Whitman-Hanson Regional School Committee, comprised of ten members, six from Whitman and four from Hanson, re-organized on June 29, 2020 for the 2020-21 school year as follows:

Robert W. Hayes, (H) Chairman Christopher Scriven, (W) Vice Chairman Frederick M. Small, (W) Secretary Daniel Cullity, (W) Treasurer Michael Jones, (H) Assistant Treasurer Daniel Cullity, (W) Steven D. Bois, (W) Dawn Byers, (W) Hillary Kniffen (H) David Forth, Jr. (W)

129 Whitman-Hanson Regional School District Strategic Plan 2020-2023

Strategic Plan 2020-2023 The Whitman-Hanson School Committee adopted the 2020-2023 Strategic Plan as presented by the Leadership Team and in collaboration with the School Committee. Compo- nents of the Strategic plan include a Mission Statement, Vision Statement Theory of Ac- tion, Hallmarks of Success, Strategic Objectives and Initiative and Outcomes. The four Hallmarks of Success in the plan are outlined below:

1. Foster a learn- 2. Implement a PK- 3. Establish an evi- 4. Establish a safe 5. Increase en- ing environment 12 curriculum that dence based three and secure learn- gagement and that centers on so- is aligned and fos- year plan to ad- ing environment communication cial, emotional, and ters student learn- dress persistent both physically and with towns and academic growth ing for all disparities in online community as it re- for all achievement lates to activities among student and operations WH subgroups (SOA)

Mission

The Whitman-Hanson Regional School District is committed to providing each student with a high-quality education that promotes student success and responsible citizenship.

Vision

The Whitman-Hanson Regional School District provides a safe learning environment and comprehensive student-centered learning opportunities that are relevant and challenging. In supportive partnership with all stakeholders, our district is committed to developing an academic foundation that emphasizes social-emotional learning, critical thinking, creativity, and communication skills. Each student, as a life-long learner, is prepared to face the opportunities of the future with the skills needed to become a responsible citizen.

Core Values

The Whitman Hanson School Community supports an inclusive environment that: • makes all decisions in the best interest of students. • is committed to providing a safe, secure, and healthy environment. • sets high standards that provide an opportunity for each student to achieve personal success. • model’s responsible citizenship based on equity, diversity and inclusion. • provides student-centered learning environments where successes and mistakes are valued as part of the learning process. • supports the continual professional growth of staff. • shares the responsibility for education with students, families and community. • recognizes technology as an essential part of teaching and learning.

Additional details are available on the WHRSD website.

130 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT JEFFREY SZYMANIAK

I am pleased to present you with the 2020 Annual Report for the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District.

As of October 1, 2020, there were 3,621 students enrolled pre-kindergarten through grade twelve in the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District. This represents a 4.9% decrease in enrollment, 190 fewer students from October 1, 2019.

PK-12 Whitman-Hanson Regional School District

Student Enrollment October 1, 2020 Report

School Total

Conley School, Whitman 496 Duval School, Whitman 417 Whitman Middle School, Whitman 549 Indian Head School, Hanson 470 Hanson Middle School, Hanson 454 Whitman-Hanson Regional High School 1,117 Outside Placement 38 Total** 3,621

**Figures include Community Evening School, School Choice, PK and Gr. SP

131 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

Student Enrollment Regular student enrollment has decreased overall in both towns. During the COVID-19 school year, a number of parents did not enroll their students in Kindergarten. There was also a significant 190% increase in home-schooled students from thirty-three in 2019 to ninety-six in 2020. High school enrollment includes forty-three school choice students, twenty-two Community Evening School (CES) students and eighty Preschool students at the Preschool Academy housed in the high school. Thirty percent (30%) of all students in the Whitman-Hanson School District are eligible for free and reduced meals under the Na- tional School Lunch Program (NSLP).

The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic: COVID-19 The 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years were unprecedented in the wake of the Corona- virus Pandemic. Friday, March 13, 2020 was the last full day of in-person learning for the students of the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District. The Coronavirus pandemic, or COVID-19, shut down schools, restaurants, ball parks, malls, movie theatres and more, around the globe. Residents of Whitman and Hanson went into quarantine not knowing when life would return to normal. The Regional School District teachers, students and families were forced to pivot to online and remote learning. Teachers homes became workspaces and students’ dining rooms, living rooms and bedrooms became classrooms. This was not an easy undertaking as many of our families were not equipped with personal electronic devices, technology equipment or effective WIFI in their homes. The Re- gional School District loaned more than 700 Chromebook devices to students in need. The school district also supported disadvantaged families by supplying breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner curbside at the High School. In several cases, when families didn’t have any means of transportation, meals were delivered.

Although traditional student experiences such as concerts, birthday celebrations, award ceremonies and graduations were cancelled, the creativity of parents and teachers to design new ways to celebrate was outstanding. Drive-by birthday celebrations were common and lawn signs supporting essential workers proved to be uplifting. End of school year drive by parties became the norm, and even the high school graduation ceremony adjusted to a more personal diploma presentation.

Throughout the summer of 2020, the district administration’s COVID-19 Team work vigor- ously to develop three different plans for re-opening in September 2020.

WHRSD COVID-19 District Team 1. George Ferro, Assistant Superintendent and Point Person 2. Jeffrey Szymaniak, Superintendent 3. Lauren Mathison, Director of Student Services 4. Ernie Sandland, Director of Facilities 5. Lisa Tobin, Lead Nurse and Health 6. Kevin Kavka, Teacher’s Union (WHEA) 7. Cindi McGann, Teacher’s Union (WHEA) 8. John Tuffy, Director of Business and Finance 9. Karen Villanueva, Director of Transportation 10. Bob Rodgers, Athletic Director

132 11. Jane Cox, Curriculum Director/ Teaching and Learning 12. Nadine Doucette, Director of Food Services 13. Steve Burke, Technology Consultant 14. Kim Barnard, Systems Database Administrator (SIMS) 15. Koren Myette, Communications/Surveys 16. Hillary Kniffen, School Committee Representative 17. Michelle Lindberg, Human Resources, Policy 18. Chrissy Thorton, Social Emotional exSel member 19. Kerri Doherty, Social Emotional exSel member 20. Karen Downey Elementary Principal Representative 20. William Tranter, Secondary Principal Representative

Through the hard work of parents, teachers, students, district leaders and School Commit- tee members, together we took the most current Department of Elementary and Second- ary Education (DESE) guidelines, Department of Public Health (DPH) protocols and feedback from all stakeholders to create three plans; a full in-person learning module, a hybrid learning module and a remote learning module. Full in person learning had minimal ac- commodations to student life. The hybrid plan placed students in two different cohorts (A & B). Each cohort would attend school two days per week in person, and then participate in remote learning three days per week. Under the remote plan, students engage fully remote from home. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Com- missioner, Jeffrey Riley, required each school district School Committee to approve a plan for student return in September of 2020. The Whitman-Hanson Regional School Commit- tee approved the district hybrid plan in August of 2020. The hybrid plan was implemented when students returned to school on September 15, 2020. Commissioner Riley also adjusted the school year requirement for student time on learning from 180 days to 170 days.

The traditional delivery of instruction to students drastically changed. Both teachers and students had to learn how to adjust and adapt to screen life. The District needed to provide both professional development and technology equipment to staff. The District also provided technology equipment (loaned Chromebooks) to students to enable participation in remote classroom instruction from home. “Synchronous and asynchronous learning”, “live streaming”, “screen time”, “you’re on mute”, “turn on your camera”, and “remote snow days” were just some of the new buzz words and phrases commonly used in classrooms during the school year.

COVID-19 pandemic state and local government requirements forced the school district to purchase ample supplies of personal protection equipment (PPE) and social distancing related product to comply with best practices and safety guidance releases. Another important component was making modifications to ventilation and HVAC systems for better air quality in each of the six school building facilities. The District purchased air filtrations systems for classrooms and building rooftop units to comply with regulations, recommendations and especially for the health and safety of students and staff returning to school. Offices, classrooms, gyms, dining halls and nurse stations needed to be set up for safety and social distancing accessibility. A number of these expenses were reimbursable through state and federal grants and did not impact the district’s operating budget. It is important to note that student transportation was significantly impacted as a result of 2020 DESE Re-opening K-12 Transportation Guidance. A 32% capacity cap of 24 students per

133 72-passenger bus was implemented. Health and safety protocols were introduced and included ventilation and distancing plans.

On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, Commissioner Jeff Riley and Governor Baker held a press conference announcing that students will be returning to school in person across the state sometime in April 2021. The district’s COVID-19 team reassembled and is working on the re-entry plan.

Budget/Operating Assessments/Town Meetings in July 2020 The budget process for fiscal year 2021 was unique to the Regional School District. Fre- quent school committee meetings were held from September 2019 through June 2020 to discuss and debate how each community was assessed in developing the school budget. Administrators from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) spoke at multiple meetings to define and clarify the legalities of using the statutory method of assessment or the agreement method of assessment. The agreement method of assessment which assessed the towns based upon enrollment was historically used by the district. This method of assessment was challenged as not being the preferred method of assessment by DESE and leaders from Whitman advocated that the district use the statutory method of assessment. The statutory method uses the minimum local contribution as determined by the state as a baseline and then uses student enrollment or per pupil to complete the assessment. During 2019-2020 the Regional Agreement was opened and a Regional Agreement Committee was formed. In May of 2020, a compromise was voted on by the School Committee. This compromise stated:

“The apportionment of operating costs for the 2021 fiscal year shall be determined by the sum of sections (i) and (ii) below: (i) Fifty percent (50%) of the operating costs for FY2021 shall be apportioned between and assessed to the member towns using the statutory method (MGL c. 70, section 6) Each member town’s assessment of its share of said 50% of the operating costs for FY2021 shall be an amount calculated based on the ratio which such member town’s minimum local contribution to the regional district bears to the sum of minimum local contributions of all member towns to the regional district. (ii) Fifty percent (50%) of the operating costs for FY2021 shall be apportioned between and assessed to the member towns based on respective pupil enrollments calculated as follows: each member town’s assessment of its share of said 50% of the operating costs for FY2021 shall be an amount calculated based upon computing the ratio which such members town’s pupil enrollment in the regional district on October 1 of 2019 bears to the total pupil enrollment from all the member towns in the regional district school on October 1, 2019.”

The fiscal 2021school budget was presented in February of 2020. The 2020 budget of $52,425,738 was approved by both towns at their annual town meeting in May 2019. This budget represented a loss of 19.5 staff members. Retirement and resignations were not replaced (due to attrition) and staff cuts were made. The operating budget for fiscal year 2021 was presented as a level service budget but also included recommendations to improve class size, social emotional learning, full day tuition free kindergarten and modifica- tion of school start times. The required increase to operate a level services budget was $2,592,200.00 or 4.94%. Specific increases were seen in salaries, special education, utilities, district operations and curriculum. The district also asked that the recommended portion of the budget be funded by the towns. Items in the recommended portion of the budget were tuition free kindergarten, increase staffing (four teachers), restoring foreign language at the middle schools, establishing a social emotional program at the middle

134 schools and adjusting the school start times (starting the high school later) to align with current research. The total asked in the recommended portion of the budget was $2,475,000 or 4.72%.

The total increase for the fiscal 2021 was $5,067,200 or 9.66%. The district also presented where Whitman-Hanson placed in terms of per pupil expenditure in the state. The state average in spending according to DESE in 2018 was $15,952. Whitman-Hanson spends $12,740. Comparatively, Abington spends $13,461, Rockland spends $15,568, Hanover spends $14,005, Marshfield spends, $13,185 and Pembroke spends $13,558.

Budget discussions continued throughout the spring in the new medium of ZOOM video- conferencing. The district had to prepare for a possibility of not have a budget by July of 2020. COVID-19 adjusted the town meeting timeline from May to the end of July. This timeline proved problematic to the district because we are required by DESE to have a certified budget by July 1 of the new fiscal year. If a district doesn’t have a budget by July 1st, the DESE Commissioner places the district on a one-twelfth (1/12th) budget. The district also had to prepare that we would remain on a 1/12th budget for an extended amount of time as discussions on the assessment methodology were progressing. As a result, the district issued 117 reduction- in-force (RIF) letters to staff members in the event we needed to cut 40 positions under a 1/12th budget. School Committee members advocated and approved the required portion of the district budget proposal as well as the addition of four teachers from the recommended section.

Town meetings were held on July 27, 2020 (for Whitman) and July 29, 2020 (for Hanson) on the high school junior varsity fields. Attendance for these two town meetings was an all time high and I’m very thankful for both communities who voted overwhelmingly to support the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District budget as presented of $55,320,238. The town of Whitman’s assessment using the compromised agreement of modified statutory was $15,367,391.75 and Hanson’s assessment using the compromised agreement of modified statutory was $11,214,176.79.

New Educational Programs/Student Offerings updates Over the past two years, at the elementary level, we have adopted and use two new programs from math and literacy. We have purchased the i-Ready Math Program from Curric- ulum Associates and the Into Reading Program from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. i-Ready is a comprehensive assessment and instruction program that empowers educators with the resources they need to help all students succeed. By connecting Diagnostic data and Personalized Instruction, i-Ready reduces complexity, saves educators time, and makes differentiated instruction achievable in every classroom daily.

The HMH Into Reading is differentiated by design to offer a balanced approach to literacy instruction, support teachers in developing a culture of learning and growth, and help all learners believe and realize that they can learn.

In concert with our strategic plan we have initiated the use of interim assessment three times yearly for our students. Data will be used for targeted interventions in order to address regression issues while students are also learning according to their grade level standards. This will be extended to the middle school as time and resources allow. This year at the high school level, student support services has been centralized to resemble the middle and elementary school for aligned K-12 student support services.

135 Whitman Middle School Building Project/MSBA On December 11, 2019, the Board of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (the "MSBA") voted to authorize the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District (the "District") into Eligibility Period. The 270-day Eligibility Period formalizes and streamlines the beginning of the MSBA's grant approval process and benefits the District by providing a definitive schedule for the completion of preliminary requirements, assisting with the determination of financial and community readiness, and identifying needs for planning and budget- ing. At the July 27, 2020 Whitman Annual Town Meeting, the Town voted unanimously to approve the $850,000 borrowing authorized by the Whitman-Hanson Regional School Dis- trict for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study to understand the best solution to the physical and educational deficiencies of the Whitman Middle School for which the Dis- trict may be eligible for a school construction grant from the Massachusetts School Build- ing Authority (MSBA). Successful completion of all activities in the Eligibility Period will allow the District to be eligible for an MSBA invitation into Feasibility Study. The Whitman Middle School Building Committee was formed as part of the Eligibility requirements and is comprised of the following members:

Whitman-Hanson Regional School Committee Members: Frederick Small (Building Committee Chair), Daniel Cullity (Building Committee Vice Chair) and Christopher Scriven. Whitman-Hanson Regional School District Administration: Superintendent of Schools, Jeffrey Szymaniak, Assistant Superintendent, George Ferro, Director of Business and Finance, John Tuffy, Director of Facilities, Ernie Sandland, Interim Whitman Middle School Principal, Kerri Sandler and Whitman Middle School Educator, Crystal Regan. Whitman Town Officials: Town Administrator Lincoln Heineman, Board of Selectmen Randy LaMattina, Finance Committee member John Galvin, Buildings, Facilities, and Capital Expenditures Committee members David Codero and Donald Esson, and Building Commissioner, Robert Curran. Whitman Community Members: Richard Pulkinen and Beth Stafford.

Facilities Projects Projects prior to the COVID-19 shutdown • Air conditioning project at Hanson Middle School • Air quality testing in all schools every four months • Installation of A/C units at the Conley and Duval Elementary schools funded by generous PTO donations • District wide LED lighting retrofits through National Grid Energy Grant • High School track refurbish project • Emergency generators for Conley and Duval Elementary Schools • Hanson Middle School gym roof repair was started • Indian Head Gym floor replacement completed • Indian Head Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC) room created • Conley Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC) room improved and retrofitted Projects at the onset of COVID-19 in March 2019:

136 • Modifications to classrooms and school buildings for six-foot distancing man- dates. • Remove and store furniture in storage trailers on site • Augment HVAC and air quality in all buildings with the iWAVE installation as identified though and HVAC study and follow up with the recommendations for the iWAVE. An enormous effort was made by Director of Facilities, Ernie Sandland, to secure product. • Repair and replace window transoms at Indian Head School • Replaced the existing window balances that are undersized for the weight of the current windows • Boiler retrofit at Indian Head School • Created a separate and more visible security office at the High School • Created a special education room at the High School for high needs students • Install plexiglass in classrooms and offices • Label offices, classrooms and hallways with social distancing signage • Create isolation spaces adjacent to nurse’s offices/clinics in all buildings

Community News Prior to COVID-19 in March of 2020, there were a number of fundraising events. The 2nd Annual Polar Plunge sponsored by the Hanson PTO was one notable event that took place at Camp Kiwanis on January 26, 2020. Members of the Boards of Selectmen, School Committee, administrators and teachers took the plunge in the icy waters to raise money for students. In Panther sports, the high school boys’ basketball team went the distance and were named co-champions in Division 2. In 2020 there was no final championship game. The championship game was scheduled for March 14, one day after schools shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

I would also like to thank and recognize the dedicated efforts and support of staff, parents, PTOs, PACs, booster groups, School Councils, the Panther Education Trust Foundation, and community members. Your support and dedication to our students is greatly appreciated by the District and by the Regional School Committee. The Whitman-Hanson Re- gional School District benefits from the commitment of the Towns of Whitman and Hanson to the education and well-being of children.

137 WHITMAN-HANSON REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2020

WHRHS Class of 2020

Colby Donald Ahern Patrick Phi Bui Aaliyah Mendes Alfama Matthew David Bunszell Sarah Healy Allen Aidan Joseph Burke Payton Lee Anastasia Dyllan Wade Burns Breanna Lyn Anderson Victoria Rose Byron James Coleman Anderson Brenden Michael Calway Lillian Renee Andrews Isabella Rose Campitelli Zev Joseph Andruk Matthew Christopher Caperello Matthew Tyler Avery Gabryelle Silva Cardozo Steven Edward Bagley III Sadie Eleanor Carew Lauren Kristina Bain Victoria Grace Carleton Ashley Ngoc Baker Katherine Kelly Carlson Haley Alice Baldwin Nicholas Erik Carlson Carly Elizabeth Balfe Cintia Chagas Carvalho Zackary William Ballard Olivia Kaitlin Chase Brooke Taylor Beauregard Kendall Terese Colclough Michael Edward Benedict Miranda Hope Coletti Olivia Grace Bickel Harrison James Collett Riley Elizabeth Bina Edward Dennis Collins Sarah Jane Bombardier Amanda Rose Comeau Leah Teresa Bonfiglio Kiley Elizabeth Concannon Max Michael Borgen Marissa Katherine Connell Victoria Rose Boss Alexis Nicole Connolly Ryan Matthew Bosse Hannah Elizabeth Conroy Nicholas James Bowden Jacob Shea Conroy Damari Unique Brandao Calvin John Cooper Jason Charles Brodeur Kaylee Marie Corbett Steven Arthur Brooks John Joseph Cosgrave Ian James Brown Devin Nicholas Coulstring Ryan William Brown Brendan Francis Cox Michael James Buchanan Eve Marie Cox

138 Zoe Rose Cox Colby Michael Garden Shane Michael Craven Michael Aleksonder Gardner Presley Kathryn Cray Zacory Michael Garnick Catherine Rose Cronin Thomas Robert George Tyler Kristian Cullinan Brian Anthony Gervasio Hannah Rose Damon Erin Catherine Gillen Xavier Luis Depina John Henry Gillet Aidan Brian Derosier Kathryn Marie Goldberg Andie Lynn DiBona Owen Scott Golden Kaylee Marie Diehl James Michael Goodick Isabelle Millionita Dizon-Stoll Kyle Patrick Gordon Michael Patrick Doucette Skyla Blue Olsen Gorman Rory Michael Driscoll Hannah Eleanor Gouthro Makenzie Lee Dudis Robin Jeanne Goyette Treasa Forbes Duffy Christopher Kenneth Guiliani Maia Lauren Durant John Benjamin Hagan Alexus Janine Dyszczyk Brandon Cole Hager Adam Anthony Everidge Christian Tyler Hall Maya Elizabeth Faich Delaney Nicole Hall Jillian Elizabeth Feeney Nicholas Michael Hanley Nicholas John Femia Kacey Rae Marie Hanshaw Anthony Thomas Feroli Julia Audra Harrington George William Feroli Logan Roger Hiatt Matthew Jose Figueiredo Tyler Robert Hiatt Allison Rose Figueroa Jacob Christopher Hill James Patrick Fitzgerald Kyle Thomas Hunsinger Michael Paul Fleming Rachel Nicole Hunter Anika Rae Floeck Ryley Landon Hurley Robert Joseph Flynn Jr Samantha Ruth Hurley Mary-Catherine Elizabeth Hutch- Meghan Mary Ford ings Brian Robert Fox Alexina Olivia Hutchko Audrey Lynne Fuller Julia Rose Jacob Brittany Leanne Gacicia Sarah Rogers Jacobs John Arthur Gajewski Gianna Marie Jenkins Suphia Cordoso Garcia Ananda Trinity Jordan

139 John Joseph Jordan Declan James Meehan Niki Kamperides Monika Mendes Mary Catherine Kanash Christopher Mengual Liam Thomas Keane Adam Joshua Milewski Ryan Andrew Kelly Riley Thomas Miller Stephen Jeffrey Kelly Dillon Socheat Moeun Matthew Ryan Korzec Sophia Elizabeth Molinari Nandita Muthu Kumar John Brian Molisse Juliette Tabetha Laguerre Ava Faye Morgan Zachary Paul Lauzon Sydni Rene Mountcastle Lianne Ariiz Leavitt Madison Elizabeth Navicky Robert Raoul LeBeau Reese Hanly Nawazelski Ethan Andrew Lenihan Abigail Maria Newman Caitlin Noelle Leonard Robert William Nicholson Timothy Jake Long Cole Robert Norton Tori Lu Long Samantha Marie Nunes Jayla Sherrell Lopez Kyle Cameron O'Connor Lillian Taylor Mains Sabrina Elizabeth O'Connor Payton Tiffany Manter Cassandra Jean Oldham Reese Cynthia Manter Gustavo Henrique Oliveira Costa Jenna Nicole Mara Ben George Pacheco Matthew Daniel Marini Cassidy Marlene Paker Ashley Brianna Martin Angelina Grace Palaza Olivia Ann Martin Katelyn Marie Pattison Eric Joseph McCallum Jordan Elizabeth Pelissier Callum Hugh McCann Malekhi Aderito Pereira Erin Elizabeth McDonald Emma Louise Perkins Joseph Michael McGahan Samantha Flora Perkins Lauren Teresa McGahan Nicole Marilyn Perry William Daniel McGahan Jason Huy Pham Emily Rebecca McLeod Gary Francis Phillipo III Mia Faye McQuarrie Elijah Michael Pinney Joseph Timothy McStravick Brooke Isabella Pistorino Jared Michael McTernan Shaylee Lynn Pond Taylor Jay McTernan Cameron Luong Por

140 Cullen Thomas Poth Chloe Ann Turner Hannah Marie Previti Joshua Matthew Turner Abigail Rose Pulling Benjamin Tusi Bethany Faith Ralph Owen Thomas Vallancourt Noah Charles Radford Thomas Joseph Vassil Abigail Veronica Rapoza Caitlin Mary Veneto Dylan Charles Reed Anthony Killion Vieira Catlin Jeanne Regan Megan Kylie Wagner Benjamin Carlton Rice James Paul Walters Brian William Rollins Reed Joon Sang Watson Sarah Kathryn Ross Julianne Larraine Wheeler Delaney Marie Royer Dane Mitchell White Kathryn Jillian Ryan Kylah Elizabeth Wiencko Kaylah Leanne Ryan Chloe Sharlin Wilson Victoria Nichole Ryan Emma Christine Wolford Emily Ann Saccardo Erin Marie Wood Nathalia Karine Santos Courtney Jeanne Woodward Hagop Vahe Sarafian Isaiah Amgad Yaakoub Victoria Jean Scully Kaitlin Marie Young Myah Anne Shangold Christopher Allen Zalewski Paul Xavier Shaughnessy Autumn Lynn Zaniboni Alex George Shea Jonathan Majid Zeidan Michael James Smith Keeley Theresa Zimmerman Adam Thomas Solari Cezar Mendoza Zurita III

Robert William Stephens II

Catherine Anne Stetson Christopher Ross Stoddard Andrew Patrick Sullivan Riley Elizabeth Sullivan Ella McKim Sweeney Madelyn Rebecca Tassey Gabriella Ilian Tchourilkova Samantha Clare Thomson Kaitlynn Gail Tobias Benjamin Walter Turner

141 WHITMAN-HANSON REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY EVENING SCHOOL CLASS OF 2020

Corey William Arenburg Michael Armando Fernandez John Hunter Fortes Victoria Rose Harbester Brian Mandanici Thomas William Mandanici Ayden Jones McCormack Alyssa Ruth Murphy Tyghe Adam Shimkus Hunter James Tague Xzavier Derrick Watson-Fulks

142 2020 – GRADUATION AWARD RECIPIENTS

We are very proud of the numerous awards and accomplishments of the students of Whit- man and Hanson. As always, the successes of our students have been supported by our teachers and support staff. Following is a list of the achievements of our students during the 2019-20 school year.

We congratulate our students, their parents/guardians, families, and their teachers.

2020 – Graduation Award Recipients

Presented at Graduation

Class of 1951 – Alton E. Taylor, Jr. Memorial Award – Joseph T. McStravick

Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Award – Nathalia K. Santos

Whitman High/Whitman-Hanson RHS Alumni Scholarship Sadie E. Carew Brian R. Fox

Whitman-Hanson Education Association Scholarship Chloe S. Wilson Nicholas J. Femia Catherine R. Cronin

Eugenia F. Lovell Award Courtney J. Woodward

SPECIAL AWARDS – Student Recognition Valedictorian – Chloe S. Wilson Salutatorian – Nicholas J. Femia

Samuel O. Gurney Foundation Sportsmanship Awards Anika R. Floeck Reed J. Watson

Dennis M. O’Brien Scholarships Chloe S. Wilson Adam J. Milewski

143 Whitman-Hanson Regional High School

JOHN & ABIGAIL ADAMS SCHOLARS

Recognition ceremonies were held this week to honor the 75 members of the Class of 2021 from Whitman-Hanson Regional High School that have been named recipients of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. Adams scholars qualify for tuition credits at Massa- chusetts public colleges and universities.

Adams Scholars from Whitman-Hanson Regional High School include:

Nathaniel Amado Gabrielle Gillan Kathryn Mulligan Darren Amado Lily Glover Avery Murray Julia Benvie Morgan Haufler Margaret Newcomb Andrew Bergin Samantha Higgins Lucy Nixon Alexis Billings Edan Hutchings Aidan Norton Christopher Blackman Alyssa Kalp Eve O Broin Victoria Bortolotto Theophilos Kamperides Aiden O’Brien Payton Bourgelas Ryan Keddy Nathaniel O’Brien Dylan Braunbeck Daniel Kenn Sofia Petrus Julie Buckley Divya Kumar Alanna Phillips Brennan Coleman Jenna Lacey Savannah Poirier Emily Concannon Timothy Leahy William Polito Alexa Cook Halle Loring Devon Provost Gabrielle Coste Aidan MacKay Emma Rogers Ashley Croto Francis Manganiello Nora Rooney Mariella Crowley Jessica Maniscalco Jennifer Ryan Emma Daley Emma Markowski Madison Savicke Nicolas Daly Vincent Mascio Sydney Scott Adam Danicki Emily McDonald Andruw Serkiz Abigail DeLory Zachary McKee Christina Short Megan Feudo Colin McLaughlin Anna Sullivan Rachel Finch Bryan Meade Katelyn Sweeney Benjamin Furtado Hailey Minicucci Erin Tilley Alexandra Gajewski Lucas Mitton Thomas Whitman Allison Gallahue Nathan Morse Anna Williams

In order to be eligible for the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, Massachusetts public high school students in the Class of 2021 must have scores of Advanced and Proficient on grade 10 MCAS tests in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics (at least one score must be Advanced) and have combined scores on MCAS ELA and Mathematics tests that place them in the top 25 percent of students in the graduating class in their district.

144 WHITMAN-HANSON CLASS OF 2020 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Sarah Allen – University of Massachusetts, Boston Jason Silva Memorial Scholarship - $500 Lillian Andrews – University of Massachusetts, Boston Whitman Hanson Girls Softball Scholarship - $100 Hanson Police Scholarship - $500 Steven Bagley – University of New Haven Whitman Police Scholarship - $250 Whitman Youth Soccer Scholarship - $500 Ashley Baker –University of New Hampshire Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $300 Thomas & Marjorie Adams Memorial Scholarship - $400 Carly Balfe – University of Maine Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $300 Devin Benton – Massasoit Community College Steven & Dean Orcutt Memorial Scholarship - $500 Knights of Columbus Whitman Council #347 Scholarship - $1000 Sarah Bombardier – Salem State University Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $200 Whitman Youth Football/Cheerleading Scholarship - $200 Piece Scholarship - $300 Jason Silva Memorial Scholarship - $1000 Ruthie Carpenter Memorial Scholarship - $1000 Jason Brouder –Endicott College Hanson Youth Soccer Scholarship - $300 Ian Brown – George Washington University Valerie A. Clapp Memorial Scholarship - $3000 Ryan Brown – University of Massachusetts, Boston Whitman Jr. Pro Basketball Scholarship - $250 Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $300 Whitman Police Scholarship - $250 Sadie Carew – Stonehill College Whitman-Hanson Drama Club Scholarship - $150 On Stage School of Performing Arts Scholarship - $225 Pierce Scholarship - $300 Whitman American Legion Post #22 Scholarship - $500 Whitman Democratic Town Committee Scholarship - $500 Whitman Youth Soccer Scholarship - $500 Whitman, Whitman-Hanson Alumni Scholarship - $500 Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $750 Robert T. Carew Memorial Scholarship - $1000 Victoria Carleton –Curry College Robert B. Cushman Memorial Scholarship - $500 – Offered by Whitman American Legion Post #22 Kendall Colclough – University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $300 Kiley Concannon –Stonehill College North Easton Savings Bank Scholarship - $2500 Marissa Connell – Northeastern University Whitman Mother’s Club Scholarship - $275 Connolly Leadership Scholarship - $500 Jason Silva Memorial Scholarship - $500 Duval PTO Scholarship - $500 – In Honor of Lauren Kelley

145 Alexis Connolly - Assumption College Whitman-Hanson Drama Club Scholarship - $150 South Shore Tennis Association Scholarship - $500 Catherine Cronin – Emory University The Westside Improvement Scholarship - $200 Xavier DePina – Eastern Nazarene College Optimum Real Estate, Inc. Scholarship - $250 Ted Newcomb Memorial Scholarship - $500 Kaylee Diehl – Studio School Los Angeles Whitman-Hanson Drama Club Scholarship - $100 Whitman Youth Football/Cheerleading Scholarship - $300 Old Colony Youth Cheerleading Association Scholarship - $400 Boss Academy of Performing Arts Scholarship - $2500 Treasa Duffy – University of Maine Hanson Youth Cheerleading Scholarship - $250 Andrew Egan – Xavier University Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $200 Optimum Real Estate, Inc. Scholarship - $250 Whitman Democratic Town Committee Scholarship - $500 Maya Faich – College of the Holy Cross Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $200 Major Michael Donahue Scholarship - $250 – In Memory of Army Major Michael Donahue, WH Class of 1990 First Unitarian Society of Whitman Scholarship - $300 Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $300 Jillian Feeney – Bridgewater State University Whitman-Hanson Drama Club Scholarship - $100 On Stage School of Performing Arts Scholarship - $150 Nicholas Femia – Tufts University Dr. Edward T. Walsh Mathematics Scholarship - $400 Rockland Hanson Rotary Club Scholarship - $750 – In Memory of Robert Schmitt Duval PTO Scholarship - $1000 – In Honor of Holly Schjolden Molly Ferro – Providence College Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $200 Whitman Youth Soccer Scholarship - $250 Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $300 Pierce Scholarship - $300 Matthew Figueiredo –University of Massachusetts, Boston Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $200 Anika Floeck – - Clark University Whitman-Hanson Education Association Teacher Appreciation Scholarship - $100 Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $200 Whitman Police Scholarship - $250 Whitman-Hanson Girls’ Scholarship - $400 – In Memory of Erin Croghan Robert Flynn – Massachusetts Maritime Academy Peter W. Colby Memorial Scholarship - $200 Meghan Ford – Coastal Carolina University Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $200 Whitman Youth Football/Cheerleading Scholarship - $200 Whitman American Legion Post #22 Scholarship - $500 Whitman Democratic Town Committee Scholarship - $500

146 Brian Fox – Worcester Polytechnic Institute South Shore Tennis Association Scholarship - $500 Whitman, Whitman-Hanson Alumni Scholarship - $500 JJ Frisoli Scholarship - $1000 Zacory Garnick –New England Institute of Technology Whitman Mother’s Club Scholarship - $275 John Gillet – Eastern Nazarene College Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $300 Knights of Columbus Whitman Council #347 Scholarship - $500 Kyle Gordon – Bridgewater State University Whitman Police Scholarship - $250 Skyla Gorman – Massasoit Community College Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $350 Hannah Gouthro – Wheaton College Hanson Firefighters Scholarship - $500 Robin Goyette – Western New England University Whitman Hanson Girls Softball Scholarship - $100 Whitman-Hanson Drama Club Scholarship - $150 John Hagan – Maine Maritime Academy Patrick & Edward Flanagan Memorial Scholarship - $1000 Brandon Hager – Maine Maritime Academy John J. Farrell Memorial Award - $100 Christian Hall – University of Massachusetts, Lowell Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $300 Barnstable County Sheriff’s Union Scholarship – $500 in Memory of Daniel P. Kelley, WH Class of ’94 Julia Harrington – Roger Williams University Boss Academy of Performing Arts Scholarship - $200 Officer Gerry Mont Scholarship - $250 – Offered by Whitman Police Association Jacob Hill – Bridgewater State University Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $200 Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $500 North Easton Savings Bank Scholarship - $2500 Ryley Hurley – University of New Hampshire Hanson Youth Cheerleading Scholarship - $250 Old Colony Youth Cheerleading Association Scholarship - $350 Hanson Firefighters Scholarship - $500 Jennifer Germaine- Goyette Memorial Scholarship - $500 Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $500 Hanson Police Student Safety Scholarship - $500 Sandra E. Kelliher Memorial Scholarship - $500 JJ Frisoli Scholarship - $1000 Kevan Joyce Memorial Scholarship - $1000 Samantha Hurley – Saint Anselm College Whitman-Hanson Class of 1979 Medical Scholarship - $250 Velma Bradford RN Memorial Scholarship - $500 Julia Jacob – Coastal Carolina University Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $200 Whitman Mother’s Club Scholarship - $275 Liam Keane – University of Florida Hanson PTO Scholarship - $300 Knights of Columbus Whitman Council #347 Scholarship - $350 Valerie A. Clapp Memorial Scholarship - $3000

147 Ryan Kelly -Bridgewater State University Plymouth County Education Association – Whitman-Hanson Education Scholarship - $100 Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $300 James MacDonald Athletic Scholarship - $1000 Stephen Kelly – Clarion University Whitman Jr. Pro Basketball Scholarship - $250 Jason Silva Memorial Scholarship - $1000 Zachary Landreville – Lasell College Mark Bouldry Memorial Scholarship - $250 – Offered by WH Class of 1979 McGuiggan’s Pub Scholarship - $400 Lianne Leavitt – Bridgewater State University Mark Bouldry Memorial Scholarship - $100 – Offered by WH Class of 1979 Ethan Lenihan –University of Hartford Whitman-Hanson Drama Club Scholarship - $100 Andrew Lenihan Memorial Scholarship $4000 Timothy Long – University of Massachusetts, Boston Whitman Jr. Pro Basketball Scholarship - $250 The Jean Josselyn Memorial Scholarship - $300 Tori Long – Assumption College Courtyard Café - $400 Olivia Martin –Salve Reginal University Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $300 Hanson Youth Basketball Scholarship - $500 – In Memory of Amy Patturelli Eric McCallum – Massasoit Community College Sandra E. Kelliher Memorial Scholarship - $500 Emily McLeod – Bridgewater State College Hanson Police Student Safety Scholarship - $500 Joseph McStravick – Springfield College Hanson Youth Football Scholarship - $250 – In Memory of John Conroy Hanson Youth Football Scholarship - $250 – In Memory of Colby McCarthy Kevan Joyce Memorial Scholarship - $1000 Declan Meehan – Finger Lakes Community College Whitman Youth Football/Cheerleading Scholarship - $300 Sophia Molinari – University of Massachusetts, Boston Whitman Hanson Girls Softball Scholarship - $100 John Molisse – Suffolk University Robert E. Brooks Memorial Scholarship - $200 Madison Navicky –University of Lynchburg Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $300 Whitman Mother’s Club Scholarship - $275 Duval PTO Scholarship - $500 – In Honor of Linda Pickering Katelyn Pattison –Roger Williams University Whitman Youth Soccer Scholarship - $250 Jordan Pelissier – U Mass Amherst Barbara Ann Grady Scholarship - $250 Emma Perkins – Stonehill College Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $500 Samantha Perkins – Regis College Whitman Youth Soccer Scholarship - $250 Whitman Mother’s Club Scholarship - $275 Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $300 Velma Bradford RN Memorial Scholarship - $500 JJ Frisoli Scholarship - $3000

148 Cullen Poth –University of Massachusetts, Boston Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $300 Hannah Previti – University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Mark Bouldry Memorial Scholarship - $100 – Offered by WH Class of 1979 Knights of Columbus Whitman Council #347 Scholarship - $250 Major Michael Donahue Scholarship - $250 – In Memory of Army Major Michael Donahue, WH Class of 1990 Hanson Police Scholarship - $500 Abigail Pulling – Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Henry J. Pilote, Jr. & Angelina E. Pilote Scholarship – $750 Bethany Ralph –Colby Sawyer College Connolly Leadership Scholarship - $500 Sons of the American Legion Squadron #22, Whitman Scholarship - $500 JJ Frisoli Scholarship - $1000 Abigail Rapoza – Bridgewater State University Chris MacIver Memorial Scholarship - $250 Benjamin Rice – Connecticut College Jason Silva Memorial Scholarship - $500 Hanson Youth Basketball Scholarship - $500 – In Memory of Amy Patturelli Kevan Joyce Memorial Scholarship - $1000 Kathryn Ryan –University of Massachusetts, Boston Plymouth County Education Association – Whitman-Hanson Education Scholarship - $100 Victoria Ryan – University of Massachusetts, Boston Whitman Hanson Girls Softball Scholarship - $100 Plymouth County Education Association – Whitman-Hanson Education Scholarship - $100 Jennifer Germaine-Goyette Memorial Scholarship - $500 Velma Bradford RN Memorial Scholarship - $500 Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $500 Michael Smith – University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Rosen Family Scholarship - $400 Adam Solari –Bryant University JJ Frisoli Scholarship - $1000 Kaylee Standish - Massasoit Community College Narissa L. Crosscup Memorial Scholarship - $350 Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $1000 Catherine Stetson – University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Thomas & Marjorie Adams Memorial Scholarship - $400 Velma Bradford RN Memorial Scholarship - $500 Riley Sullivan – University of Massachusetts, Boston Whitman Hanson Girls Softball Scholarship - $100 Ella Sweeney – Studio School of California Whitman-Hanson Drama Club Scholarship - $150 On Stage School of Performing Arts Scholarship - $225 South Shore Veterans Assistance Scholarship $500 - Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Schol- arship Madelyn Tassey Salem State University Whitman Mother’s Club Scholarship - $275 Samantha Thomson – Curry College Whitman-Hanson Drama Club Scholarship - $100 Dance Dimension Performing Arts Scholarship - $250 Whitman American Legion Post #22 Scholarship - $500 Velma Bradford RN Memorial Scholarship - $500 Plymouth County Beekeepers Association Scholarship - $500

149 Chloe Turner – Bridgewater State University James “Jimmy Caz” Castagnozzi Memorial Scholarship -$500 Victoria Uzzell - Southern New Hampshire University Hanson Firefighters Scholarship - $500 Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $500 Caitlin Veneto –University of New Hampshire Whitman-Hanson Education Association Teacher Appreciation Scholarship - $100 Anne Gertrude Scholz Scholarship - $400 Chloe Wilson – Harvard University William J. & Anna Clifford Howard Scholarship - $50 Class of 1950 English Prize - $300 Robert Cole History Scholarship - $500 Courtney Woodward – University of New Hampshire Whitman-Hanson Education Association Teacher Appreciation Scholarship - $100 Hanson PTO Scholarship - $300 Colby W. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship - $300 Hanson Youth Soccer Scholarship - $300 Rockland Hanson Rotary Club Scholarship - $750 – In Memory of Carolyn Ready JJ Frisoli Scholarship - $5000 Kaitlin Young – Wentworth Institute of Technology Whitman Hanson Girls Softball Scholarship - $100 Jonathan Zeidan – Bryant University Whitman Youth Football/Cheerleading Scholarship - $100 Whitman Jr. Pro Basketball Scholarship - $250 Jason Silva Memorial Scholarship - $500

150 DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS

Whitman & Hanson Dollars held their 58th Annual Scholarship Awards Night in a virtual presentation on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The program was hosted by President Michael Ganshirt, WHRHS Principal Dr. Christopher Jones and Assistant Principal David Floeck. One hundred and twenty-six students received awards totaling $134,071. To date DFS has now given out more than $2,822,411 in scholarships. DFS extends thanks to the residents, businesses, and organizations of Whitman and Hanson who supported their fundraising and the former recipients who contributed to the DFS Alumni Scholarship. This year’s recipients are as follows:

2020 Scholarships

Sarah Allen – Whitman High School Class of ’47 $800; Friends of the Hanson Visiting Nurse Association $1000 Lillian Andrews – Mary E. Lyon Memorial $305; DFS $550 Matthew Avery – George McLaughlin Memorial $580; DFS $350 Steven Bagley – Coletta Cutler Realty $200; DFS $550 Ashley Baker – The Reverend Larry G. Maynard Memorial $100; Whitman High School Class of ’47 $300; Ernest A. Moore $2000 Carly Balfe – Collin Young Memorial $500; DFS $250 Brooke Beauregard – Gregg DeVeuve Memorial $250; DFS $550 Devin Benton – The Burton Family $200; DFS $450 Ryan Blake – In Memory of Gary Wentworth $150; DFS $500 Sarah Bombardier – Dorothy Benner Scholarship for Education/Whitman GOP $100; DFS $700 Victoria Boss – Coletti Kitchens & Baths $200; DFS $550 Jason Brodeur – Cacciatore Family $250; DFS $600 Ian Brown – Carleton P. & Lillian F. Burrill Trust Fund $500; Whitman High School Class of ’47 $600; Hawley Family $1000 Ryan Brown – Whitman Baseball & Softball Association $250; DFS $450 Michael Buchanan – Robert S. Teahan $700 Margaret Bulger – Colby Family Memorial $100; DFS $400 Aidan Burke – Lee Skinner Memorial (H.V.N.A.) $1000; DFS $300 Isabella Campitelli – McDevitt Family $125; DFS $525 Sadie Carew – Regal Marketplace $100; Whitman High School Class of ’47 $200; WHRHS Class of 1972 $300; Ernest A. Moore $2000 Katherine Carlson – Perkins Family $200; DFS $550 Kendall Colclough – Dimark Artistic $600; DFS $150 Kiley Concannon – Franciscan Sister of the Atonement Mary Helene Sproul Memorial $1000;T. Francis & E. Marie Lynch Memorial $1700 Marissa Connell – O”Leary Math Award $100; Stephen F. Cronin Memorial $700; Whit- man High School Class of ’47 $700 Alexis Connolly – James R. Haggerty Jr. $500; DFS $600 Hannah Conroy – Virginia A. Billings, R.N. Memorial $325; DFS $575 Jacob Conroy – DFS $400 John Cosgrave – Duncan Kitchen & Bath $100; DFS $400 Eve Cox - Susan D. Plante Memorial $200; DFS $500 Zoe Cox – Whitman VFW Post #697 $500; DFS $400 Presley Cray – Sullivan Family $200; DFS $500

151 Catherine Cronin – Helen & Jake Lydon Memorial $1000; Lynch Fontaine $600; Whit- man High School Class of ’47 $200 Andie DiBona – Alfred H. Smith Memorial $150; DFS $500 Kaylee Diehl – Cast Iron Café $500; DFS $450 Michael Doucette – Whitman High School Class of 1951 $2500 Rory Driscoll – Pediatric Associates, Inc. of Brockton $500; DFS $400 Makenzie Dudis – Whitman High School Class of 1951 $2500 Treasa Duffy – Donald L. Ford Insurance Agency – Donald and Margaret Ford Memorial $300; DFS $550 Andrew Egan – Duval Family Memorial $160; DFS $500 Adam Everidge – In Memory of the Bicentennial Class of 1976 – James Michael Ferry $500; DFS $450 Maya Faich – Currie Family of Hanson $250; DFS $600 Jillian Feeney – Howe-Leclair Memorial $100; DFS $600 Nicholas Femia – Whitman Amateur Radio Club, Inc. $100; Whitman High School Class of ’47 $100; Beverly Hassan Memorial $1000; DFS Alumni Award $1105 Molly Ferro – Conley Elementary School PAC-Carol Culbert Memorial $250; DFS $950 Matthew Figueiredo – Mackinnon Funeral Home $250; DFS $550 Anika Floeck – Eastern Machine & Design Corporation $100; Whitman High School Class of ’47 $500; Stephanie Juska Way Memorial $1000 Meghan Ford – Desac Disposal $250; DFS $600 Brian Fox – Hanson Middle School Builder’s Club $150; Paul McVay Memorial $150; Fred J. Carey Memorial $325; DFS $675 Zacory Garnick – McLaughlin Chevrolet, Inc. $300; DFS $550 John Gillet – Whitman High School Class of ’47 $400; Kiwanis Club of Hanson – in Memory of George McLaughlin $1000 Kathryn Goldberg – Joseph & Frances Sansone Memorial $250; DFS $550 Owen Golden – Anderson Surveys in memory of Ann Hayes, Class of 1972 $250; Whit- man High School Class of ’47 $1350 Kyle Gordon – Officer Gerald Mont, WPD Memorial $315; DFS $275 Hannah Gouthro – Erin Croghan Memorial $500; DFS $500 Robin Goyette – Lori Sawtelle Memorial $800; DFS $200 Christian Hall – Conway Insurance Agency $250; Lori Sawtelle Memorial $800 Delaney Hall – Dunkin Donuts – Whitman $250; DFS $600 Nicholas Hanley – Charles Coholan Memorial $225; DFS $675 Julia Harrington – Saccone Bros. Leasing Co., Inc. $250; DFS $550 Tyler Hiatt – Ganshirt Family $1000; DFS $200 Jacob Hill – Ruth Betty Archer & Dick Archer Memorial $200; DFS $550 Ryley Hurley – DFS $400 Samantha Hurley – Elizabeth Hochberger Memorial $100; DFS $750 Alexina Hutchko – Whitman High School Class of ’47 $400; Friends of the Hanson Visit- ing Nurse Association $1000 Julia Jacob - In Memory of John J. Cattaneo, III $500; DFS $400 Gianna Jenkins – Whitman Kiwanis Memorial $1000 Niki Kamperides – William R. Duhamel Memorial $500; DFS $350 Mary Kanash – CMC Paving Contractors $100; DFS $500 Liam Keane – Patrick Flanagan Memorial $100; DFS $1100 Matthew Korzec – Women’s Garden Club of Whitman $200; DFS $900

152 Nandita Kumar – American Eagle Outfitters – North Dartmouth Employees $1000; Whit- man High School Class of ‘’47 $400 Zachary Landreville – Peter & Sandra Palaza $150; DFS $850 Lianne Leavitt – DFS $400 Ethan Lenihan – Armand & Rose Strangis Memorial $100; DFS $1200 Caitlin Leonard – Starland Pickleball Players $210; DFS $600 Timothy Long – Robert E. Brooks Memorial $100; Whitman High School Class of ’47 $400; Dimark Academic $600; Bridgewater Savings $1500 Tori Long – Pamela J. Costantino Memorial $500; DFS $350 Jayla Lopez – E. Sheehan Corporation $150; DFS $500 Peyton Manter – Tracy E. Lodging $150; DFS $500 Reese Manter – Acheson Wait $200; DFS $550 Ashley Martin – Lewis A. Casoli Memorial $100; DFS $300 Olivia Martin – Tuesday Night Volleyball $100; Whitman Girls Basketball Association $250; DFS $650 Emily McLeod – Chief John R. Travers Memorial $350; DFS $250 Jared McTernan – CSF Founders Club $150; The TAMA DOJO’s Character Through Martial Arts $200; DFS $350 Monika Mendes – Hatherly Realty $300; DFS $550 Adam Milewski – CLC Tucker $1000; DFS $100 John Molisse – Colby McCarthy Memorial $500; DFS $200 Madison Navicky – AL Prime Energy $100; DFS $550 Ben Pacheco – Whitman-Hanson Express $200; DFS $450 Cassidy Paker – DFS $400 Katelyn Pattison – Whitman Girls Basketball Association $250; Pamela J. Costantino Memorial $500 Jordan Pelissier – Colclough Construction $150; Buckley Associates, Inc. $500; Whit- man High School Class of ’47 $575; DFS $175 Emma Perkins – In Memory of Cameron Christopher Brazer $216; DFS $575 Samantha Perkins – Virginia A. Billings, R.N. Memorial $325; DFS $675 Shaylee Pond – John (Jack) Brown Memorial $250; DFS $550 Cullen Poth – Whitman Kiwanis Memorial $1000; Whitman High School Class of ’47 $400 Abigail Pulling – Hawley Family $1000; John J. Ferry Sr. Memorial $1425 Bethany Ralph – Whitman Baseball & Softball Association $250; Whitman High School Class of ’47 $550; Dimark Athletic $600 Abigail Rapoza – Riley Taylor $150; Lawrence Coombs Memorial $400; DFS $550 Catlin Regan – Conley Elementary School PAC-Carol Culbert Memorial $250; DFS $950 Benjamin Rice – Berry Real Estate $100; DFS $550 Sarah Ross – Lynch & Lynch $100; DFS $300 Kathryn Ryan – Whitman VFW Auxiliary 697 $100; DFS $1000 Victoria Ryan – Whitman Baseball & Softball Association $250; Lee Skinner Memorial (H.V.N.A.) $1000 Emily Saccardo – In Memory of William J. Egan Sr. $100; DFS $400 Myah Shangold – Frank’s Fruit & Produce Co. $100; DFS $400 Alex Shea – Whitman High School Class of ’47 $400; Stephen E. Wirzburger Memorial $500; Hawley Family $1000 Adam Solari – Dean Family $500; DFS $400 Catherine Stetson – Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Inc. $200; DFS $550 Andrew Sullivan – DFS $400

153 Riley Sullivan – Lennie Baker Memorial Scholarship for Music $500; DFS $700 Thomas Sullivan – Whitman Baseball & Softball Association $250; DFS $400 Ella Sweeney – Erin Croghan Memorial $500; DFS $500 Madelyn Tassey – Arthur & Helen McHugh Memorial $250; DFS $600 Gabriella Tchourilkova – Sylvia F. Bergeron Memorial $300; DFS $900 Samantha Thomson – Old Colony Lock & Safe $100; Whitman High School Class of ’47 $800; Donna M. Wells $2500; Nancy McLaughlin Student Volunteer Award $1000 Kaitlynn Tobias – Hanson PTO $250; DFS $250 Chloe Turner – Virginia P. Flanagan Memorial $100; DFS $600 Caitlin Veneto – Whitman High School Class of ’47 $675; John J. Ferry Sr. Memorial $1425 Megan Wagner – JSM Custom Engineered Products, Inc. $100; DFS $400 Reed Watson – Carolyn Ann Parker $1000; DFS $300 Kylah Wiencko – American Eagle Outfitters – Derby Street Shoppes Employees $500; DFS $600 Chloe Wilson – Whitman Company Inc. $100; Dr. Donald F. McEnroe Memorial $2200 Emma Wolford – DFS $400 Erin Wood – The Dru & Donald Vose Memorial $1000; DFS $100 Courtney Woodward – Whitman DAV Chapter 119 – 1st Lt. John R. Fox Memorial $100; Whitman High School Class of ’47 $250; Baker Galambos Family $750; DFS Alumni Award $1105 Jonathan Zeidan – Carousel Family Fun Center $100; DFS $500

Silver Revere Bowls provided by Menard Jewelers were awarded to the top four students: Marissa Connell, Catherine Cronin, Nicholas Femia, and Chloe Wilson

154 SPORTS

The 2019-2020 school year was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the middle of March, but before the shutdown there were many great accomplishments.

The most notable was the boys’ basketball team winning a share of the division 2 State Championship after a convincing, 86-68 win over Beverly to give the Panthers their first ever state title in the sport. Thousands of Whitman and Hanson residents packed the TD Garden to watch the Panthers prove that the third time is a charm as the team finally won after advancing to that level in 3 of the previous 5 seasons. Stevie Kelly was named the south player of the year, MVP of the Patriot League, Boston Globe Super team and Bos- ton Herald All Scholastic. Ben Rice also earned Boston Herald and Boston Globe All Scholastic.

The boy’s ice hockey team also made the winter post season exciting by winning two games in the state tournament and advancing to the south sectional semifinals for the first time in recent memory. In the fall of 2020, after the return from the pandemic, the boy’s cross-country team posted a perfect undefeated regular season and then went on to win the Patriot League cup. Theo Kamperides was named the MVP of the league.

Here are all of the 2019-2020 Whitman Hanson MVP’s

Fall Cheerleading: Kaylee Diehl Winter Cheer: Ryley Hurley Girls Cross Country: Myah Kamperides Boys Cross Country Theo Kamperides Field Hockey: Mary Kate Ryan Football: CJ Guiliani Golf: Matt Korzec Girls Soccer: Olivia Borgen Boys Soccer: Stevie Kelly Volleyball: Maya Faich Girls Basketball: Brittany Gacicia Boys Basketball: Ben Rice (Stevie Kelly League MVP) Girls Ice Hockey: Silver Lake Students Boys Ice Hockey: Adam Solari and Chris Stoddard Boys Indoor Track: Graham Stewart Girls Indoor Track: Myah Kamperides Gymnastics: Sarah Bombardier Wrestling: Steve Brooks Swimming: Madison Navicky

19 Sports (All Spring Sports Cancelled Due to COVID-19)

644 Student-Athletes participated

Overall Win/Loss Record: 145-108-10

Overall League Record: 87-70-7

155 3 League Championships 1) Fall Cheerleading 2) Girls Soccer 3) Boys Basketball

State Champions: Boys Basketball

Patriot League Female Scholar Athlete: Samantha Perkins

Patriot League Male Scholar Athlete: Brian Fox

Overall League Wins League Loses Overall Wins Losses Girls’ Cross-Country 3 4 3 5 Boys’ Cross-Country 5 2 5 3

Field Hockey 3 8(3) 4 10(5)

Football 2 2 2 9

Golf 4 10 4 11

Girls Soccer 11 0(2) 16 2(2)

Boys Soccer 6 6(1) 10 8(2)

Volleyball 8 6 12 9

Girls Basketball 9 6 15 7

Boys Basketball 14 1 25 2

Girls Ice Hockey 6 2 11 9

Boys Ice Hockey 9 4(1) 17 6(1)

Girls Indoor Track 2 2 2 3

Boys Indoor Track 2 2 3 2

Swimming 2 2 5 2

Wrestling 1 3 11 8

Gymnastics 0 10 0 12

Overall 87 70(7) 145 108(10)

156 Art in Action 2019-20

The Memory Project Members of the Art in Action Club took part in an international effort to create keepsakes for children living in desperate situations. Ten WHRHS art students created portraits that were delivered to Pakistani children living in a refugee camp. In addition to performing a generous act of kindness by showing them that people do care about their plight, they were part of a multi-school effort that raised money to support the aid organizations that are helping these children.

South Shore Art Center Festival Art Stars Savannah Murphy, Lucas Mitton were chosen to work with a select group of talented art students from all over the South Shore. Together they worked with practicing artists/mentors to develop a large-scale community project. They worked collaboratively on Satur- days over a two-month period. Due to COVID 19 they reimagined their project and continued from home. Their work was featured in the entrance gallery of the South Shore Art Center and on a live Zoom Exhibition Workshop.

Sticker Shock Savannah Murphy created the winning design for the Brockton Area Prevention Collabora- tive Sticker Shock Contest. Her design will be printed on stickers and displayed in liquor stores throughout the region to discourage adults from buying alcohol for minors. Other students from Mrs. Maher’s Computer Graphics class who represented WH and Whitman- Hanson Will were:

Julie Buckley, Ciara Cortez, Caitlyn Crowley, Emma Cullinan, Quinn Dufour, Sam Figuerido, Jenna Glebus, Owen Golden, Hannah Gouthro, Justin Haddad, Abby Martin, Sarah McClymont, Conor Meehan, Reese Nawazelski, Abby Pulling, Zack Standish, Jona- than Wilson.

Portfolio Review Day In the fall, a guest lecturer from the Lesley College of Art & Design, presented a workshop to WH art students about the requirements and expectations of applying to art school and how to develop a strong portfolio.

Artist in Residence Program Jewelry Artist, Terry McMahon of Treesa54 Studio in Rockland was our Artist in Resi- dence. She gave a series of multi day workshops for the art teachers, the Art Workshop and Drawing classes and the Art in Action Club.

State House Art Exhibition sponsored by State Rep. Josh Cutler Congratulations to the following WHRHS art students who won awards at the 6th Congressional Art Exhibition at the Massachusetts State House. Special thanks to Representative Josh Cutler for hosting the exhibition.

CJ Gouthrou Best in Show Other Media Art Walk Abby DeLory 3rd Place Drawing Self Portrait Riley Scott Honorable Mention Mixed Media Eve’s Garden Abby DeLory 2nd Place Painting Missing Out CJ Gouthrou 1st Place Other Media Art Walk Lexi Dyszcyk 3rd Place Other Media Something Fishy

157 Also representing WH : Julie Buckley, Payton Manter, Ciara Cortez, Lucas Mitton, Joe DeLory, Lily Hawk, Lauren Keddy, Hannah Previti, Eryka Ingram and Savannah Murphy.

Youth Art Month Artwork by the following six WHRHS students was displayed at the Transportation Build- ing in Boston as part of the Mass. Art Educators Association’s Youth Art Month Celebra- tion: Samantha Higgins, Payton Bourgelas, Maggie Newcomb, Aidan Barden, Reese Na- wazelski and Kendall Colclough.

Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards The following students won awards at the Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards. State Level Awards

Abby DeLory Grade 11 Silver Key Drawing & Illustration Lucas Mitton Grade 11 Silver Key Drawing & Illustration CJ Gouthrou Grade 10 Silver Key Digital Art CJ Gouthrou Grade 10 Honorable Mention Digital Art Abby Pulling Grade 12 Honorable Mention Design

WH had 15 additional students selected to represent the region at the state level. Riley Scott, Lexi Dyszczyk, Julie Buckley, Savannah Murphy, Payton Manter, Joe De- Lory, Ruby Scriven, Kaylee Deihl, Lauren Geddy, Eryka Ingram, Katelyn Cirillo, Sarah McClymont, Lily Hawk, Abby O’Neill. Work was submitted in a wide range of categories including Drawing & Illustration, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography and Printmaking.

VFW Art Competition Winners The following students had their work selected for the VFW Patriotic Art Contest and Exhi- bition. Congratulations to all. The work of the First Place Winner was sent to compete with other first place winners from around the state to represent Massachusetts at the national level. Special thanks to Rachel Eaton and the Whitman VFW Ladies Auxiliary for years of commitment to the program.

Abby DeLory First Place Maggie Newcomb 2nd Place Lucas Mitton 3rd Place Emma Rogers Honorable Mention Katelyn Cirrillo Honorable Mention

Art Class Field Trips Art Students went to Nantasket Beach where they took part in a workshop modeled after the work of San Francisco artist Andres Amador. They created giant Mandalas on the beach while learning about geometry, nature and mindfulness. They studied the 10 murals of the Walls on the Water Art Walk learning about community driven public art. Next, they were part of discussion group at the Paragon Boardwalk where they spoke with the 3 owners; Chas who hired several artists to do large scale graffiti art, Jim who spoke about the importance of art and design to a business renovation project and Aldous who is the artist/musician who spoke about the importance of art & music to creating an atmosphere that will draw on patrons. They all spoke about how their business partners with the community to develop the arts in Hull. This fieldtrip inspired several murals at both WHRHS, Preschool and Indian Head to be done by students who attended and their classmates.

158 Mural Project The Art Workshop class created a series of 7 murals that spanned all 3 floors of the high school including one they collaborated on with the Art in Action Club in the Preschool.

Art All-State Abby DeLory and Julie Buckley were both selected to take part in this year’s Art All-State Program. Due to COVID-19 restrictions students did not convene for the 3-day workshop. However, they did create work under the virtual guidance of professional artists and submit their work as part of the collaboration between top art students from the state and their artistic mentors.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

During the 2019-2020 school year, the National Honor Society members sponsored its 10th annual Miles for Meals 5K and One Mile Walk to benefit the local food pantries on September 28, 2019. Students solicited donations from businesses in Whitman, Hanson, and surrounding towns, and many community members participated in the event. High School Senior and president of the National Honor Society, Chloe Wilson, presented two checks in the amount of $908.50 each to the Whitman and Hanson food pantries. The recipients expressed appreciation and commended the students, staff, and parents on their diligence and generosity. National Honor Society students also participated in numerous service projects during the 2019-2020 school year. NHS co-sponsored the Giving Tree, which provides local families in need with gifts for the holidays; they teamed up with the Whitman Public Library during the winter to collect new pajamas for small children; they donated and delivered Buckets of Love Valentine’s gifts to children living at the Carolina Hill Shelter in Marshfield. During the quarantine, the students did not let the pandemic hold them back from serving the community. They brainstormed and executed various socially-distanced activities, such as making masks and headbands with buttons to hold the mask elastics, making red hearts to hang around the community to support the essential workers, and created a video expressing their gratitude to the health care workers.

The following students were inducted into the Whitman-Hanson National Honor Society on December 5, 2019 in the Dr. John F. McEwan Performing Arts Center for the 2019-20 SY.

Nathaniel Amado Emma Daley Matthew Avery Adam Danicki Emma Bagge Taylor Dearth Julia Benvie Abigail DeLory Alexis Billins Michael Doucette Christopher Blackman Cali Eddy Victoria Bortolotto Hayley Ferguson Payton Bourgelas Rachel Finch Julie Buckley Allison Gallahue Olivia Chase Gabrielle GIllan Albigail Cleary Lily Glover Peyton Collins Tyler Godbout Emily Concannon Owen Golden Alexis Connolly Ayah-Kawkab Haboub Eve Cox Christian Hlall

159 Rylie Harlow Margaret Newcomb Bridget Hickey Abigail Newman Samantha Higgins Brooke Nisby Jacob Hill Lucy Nixon Samantha Hurley Eve Ó Broin Alyssa Invernizzi Aiden O’Brien Alyssa Kalp Nathaniel O’Brien Theophilos Kamperides Emma Perkins Michael King Sofia Petrus Divya Kumar Savannah Poirier Ethan Lenihan William Polito Cameron Lindsay Cullen Poth Timohty Long Emma Rogers Halle Loring Nora Rooney Delanie MacDonald Jennifer Ryan Aidan MacKay Madison Savicke Emma Markowski Madison Scaccia Sarah McClymont Sydney Scott Emily McDonald Alex Shea Zachary McKee Christina Short Bryan Meade Catherine Stetson Monika Mendes Makayla Sturgeon Adam Milewski Katelyn Sweeney Aidan Miller Gabriella Tchourilkova Hailey Minicucci Erin Tilley Lucas Mitton Dominic Uva Kathryn Mulligan Reed Watson Jason Murphy Anna Williams Savannah Murphy Kevin Willis Avery Murray Erin Wood Madeline Nagle Cezar Zurita

160 2019-2020 BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

National Business Honor Society – January 2020

In January of 2020, the following students inducted into the National Business Honor Soci- ety:

• Aidan Solari • Aidan MacKay • Aidan Miller • Benjamin Rice • Jonathan Zeidan • Xavier DePina

The NBHS completes many community services projects some include:

• New Hat, Gloves, Scarves, and Mitten Drive for Father’s Bill Place in Brockton Homeless Shelter • Volunteered at My Brother’s Keeper in Easton, Mass where our group shopped and wrapped holiday presents for the less fortunate. • Due to COVID, hitting our school in March of 2020 we were limited in the number of volunteer projects students could complete because of the pandemic restrictions.

Credit for Life Fair

On Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 the Whitman-Hanson Regional High School participated in their fifth annual Credit for Life Fair to foster financial literacy for senior students and the event was held in the high school gymnasium. Whitman-Hanson Business/Tech- nology Department spearheaded the Credit for Life Fair. A Credit for Life is a reality fair that is an interactive exercise where students visit booths to learn about financial decisions for various services and living expenses such as cell phone, clothing, groceries, renting an apartment, leasing or buying a car, and community service options. Throughout the process, students are challenged to balance their budgets and it isn’t always easy. The booths are staffed by local businesses (banks, insurance companies, car dealer) and the volunteers discuss to students the costs of clothing, groceries, and luxury items. The major sponsor was Mutual Bank, which provided pad folios to every senior student participating in the event. Some of the additional sponsors included: Mutual Bank, Rockland Trust, Panther Education Trust, Webster Bank, Bridgewater Savings, MEFA, Jack Con- way Real Estate, Edelman Financial Services, Gomes Wealth Management, Eastern In- surance, Massachusetts State Treasurer & Receiver General, and Eastern Insurance. The event included over 260 seniors, 40 community volunteers and a Credit for Life Executive team, which included Business teachers, School Counseling, and the Whitman-Hanson Administrative team.

Overall, everyone benefitted from the Credit for Life fair it was a win-win for the community, students, and Whitman-Hanson faculty to hold this first big inaugural event during Fi- nancial Literacy month.

161 Massachusetts State Financial Literacy Planning and Implementation Grant (Janu- ary 2020)

Ms. Julie Giglia, Business/Technology teacher, applied for a Massachusetts State Finan- cial Literacy Planning and Implementation Grant in December of 2020 in the amount of $11,770 towards the creation of financial literacy curriculum, financial literacy software, materials, and supplies that enhance Whitman-Hanson’s financial literacy course. In Janu- ary of 2020, the district was notified by the state grant was awarded. Over the course of the summer, the business teachers wrote curriculum enabling for this course to be taught both in-person as well as in a virtual setting.

DECA (2019-2020) What is DECA Competitions? DECA's Individual Series Events effectively measure students' proficiency in the knowledge and business skills identified by occupational practi- tioners as essential to success in a given Business career. Participants receive recognition for achievement in each role-play scenario and in the series as a whole.

DECA Regional Conference Whitman-Hanson had another successful DECA District Conference (DECA is a Business and Marketing high school club) held in Quincy, Massachusetts in December of 2019. In summary, there were approximately 800 students from 10 schools that attended the conference to compete in various categories. As always, our WH students (41) acted professionally and came home with awards! We are proud that all our members received the DECA Competency Level Certificate for scores.

Whitman-Hanson students earned: o 17 medals for top scores by Whitman-Hanson students o 8 trophies for highest scores overall (all 3 tests combined) were awarded to WH students. o 16 students placed in the top 8 of their categories (all 3 tests combined) o Abigail Delory earned a special trophy – highest test score of all students in Prin- ciples Categories (about a third of attendees)

DECA State Conference The DECA State Conference was held in Boston in February 2020. Thirteen students from Whitman-Hanson attended this 3-day conference. Overall, there were over 3,500 students and advisors in attendance at this Boston Marriott conference.

Bridget Hickey won a medal for her high-test score in her category, Apparel and Accesso- ries Marketing. Brian Fox took home a plaque for placing in the top ten in Retail Merchan- dising.

All students competing received the DECA Competency award for test scores. Below is a list of students that attended the DECA state conference.

Last Name First Name Category for competition Benvie Julie Quiz Bowl Bourgelous Payton Quiz Bowl Collins Peyton Food Marketing

162 Last Name First Name Category for competition Delory Abigail Principles of Marketing Fox Brian Retail Merchandising Integrated Marketing Campaign Event Hall Christian (IMCE) Hickey Bridget Apparel & Accessories Marketing Keane Liam Hotel and Lodging Management Lindsay Cameron Personal Selling: Hospitality (HTPS) MacDonald Delanie Quiz Bowl McTernan Jared Principles of Business Management Miller Aidan Business Finance Integrated Marketing Campaign Event Minicucci Hailey (IMCE) Mulligan Katie Quiz Bowl

Murray Avery Principles of Finance Newcomb Maggie Ent Start-up Business (ESB) Williams Anna Personal Financial Literacy

DECA National Conference was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.

Whitman-Hanson Quiz Bowl Team (November 2019- March 2020)

The Whitman-Hanson Quiz Bowl team tried out in October for the WGBH High School Quiz Bowl team, which accepts 16 teams out of a possible 80 teams trying out for its tournament. Whitman-Hanson finished in the top 14 and will be going up against Boston Latin High School on Saturday, January 25th. The taped show will broadcast on PBS’s Channel 2 on February 29, 2020. Mr. Szkutak and Ms. Giglia are the Co-Advisors of the Quiz Bowl team. The Quiz Bowl Team members include:

• Catherine Cronin • Michael Doucette • Ben Turner • Adam Everidge • Nick Femia • John Molisse

Whitman-Hanson faced Boston Latin in the opening qualifying rounds. It was a good match and Boston Latin defeated Whitman-Hanson, and they went on to win the whole High School Quiz Show tournament. To see this match, it can be found on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulYjt9e8K30&t=5s

163 REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Whitman:

I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Town Accountant for the Fiscal Year 2020, which includes the Balance Sheet and Receipts and Expenditures Report for each of the following:

General Fund Capital Asset Fund Special Revenue Fund Capital Projects Fund Highway Fund Agency Fund General Long-Term Debt Fund Water/Sewer Enterprise Fund Water/Sewer Enterprise Capital Project Fund Trust Funds

I am also including a Combined Balance Sheet reflecting all of the above funds in one statement.

I would also like to thank my Assistant, Paula Holland, for her excellent support throughout the year.

Sincerely,

Ken Lytle Town Accountant

164 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

Assets Cash 4,202,793.87 Petty Cash 930.00 Accounts Receivable Personal Property Taxes 2018 2,659.64 2019 2,951.73 2020 6,339.23

Total Personal Property Taxes 11,950.60

Real Estate Taxes 1999 52.62 2000 52.78 2001 53.56 2002 41.50 2003 47.60 2004 48.44 2006 219.80 2007 245.95 2008 191.84 2009 200.29 2010 218.24 2011 236.37 2012 1,391.82 2013 277.90 2014 298.26 2015 278.46 2016 422.65 2017 1,308.03 2018 17,968.41 2019 121,072.45 2020 703,419.25

Total Real Estate Taxes 848,046.22

Allowance for Abatements - All Years (143,202.20)

165 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 2008 9.38 2009 (5.00) 2015 10,804.50 2016 15,713.89 2017 18,220.35 2018 29,192.26 2019 69,240.31 2020 234,182.80

Total Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 377,358.49

Boat Excise Taxes 1,168.00

Trash User Charges Trash Fees 260,920.46 Trash Liens 11,254.40

Total Trash User Charges 272,174.86

Veterans Benefits Receivable 140,472.28

Tax Titles and Possessions Tax Titles 844,750.36 Tax Foreclosures 708,800.33

Total Tax Titles and Possessions 1,553,550.69

Clause 41A Deferred Property Tax 24,687.25

Due from Whitman-Hanson Reg. 569.10 Due from Whitman Housing 26.60

Total Assets 7,290,525.76

166 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

Liabilities Unclaimed Checks 8,974.77 Collector's Overage 0.03

Deferred Revenue Real Estate and Personal Property Tax 716,794.62 Tax Liens 844,750.36 Tax Foreclosures 708,800.33 Clause 41A Property Tax 24,687.25 Motor Vehicle Excise 377,358.49 Boat Excise 1,168.00 Veterans Benefits 140,472.28 Trash Fees 260,920.46 Trash Liens 11,254.40

Total Deferred Revenue 3,086,206.19

Total Liabilities 3,095,180.99

Fund Equity Fund Balance Reserved for Petty Cash 930.00 Fund Balance Reserved for Encumbrances 268,228.94 Fund Balance Reserved for Expenditures 0.00 Fund Balance Reserved for Approp Deficits (Snow & Ice) 0.00 Fund Balance Reserved for Other Special Purpose: A.40 ATM 5/07 Park Grants - Town Match 20,339.00 A.26 ATM 5/14 Safety & Condition Assessment - Town Bldgs 10,000.00 A.36 ATM 5/15 Purchase Power Supply for Network Equipment 3,413.38 A.14 ATM 5/16 Purchase Software - Network Security 1,018.65 A.17 ATM 5/16 Purchase Batteries for Police Network 454.08 A.22 ATM 5/16 Consulting Fees - Solar Energy 20,000.00 A.27A ATM 5/16 Town Kennel Repairs 3,234.85 A.27B ATM 5/16 DPW Site Evaluation 15,690.50 A.46B ATM 5/16 Repair Duval Roof 541,858.50 A.6 STM 5/17 Town Park Upgrades 33,709.67 A.14 ATM 5/17 B.O.H. Site Training 1,500.00 A.37 ATM 5/17 Maintain Tax Title Foreclosure 7,837.24 A.S3 ATM 5/17 Phys Ed Curtain & Portable Bleachers @ Mid Sch 2,006.00 A.S10 ATM 5/17 Street Repairs 10,650.00

167 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

A.12 STM 12/17 Hobart Pond Assessment 2,100.00 A.3 STM 5/18 Update Cameras @ Duval School 1,463.09 A.4 STM 5/18 Install Rooftop Units @ WMS 14,636.80 A.5 STM 5/18 Replace Univents @ WMS 5,600.00 A.8 STM 5/19 Phase II Dam Assessment 16,280.00 A.9 STM 5/19 MS4 Permit Consult/Engineering 6,175.00 A.23 ATM 5/18 Dept Header Pkgs 4,700.00 A.24 ATM 5/18 Desktop User Licenses 8,500.00 A.25 ATM 5/18 Purch & Install Surveillance Cameras 1,205.00 A.26 ATM 5/18 Codify/Digitize Bylaws 6,757.50 A.3 STM 6/19 LED Lighting Conley/Duval 40,479.00 A.24 ATM 5/19 PPE for Firefighters 5,067.00 A.26 ATM 5/19 Public Safety Radio Equipment 1,859.60 A.31 ATM 5/19 Road Resurfacing & Repairs 40,714.95 A.36 ATM 5/19 Replace Exterior Doors 19,062.85 A.39 ATM 5/19 Handicapped Ramp to Press Box 3,286.21 A.40 ATM 5/19 Thumb Latches All Rooms 10,727.49 A.41 ATM 5/19 WHRHS Fire Lane Repairs 14,955.00 A.46 ATM 5/19 Resurface Outdoor Track 134,595.00

Total Fund Balance Reserved for Other Special Purpose 1,009,876.36

Undesignated Fund Balance 2,916,309.47

Total Fund Equity 4,195,344.77

Total Liabilities and Fund Equity 7,290,525.76

168 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS - FISCAL YEAR 2020

Taxes Personal Property Taxes 1,106,406.73 Real Estate Taxes 25,581,650.35 Tax Title Redemptions 141,486.35 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 1,986,697.93 Boat Excise Taxes 634.00

Total Taxes 28,816,875.36

Penalty and Interest Property Taxes 125,180.38 Motor Vehicle Excise 21,288.03 Tax Lien Redemptions 38,199.78

Total Penalty and Interest 184,668.19

Local Meals Tax 170,191.18

Public Service Trash Fees 1,060,821.78 Trash Liens 179,839.19

Total Public Service 1,240,660.97

Licenses Alcoholic Beverages 18,664.04 Dog 8,464.00 Board of Health 20,515.00 Marriage 2,220.00 Selectmen 7,885.00

Total Licenses 57,748.04

169 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS - FISCAL YEAR 2020

Permits Building 269,915.32 Certificates of Inspection 1,875.00 Certificates of Occupancy 2,910.00 Gas 8,545.00 Plumbing 14,130.00 Wiring 34,789.00 Pistol & FID Cards 3,450.00 Fire Department 18,856.50

Total Permits 354,470.82

Fees Town Clerk 12,907.65 Passport Application 7,000.00 Town Collector 52,410.00 Municipal Liens 28,800.00 Board of Appeals 2,750.00 Board of Health 450.00 Dog License Late Fees 2,875.00 Health Insurance (Cobra) 48.63 Leaf Stickers 286.00 Recording and Redemption Fees 1,948.00 Tax Title Redemption Legal Fees 7,317.51 Treasurers Fees 52.00 Land Court Fees 40.00 Tax Title Miscellaneous 57.00 Police Detail Administration Fees 25,415.50 Sealer of Weights and Measures 3,473.00 Registration Suspension 24,200.00 Motor Vehicle Lessor Surcharge 2,202.60

Total Fees 172,232.89

170 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS - FISCAL YEAR 2020

Other Departmental Revenue Rental Income 22,376.66 Cemetery - Misc Receipts 3,275.00 Sale of Recycling Barrels 350.00 Misc General Government Receipts 2,674.14 Police Copy Receipts 145.00 Workmen's Compensation Receipts 4,842.86

Total Other Departmental Revenue 33,663.66

From the State Room Occupancy Tax 342.23 Loss of Taxes 67,865.00 School Aid - Chapter 70 82,801.00 EMA/Snow and Ice 37,400.86 Veterans Benefits 176,139.00 Lottery 2,571,344.00

Total From the State 2,935,892.09

Interest Income 29,191.81

Miscellaneous Recycling Revenue - CRTs 5,117.00 Collector's Overage 0.03 Non-Recurring/Other Available Funds 50.00 Prior Year Refunds 51,954.16 Sale of Equipment 1,935.00

Total Miscellaneous 59,056.19

171 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS - FISCAL YEAR 2020

Indirect Costs from Water/Sewer Enterprise Fund 512,300.00

Total Revenue 34,566,951.20

Transfers from Special Revenue Fund 1,321,804.07

Receivables at Prior Year-End Commonwealth of Mass 202,589.00 Whitman-Hanson Regional Schools 1,489.95

36,092,834.22

Less Accruals at Current Year-End Due From Whitman-Hanson Regional Schools (595.70)

Total 36,092,238.52

Cash Balance July 1, 2019 3,820,013.12

Receipts Report Total 39,912,251.64

172 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE GENERAL GOVERNMENT

Town Meetings & Elections: 25,000.00 Salaries 14,791.66 Expenses: Equipment Rental & Maintenance 1,245.00 Cell Phones 249.53 Office Supplies 1,123.67 439.21 Programming Services & Supplies 4,698.06 Meals 1,649.20 Miscellaneous Expense 228.40 Total Town Meeting & Elections 25,000.00 23,985.52 575.27 439.21

Selectmen: Salaries: Secretarial 50,490.00 50,490.00 Xfr on 6/30/20, from Longevity by Fin Comm Vote 435.60 435.60 Recording Secretary 1,681.00 1,445.40 Expenses: 9,000.00 Balance from Prior Year 1,029.66 1,029.66 Office Supplies 212.38 Advertising 331.75 Association Dues 3,172.00 Miscellaneous 308.00 Meetings 3,022.63 In-State Travel 962.65 Total Selectmen 62,636.26 61,410.07 1,226.19 0.00

Educational Expense - All Departments 7,000.00 6,679.35 320.65

Sick Leave Buy Back - All Departments 11,000.00 11,960.63 Xfr on 6/30/20 from Reserve Fund, by Fin Comm Vote 960.63

Longevity - Town Hall Employees & Non-Union 6,675.00 4,800.00 1,439.40 Xfr on 6/30/20, to Administrative Asst by Fin Comm Vote (435.60)

Assistant Department Heads - Stipends 2,500.00 2,500.00

Municipal Hearings Officer 2,500.00 2,500.00

A22 ATM 5/16 Consultant Fees - Solar Energy Project 20,000.00 20,000.00

173 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE Consultant Fees for Financial Management Xfr on 6/30/20 from Reserve Fund, by Fin Comm Vote 10,000.00 8,850.00 1,150.00

Town Administrator - Salary 128,169.00 128,169.00

Assistant Town Administrator - Salary 88,678.00 88,678.00

Pilot Payment to the Town of Rockland for FY17 6,100.00 5,519.50 580.50

A26 ATM 5/14 Safety & Condition Assessment - Town Build- ings Balance from Prior Year 10,000.00 10,000.00

A37 ATM 5/17 Maintain Tax Title/Foreclosed Properties 9,707.50 1,870.26 7,837.24

A26 ATM 5/18 Codify/Digitize Bylaws 8,454.50 1,697.00 6,757.50

Finance Committee: Salary - Clerical 3,447.00 1,880.32 Expenses: 695.00 Association Dues 210.00 Meetings 0.00 Office Supplies 44.98 Total Finance Committee 4,142.00 2,135.30 2,006.70

Reserve fund: 50,000.00 Transferred to Other Departments (26,146.63) Total Reserve Fund 23,853.37 23,853.37

Town Accountant: Salaries: Town Accountant 68,125.00 68,125.00 Certification Stipend Clerical - Salary 42,508.00 41,835.72 Expenses: 1,100.00 Office Supplies 254.51 Association Dues 245.00 Miscellaneous Expense 27.23 Meetings 0.00 In-State Travel 0.00 Total Town Accountant 111,733.00 110,487.46 1,245.54

174 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE Audit Municipal Accounts 45,000.00 33,000.00 2,000.00 10,000.00

FY18 Encumbrance 5,000.00 5,000.00 Total Audit Municipal Accounts 50,000.00 33,000.00 7,000.00 10,000.00

Bylaw Study Committee 800.00 800.00

Capital Improvement Committee 1,700.00 150.65 1,549.35

Assessors: Salaries: Principal Assessor 68,125.00 68,125.00 Certification Stipend 1,000.00 1,000.00 Clerical Part-time 43,790.00 43,020.45 Clerical Part-time 40,066.00 39,396.51 Expenses: 3,000.00 Deeds & Probate 14.00 Office Supplies 629.83 Miscellaneous 208.29 Association Dues 500.00 Meetings 385.00 In-State Travel 101.44 Bookbinding 305.55 Revaluation 24,700.00 24,700.00 Total Assessors 180,681.00 178,386.07 2,294.93

Treasurer: Salaries: Treasurer 91,397.00 91,397.00 Certification Stipend 2,000.00 2,000.00 Assistant Treasurer 42,508.00 41,873.04 Clerical - Payroll Clerk 33,340.00 33,339.20 Clerical 39,867.00 39,233.82 Expenses: 14,200.00 Balance from Prior Year 131.52 131.52 Miscellaneous Expense 1,241.09 Computer Services 8,349.51 Office Supplies 3,447.46 Association Dues 135.00 Meetings 120.00 In-State Travel 393.18 Cell Phones 499.05 Xfr on 6/30/20 from Reserve Fund, by Fin Comm Vote 500.00 Bank Charges 500.00 0.00 Xfr on 6/30/20 from Reserve Fund, by Fin Comm Vote

A4 ATM 5/19 GASB 45 Actuary Survey 7,500.00 7,250.00 250.00

Total Town Treasurer 231,943.52 229,409.87 2,533.65 0.00

Town Collector Salaries: Assistant Collector 45,105.00 44,398.20 Clerical 43,302.00 42,822.17 Overtime 2,000.00 1,996.07

Total Town Collector 90,407.00 89,216.44 1,190.56

Tax Title Foreclosure - Treasurer 35,000.00 14,065.25 20,826.75 108.00

175 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE Law Department: Town Counsel 185,000.00 112,034.00 Xfr 12/2/19 to Police Administrative via Fin Comm (22,818.57) Miscellaneous Expense 15,000.00 3,736.91 Claims Settlement 5,000.00 500.00 Balance from Prior Year 5,000.00

Total Law Department 187,181.43 116,270.91 70,910.52

Data Processing: Salaries 127,590.00 127,590.00 Expenses: 175,128.00 Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 518.88 518.88 Cell Phones 1,187.90 Computer Services 37,816.30 Data Processing Equipment 32,506.87 Data Processing Software 78,623.06 Equipment Maintenance 18,541.44 Office Supplies Miscellaneous Expense 5,439.91

GIS System Maintenance 15,000.00 11,100.00 2,951.45

TOTAL DATA PROCESSING 318,236.88 313,324.36 1,961.07 2,951.45

A36 ATM 5/15 Purchase Power Supply/Network Equipment Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 3,413.38 3,413.38

A23 ATM 5/18 Dept Header Packages for Police & Fire Web- sites 4,700.00 4,700.00

A24 ATM 5/18 Remote Desktop User Licenses 8,500.00 8,500.00

A25 ATM 5/18 Video Surveillance Cameras at Town Hall 2,400.00 1,195.00 1,205.00

A17 ATM 5/16 Purchase Batteries/Police Network Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 454.08 454.08

A14 ATM 5/16 Purchase Software/Network Security Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 1,018.65 1,018.65

176 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE Town Clerk: Salaries: Town Clerk 68,125.00 68,125.00 Assistant Town Clerk 42,508.00 41,736.20 Clerical 41,278.00 40,588.80 Overtime 1,000.00 565.04 Certification 1,000.00 1,000.00 Expenses: 3,950.00 Cell Phones 249.52 Office Supplies 1,306.09 Office Equipment Maintenance 0.00 Microfilm Storage 264.00 Association Dues 440.00 Meetings 575.57 Dog Licenses & Supplies 505.70 In-State Travel 117.95 Miscellaneous 0.00 Town Records Restoration 2,500.00 2,500.00

Total Town Clerk 160,361.00 157,973.87 2,387.13

Registrars: Salaries: Registrars 3,858.00 3,858.00 Town Clerk 723.00 723.00 Canvas List Services 4,262.00 4,262.00 Expense: 400.00 Office Supplies 350.99 Meetings 0.00 Person's Listed Book Printing 1,600.00 1,600.00 Census Supplies 1,900.00 1,785.10

Total Registrars 12,743.00 12,579.09 163.91

Conservation: Salary: Clerical 1,340.00 1,030.90 Expense: 580.00 Association Dues 425.00 Miscellaneous 147.75

Total Conservation 1,920.00 1,603.65 316.35

A12 STM 12/17 Phase 1 Assessment - Hobart's Pond 2,100.00 0.00 2,100.00

Planning Board: Salary: Clerical 6,805.00 2,088.45 Expenses 400.00 77.00 5.94

Total Planning Board 7,205.00 2,165.45 5,033.61 5.94

Zoning Board of Appeals: Salary - Recording Secretary 5,202.00 3,179.00 Expenses 500.00 Miscellaneous 0.00 Office Supplies 75.17

Total Zoning Board of Appeals 5,702.00 3,254.17 2,447.83

177 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE Affirmative Action Officer: Interpretive Services 500.00 500.00

Town Hall Maintenance: Salary: Town Hall - Custodial 53,050.00 53,049.76 Extra Custodial: Part-Time 24,900.00 24,894.41 Overtime 4,000.00 1,258.99 Maintenance Technician 24,246.00 24,226.35 Expense: 85,000.00 Natural Gas 24,675.07 Building Maintenance & Repair 8,020.82 Equipment Maintenance 622.56 Custodial Supplies 3,822.09 Miscellaneous 1,345.27 Gasoline 28.58 Cell Phones 499.05 Electricity 34,430.73

Elevator Maintenance 7,500.00 5,874.00 Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 164.64 164.64

Total Town Hall Maintenance 198,860.64 182,912.32 15,948.32 0.00

Facilities Manager 13,690.00 13,690.00

Central Telephone 35,000.00 25,806.86 16.06 Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 16.06 16.06 Cell Phones 1,533.85

Total Central Telephone 35,016.06 27,356.77 7,643.23 16.06

Town Reports 6,000.00 3,898.00 2,102.00

Mailing & Duplicating: Mailing: Expense: Postage 48,960.00 28,832.35 Miscellaneous 1,641.73 363.40 Mailing Machine Maintenance 4,272.00 4,270.92 Duplicating: 0.00 Photocopier Maintenance 3,647.67 Supplies 1,415.96

Total Mailing & Duplicating 53,232.00 39,808.63 13,059.97 363.40

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT 2,151,914.27 1,881,502.59 118,054.28 152,882.43

178 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE

PUBLIC SAFETY Police: Salaries: Police Chief 173,375.00 173,375.00 Xfr 12/2/19 from Law Dept & Vocational Tuition via Fin Comm 38,318.57 37,918.57 400.00 Deputy Chief 137,584.00 133,354.30 4,229.70 Accrued & Unused Vacation, Xfr on 6/30/19 from Police Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 42,907.28 42,907.28 Police Salaries - Other 2,520,994.00 1,587,947.57 50,191.25 Overtime 400,763.53 Court Time 22,149.20 College Incentive 232,115.84 Holiday Pay 66,700.71 Shift Differential 90,311.90 Service Training 70,565.00 Xfr on 6/30/19 to Accrued & Unused Vacation & Misc Ex- pense, by vote of the Selectmen & Fin Comm Clerical 51,876.00 51,876.00 Xfr 06/30/20 from Clerical - Part-time via Fin Comm 4,645.20 4,645.20 Clerical - Part-Time 22,771.00 17,644.42 Xfr 06/30/20 to Clerical via Fin Comm (4,645.20) Total Police Salaries 2,987,825.85 2,932,274.52 730.38 54,820.95

Expense: 236,500.00 Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 14,909.00 14,909.20 Vehicle Maintenance 38,736.09 Equipment Maintenance 21,575.84 Instructional 7,331.35 Computer Services 17,208.71 210.47 Health Club Memberships 4,718.92 Cell Phones 9,370.37 Office Supplies 2,958.24 Building Maintenance & Repair 20,188.29 Custodial Supplies 2,745.93 Gasoline 22,582.38 Uniforms 38,667.75 Crime Prevention Supplies 16,572.53 Miscellaneous 21,956.65 Photocopier Maintenance 1,037.61 Association Dues 8,459.00 Total Police - Expense 251,409.00 249,018.86 2,179.67 210.47

179 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE

Occupancy - Utilities 57,200.00 46,332.88 10,867.12 Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 250.00 249.80

Auxiliary Police 3,833.00 2,338.84 1,494.16

Total Police Department Salary & Expense 3,300,517.85 3,229,965.10 15,521.13 55,031.42

Open Petty Cash Account at Police Station 100.00

A9 ATM 5/19 Purchase Ford Interceptor 14,655.69 14,655.69

A9 ATM 5/19 Lease Motorcycle 4,400.00 4,400.00

A30 ATM 5/19 Lease/Purchase 2 Cruisers From MV Fines Reserve Account 43,915.00 41,795.85 2,119.15

A9 ATM 5/19 Lease/Purchase Ford Explorer From MV Fines Reserve Account 13,772.42 13,772.42

Total Police Department 3,377,260.96 3,304,689.06 17,540.48 55,031.42

180 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE Fire: Salaries: Fire Chief 160,666.00 160,666.00

Fire Salaries - All Other 2,989,111.00 1,959,543.03 25,855.36 Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 28,033.79 28,033.79 Xfr on 6/16/20 to Amb Billing as voted by Selectmen and Fin Comm (10,000.00) Overtime - Salaries 876,903.18 Holiday 87,963.36 Longevity 2,650.00

Salaries - Clerical 43,059.00 43,058.40

Total Fire Department Salaries 3,210,869.79 3,158,817.76 26,196.67 25,855.36

Expense: 220,000.00 Xfr 6/30/20 from Fire/Sprinkler as voted by Selectmen and Fin Comm 8,751.50 Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 1,729.35 1,729.35 Electricity 15,983.90 Natural Gas 7,187.53 Vehicle Maintenance 45,111.93 Equipment Maintenance 6,327.79 Instructional 16,019.26 Cell Phones 4,223.28 Building Maintenance & Repairs 14,906.76 Gasoline 14,093.60 Firefighting Supplies 7,777.67 Ambulance Licenses 4,320.00 Ambulance Supplies & Expense 15,986.18 Uniforms 29,881.16 Office Supplies 1,477.46 Miscellaneous 34,299.31 Health Club Memberships 6,585.88 Association Dues 1,570.00 Meetings 120.00

Total Fire Department Expense 230,480.85 227,601.06 2,879.79 0.00

Fire/Sprinkler Alarm System Maintenance 12,500.00 3,748.50 Xfr 6/30/20 to Fire Expense as voted by Selectmen and Fin Comm (8,751.50)

Armory Building Maintenance 10,000.00 8,990.02 1,009.98

Regional Dispatch 60,000.00 60,000.00

Total Fire Department Salaries & Expense 3,515,099.14 3,459,157.34 30,086.44 25,855.36

181 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE

A23 ATM 5/19 Lease/Purchase Pumping Engine 70,926.90 70,926.90

A24 ATM 5/19 New PPE for Firefighters 42,000.00 36,933.00 5,067.00

A22 ATM 5/19 Lease/Purchase Ambulance 39,599.50 39,599.50

A26 ATM 5/19 Public Safety Radio Equipment 85,000.00 83,140.40 1,859.60

Total Fire Department 3,752,625.54 3,689,757.14 30,086.44 32,781.96

Forest Fires 2,000.00 2,000.00

Ambulance Repair 25,000.00 24,997.68 2.32

Ambulance Billing: 35,000.00 35,000.00 Xfr 6/16/20 from Fire Salaries as voted by Selectmen & Fin Comm 10,000.00 7,686.16

Total Ambulance Billing 45,000.00 42,686.16 2,313.84 0.00

182 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE Building Inspector: Salaries: Building Inspector 72,886.00 72,886.00 Clerical 38,801.00 38,083.17 68.31 Assistant Building Inspector 1,700.00 545.00

Total Building Inspector Salaries 113,387.00 111,514.17 1,804.52 68.31

Expense: 5,000.00 Vehicle Maintenance 566.30 Cell Phones 388.41 Office Supplies 1,572.99 Miscellaneous Expense 93.28 Association Dues 70.00 Meetings 100.00 Auto Expense 800.00 312.45

Total Building Inspector Expense 5,800.00 3,103.43 2,696.57

Total Building Inspector 119,187.00 114,617.60 4,501.09

Gas Inspector: Salary 4,757.00 4,757.00 Expense 400.00 282.90

Total Gas Inspector 5,157.00 5,039.90 117.10

Plumbing Inspector: Salary 11,556.00 11,556.00 Expense 500.00 174.35

Total Plumbing Inspector 12,056.00 11,730.35 325.65

Sealer of Weights and Measures: Salary 4,710.00 4,710.00 Equipment 125.00 0.00 Expense 800.00 331.10

Total Sealer of Weights and Measures 5,635.00 5,041.10 593.90

Electrical Inspector: Salary 17,120.00 17,120.00 Emergency Response 1,200.00 1,020.00

Total Salaries 18,320.00 18,140.00

Expense: 2,600.00 270.15

Total Electrical Inspector 20,920.00 18,410.15 2,509.85

183 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE Civil Defense: Salaries: Clerical 3,817.00 3,817.00 Expense: 3,000.00 Miscellaneous 2,223.59 Cell Phones 443.42

Generator Maintenance 7,500.00 5,344.31

Total Civil Defense 14,317.00 11,828.32 2,488.68

Small Animal Control Salaries: Animal Control Officers 46,191.00 46,191.00 Xfr 6/9/20 from Expense as voted by Selectmen & Fin Comm 2,993.49 2,993.49

Total Small Animal Control - Salaries 49,184.49 49,184.49 0.00

Expense: 10,234.00 Xfr 6/9/20 from Expense as voted by Selectmen & Fin Comm (2,993.49) Electricity 1,486.67 Natural Gas 1,134.71 Cell Phones 499.05 Vehicle Maintenance 237.90 Gasoline 185.55 Building Maintenance & Repair 1,558.98 Miscellaneous 448.11 403.42

Total Small Animal Control - Expense 7,240.51 5,550.97 1,286.12 403.42

Removal of Dead Animals 4,088.00 102.00 3,986.00 Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 909.01 898.60 10.41

Total Small Animal Control 61,422.01 55,736.06 5,282.53 403.42

A27A ATM 5/16 Repair Floor & Install Fence at Kennel 3,234.85 3,234.85

TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY 7,443,815.36 7,286,533.52 65,761.88 91,519.96

184 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Whitman-Hanson Regional Schools 14,398,151.00 14,398,151.00

Non-Mandated Bussing 397,604.00 397,604.00

Crossing Guards:

Salaries 39,808.00 38,400.64 Expense 571.96 Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 250.00 Total Crossing Guards 40,058.00 38,972.60 1,085.40 0.00

South Shore Vocational Technical School 1,605,208.00 1,604,997.00 211.00

Other Vocational Tuition 294,174.00 275,060.00 Xfr on 6/30/18, by vote of Selectmen & Fin Comm, $15,500 to Police Administrative, $4,500 to DPW Phase II Dam, $886 from Reserve Fund (19,114.00)

Total Other Vocational Tuition 275,060.00 275,060.00

Total Vocational Transportation 49,000.00 36,076.40 12,923.60

A46B ATM 5/16 Repair Duval Roof 300,000.00 A15 STM 12/17 Repair Duval Roof 241,858.50 541,858.50

AS4 ATM 5/18 Install 2 Rooftop Units at Middle School 14,636.80 14,636.80

A36 ATM 5/19 Exterior Doors at Conley, Duval 25,000.00 5,937.15 19,062.85

A5 ATM 5/18 Debt Service - High School 451,316.00 451,316.00

A35 ATM 5/19 Motorized PE Curtain 14,000.00 13,006.00 994.00

AS13 ATM 5/17 Envelope Repairs - High School 14,887.00 4,237.00 10,650.00

A3 STM 6/19 LED Lights at Schools 40,479.00 40,479.00

A1 STM 3/18 Move Pre-K from Maquan to WHRHS 704.19 62.81 641.38

A38 ATM 5/19 Resurface Gym Floor - WHRHS 17,946.00 17,946.00

A46 ATM 5/19 Resurface Track - WHRHS 134,595.00 134,595.00

A41 ATM 5/19 Fire Lane Repairs - WHRHS 14,955.00 14,955.00

A3 STM 5/18 Update Existing Cameras at Duval 1,463.09 1,463.09

AS3 ATM 5/17 Phys. Ed. Curt & Port - Middle School 2,006.00 2,006.00

A39 ATM 5/19 Handicapped Ramp to Press Box 41,874.00 38,587.79 3,286.21

AS5 ATM 5/18 Replace 2 Univents at Middle School 5,600.00 5,600.00

A40 ATM 5/19 Thumb Latches - WHRHS 20,937.00 10,209.51 10,727.49

A37 ATM 5/19 Thumb Latches for Schools 45,000.00 Xfr 6/16/20 to Veterans Benefits, by vote of Selectmen & Fin Comm (34,273.07) 10,726.93

TOTAL SCHOOL 18,118,065.51 17,292,163.26 26,582.31 799,319.94

185 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE PUBLIC WORKS DPW - Divisional Labor: Union Labor 474,011.00 405,481.92 Xfr 5/19/20 to Non-Union Labor, by vote of Selectmen & Fin Comm (345.00) Overtime 28,476.89 Non-Union Labor 44,772.00 44,772.00 Xfr 5/19/20 from Union Labor, by vote of Selectmen & Fin Comm 345.00 344.40 Education Incentive 2,435.20 Longevity 1,900.00 1,900.00 Total Divisional Labor 520,683.00 483,410.41

Assistant Superintendent 99,371.00 99,371.00 CDL License Stipend 1,003.00 1,003.00 Recording Secretary 1,620.00 1,075.20

Total Public Works Salaries 622,677.00 584,859.61 37,817.39

DPW - Expense 176,100.00 Tree Department: Groundskeeping Supplies 95.14 Uniforms 692.48 Miscellaneous 2,773.98 Administration: Office Equipment Maintenance 198.00 Telephone 457.84 Cell Phones 3,851.70 Office Supplies 1,581.12 Copy Expense 405.13 Uniforms 1,400.00 Miscellaneous 1,057.06 Highway Construction and Maintenance: Balance Carried forward from 2019 75.00 75.00 Roadway Maintenance 20,708.51 Street Signs & Markings 2,465.80 Equipment Rental 0.00 Miscellaneous 10,352.55 Uniforms 4,297.68 Fuel Depot Maintenance: Miscellaneous 1,887.82 Building and Yard Maintenance: Balance Carried forward from 2019 40.72 40.72 Electricity 9,030.32 Natural Gas 5,562.92 Building Maintenance & Repair 1,128.98 Miscellaneous 6,565.67 46.11 Equipment Maintenance: Vehicle Maintenance 44,145.00 292.88 Uniforms 520.00 Gasoline 35,192.96 Miscellaneous 5,979.44 52.85 Park Maintenance: Groundskeeping Supplies 4,038.68 102.00 Uniforms 1,388.87 Recreational Facilities Maint. 0.00 Miscellaneous 7,970.45

Total Public Works Expense 176,215.72 173,863.82 1,858.06 493.84

Total Public Works Salaries & Expense 798,892.72 758,723.43 39,675.45 493.84

186 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE DPW - Police coverage 16,500.00 12,969.56 3,530.44

A10 ATM 5/19 Lease/Purchase Sidewalk Plow 42,110.51 42,110.51

A11 ATM 5/19 Purchase Ferris Lawn Mower 8,300.00 8,299.00 1.00

A31 ATM 5/19 Extra Street Repairs 100,000.00 59,285.05 40,714.95

A33 ATM 5/19 DPW Plow Truck 39,291.00 39,291.00

A34 ATM 5/19 GVW Truck w/ Plow 130,807.00 130,806.00 1.00

A9 STM 5/19 MS4 Permit Requirements 46,785.00 40,610.00 6,175.00

A27B ATM 5/16 DPW Site Evaluation 15,690.50 15,690.50

A8 STM 5/19 Phase II Dam Assessment 52,000.00 40,220.00 16,280.00 Xfr 6/30/18 from Vocational Schools, by Selectmen & Fin Comm vote 4,500.00

Snow & Ice Expense: 120,000.00 Salaries 24,582.42 Expense: Equipment Rental 17,979.50 Chemicals 37,923.20 Miscellaneous 17,476.81

Total Snow & Ice 120,000.00 97,961.93 22,038.07

Total Street Lights 100,000.00 39,015.17 50,984.83 10,000.00

Waste Collection & Disposal 1,279,513.00 Expense: Balance Carried forward from 2019 88,087.15 88,087.15 Disposal Costs 1,126,485.87 80,000.00 Miscellaneous Expenses 494.80

Total Waste Collection & Disposal 1,367,600.15 1,215,067.82 72,532.33 80,000.00

Care of Soldiers Graves 1,500.00 1,500.00

Snow & Ice Encumbered ----> 0.00 95,690.50 TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS 2,843,976.88 2,485,859.47 188,763.12 169,354.29

187 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE

HUMAN SERVICES

Board of Health: Salaries: Health Inspector 66,789.00 66,789.00 Assistant 1,818.00 464.10 Xfr 6/19/19 to Animal Inspector as voted by Fin Comm (80.00) Clerical I 26,224.00 26,173.76 Clerical II 1,400.00 547.36 Recording Secretary 3,571.00 1,462.50

Total Board of Health Salaries 99,722.00 95,436.72 4,285.28

Animal Inspector 1,000.00 1,000.00 Xfr 6/19/19 from Assistant as voted by Fin Comm 80.00 80.00 Burial Agent 275.00 275.00

Total Animal Inspector Salaries 1,355.00 1,355.00 0.00

Expense: 2,500.00 Balance Carried forward from 2019 247.41 247.41 Office Supplies 612.73 Miscellaneous 1,117.74 Association Dues 270.00 Rabid Animal Expense 200.00 100.00 Household Hazardous Waste 3,500.00 3,226.00 In-State Travel 1,443.00 237.04

7,890.41 5,810.92 1,832.08 247.41

A14 ATM 5/17 Board of Health Site Training 1,500.00 1,500.00

Total Board of Health 110,467.41 102,602.64 6,117.36 1,747.41

Visiting Nurse 12,000.00 8,457.04 3,542.96

188 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE Council on Aging: Salaries: Director 68,125.00 68,125.00 Clerical - Full time 43,055.00 42,633.25 Bus Driver 36,988.00 24,857.51 Additional Clerical 34,629.00 34,627.97 Social Worker 33,983.00 33,981.08

Total Council on Aging Salaries 216,780.00 204,224.81 12,555.19

Expense: 14,500.00 Office Supplies 2,314.85 Building Maintenance & Repair 2,634.63 Cell Phones 998.10 Natural Gas 1,715.47 Electricity 3,088.99 Miscellaneous 606.52 In-State Travel 93.68 Total Council on Aging Expense 14,500.00 11,452.24 3,047.76

Total Council on Aging 231,280.00 215,677.05 15,602.95 0.00

Veterans' Agent: District Services 50,000.00 37,232.33 12,767.67 Balance Carried forward from 2019 9,117.23 9,117.23 The Town entered into an agreement to share a Veterans' Agent with the Town of Abington and the agent will be on Abington's payroll.

Expense: 1,500.00 Cell Phones 499.05 Miscellaneous 3.89 Office Supplies 225.52

Total Veterans' Agent Expense 1,500.00 728.46 771.54

In-State Travel 1,000.00 1,000.00

Tri-Town Parade 6,000.00 3,947.30 2,052.70

Total Veterans' Services 67,617.23 51,025.32 16,591.91 0.00

Veterans' Benefits 180,000.00 Xfr 6/16/20, by vote of Selectmen and Fin Comm 34,273.07 Expense: Subsistance 211,724.67 Miscellaneous 2,120.00

Total Veterans' Benefits 214,273.07 213,844.67 428.40

A2 ATM 5/13 Plymouth County Extension Service 500.00 500.00 0.00

A2 ATM 5/13 Whitman Counseling Center & Whitman Will 9,000.00 9,000.00

TOTAL HUMAN SERVICES 645,137.71 601,106.72 42,283.58 1,747.41

189 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE

CULTURE AND RECREATION Library: Salaries: Librarian 69,121.00 69,121.00 Longevity 1,375.00 1,300.00 Assistant Librarian 52,253.00 37,492.49 Circulation Supervisor 50,912.00 50,911.84 Youth Services Librarian 49,417.00 49,416.22 Library Technicians - Part Time 77,826.00 74,278.73 Senior Library Technician 43,430.00 43,429.12

Total Library Salaries 344,334.00 325,949.40 18,384.60

Expense: 35,624.00 Office Supplies 1,156.42 In-State Travel 115.44 Association Dues 148.00 Meetings 0.00 Office Equipment Maintenance 6,258.40 Books 26,372.81 Periodicals 348.00 Electricity 998.94 Miscellaneous 225.99

Total Library Expense 35,624.00 35,624.00 0.00 Utilities & Maintenance: 25,069.00 Building & Grounds Maintenance 9,141.41 Electricity 10,935.75 Natural Gas 4,134.73

Total Library Utilities & Maintenance 25,069.00 24,211.89 857.11

OCLN Membership 22,361.00 22,361.00

Total Library 427,388.00 408,146.29 19,241.71

190 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE

Recreation Salaries: Director 21,574.00 11,527.32 Pool 5,000.00 4,995.12

Total Recreation Salaries 26,574.00 16,522.44

Expense 6,100.00 Xfr from Reserve Fund 6/16/20, by vote of Selectmen and Fin Comm 8,800.00 Electricity 38.84 Miscellaneous 3,057.50 Fourth of July 1,886.25 Pool Maintenance 9,540.00 Telephone 284.55 Total Recreation Expense 14,900.00 14,807.14 92.86

Total Recreation Department 41,474.00 31,329.58 10,144.42

A40 ATM 5/07 Park Grants - Town Match Funds Balance from Prior Year 20,339.00 20,339.00

A6 STM 5/17 Town Park Upgrades 33,709.67 33,709.67

Bandstand & Park Maintenance 2,000.00 651.62 1,348.38

Historical Commission 500.00 0.00 500.00

Memorial Day Observance 2,200.00 0.00 2,200.00

TOTAL CULTURE & RECREATION 527,610.67 440,127.49 33,434.51 54,048.67

191 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE DEBT SERVICE

Interest & Debt Service - Inside Levy 2,000.00 1,216.67 783.33

A8 ATM 5/18 Title V Debt Service Xfr from Reserve for Appropriations Title V 7,352.20 6,623.20

A6 ATM 5/18 Debt Payments Re: Town Buildings Xfr from Reserve for Appropriation - Ambulance 100,000.00 Raised in the Tax Levy 41,050.00 Principal Long-Term Debt 140,000.00 Interest Long-Term Debt 1,050.00 A6 ATM 5/18 Debt Payments Re: Town Buildings 141,050.00 141,050.00

A7 ATM 5/18 Debt Payments Re: Town Buildings Voted from Free Cash FY17 687,025.00 Principal Long-Term Debt 425,000.00 Interest Long-Term Debt 262,025.00 A7 ATM 5/18 Debt Payments Re: Town Buildings 687,025.00 687,025.00 0.00

TOTAL DEBT SERVICE 837,427.20 835,914.87 1,512.33

UNCLASSIFIED

Unpaid Bills Xfr for A4 & A5 STM 5/18 from Custodial Services 237.71 Total Unpaid Bills 237.71 237.71

County Retirement 1,995,986.00 1,995,986.00

Unemployment Insurance 8,000.00 Total Unemployment Insurance 8,000.00 876.00 0.00 7,124.00

Health & Life Insurance - Town Match: 1,536,000.00 Balance from Prior Year - Encumbered 350.00 350.00 Health Insurance 1,472,089.24 Life Insurance 8,781.07 Flex Benefit Fees 1,645.00 350.00 Total Health & Life Insurance 1,536,350.00 1,482,515.31 53,484.69 350.00

Medicare Tax - Town Match 140,000.00 140,000.00 Xfr 6/30/18 from Health & Life Insurance 5,000.00 1,684.27 Mandatory Deferred Comp Exp 1,223.40 Total Medicare - Town Match 145,000.00 142,907.67 2,092.33

General Liability Insurance 354,900.00 313,399.53 40,855.47 645.00

TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED 4,040,473.71 3,935,922.22 96,432.49 1,345.00

192 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

APPROPRIATION CLOSED TO BALANCE TO /OTHER SOURCE EXPENDED REVENUE CONTINUE State & County Assessments

Air Pollution Control District 4,118.00 Old Colony Planning Council 5,635.00 Regional Transportation Authority 25,288.00 RMV Non-Renewal Surcharges 21,820.00 Mosquito Control 29,368.00 MBTA Assessment 49,908.00 County Tax 32,360.93

Total State & County Assessments 168,497.93

Refunds & Miscellaneous

Real Estate & Personal Property Tax Refunds 58,326.13 Motor Vehicle & Boat Excise Tax Refunds 42,533.32 Trash Fee Refunds 8,221.25

Total Refunds & Miscellaneous 109,080.70

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

General Government 1,881,502.59 Public Safety 7,286,533.52 School Department 17,292,163.26 Department of Public Works 2,485,859.47 Human Services 601,106.72 Culture & Recreation 440,127.49 Debt Service 835,914.87 Unclassified 3,935,922.22 State & County Assessments 168,497.93 Refunds & Miscellaneous 109,080.70

TOTAL FISCAL 2019 EXPENDITURES 35,036,708.77

Transfers to Other Funds: To Trust Funds 140,000.00 To Special Revenue Fund 532,432.00 To Waterways Improvement Fund 317.00

Total 35,709,457.77

Cash Balance June 30, 2020 4,202,793.87

EXPENDITURES REPORT TOTAL 39,912,251.64

193 TOWN OF WHITMAN CAPITAL ASSETS FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

ASSETS

Capital Assets 66,595,262.27 Less - Accumulated Depreciation (46,282,075.43)

Net Assets 20,313,186.84

LIABILITIES

Lease Purchases Payable 425,630.06

FUND EQUITY

Invested in Capital Assets 19,887,556.78

Total Liabilities and Fund Equity 20,313,186.84

194 TOWN OF WHITMAN SPECIAL REVENUE FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

ASSETS Cash 2,206,596.59 Ambulance Fees Receivable - New England Medical Billing 252,407.45 Betterments Receivable - Title V 4,295.40 Betterments Receivable - Apportioned 520.30

Total Assets 2,463,819.74

LIABILITIES Deferred Revenue: Ambulance Fees 252,407.45 Betterments - Title V 4,295.40 Betterments - Apportioned 520.30

Total Liabilities 257,223.15

FUND EQUITY

Funds Reserved for Special Purpose Library Award - Health Access 2009 28.88 Insurance Proceeds 17,373.43 DPW Restitution 29.42 Library Restitution 1,571.28 Police Dept Restitution 75.00

Total Funds Reserved for Special Purpose: 19,078.01

Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Ambulance Fees 1,190,123.74 Ambulance Purchase 46.62 PEG Cable Access Fees 219,322.68 Motor Vehicle Fines 44,281.65 Waterways Improvement Fund 22,764.92 DPW Transport Information 6,859.60 Betterments - Title V 36,530.70 Fire/Building Code Enforcement 3,100.00 High Street Cemetery 14,335.92 Mount Zion Cemetery 13,330.84

Total Receipts Reserved for Appropriation: 1,550,696.67

195 TOWN OF WHITMAN SPECIAL REVENUE FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

Revolving Funds Council on Aging Programs CH44 S53E1/2 10,000.00 Passport Photos CH44 S53E1/2 3,000.00 Animal Control CH44 S53E1/2 323.00 Fire Alarm CH44 S53E1/3 150.00 Library Fines and Fees CH44 S53E1/2 162.49 SEMLAC CH44 S53E1/2 105.81 Planning Board CH44 S53E1/2 55,776.45 Marijuana Fines CH44 S53E1/2 100.00 Recreation - Field Lighting 1.65 Recreation - Programs 1,696.09 Recreation - Field Maintenance 4,484.28

Total Revolving Funds: 75,799.77

Wetlands Protection Fund CH 43 S.218 Acts of 97 48,937.19

Federal Grants FY11 Libraries for Job Seekers 27.71 COVID-19 Cares Act (52,653.94) FY13/14 EMP Grant (4,600.00) Click-It or Ticket 12.60 Fair Grant-MA Humanities 17.02 Equitable Sharing Funds - Department of Justice 0.14

Total Federal Grants: (57,196.47)

State Grants State-Mandated Polling Hours 12,466.84 D.E.P. Sustainable Material Recovery Program 7,949.98 Green Communities Energy 52,104.83 Whitman Cultutal Council 11,080.85 WPAT Title V Program 12,304.78 Solar Development 8,920.00 Manufacturing Site Development 5,260.00 S.A.F.E. 6,382.29 Extractor Grant (5,250.00) C.O.A. OCES Nutrition 1,480.69 B.O.H. PHEP 4,489.29 B.O.H. MAHB COVID Support 6,898.19 Senior Citizen Formula 21,175.78 Comm Compact IT Grant 0.54 Library Municipal Equalization 134.45 Title V Prog - Water Pollution Abatement Trust 5.00 MA DOER META Grant (0.02)

Total State Grants: 145,403.49

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Other Grants Nestle Matching Grant - Whitman Park 670.55 Mayflower Municipal Health Wellness Grant 58.23 MIIA Thermography Camera 20.97 Friends of Whitman Park Matching Grant 244.99

Total Other Grants: 994.74

Gifts Council on Aging 22,639.73 Historical Commission 789.52 Historical Commission - Gold Star Sign Project 582.77 Cultural Council 1,301.71 Recreation Commission 20.45 Recreation - Pool 226.28 Police Med Project 1,300.00 Park Restoration 25.00 Conservation Commission 2,388.74 Youth Center 39.66 Library - Public Library Matching Incentive Grant 142.41 Library 596.67 Town Hall 0.36 DARE Program - Classroom Education 11,267.71 Police Department - Lojack 1,060.00 Small Animal Control 21,797.36 Police Department 100.00 Emergency Management 623.09 Fire Department 310.02

Total Gifts: 65,211.48

Capital Expense Stabilization Fund 350,284.21 Technology Stabilization Fund 864.49 Regional Schools Stabilization Fund 6,523.01

Total Fund Equity 2,206,596.59

Total Liabilities and Fund Equity 2,463,819.74

197 TOWN OF WHITMAN SPECIAL REVENUE FUND RECEIPTS & DISBURSEMENTS - FISCAL YEAR 2020

Transfers Transfers Transfers Transfers Balance From the to from to the Balance June 30, 2019 Receipts Gen Fund Reserves Reserves Gen Fund Disbursements June 30, 2020 Federal Grants: Police - Click It/Ticket 12.60 12.60 COVID-19 CARES Act 0.00 17,367.28 70,021.22 (52,653.94) Federal Equitable Sharing Funds - DOJ 0.14 0.14 EMP Grant (3,000.00) 3,000.00 4,600.00 (4,600.00) FEMA - Assist to Firefighters 155.28 155.28 (0.00) Fair Grant - MA Humanities 17.02 17.02 Libraries for Job Seekers - FY11 27.71 27.71 Totals - Federal Grants (2,787.25) 20,367.28 74,776.50 (57,196.47)

State Grants: State Mandate - Polling Hours 11,291.80 1,175.04 12,466.84 State Aid to Library- Lig/Meg 707.88 22,114.33 22,687.76 134.45 Green Communities Energy Grant 51,792.33 147,553.00 147,240.50 52,104.83 Comm Compact Budget 10,000.00 10,000.00 0.00 Comm Compact Capital Improvement Plan 10,000.00 10,000.00 0.00 Comm Compact IT Grant 29,385.36 29,384.82 0.54 Solar Development 8,920.00 8,920.00 Manufacturing Site Development 5,260.00 5,260.00 Mass DOER META Grant (0.02) (0.02) Board of Health - PHEP Grant 3,003.17 2,428.59 942.47 4,489.29 Board of Health - MAHB COVID Support 0.00 13,000.00 6,101.81 6,898.19 W.P.A.T - Title V Septic Program 12,304.78 12,304.78 W.P.A.T Loan Funds - Title V Septic Program 5.00 5.00 Extractor Grant 950.00 6,200.00 (5,250.00) Whitman Cultural Council 5,579.74 9,500.00 4,050.00 11,080.85 Interest Earned 51.11 Senior Citizen Formula 20,030.05 8,973.95 7,828.22 21,175.78 C.O.A. OCES Nutrition 2,330.87 850.18 1,480.69 Fire Department - S.A.F.E. 3,638.57 6,313.00 3,569.28 6,382.29 D.E.P. Recycling Grant 7,889.98 6,000.00 5,940.00 7,949.98 Totals - State Grants 182,139.51 218,059.02 0.00 0.00 254,795.04 145,403.49

198 TOWN OF WHITMAN SPECIAL REVENUE FUND RECEIPTS & DISBURSEMENTS - FISCAL YEAR 2020

Transfers Transfers Transfers Transfers Balance From the to from to the Balance June 30, 2019 Receipts Gen Fund Reserves Reserves Gen Fund Disbursements June 30, 2020

Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Motor Vehicle Fines 41,082.04 32,863.61 29,664.00 44,281.65 Fire & Building Code Fines 3,100.00 3,100.00 Ambulance Service 1,145,052.17 958,719.97 910,739.40 2,909.00 1,190,123.74 Vehicle Purchase - Fire Department 46.62 46.62 Betterment Repayments - Title V 42,572.59 581.31 6,623.20 36,530.70 Waterways Improvement Fund 22,447.92 317.00 22,764.92 High Street Cemetery 21,884.92 750.00 8,299.00 14,335.92 Mount Zion Cemetery 13,330.84 13,330.84 DPW Transport Infrastructure 3,455.90 3,403.70 6,859.60 PEG Cable Access Fees 0.00 219,322.68 219,322.68 Total - Receipts Reserved Accounts 1,292,973.00 1,215,641.27 317.00 955,325.60 2,909.00 1,550,696.67

Conservation - Wetlands Protection Fund 45,699.69 3,237.50 48,937.19

53E 1/2 Revolving Accounts: COA Program Fees 10,000.00 5,740.00 1,076.47 4,663.53 10,000.00 Passport Photos 3,000.00 3,000.00 Library Fines & Fees 1,356.92 8,987.91 10,182.34 162.49 Marijuana Fines 100.00 100.00 Animal Control 283.00 40.00 323.00 SEMLAC 105.81 105.81 Planning Board 75,000.00 600.00 19,823.55 55,776.45 Fire Alarm 150.00 150.00 Totals - 53E 1/2 Revolving Accounts 89,995.73 15,367.91 1,076.47 34,669.42 69,617.75

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Transfers Transfers Transfers Transfers Balance From the to from to the Balance June 30, 2019 Receipts Gen Fund Reserves Reserves Gen Fund Disbursements June 30, 2020 Recreation Revolving Accounts: Recreation 25,999.30 19,152.08 43,455.29 1,696.09 Field Maintenance 4,771.86 850.00 1,137.58 4,484.28 Field Lighting 1.65 1.65 Totals - Recreation Revolving Accounts 30,772.81 20,002.08 0.00 0.00 44,592.87 6,182.02

Gifts: Council on Aging 22,656.43 148.00 164.70 22,639.73 Fire Department 659.80 50.00 399.78 310.02 Emergency Management 777.33 154.24 623.09 Library 1,419.03 4,046.03 4,868.39 596.67 Library - Matching Incentive 142.41 142.41 Recreation Commission 20.45 20.45 Recreation - Pool 226.28 226.28 Youth Center 39.66 39.66 Park Restoration 25.00 25.00 Small Animal Control 20,936.85 1,250.00 389.49 21,797.36 Historical Commission 789.52 789.52 Historical Commission - Gold Star Sign Project 582.77 582.77 Cultural Council 1,551.71 250.00 1,301.71 Conservation Commission 2,388.74 2,388.74 Town Hall 0.36 0.36 Police Department 100.00 100.00 Police Department - Lojack 1,060.00 1,060.00 Police Department - Med Project 0.00 1,300.00 1,300.00 DARE - Classroom Education 12,767.71 1,500.00 11,267.71 Totals - Gifts 66,144.05 6,794.03 7,726.60 65,211.48

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Transfers Transfers Transfers Transfers Balance From the to from to the Balance June 30, 2019 Receipts Gen Fund Reserves Reserves Gen Fund Disbursements June 30, 2020

Other Departmental Revenue: Insurance Proceeds 23,498.16 65,988.49 72,113.22 17,373.43 Police Restitution 0.00 75.00 75.00 Library Restitution 1,116.93 454.35 1,571.28 Library Health Access Award 2009 28.88 28.88 DPW Restitution 29.42 29.42 Friends of Whitman Park Grant 994.99 1,500.00 2,250.00 244.99 Nestle Matching Grant - Whitman Park 1,420.55 750.00 670.55 MIIA Thermography Camera 20.97 20.97 Mayflower Municipal Health - Wellness Grant 55.72 150.00 147.49 58.23 Totals - Other Departmental Revenue 27,165.62 68,167.84 0.00 0.00 75,260.71 20,072.75

Technology Stabilization Fund 854.58 864.49 Interest Earned: 9.91 Regional Schools Capital Stabilization Fund 6,438.91 6,523.01 Interest Earned: 84.10 Capital Expense Stabilization Fund 179,602.00 532,432.00 365,402.00 350,284.21 Interest Earned: 3,652.21

Total Revenue, Transfers, & Expenditures 1,918,998.65 1,571,383.15 532,749.00 0.00 0.00 1,321,804.07 494,730.14 2,206,596.59

201 TOWN OF WHITMAN CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

ASSETS Cash 39,830.13

Total Assets 39,830.13

LIABILITIES

Bond Anticipation Note - Capital Projects 128,885.81

Total Liabilities 128,885.81

FUND EQUITY

Designated Fund Balance A.2 STM 5/7/18 Streetlight Project (89,055.68)

Total Fund Equity (89,055.68)

Total Liabilities and Fund Equity 39,830.13

202 TOWN OF WHITMAN CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

RECEIPTS FISCAL YEAR 2020

A. 2 STM 5/7/18 Purchase existing streetlights from National Grid and conversion to energy-efficient and long-lasting LED Authorized Borrowing Proceeds 128,885.81

Cash Balance July 1, 2019 153,442.64

Total Receipts 282,328.45

EXPENDITURES FISCAL YEAR 2020

Streetlight Project Expenditures: 242,498.32

Cash Balance June 30, 2020 39,830.13

Total Expenditures 282,328.45

203 TOWN OF WHITMAN CH 90 HIGHWAY FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

ASSETS Cash 314.22 Due from Commonwealth of Mass 336.00 Chapter 90 Highway Funds Receivable 116,215.34

Total Assets 116,865.56

LIABILITIES

Deferred Revenue - Chapter 90 Highway Funds 116,215.34

Total Liabilities 116,215.34

FUND EQUITY

State Grant - Advance Chapter 90 Interest 650.22

Total Fund Equity 650.22

Total Liabilities and Fund Equity 116,865.56

204 TOWN OF WHITMAN CH 90 HIGHWAY FUND

Receipts - Fiscal Year 2020

Reimbursement of Chapter 90 Funds Expended 637,343.02 Interest Income 6.47

Total Revenue 637,349.49 Cash Balance July 1, 2019 (176,619.26)

Receipts Report Total 460,730.23

Expenditures - Fiscal Year 2020 Amount Carried Balance To Articles Voted From Available Chapter 90 Funds: Voted Forward Expended Continue

A.31 ATM 5/17 Repair Streets & Sidewalks 34,045.61 34,045.61

A.10 ATM 5/18 Repair Streets & Sidewalks 187,192.99 187,192.99 0.00

A.12 ATM 5/19 Repair Streets & Sidewalks 388,036.00 273,223.02 114,812.98

Town Funds - Accumulated Interest 650.22

Total Expenditures 460,416.01

Cash Balance June 30, 2020 314.22 Expenditures Report Total 460,730.23

205 TOWN OF WHITMAN AGENCY FUND BALANCE SHEET AS OF JUNE 30, 2020

Assets

Cash 16,748.15 Cash - Planning Board Performance Bonds 166,398.82 Planning Board - Surety Bonds 386,837.00

Total Assets 569,983.97

Liabilities

Blue Care-Preferred Provider Option 4,614.67 Medex 13,366.26 Pilgrim - Town 14,530.97 Harvard-Pilgrim Rate Saver 1,083.69 Network Blue - Rate Saver 9,849.44 Blue Care PPO - Rate Saver 1,296.31 Blue 20/20 Vision 462.43 Delta Dental Plan 7,729.83 Network Blue 32,110.51 Insurance 1 565.14 Insurance 2 1,698.60 Dues - Fire Union 575.00 Dues - Police Union 0.00 Dues - DPW Union 191.90 Dues - Town Hall Employees Union 109.01 Dues - Library Union 29.19 Medicare Tax 166.21 Cafeteria Plan - FSA Card Fee 5.99 Cafeteria Benefits - Town (11.54) Cintas Uniform Deductions 259.18 Due to State - Gun Permits 1,375.00 Fire Details (480.00) Police Details Revolving (74,496.00) Planning Board - Performance Bonds 166,398.82 Planning Board - Surety Bonds 386,837.00 Deputy Collector's Fees 377.00 CH.44 S53G Planning Board - Railroad Ave 1,339.36

Total Liabilities 569,983.97

Total Liabilities and Fund Equity 569,983.97

206 TOWN OF WHITMAN AGENCY FUND RECEIPTS & DISBURSEMENTS - FISCAL YEAR 2020

Balance Balance July 1, 2019 Receipts Disbursements June 30, 2020 Federal Withholding 0.00 1,134,145.34 1,134,145.34 0.00 State Withholding 0.00 447,414.04 447,414.04 0.00 County Retirement 0.00 768,652.68 768,652.68 0.00 Medicare Tax 0.00 150,669.35 150,503.14 166.21 Town Employee Savings 0.00 662,987.14 662,987.14 0.00 Deferred Compensation 0.00 42,083.93 42,083.93 0.00 Court Ordered Deductions 0.00 5,720.00 5,720.00 0.00 Blue Care PPO - Rate Saver 1,270.94 12,342.38 12,317.01 1,296.31 Blue 20/20 Vision 376.04 4,772.63 4,686.24 462.43 Dues - Police 294.00 14,798.00 15,092.00 0.00 Dues - Fire 600.00 27,650.00 27,675.00 575.00 Dues - DPW 198.60 8,635.57 8,642.27 191.90 Dues - Town Hall 99.26 5,183.25 5,173.50 109.01 Dues - Library 64.38 3,513.79 3,548.98 29.19 Insurance 1 545.62 6,825.10 6,805.58 565.14 Insurance 2 1,942.10 17,976.42 18,219.92 1,698.60 Blue Care - Preferred Provider Option 5,190.50 48,736.72 49,312.55 4,614.67 Medex 12,416.44 154,714.89 153,765.07 13,366.26 Pilgrim - Town & Pension 14,271.94 141,800.44 141,541.41 14,530.97 Mandatory Deferred Compensation 0.00 42,083.93 42,083.93 0.00 Delta Dental Plan 7,742.15 74,595.97 74,608.29 7,729.83 Network Blue 32,401.86 315,331.65 315,623.00 32,110.51 Network Blue - Rate Saver 10,632.42 108,144.02 108,927.00 9,849.44 Harvard Pilgrim - Rate Saver 1,062.69 10,222.80 10,201.80 1,083.69 Cafeteria Benefits - Town -11.54 51,780.18 51,780.18 (11.54) Cafeteria Plan - FSA Card Fees 6.45 327.52 327.98 5.99 Cintas Uniform Deductions 0.00 1,170.42 911.24 259.18 Taxable Fringe Benefits 0.00 8,710.74 8,710.74 0.00 Police Details (60,735.00) 685,378.00 699,139.00 (74,496.00) Fire Details (1,632.00) 47,040.00 45,888.00 (480.00) Deputy Collector Fees 0.00 53,081.00 52,704.00 377.00 Gun Permits 2,687.50 10,150.00 11,462.50 1,375.00 Planning Board: 0.00 0.00 Railroad Avenue 1,326.04 13.32 0.00 1,339.36 Planning Board - Performance Bonds 222,763.70 2,882.81 59,247.69 166,398.82 Planning Board - Surety Bonds 246,837.00 140,000.00 0.00 386,837.00 Exchange Account 0.00 367,026.92 367,026.92 0.00

Totals - Receipts, Disbursements, & Balances 500,351.09 5,576,560.95 5,506,928.07 569,983.97

Asset Balance July 1, 2019 500,351.09

Add - Cash Receipts 5,576,560.95 Less - Cash Disbursements (5,506,928.07)

Asset Balance June 30, 2020 569,983.97

207 TOWN OF WHITMAN GENERAL LONG TERM DEBT FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

ASSETS

Amounts to be Provided to Pay Loans 24,706.28 Amounts to be Provided to Pay Bonds 4,810,000.00 Loans Authorized 72,210.00

Total Assets 4,906,916.28

LIABILITIES

Loans Payable - Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust - Title V Program 24,706.28

Bonds Payable - Issued 5/1/11- Capital Improvements Town Hall, Fire Station, and new Police Station 4,810,000.00

Loans Authorized and Unissued 72,210.00

Total Liabilities 4,906,916.28

Total Liabilities and Fund Equity 4,906,916.28

NOTE: Article 1 of STM 11/17/08 Authorized borrowing of $10,000,000. for construction, original equipment, & furnishings of a new police station; remodeling, reconstructing, extraordinary repairs to the Town Hall & Fire Station including original equipment, landscaping, paving and other site improvements directly related to such projects.

208 TOWN OF WHITMAN WATER/SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

ASSETS Cash 7,833,385.34

Water Rates Receivable 656,991.01 Water Liens Receivable 39,336.23

Sewer Rates Receivable 435,907.79 Sewer Liens Receivable 30,490.46

Other Municipal Liens & Charges 270.93

Land 637,006.00

Fixed Assets Motor Vehicles 517,359.00 Machinery & Equipment 459,587.00 Buildings - Pump Stations 5,136,222.33 Gravity Mains 23,484,110.00 Force Mains 4,256,157.72 Mains 11,641,803.53 Manholes 3,033,805.00 Hydrants 709,051.00 Valves 812,331.61 Meters 475,388.00 Services 3,879,005.00 Less - Accumulated Depreciation (26,848,306.27)

Loan Subsidy Receivable - MWPAT 358,033.76

Loans Authorized 918,921.49 Bonds Authorized 200.00 Amounts to be Provided to Pay Bonds 4,660,000.00

Total Assets 43,127,056.93

209 TOWN OF WHITMAN WATER/SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

LIABILITIES

Guarantee Deposits 7,000.00

Deferred Revenue Sewer Rates 435,907.79 Sewer Liens 30,490.46

Water Rates 656,991.01 Water Liens 39,336.23

State Subsidy - MWPAT 358,033.76 Other Municipal Liens & Charges 270.93

Long-Term Debt Bonds Payable, Due 2030 - Sewer 319,372.22 Bonds Payable, Issued 2015 - Water Mains 2,250,000.00 Bonds Payable, Issued 2018 - Water Mains 1,320,000.00 Bonds Payable, Issued 2018 - Water Meters 1,090,000.00 Loans Payable - Water - MWPAT 1,165,081.59

Loans Authorized & Unissued 918,921.49 Bonds Authorized & Unissued 200.00

Total Liabilities 8,591,605.48

210 TOWN OF WHITMAN WATER/SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

FUND EQUITY

Invested in Capital Assets 26,658,765.16

Fund Balance Reserved For: Encumbrances 2,035,082.11 Expenditures 0.00 Reserve fund Xfr - Engineering costs - Rte 18&27 2,000.00 A.10 STM 5/15 - Eng. Survey Re: Unidir. Flushing 25,000.00 A.20 ATM 5/19 Raynor Ave Water Main 51,865.98 A.19 ATM 5/19 Auburn St Pump Station 154,747.57 A.18 ATM 5/19 South Ave Pump Station 156,850.20 A.7 ATM 5/19 Manhole Repairs 22,272.50 A.16 ATM 5/19 Pump Station Monitoring 36,600.00 A.15 ATM 5/19 Belcher Dr. Generator 36,000.00 A.14 ATM 5/19 Old Coach Rd. Generator 7,200.00 A.13 ATM 5/19 - Excavator Purchase 3,223.00 A.4 STM 12/19 - Engineer/Construct Force Main 690,240.07 A.4 STM 12/19 - Prior Years Sewer Bills 209,759.93 A.20 ATM 5/12 - Repair Sewer System 59,587.24 A.5 STM 12/17 - Repair Sewer Force Main 18,301.96 A.4 STM 12/17 - Sewer Easement Survey 68,855.10

Unrestricted Retained Earnings 4,299,100.63

Total Fund Equity 34,535,451.45

Total Liabilities and Fund Equity 43,127,056.93

211 TOWN OF WHITMAN WATER/SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND RECEIPTS - FISCAL YEAR 2020

User Charges Water Rates 2,229,998.98 Water Liens 448,145.38

Sewer Rates 1,431,542.44 Sewer Liens 280,862.55

Penalty & Interest 30,755.40

Total User Charges 4,421,304.75

Other Departmental Revenue Application Fees 7,670.00 Connection Fees 188,000.00 Meter Reading Fees 13,700.00 Meter Purchase Fees 16,575.00 Shut Off/Turn On Fees 2,690.00 System Development Fees 200,000.00 Cross-Connection Fees 3,815.00 Other Municipal Liens & Charges -151.52 Miscellaneous 1,275.00

Total Other Departmental Revenue 433,573.48

Interest/Earnings on Investments 151,516.93

Total Revenue 5,006,395.16

Cash Balance July 1, 2019 7,932,571.09

Receipts Report Total 12,938,966.25

212 TOWN OF WHITMAN WATER/SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND EXPENSES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

Appropriation/ Closed to Continued Other Expense Revenue Balance SALARIES: Divisional Labor 477,476.00 410,426.24 Xfr on 5/21/20 from FY19 Encumb by FinComm Vote 30,000.00 Overtime 73,877.64 Education Incentive 1,861.40 CDL License/Stipend-Union 0.00 Total Divisional Labor 507,476.00 486,165.28 21,310.72

Assistant Superintendent 99,371.00 99,371.00 CDL License/Stipend 2,160.00 2,160.00 Total Assistant Superintendent 101,531.00 101,531.00

Police Details 16,000.00 14,577.00 1,423.00 Clerical 43,780.00 43,779.40 0.60 Longevity 2,925.00 2,100.00 825.00

Total Salaries 671,712.00 648,152.68 23,559.32

EXPENSES: Disposal Costs - 2020 900,000.00 900,000.00 Balance From 2019 - Encumbered 900,000.00 870,000.00 Xfr on 5/21/20 to Div Labor by FinComm Vote -30,000.00 Balance From 2018 - Encumbered 850,000.00 711,067.41 138,932.59 Total Disposal Costs 2,620,000.00 711,067.41 1,908,932.59

213 TOWN OF WHITMAN WATER/SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND EXPENSES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

Appropriation/ Closed to Continued Other Expense Revenue Balance Water Purchase - 2020 1,500,000.00 1,382,620.17 117,379.83 Balance From 2019 - Encumbered 76,409.23 76,409.23 Total Water Costs 1,576,409.23 1,459,029.40 0.00 117,379.83

Electricity 70,000.00 64,640.08 5,359.92 Gas (Natural) 15,000.00 7,125.62 7,874.38 Telephone 8,000.00 3,569.10 4,430.90 Building Maintenance & Repair 50,000.00 44,329.43 5,670.57 Chemicals 80,000.00 72,380.86 7,619.14 Uniforms 0.00 51.80 (51.80) Gasoline 1,500.00 1,500.00 0.00 Miscellaneous 15,000.00 8,583.43 6,416.57 Cross Connection Testing Fees 8,500.00 8,394.00 106.00 Bank Charges 3,800.00 778.25 2,826.56 195.19 Data Processing & Mailing - Computer Services 12,000.00 10,767.60 1,232.40

Divisional Expenses: 65,300.00 Water Mains 23,831.16 Hydrants 3,150.41 Meters 0.00 Water Testing 4,730.00 Uniforms 6,684.20 Miscellaneous 24,037.93 574.50 Total Divisional Expense 65,300.00 62,433.70 2,291.80 574.50

Water Leak Detection 8,000.00 8,000.00

Total Expenses 4,533,509.23 2,454,650.68 43,776.44 2,035,082.11

214 TOWN OF WHITMAN WATER/SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND EXPENSES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

Appropriation/ Closed to Continued Other Expense Revenue Balance DEBT SERVICE: Principal - Long-Term Debt 740,000.00 736,974.45 3,025.55 Interest - Long-Term Debt 215,000.00 214,214.77 785.23 955,000.00 951,189.22 3,810.78

Debt Administration Fees 5,000.00 3,923.21 1,076.79

Total Debt Service 960,000.00 955,112.43 4,887.57 0.00

Indirect Costs to General Fund 512,300.00 512,300.00 Budget Reserve 43,497.00 0.00 43,497.00

Art.5 STM 12/17 Sewer Main Repair & Bypass 18,301.96 0.00 18,301.96

Art. 14 ATM 5/19 Old Coach Rd Generator Repair 10,500.00 3,300.00 7,200.00

Reserve Fund Engineering Costs for Rte 18 & 27 2,000.00 0.00 2,000.00

Art.20 ATM 5/12 Repair Sewer System Balance from Prior Year 59,587.24 59,587.24

Art.10 STM 5/15 Eng. Serv. Unidir. Flushing Program 25,000.00 25,000.00

Art. 20 ATM 5/19 Raynor Ave Water Main 315,000.00 263,134.02 51,865.98

Art. 18 ATM 5/19 Repair/Imp South Ave Pump Station 200,000.00 43,149.80 156,850.20

215 TOWN OF WHITMAN WATER/SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND EXPENSES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

Appropriation/ Closed to Continued Other Expense Revenue Balance Art. 19 ATM 5/19 Repair/Imp Auburn St. Pump Station 200,000.00 45,252.43 154,747.57

Art. 4 STM 12/19 Payment of Prior Years Sewer Bills 209,759.93 209,759.93

Art. 13 ATM 5/19 Purchase Mini Excavator 120,000.00 116,777.00 3,223.00

Art. 15 ATM 5/19 Belcher Dr. Generator Install 36,000.00 36,000.00

Art. 16 ATM 5/19 Update Scada Systems 36,600.00 36,600.00

Art. 17 ATM 5/19 Manhole Repairs 34,220.00 11,947.50 22,272.50

Art. 4 STM 12/19 Engineering of Sewer Force Main 690,240.07 690,240.07

Art.4 STM 12/17 Sewer Easement Survey 116,135.54 47,280.44 68,855.10

Sewer Rate Refunds 1,444.73 Water Rate Refunds 3,079.20 Prior Year Refunds 0.00 Total Refunds 4,523.93

Total Expenditures 5,105,580.91

Cash Balance June 30, 2020 7,833,385.34

Expenditure Report Total 12,938,966.25

216 TOWN OF WHITMAN WATER/SEWER ENTERPRISE CAPITAL PROJECT FUND BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2020

Assets Cash 1,590,187.08

Total Assets 1,590,187.08

Fund Equity

Designated F.B. - A30 ATM 5/13 Water Main Project 68,899.51 Designated F.B. - A2 STM 12/17 DPW 2018 Water Mains 430,398.62 Designated F.B. - A2 STM 12/17 DPW 2018 Water Meters 1,090,888.95

Total Fund Equity 1,590,187.08

Total Liabilities and Fund Equity 1,590,187.08

217 TOWN OF WHITMAN WATER/SEWER ENTERPRISE CAPITAL PROJECT FUND RECEIPTS & DISBURSEMENTS FISCAL YEAR 2020

Receipts

Receipts 0.00 Cash Balance July 1, 2019 3,005,835.72

Total Receipts 3,005,835.72

Closed to Continuing Disbursements Appropriation/Other Expenditure Revenue Balance

Art. 30 ATM 5/13 Water Main Project Balance from Prior Year 68,899.51 68,899.51

Art. 2 STM 12/17 Water Main Project Authorized Borrowing Proceeds 1,500,000.00 Expended 1,069,601.38 430,398.62

Art. 2 STM 12/17 Water Meters Project Authorized Borrowing Proceeds 1,436,936.21 Expended 346,047.26 1,090,888.95

3,005,835.72 1,415,648.64 0.00 1,590,187.08

Total Expenditures 1,415,648.64

Cash Balance June 30, 2020 1,590,187.08

Expenditures Report Total 3,005,835.72

218 TOWN OF WHITMAN TRUST FUNDS BALANCE SHEET - JUNE 30, 2020

ASSETS

Non-Expendable Expendable Cash 354,149.44 334,083.56 Investments - Stabilization Fund 0.00 2,722,313.33 Investments - OPEB Trust Fund 664,910.80 0.00 Investments - E.C. Spellman Fund 63,018.76 135,821.51

Total Assets 1,082,079.00 3,192,218.40

FUND EQUITY Non-Expendable Expendable Wilmot V. Everson Recreation Fund 0.00 9,481.88 123.11 Ellen Conway Spellman Fund 63,018.76 135,833.94 -2,070.53 Preston Gurney Jewell Fund 5,000.00 262.80 68.33 Helen L. Poole School Fund 1,000.00 587.08 20.60 Charles Poole High School Fund 1,000.00 88.77 14.14 Carrie Poole High School Fund 1,000.00 249.86 16.23 Geogan Needy Fund 0.00 27,194.90 353.10 Benjamin & Lucy Churchill Fund 500.00 67.90 7.37 Anna Clifford Howard Fund 747.36 982.91 22.47 J.C. Gilbert Fountain Fund 0.00 591.97 7.68 World War II Memorial Fund 0.00 887.82 18.77 Stabilization Fund 0.00 2,722,313.33 81,842.88 Town Hall Restoration Fund 0.00 0.46 0.00 Conservation Fund 0.00 55,712.89 723.38 Abbey Champney Library Fund 360.00 855.30 15.78 C.P. & L.F . Burrill Library Fund (expend income only) 208,940.17 16,324.41 2,924.85 C.P. & L.F . Burrill Library Fund (capital project fund) 0.00 0.01 -0.43 Anna Clifford Library Fund 2,417.00 344.54 35.86 Carrie E. Poole Library Fund 2,000.00 316.95 30.08 William Poole Library Fund 1,000.00 155.31 15.00 Charles H. Poole Library fund 1,000.00 454.18 18.88

219 TOWN OF WHITMAN TRUST FUNDS BALANCE SHEET - JUNE 30, 2020

Hiram Poole Library Fund 1,000.00 200.57 15.59 Leo F. Ryan Library Fund 0.00 0.01 -2.08 Anna Clifford Howard Relief Fund 5,803.10 15,666.10 278.76 Sarah Poole Library Fund 1,000.00 178.65 15.31 Lydia Poole Library Fund 1,000.00 212.63 15.75 Daniel Reed Library Fund 1,000.00 106.54 14.37 Carleton P. & Lillian F. Burrill Scholarship Fund 100,000.00 3,565.45 661.29 W. J. & A.C. Howard Scholarship Fund 4,981.81 79.22 4.55 Charles Poole Organ Fund 0.00 897.36 11.65 Helene Poole Library Fund 2,000.00 210.99 28.71 E.P. Fitzgibbons Perpetual Care Fund 10,500.00 1,476.56 155.51 M.M. Fitzgibbons Perpetual Care Fund 1,000.00 140.34 14.80 Samuel Hutchinson Perpetual Care Fund 500.00 69.82 7.40 J.A. & W.A. Murphy Perpetual Care Fund 100.00 13.99 1.48 Lucia Ryan Perpetual Care Fund 100.00 13.99 1.48 John F. Gurney Perpetual Care Fund 100.00 13.99 1.48 William H. Fogarty Perpetual Care Fund 100.00 13.99 1.48 Bandstand Restoration Fund 0.00 973.93 12.65 Mary E. Pierce Library Fund 0.00 4,118.08 -9,957.03 Law Enforcement Fund 0.00 489.38 351.00 Henning W. Hanson Bequest - Library 0.00 763.08 9.91 Henning W. Hanson Bequest - COA 0.00 0.00 -0.10 B.G. Guerra Library Trust Fund 0.00 190,306.52 1,937.90 Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 664,910.80 0.00 0.00

Total Fund Equity 1,082,079.00 3,192,218.40

220 TOWN OF WHITMAN EXPENDABLE TRUST FUNDS RECEIPTS - FISCAL YEAR 2020

INTEREST OTHER

Wilmot V. Everson Recreation Fund 123.11 Ellen Conway Spellman Fund Investment Increase 0.16 3,014.65 Preston Gurney Jewell Fund 68.33 Helen L. Poole School Fund 20.60 Charles Poole High School Fund 14.14 Carrie Poole High School Fund 16.23 Geogan Needy Fund 353.10 Benjamin & Lucy Churchill Fund 7.37 Anna Clifford Howard Fund 22.47 J.C. Gilbert Fountain Fund 7.68 World War II Memorial Fund 18.77 Stabilization Fund Investment Increase 76,757.54 Town Hall Restoration Fund 0.00 Conservation Fund 723.38 Abbey Champney Library Fund 15.78 C. & L. Burrill Library Fund (expend income only) 2,924.85 C. & L. Burrill Library Fund (capital project fund) 0.01 Anna Clifford Library Fund 35.86 Carrie E. Poole Library Fund 30.08 William Poole Library Fund 15.00 Charles H. Poole Library Fund 18.88 Hiram Poole Library Fund 15.59 Leo F. Ryan Library Fund 0.02 Anna Clifford Howard Relief Fund 278.76 Sarah Poole Library Fund 15.31 Lydia Poole Library Fund 15.75 Daniel Reed Library Fund 14.37 Carleton & Lillian Burrill Scholarship Fund 1,161.29 W.J. & A.C. Howard Scholarship Fund 54.55 Charles Poole Organ Fund 11.65 Helene Poole Library Fund 28.71 E.P. Fitzgibbons Perpetual Care Fund 155.51 M.M. Fitzgibbons Perpetual Care Fund 14.80 Samuel Hutchinson Perpetual Care Fund 7.40 J.A.& W.A. Murphy Perpetual Care Fund 1.48

221 TOWN OF WHITMAN EXPENDABLE TRUST FUNDS RECEIPTS - FISCAL YEAR 2020

INTEREST OTHER

Lucia Ryan Perpetual Care Fund 1.48 John F. Gurney Perpetual Care Fund 1.48 William F. Fogarty Perpetual Care Fund 1.48 Bandstand Restoration Fund 12.65 Mary E. Pierce Library Fund 142.30 Law Enforcement Trust Fund 351.00 Henning W. Hanson Bequest - C.O.A. 9.91 Henning W. Hanson Bequest - Library 0.00 B.G. Guerra Library Fund 2,476.94 Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund OPEB Fund Transfer from General Fund Investment Increase/(Decrease)

Total Receipts 9,188.23 79,772.19 88,960.42 Cash Balance July 1, 2019 336,086.34 Investments - OPEB Trust Fund July 1,2019 Investments - Stabilization Fund July 1, 2019 2,640,470.45 Investments - E.C. Spellman Fund July 1, 2019 137,892.20

Receipts Report Total 3,203,409.41

222 TOWN OF WHITMAN EXPENDABLE TRUST FUNDS EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEAR 2020

C. & L. Burrill Library Fund (capital project fund) 0.44 Leo F. Ryan Library Fund 2.10 Carleton & Lillian Burrill Scholarship Fund 500.00 W.J. & A.C. Howard Scholarship Fund 50.00 Mary E. Pierce Library Fund 10,099.33 Henning W. Hanson Bequest - Library 0.10 B.G. Guerra Library Fund 539.04

Total Expenditures 11,191.01

Cash Balance June 30, 2020 334,083.56 Investments - OPEB Trust Fund June 30, 2020 Investments - Stabilization Fund June 30, 2020 2,722,313.33 Investments - E.C.Spellman Fund June 30, 2020 135,821.51

Expenditures Report Total 3,203,409.41

223 TOWN OF WHITMAN NON-EXPENDABLE TRUST FUNDS FISCAL YEAR 2020

Receipts

OPEB Transfer from General Fund 140,000.00 Investment Increase / (Decrease) 7,803.72 147,803.72

Cash Balance on July 1, 2019 354,149.44 Investments - OPEB Trust Fund July 1, 2019 517,107.08 Investments - E.C. Spellman Fund July 1, 2019 63,018.76

Receipts Total 1,082,079.00

Non-Expendable Trust Funds

Cash Balance June 30, 2020 354,149.44 Investments - OPEB Trust Fund June 30, 2020 664,910.80 Investments - E.C. Spellman Fund June 30, 2020 63,018.76

Report Total 1,082,079.00

224 TOWN OF WHITMAN COMBINED BALANCE SHEET 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020

Sewer/Water Enterprise Trust and General Capital Asset Special Rev- Capital Pro- Ch 90 High- Enterprise Cap.Proj. Agency Long - Term Fund Fund enue Funds ject Fund way Fund Fund Fund Fund Debt Fund Memo Only ASSETS Cash & Short Term Investments 4,203,723.87 0.00 2,206,596.59 39,830.13 314.22 7,833,385.34 1,590,187.08 4,844,281.37 0.00 20,718,318.60 Departmental Receivables 140,472.28 0.00 257,223.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 397,695.43 Due from Comm of MA 595.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 336.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 931.70 Personal Property Tax 11,950.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11,950.60 Real Estate Tax Receivable 848,046.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 848,046.22 Excise Tax Receivable 378,526.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 378,526.49 Clause 41A Deferred Property 24,687.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 24,687.25 State Aid - Highways Chapter 90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 116,215.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 116,215.34 Allowance for Abate & Exempt (143,202.20) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (143,202.20) Tax Liens 844,750.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 844,750.36 Tax Foreclosures 708,800.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 708,800.33 User Charges Receivable 260,920.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,093,169.73 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,354,090.19 Utility Liens Added to Taxes 11,254.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 69,826.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 81,081.09 Loans Subsidy Receivable 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 358,033.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 358,033.76 Loans Authorized 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 918,921.49 0.00 0.00 72,210.00 991,131.49 Bonds Authorized 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 Amts Prov to Pay Bonds and 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,660,000.00 0.00 0.00 4,834,706.28 9,494,706.28 Capital Assets (Net of 0.00 20,313,186.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 28,193,519.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 48,506,706.76 TOTAL ASSETS 7,290,525.76 20,313,186.84 2,463,819.74 39,830.13 116,865.56 43,127,056.93 1,590,187.08 4,844,281.37 4,906,916.28 84,692,669.69

225 TOWN OF WHITMAN COMBINED BALANCE SHEET 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020

Sewer/Water Enterprise Trust and General Capital Asset Special Rev- Capital Pro- Ch 90 High- Enterprise Cap.Proj. Agency Long - Term Fund Fund enue Funds ject Fund way Fund Fund Fund Fund Debt Fund Memo Only LIABILITIES Lease Purchases Payable 0.00 425,630.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 425,630.06 Interfund Payables 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other Liabilities 8,974.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,000.00 0.00 569,983.97 0.00 585,958.77 Deferred Revenues 3,086,206.19 0.00 257,223.15 0.00 116,215.34 1,162,996.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,622,641.10 Def Rev Tax Liens 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Def.Rev. - State Subsidy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 358,033.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 358,033.76 Bonds & Loans Payable 0.00 0.00 0.00 128,885.81 0.00 6,144,453.81 0.00 0.00 4,834,706.28 11,108,045.90 Withholdings Payable 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Loans Authorized & Unissued 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 918,921.49 0.00 0.00 72,210.00 991,131.49 Bonds Authorized & Unissued 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,095,180.99 425,630.06 257,223.15 128,885.81 116,215.34 8,591,605.48 0.00 569,983.97 4,906,916.28 18,091,641.08

FUND BALANCES Reserve for Encumbrances CY 268,228.94 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,035,082.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,303,311.05 Reserve for Encumbrances PY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Reserve for Expenditures 930.00 0.00 1,550,696.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,274,297.40 0.00 5,825,924.07 Reserve for Snow and Ice Deficit 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Reserve for Cont. Appropriation 1,587,911.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,542,503.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,130,414.64 Investment in Assets 0.00 19,887,556.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 26,658,765.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 46,546,321.94 Designated Fund Balance 0.00 0.00 655,899.92 (89,055.68) 650.22 0.00 1,590,187.08 0.00 0.00 2,157,681.54 Unreserved Fund Balance 2,338,274.74 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,299,100.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 6,637,375.37 TOTAL FUND BALANCES 4,195,344.77 19,887,556.78 2,206,596.59 (89,055.68) 650.22 34,535,451.45 1,590,187.08 4,274,297.40 0.00 66,601,028.61

TOTAL LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCES 7,290,525.76 20,313,186.84 2,463,819.74 39,830.13 116,865.56 43,127,056.93 1,590,187.08 4,844,281.37 4,906,916.28 84,692,669.69

226 INDEX OF REPORTS

Animal Inspector ...... 75 Appointed Officers & Committees ...... 13 Births, Deaths, Marriages ...... 26 Board of Appeals ...... 75 Board of Assessors ...... 84 Board of Health ...... 92 Board of Library Trustees ...... 96 Board of Registrars ...... 26 Board of Selectmen ...... 4 Building Commissioner ...... 79 Buildings, Facilities, and Capital Expenditures Committee ...... 124 Conservation Commission ...... 86 Council on Aging ...... 82 Dog License Fees ...... 26 Elected Town Officials ...... 11 Emergency Management Agency ...... 120 Federal, State & County Officials ...... 9 Finance Committee ...... 87 Fire-Rescue & Emergency Services ...... 89 Forest Fire Warden ...... 92 Gas Inspector ...... 80 Housing Authority ...... 95 Information Technology Department ...... 121 In Memoriam ...... 2 Miscellaneous Fees ...... 25 Old Colony Planning Council ...... 103 Planning Board ...... 107 Plumbing Inspector ...... 80 Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project ...... 99 Police Department ...... 108 Public Works Department ...... 101 Regional School District ...... 126 Sealer of Weights & Measures ...... 111 South Shore Recycling Cooperative ...... 114

227 South Shore Regional Vocational Technical School District ...... 112 Statistics ...... 6 Superintendent of Schools ...... 129 Town Accountant ...... 164 Town Clerk ...... 25 Meetings and Elections Presidential Primary Election, March 3, 2020 ...... 26 Recess Declarations ...... 31 Annual Town Meeting, May 4, 2020 ...... 34 Annual Town Election, June 27, 2020 ...... 63 State Primary Election, September 1, 2020 ...... 66 Presidential/State Election, November 3, 2020 ...... 71 Telephone Directory – Municipal Offices ...... 8, Back Cover Treasure-Collector ...... 76 Veterans Services ...... 123 Wiring Inspector ...... 80

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