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AC–M2015STM#1&STM#2 PPROPRIATIONOMMITTEEARCH FundsFundingCommittee Article 5: Amend FY2015 Operating, RequestedSourceRecommendation Enterprise and CPA Budgets $31,900 GF Approve (9-0) $3,850 Parking Meter Fund The first part of this request would reduce the FY2015 Salary Adjustment Account by $31,900, and in- crease the FY2015 Recreation Enterprise Fund by the same amount. The funds will cover salary expenses during FY2015 for a new Community Center Director starting work in April, and a new Community Cen- ter Office Manager starting work in May. Both of these positions must be filled prior to the opening of the Community Center in the spring of 2015. These salary expenses for FY2015 are coming from the Operat- ing Budget to expedite the upcoming opening of the Community Center. Starting in FY2016, salaries for both positions will be fully incorporated into the Recreation Enterprise Fund budget. The second part of this request would increase the Police Department budget by $3,850. The funds would be used to lease 20 parking spaces at the St. Brigid’s Parish parking lot, thus increasing the capacity of the downtown permit parking program. The costs are covered by the Parking Meter Fund, which is funded by fees paid for downtown parking permits. The Committee recommends approval of this request (9-0). FundsFundingCommittee Article 6: Appropriate for Authorized RequestedSourceRecommendation Capital Improvements Approve (9-0) $350,000GFDebt Under Article 4 of the November 2013 Special Town Meeting, $7,700,000 was appropriated for the de- sign and construction of modular (pre-fabricated) classrooms at Lexington High School. Under Article 22(b) of the 2014 Annual Town Meeting the original appropriation was raised to $8,195,000. This request would increase the appropriation by $350,000, to $8,545,000. In combination with the recent $150,000 Reserve Fund transfer for this project, the funding total will be $8,695,000. The project was organized as two phases, and Phase 1 was completed last year. The Town received two bids in response to the RFP for Phase 2, the lower of which was $500,000 above the budgeted amount. In order to allow the project to proceed on schedule for a September 2015 completion date, $350,000 in funds previously allocated under the original appropriation for furniture, fittings and equipment in Phase 2 was redirected to make up part of the Phase 2 shortfall. Another $150,000 from the Reserve Fund was authorized by this Committee to fully fund the shortfall, thus allowing work to proceed. This request for $350,000 will restore the funds needed for furniture, fittings and equipment in Phase 2. It will be offset by a matching reduction in the Superintendent’s FY2016 capital project request for “Middle School Space Mining” from $1,024,000 to $674,000, resulting in no net increase in the capital budget. The Committee recommends approval of this request (9-0). 9