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Article 2 To see if the Town will vote to fix the salaries of the following elected officers as provided in Chapter 41, Section 108, of the Massachusetts General Laws for the Period of July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, and further to see if the Town will vote to 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 2012 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. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee recommends approval of a budget of$48,155,356 by a vote of 4-3. Motion made by Selectman Wayne Taylor. Motion: I move the Town vote to fix the salaries of the elected officers as specified under the columns entitled "Town Manager Recommendation" in line items 2 and 21 of the "omnibus Budget" as distributed to voters at the Town Meeting, and further, to defray the expenses for the ensuing fiscal year by appropriating those amounts shown under the columns entitled "Town Manager Recommendation" and that to fund said appropriation, the Town raise and appropriate $44,748,814; and further, to appropriate and transfer from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $450,000 to line item 37 and $50,000 to line item 38; appropriate and transfer from the Hotel/Motel Hotel/Motel Receipts Account $20,000 to line item 76; appropriate and transfer from the Conservation Revolving Account $5,000 to line item 26; appropriate and transfer from the Shellfish Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $30,000 to line item 36; appropriate and transfer from the Cemetery Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $12,000 to line item 56; appropriate and transfer from the Street Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $267,050 to line item 68, $105,347 to line item 70; appropriate and transfer from the Septic Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $11,406 to line item 50; appropriate and transfer from the CPA Fund $684,990 to line item 68, $281,749 to line item 70; and appropriate and transfer from available funds $1,500,000 to line item 76. Motion passes at 8:43 PM 2