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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, 2023 to June 30, 2024, 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 2024 Department Request” (see Omnibus Budget), or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Select Board Explanation: This article seeks to fund the annual operating budgets for the various Town Departments. The Select Board 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 Select Board Member Weeden 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 22 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 $63,889,255; and further appropriate and transfer from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $450,000 to line item 40, $50,000 to line item 41, $120,000 to line item 70 and $6,000 to line item 72; appropriate and transfer $13,125 from the Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Fund to line item 75; appropriate and transfer from the Shellfish Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $30,000 to line item 32; appropriate and transfer from the Waterways Improvement Fund $32,000 to line item 31; appropriate and transfer from the Cemetery Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $14,000 to line item 53; appropriate and transfer from the Street Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $360,000 to line item 70, $63,475 to line item 72 and $70,400 to line item 74; appropriate and transfer from the Septic Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $18,385 to line item 70, $15,350 to line item 55; and appropriate and transfer from the Community Preservation Act Fund $240,000 to line item 70, and $11,600 to line Item 72; and appropriate and transfer from Revenue Available for Appropriation $1,500,000 to line item 78. Motion passes by majority at 7:37 PM