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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT TO THE MARCH 2013 ATM Contents Contents ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Summary of Warrant Article Recommendations .................................................................................................. 2 Preface ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Warrant Article Analysis and Recommendations ................................................................................................. 5 Article 4: Appropriate FY2014 Operating Budget ......................................................................... 7 Article 5: Appropriate FY2014 Enterprise Funds Budgets .......................................................... 15 Article 6: Appropriate for Senior Service Program ...................................................................... 19 Article 7: Establish and Continue Departmental Revolving Funds .............................................. 20 Article 8: Appropriate the FY2014 Community Preservation Committee Operating Budget and CPA Projects ........................................................................................... 21 Article 9: Appropriate for Recreation Capital Projects ................................................................ 27 Article 10: Appropriate for Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment ...................................... 28 Article 11: Appropriate for Water System Improvements ........................................................... 30 Article 12: Appropriate for Wastewater System Improvements .................................................. 32 Article 13: Appropriate for School Capital Projects and Equipment ........................................... 33 Article 14: Appropriate for Public Facilities Capital Projects ...................................................... 34 Article 15: Appropriate Bonds And Notes Premiums .................................................................. 36 Article 16: Accept MGL Chapter 32, Section 101 Supplemental Annual Allowance ................. 36 Article 17: Accept MGL Chapter 32, Section 12(2)(d paragraph 11): Increasing Minimum Monthly Allowance ................................................................................... 37 Article 18: Appropriate to Post Employment Insurance Liability Fund ...................................... 38 Article 19: Rescind Prior Borrowing Authorization ..................................................................... 38 Article 20: Establish and Appropriate To and From Specified Stabilization Funds .................... 39 Article 21: Appropriate to Stabilization Fund .............................................................................. 40 Article 22: Appropriate from Debt Service Stabilization Fund .................................................... 40 Article 23: Appropriate for Prior Years’ Unpaid Bills ................................................................. 40 Article 24: Amend FY2013 Operating and Enterprise Budgets ................................................... 41 Article 25: Appropriate for Authorized Capital Improvements ................................................... 41 Article 26: Establish Qualifications for Tax Deferrals ................................................................. 41 Article 29: Amend General Bylaws – Contracts and Deeds (Solar Energy Purchasing) ............. 43 Appendix A: 3-Year Budget Projection ................................................................................................................. 44 Appendix B: Enterprise Funds ................................................................................................................................ 48 Appendix C: Revolving Funds ................................................................................................................................ 49 Appendix D: Senior Tax Relief ................................................................................................................................ 50 Appendix E: Specified Stabilization Funds ........................................................................................................... 52 Appendix F: Other Post Employment Benefits .................................................................................................... 54 1