2000-03-13-TE-Warrant-and-2000-03-27-ATM-Warrant

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DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for the Fiscal Year 2001 (July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2001) operating budget. The operating budget includes the school and municipal budgets, including water, sewer and recreation operations. The operating budget also includes requests for funds to provide salary increases for employees, including salaries negotiated through collective bargaining negotiations. The municipal budget also includes certain school costs. These are primarily the costs of debt service requirements, property and liability insurance on school buildings and contents, and pension costs for school employees other than professional staff. The preceding chart lists by account FY 99 expenditures, FY 2000 appropriations and FY 2001 proposed. ARTICLE 5 SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR(FY 2000) To see if the Town will make supplementary appropriations, to be used in conjunction with money appropriated under Article 22 of the warrant for the 1999 Annual Town Meeting, to be used during the current fiscal year, or make any other adjustments to the current fiscal year budget and appropriations that may be necessary; determine whether the money shall be provided by transfer from available funds; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $245,722 DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to permit adjustments to current fiscal year (FY 2000) expenditures. There will be a need for a supplementary appropriation in the amount of$245,722 for the Minuteman Regional School with $166,771 from receipts reserved for appropriation (FY 2000 additional Lottery distribution) and $78,951 from Free Cash in order to meet the Town's share of the current budget pursuant to the regional agreement. ARTICLE 6 PRIOR YEARS' UNPAID BILLS To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to pay any unpaid bills rendered to the Town for prior years; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time. DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to request funds to pay bills received after the close of the fiscal year in which the goods were received or the services performed, and for which no money was encumbered. 12