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MAY SPECIAL TOWN MEETING ARTICLES <br /> Finance Committee recommenidations, <br /> Including funding; sources <br /> Follow along with the Finance Committee as we chart a sensible course through the Special Town Meeting. We have <br /> identified requests which cover unforeseen deficits and those which could wait until the next fiscal year for firianCif7g. <br /> Read our companion piece, "Annual Town Meeting or Special Town Meeting; What's the Difference?"for <br /> an understanding of articles appropriate for a special town meeting. <br /> T ran iffe_rs Free b a's-h <br /> Explanation l ecommendation bept,_., 1_22 mount Amount <br /> I Unpaid bills Yes- FY­93ills after books closed Med. Ins. 2,102.45 <br /> 2 DPW wages increase _Xes, amt equal to error at Mays town, meeting Med. Ins. 8,400 <br /> , <br /> 3 Snow& Ice Yes- bud et 0 �83 000 <br /> 4 School budget increase No-if Falmouth tuition was in deficit,we would not transfer <br /> money from the school budget to cover it. Likewise,we <br /> should not transfer from Falm. tuition to school budget. <br /> Putting funds in this year's school budget will not <br /> increase next years school budget. <br /> 5'F�Ianning expense Yes PI salary 750, 0 t <br /> 6 Medicare deficit Yes- Med,ins. 6,000 <br /> 7 Count l etire/Temp in!t. Yes edJns. j_ <br /> 8 Teacher step increases No - included in school budget; used for other things <br /> 9 <br /> Betterment <br /> Yes- moved excess betterment payments to Stabilization <br /> . ... ...Reserve Fund in Oct. Now move into new Betterment Acclount 1 <br /> 10 Police sii_aryA i_6e­iin"c............mmm No- already covered unforeseen /Reserve Fund transfer <br /> 11 ontract-Patrolmen Union Yes-however, Selectmen have not reveaie—dike <br /> Med ins '66 ed I <br /> 12 Contract-Sergeanit Union details of either contract; hidden costs unknown <br /> 13 Town Hall expense No- shortfall due to poor management; Sel. must set example <br /> 16 Tn ter e i f_W"Wf_u`rd"s------- Med. Ins. 9,5 00, <br /> _­­,_­­,.ages 18 Town Clerk wages Yes- open 2 weeks sooner Waste Disp. 1,400 <br /> 19 Town Hall feasibility study Yes- only because our next opportunity is a year <br /> away. This article belongs on an annual warrant <br /> with all the other capital requests. Int. Inside 15,000 <br /> TOTAL RECOMMENDED ARTICLES 209,184 83,000 <br /> Detail on the $235,1010 Transfers: Funds available 723_5,160 1T6,031 <br /> Medical Insurance; credit applied to one month's payment: $81,000 Balance[::2_�79_16 33,031 <br /> Planner salary/wage-$7,500 (Art. 5) <br /> Stabilization Fund- contains Betterment Payments from, last year: $120,,000 (Art. 9) <br /> Waste Disposal $1,400 (Art. 18) <br /> Interest on Debt, actual less than budget - $15,000 (Art. 19) <br />