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to fund the second year of a monitoring contract with purpose of paying such wages, benefits, and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for other related costs and expenses as are necessary monitoring water quality associated with Shellfish to conduct Recreation Department Programs. Aquaculture in Popponesset Bay and Waquoit Bay,and D. The Historical Commission/Archives Revolving its effectiveness in reducing water-column nutrient Account,administered by the Town Accountant, concentrations. to be expended under the direction of the Historical Commission; said account to be Motion passes unanimously at 8:31 PM. funded by revenues collected from the sale of books related to the history of the Town of Article 22 Mashpee, which funds shall be used to further the operations of Historical Commission To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By- programs and services. Laws as follows: §6-26. On or before July 1 of each year, the Town Add the following new Article under Chapter 6: Meeting shall vote to establish the limit on the total amount that may be expended from each revolving ARTICLE IX—Revolving Funds fund established hereby. §6-25 Authorization of Funds. Pursuant to the §6-27.A department or agency head,board,committee provisions of G.L. c. 44, § 53E1/2, as amended by or officer may incur liabilities against and spend Chapter 218,§86 of the Acts of 2016,The Town hereby monies from a revolving fund established and authorizes the establishment and use of the following authorized by this by-law without appropriation subject revolving funds, with the programs or activities for to the following limitations: which the revolving fund may be expended, the departmental receipts in connection with such a. Fringe benefits of full-time employees whose programs or activities to be credited to the revolving salaries or wages are paid from the fund shall funds, the board, department or officer authorized to also be paid from the fund. expend from such funds, and any reporting or other b. No liability shall be incurred in excess of the requirements imposed upon such funds specified available balance of the fund. below. c. The total amount spent during a fiscal year A. The Council on Aging Revolving Account, shall not exceed the amount authorized by administered by the Town Accountant, to be Town Meeting on or before July 1 of that fiscal expended under the direction of the Council on year, or an increased amount of that Aging; said account to be funded by revenues authorization that is later approved during the collected from Council on Aging program fiscal year by the Selectmen and Finance income and expended for purposes furthering the Committee. operation of programs by the Council on Aging. §6-28. Interest earned on monies credited to a B. The Library Revolving Account, administered revolving fund established by this Bylaw shall be by the Town Accountant,to be expended under credited to the general fund. the direction of the Library Board of Trustees; said fund to be funded by revenues collected Submitted by the Board of Selectmen from fines and fees and expended to further the operation of programs and services of the Explanation: The departmental revolving fund Library. statute, G.L. c. 44, § 530h, was amended by the C. The Recreation Revolving Account, Municipal Modernization Act. St. 2016, c. 218, § 86 administered by the Town Accountant, to be effective November 7, 2016. These amendments expended under the direction of the Recreation eliminated the caps on the amount that could be spent Department, said account to be funded by from the revolving funds authorized for a particular revenues collected from the various Recreation department and in total from all authorized revolving Department Programs and expended for the funds. In addition, revolving funds must now be 58