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Motion made by Selectman Caffyn. Motion: I move the Town vote to accept the reports of the Town officers Motion passes unanimously at 8:05 p.m. ARTICLE 3 To see if the Town will fix the salaries of the following elected officers as provided in Chapter 41, Section 108, of the General Laws for the Period of July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000, and further to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and transfer a sum of money to defray the Town's expenses for the ensuing fiscal year according to the following line item budget with the maximum amount to be appropriated as shown in the column entitled "Dept. FY 2000 Request" (See Omnibus Budget), or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: This article seeks to fund the annual operating budgets for the various Town departments. Motion made by Selectman Marsters. Motion: I move the Town vote to fix the salaries of the elected officers as specified under the columns entitled "Finance Committee Recommendations": in Line Items 1,2,10,13,22,63,68 of the "Omnibus" budget as distributed to voters at the Town Meeting and further the Town defray the expenses for the ensuing fiscal year by appropriating those amounts shown under the columns entitled "Finance Committee Recommendations" and that to fund said appropriation, the Town raise and appropriate $28,300,559 and further appropriate and transfer from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $125,000 to Line Item 41 and $42,000 to Line Item 42; appropriate and transfer from the Hotel/Motel Reserved Receipts Account $120,000 to Line Item 86; appropriate and transfer from the Conservation Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $11,300 to Line Item 27; appropriate and transfer from the Conservation Trust Account $5,000 to Line Item 28; appropriate and transfer from the Shellfish Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $8,500 to Line Item 55; appropriate and transfer from the Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $153,000 to Line Item 80 appropriate and transfer from the School Foundation Aid Account $137,000 to Line Item 56; appropriate and transfer from the Stabilization Trust Fund $300,000 to Line Item 86; appropriate and transfer from the Cranberry Bog Receipts for Appropriation Account $4,500 to Line Item 27;provided, however, that the sum of$1,050,000 in line item 56 and the sum of$100,000 in line item 88 shall be contingent upon passage, at an election, of a Proposition 2 1/2 override vote permitting the Town to assess an additional $1,150,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for fiscal year 2000.