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2.02.1-1 STM APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE I NOVEMBER 2021 Town has had, and will continue to have,the benefit of a short-term management intern under its existing management training program. The ultimate annual salary range targeted for the proposed new analyst position, which is expected to be ongoing and therefore can be viewed as a program improvement request,is in the range of$60,000-90,000, net of benefits. The funding now sought under Article 4 is substantially less than that because it is only for the remaining half of FY2022 and it is expected that much of the cost, at least in the short run, will be covered by ARPA funds: 75%in FY2022; 50%in FY2023; and 25%in FY2024. Water/Wastewater Enterprise Funds Two categories of adjustments are proposed for the water and wastewater enterprise funds: Line From To Change 3610 Water Department Personal Services $ 903,535 $ 865,454 $ (38,081) 3710 Wastewater Department Personal Services $401,775 $ 389,779 $ (11,996) Because there was an inadvertent duplication of certain expenses resulting from the recent public works union contract settlement,the water and wastewater budgets may be reduced as indicated above. Line From To Change 3620 MWRA Water Assessment $ 8,782,170 $ 8,743,912 $ (38,258) 3720 MWRA Wastewater Assessment $ 8,232,301 8,177,213 $ (55,088) The amounts appropriated under Article 5 of the 2021 Annual Town Meeting for Water and Wastewater Enterprise Fund expenses were based on preliminary FY2022 assessments issued by the MWRA in Febru- ary. The revisions here reflect the final assessments approved by the MWRA board this past June. These revised assessments,which slightly lower the costs of each fund,were used in the calculation of the FY2022 water and wastewater rates approved by the Selectmen earlier this fall. Amending the original appropria- tions is a simple housekeeping task. The Committee recommends approval by a vote of(8-0). Article 5 Appropriate for Police Station Architectural Design and Swing Space Construction Funds Requested Funding Source Committee Recommendation $870,000 GF Approve(8-0) This article requests the appropriation of$870,000 using newly available tax levy funds resulting from the recognition of new growth revenue to fund: (1) $254,315 in additional architectural design work for a new police station; and (2) $614,100 in construction funds to convert 173 Bedford St. to a temporary police station. Under Article 14 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting,$1,862,622 was appropriated for design and engineer- ing costs for a proposed new Police Station at the current Massachusetts Avenue site. The existing police station, which opened in 1956, lacks many basic amenities of a modern police facility. At the time of that vote, it was envisioned that a request would be made for the appropriation of construction funds late in 2019 or in 2020. However,in view of the nationwide discussion of police and policing which followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May of 2020, the Select Board decided to pause the project and 6