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April 1, 2013 Adjourned Session of the 2013 Annual Town Meeting, cont....
<br /> ARTICLE 4, cont....
<br /> Program 7000: Community Development
<br /> 7100 Comm. Devel. Personal Services $ 1,099,724
<br /> 7100 Comm. Devel. Expenses $ 181,953
<br /> 7200 Planning Personal Services $ 266,876
<br /> 7200 Planning Expenses $ 49,700
<br /> 7300 Economic Devel. Personal Services $ 91,199
<br /> 7300 Economic Devel. Expenses $ 33,550
<br /> Program 8000: General Government
<br /> 8110 Selectmen Personal Services $ 127,853
<br /> 8110 Selectmen Expenses $ 92,325
<br /> 8120 Legal $ 410,000
<br /> 8130 Town Report $ 7,500
<br /> 8210-8220 Town Manager Personal Services $ 613,183
<br /> 8210-8220 Town Manager Expenses $ 218,150
<br /> 8230 Salary Transfer Account` $ 801,988
<br /> 8310 Financial Committees $ 7,500
<br /> 8320 Misc. Boards and Committees $ 4,500
<br /> 8330 Public Celebrations Committee $ 35,000
<br /> 8400 Finance Personal Services $ 1,263,064
<br /> 8400 Finance Expenses $ 438,945
<br /> 8500 Town Clerk Personal Services $ 310,955
<br /> 8500 Town Clerk Expenses $ 128,775
<br /> 8600 Information Technology Personal Services $ 336,510
<br /> 8600 Information Technology Expenses $ 654,394
<br /> $ 335,000 from the Parking Meter Fund for line-items 3100-3500 and 4100;
<br /> $ 105,000 from the Cemetery Trust Fund for line item 3100-3500
<br /> $ 90,000 from the Transportation Demand Management/Public Transportation
<br /> Stabilization Fund for Appropriations for line items 6000;
<br /> from the Avalon Bay School Enrollment Mitigation Stabilization Fund
<br /> $ 250,000 for line items 1100;
<br /> from Unreserved Fund Balance/Free
<br /> $4,201,709 Cash;
<br /> $ 818,689 from the Water Enterprise Fund;
<br /> $ 450,116 from the Sewer Enterprise Fund;and
<br /> $ 228,600 from the Recreation Enterprise fund.
<br /> Items marked with an(`)are Continuing Balance Accounts.
<br /> The Moderator read each line item, and members questioned specific lines, spoke of concerns for
<br /> the adequate support of the public schools, importance of elementary foreign language,
<br /> enrollment projections, growth of ethnic populations,per pupil spending computations, and
<br /> increased staffing. Superintendent Paul Ash responded.
<br /> 8:29 p.m. Members questioned regional school's impact of out of district students versus
<br /> expanding community memberships, review of current regional vocational school agreement,
<br /> full-time equivalent positions and benefits eligibility.
<br /> Superintendent Ash and Assistant Superintendent Mary Ellen Dunn responded to questions
<br /> 8:41 p.m. Town Manager Carl Valente and Selectman Deborah Manger responded to
<br /> questions on revenue projections.
<br /> 8:56 p.m. Paul Minutti,pr. 4, moved the following Amendment.
<br /> AMENDMENT: To amend line 8500 Town Clerk Personal Services
<br /> and Line 8500 Town Clerk Expenses as follows:
<br /> 8500 Town Clerk Personal Services—replace `$310,955'with `$305,955'and
<br /> 8500 Town Clerk Expenses—replace `$128,775'with '$93,775'.
<br /> 9:00 P.M. Selectman Joseph Pato reported 4-0 opposition of the Board of Selectmen.
<br /> 9:00 P.M. Glenn Parker reported 9-0 opposition of the Appropriation Committee.
<br /> Beth Masterman reported unanimous opposition of the Capital Expenditures
<br /> Committee.
<br /> 9:01 P.M. Members spoke in favor and opposition to the amendment and questioned
<br /> proposed town meeting electronic voting system for which funding is included in
<br /> the Town Clerk's requested budget.
<br /> 9:38 p.m. Following a voice vote the moderator called for a standing vote on the Minutti
<br /> amendment, tallied as follows:
<br /> Vote/Pct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AL Total
<br /> Yes 6 3 2 4 7 4 4 7 7 0 44
<br /> No 11 12 13 9 11 15 12 9 9 20 121
<br /> Abstain 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
<br /> On a vote of 44 in favor and 121 opposed, the Amendment was declared Not Adopted.
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