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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, 2021 to June 30, 2022, and further, to see if the Town will vote to appropriate, raise, and/or 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 “FY 2022 Department 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 of Article 2 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 2 by a vote of 7-0 Motion made by Selectman O’Hara 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 24 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 appropriation, those amounts shown under columns entitled “Town Manager Recommendation” and that to fund said appropriation, the Town raise and appropriate $58,633,598; and further appropriate and transfer from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $450,000 to line item 42, $50,000 to line item 43, $120,000 to line item 74 and $18,000 to line item 77; appropriate and transfer from the Conservation Revolving Account $15,000 to line item 29; appropriate and transfer from the Shellfish Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $25,000 to line item 34; appropriate and transfer from the Waterways Improvement Fund $25,000 to line item 33; appropriate and transfer from the Cemetery Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $15,000 to line item 57; appropriate and transfer from the Street Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $405,000 to line item 74, $94,750 to line item 77 and $40,000 to line item 79; appropriate and transfer from the Septic Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $18,797 to line item 74, $13,760 to line item 59; and appropriate and transfer from the Community Preservation Act Fund $420,000 to line item 74, and $24,025 to line Item 77; and appropriate and transfer from Revenue Available for Appropriation $1,900,000 to line item 83. Motion passes unanimously at 7:41 PM