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Board of Selectmen March 12,2001 Page Twelve. Special Town Meeting,Warrant Review: The Town Administrator read the articles and reviewed them with the BOS. Article .1 -pay FY2000 bills. Article 2-from the Treasurer to rescind authorizations to borrow-clean up. Article 3 -$7,500 to the Principal Outside 2 1/z Account and Article 4 for$16,669 to the Interest Temporary Borrowing Outside 2'h Account-clean up. Article 5-$35,000 for Trash Expense Account-Transfer Station add on. Article.6-additional funds for Board of Health Salary/Wage Account-additional sick days and consultant differential. Article 7-Snow&ice Account-do not have final figure right now. Article S-Legal engineering account—funds needed but not sure how much. Article 9-Fire Station renovation account-not sure of figure but do not want to miss putting it on the Warrant. if there is no figure by Town Meeting they will not go ahead with it. Article 10-Library-$3,594 to fund pay-offs for some retirements thaf were not anticipated,perhaps 2 retirements. Article 11 -Harbormaster Account-put in capital budget 3 years ago for Harbormaster's building and it has expired and needs to be re-authorized because it is now a different project to incorporate the Shellfish Department. Discussion followed regarding changing location of building to be near Ockway Bay boat ramp and putting up building to house both the Harbormaster and Shellfish departments. it will probably be more expensive. Further discussion followed relative to stating in the article and the explanation the change in the project. May Town Meetin Warrant Review: The Town Administrator read the articles,as follows: Article 1—choose Burial Agent—one-year term. Article 2—Accept reports of the Town officers. Article 3—fix salaries of elected officers and money to defray the Town's expenses. Article 4-C1P Budget—it will be the final figure the BOS recommend. Article 5-Cape Cod Regional Technical High school budget. The Selectmen asked if the amount came out of the high school budget and the Town Administrator said it is separate. Article 6—Leisure Services Revolving Account—Discussion followed regarding whether to pay full-time wages out of the revolving fund or if they transfer it into the budget they can get rid of the article. Article 7-Council on Aging -Revolving fund for senior trips and educational program staff' Discussion followed regarding revolving accounts. The Town Administrator suggested if the Selectmen are not comfortable with the$7,500 figure they can vote on a lesser amount and set a maximum figure limit by the total activity of that account for the year.