2 May, 2022
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Article 1: Acceptance of Town Reports - Passed
Article 2: FY 2022 Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed
Article 3: Unpaid Bills from Prior Fiscal Years - Passed
Article 4: Set the Salary of Elect Officials - Passed
-To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary or compensation of all the elected officials of the Town in accordance with Chapter 41, Section 108, of the Massachusetts General Laws.
Article 5: Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Budget; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed Unanimously
-Operation and Maintenance of Town Departments for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2022.
-School FY2023 Operating Budget - $56,616,428 4.91% increase. ($1,687,782 Salary Increase, $961,735 expense increase)
Article 6: Establish Shared Housing Services Office Revolving Fund; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed Unanimously
Article 7: FY 2023 Revolving Funds Spending Limits; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed Unanimously
Article 8: Establish MGL Ch. 44, § 53F3⁄4 PEG Access and Cable Related Fund Account; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed
Article 9: PEG Access and Cable Related Fund Revolving Account Funding; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed Unanimously
-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, borrow, Appropriate from excess bond premiums, or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money to the PEG Access and Cable Related Fund Revolving Account, and, further, to appropriate a sum or sums of money from said Fund to support public, educational, or governmental access cable television services.
Article 10: Revoke HCAM Enterprise Fund; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed Unanimously
Article 11: Authorized/Unissued Debt Rescindment; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed
-To see if the Town will vote to rescind authorized and unissued debt for projects that are no longer necessary, or do not require additional funding.
Article 12: Chapter 90 Highway Funds; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed
Article 13: Authorize Petition for Special Legislation for Limited Means Tested Sewer and Water User Discounts; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed
Article 14: Transfer to Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed
Article 15: Transfer to the General Stabilization Fund; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed
Article 16: Transfer to the Capital Expense Stabilization Fund; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed
Article 17: Create School Special Education Reserve Fund; Sponsor: Select Board - Passed
Article 18: Transfer to the School Special Education Reserve Fund; Sponsor: Select Board - Passed
Article 19: Pay-As-You-Go Capital Expenses; Sponsor: Town Manager - Passed Unanimously
Article 20: Water Tank Cleaning; Sponsor: Director of Public Works and Town Manager - Passed
Article 21: Vehicle Replacement; Sponsor: Director of Public Works and Town Manager - Passed
-$60,000 for Pickup Truck
Article 22: MWRA Connection Design Work; Sponsor: Director of Public Works and Town Manager - In Progress
-$1,300,000 for connection to MWRA Water Supply. (1 Mill for MWRA Connection through town of Ashland, $145,279 for Main Street Water Main, $56,517 for Fruit Street Well Blending Facility, $50,965 for Main Street Water Main.)
-$44,000,000 cost to keep water supply as is, $25,000,000 cost to connect to MWRA.
Quorum Check - 125 Counted (128 needed) We need 3 people!
End of Day 1, Article 22 will continue on Day 2..
