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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE-STM 2018-1 The Board of Health Director position is currently vacant, so the position will be filled temporarily by a contractor. The changes below shift funds from Personal Services to Expenses to cover that arrangement. Line Description From To Change 7000 Land Use Personal Services $ 2,014,038 $2,004,038 $ (10,000) 7000 Land Use Expenses $433,598 $443,598 $ 10,000 It is proposed that all remaining surplus revenue be appropriated into the Capital Stabilization Fund. The article number in the table below refers to the Warrant for the 2018 Annual Town Meeting. Art- From To Change icle g 26 Capital Stabilization Fund $ 3,415,331 $ 3,460,335 $45,004 Water/Sewer Enterprise Funds Final MWRA assessments for water and waste-water(sewer) services were slightly lower than initial esti- mates used in the 2018 budget. This change makes the necessary adjustment. Line From To Change 3620 MWRA Water Assessment $ 7,179,738 $ 7,128,806 $ (51,732) 3720 MWRA Wastewater Assessment $ 7,634,368 $ 7,402,979 $ (231,389) Capital Requests If approved at this Special Town Meeting, two new capital requests will be funded by additional capacity in the General Fund resulting from the increased estimate of"new growth".The article numbers in the table below refer to the Warrant for this Special Town Meeting. These items are each covered separately in this report and they are not included in the motion for this article. Article Project Amount 2018-1.3 Center Streetscape Design $ 650,000 2018-1.5 Hosmer House Reuse Study $ 50,000 The Committee recommends approval of this request(9-0). Article 2018-1.7: Appropriate for Prior Years' Unpaid Bills Funds Requested Funding Source Committee Recommendation None N/A IP This article was included in the warrant to allow Town Meeting the opportunity to appropriate payment for goods and services received by the Town during the previous fiscal year (FY2O18) where the bill was received after the close of the fiscal year and no funds were encumbered.No such bills have been identified at this time. The committee supports indefinite postponement of this request. 6