FY2018 budget amendments

Petitioner: Selectmen

Speicial Town Meeting, November 2017

This article is inserted in the Warrant for any Town Meeting when budget amendments for the current fiscal year are required. For FY2018, the warrant article is necessary to balance the budget based on higher than projected State Aid, re-allocate funds, and provide borrowing authorization for two Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund capital improvement projects.

Official Town Meeting Vote Select Board Advisory Board

Favorable Action

Favorable Action

Favorable Action

214-1-0

5-0-0

18-1-3

Final Result:

Favorable Action

Community Organization Recommendations
PAX Green Caucus
Official Text of the Article

VOTED: That the Town:

1. Amend the FY2018 budget as shown below and in the attached Amended Tables I and II:

Item # Original Budget Proposed Change Amended Budget
2. Human Resources $686,579 ($20,000) $666,579
5. Finance $3,262,446 $127,431 $3,389,877
6. Legal Services $972,934 $20,000 $992,934
8. Town Clerk $632,331 ($80,000) $552,331
21 Schools $104,710,912 $47,431 $104,758,343

2. Appropriate $340,000, or any other sum, to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, for Singletree tank improvements and to meet the appropriation authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow $340,000 under General Laws, Chapter 44, section 7 as amended, or pursuant to any other enabling authority.

3. Appropriate $320,000, or any other sum, to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, for Singletree Hill Gatehouse improvements and to meet the appropriation authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow $320,000 under General Laws, Chapter 44, section 7 as amended, or pursuant to any other enabling authority.

4. Appropriate $50,000 to implement Traffic Signal Prioritization on the MBTA's Green Line and to meet the appropriation transfer from the balance remaining in the appropriation voted under Article 8, Item 41 of the May, 2014 Annual Town Meeting.


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