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March 23, 2011
Warrant Committee                                                               March 23, 2011

Thirty-First Meeting

Present:        E Innes, M Mitchell, J Folcarelli, M Zullas, D Turner, J Ahonen, J Wilson,
                L Walker, K Chase

Absent: R Pathak, H Bell, T Hurley, C Tougias, J Powers
        Reserve Fund Balance:   $256,984
        Set Aside:                      $  75,625
        Reserve Fund Balance:   $181,359

The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM in the Carol Blute Conference Room.

On a motion made by Member Mitchell and seconded by Member Turner, the Warrant Committee voted 9-0-1 to appropriate for the Water and Sewer Enterprise the following FY 12 amounts:


WATER AND SEWER ENTERPRISE
WATER ENTERPRISE
Water Operations & Improvement
1,114,147
M.W.R.A. Assessment
2,476,082
D.E.P. (SDWA) Assessment
8,641
Water Leak Survey
12,000
Water Capital Outlay
364,992
Water Capital/Debt Service
680,543
SUB-TOTAL WATER ENTERPRISE
4,656,405
SEWER ENTERPRISE
Sewer Operations & Improvement
692,429
M.W.RA. Sewer Assessment
4,839,034
Sewer Capital Outlay
774,694
Sewer Capital/Debt Service
210,941
SUB-TOTAL SEWER ENTERPRISE
6,517,098
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TOTAL WATER AND SEWER ENTERPRISE
11,173,503

To meet the appropriation for Water Operations and Improvement and for the MWRA Water Assessment and the DEP Assessment, the sum of $0 is to be transferred from the water surplus as of June 30, 2011 and the sum of $4,656,405 is to be raised from the tax levy. This sum of $4,656,405 represents expenditures attributable to the Water Enterprise which are to be included in Schedule A, “Local Receipts Not Allocated,” of the Tax Recapitulation as Water Estimated Receipts.

To meet the appropriation for Sewer Operations and Improvement and for the MWRA Sewer Assessment, the sum of $0 is to be transferred from the Sewer Surplus as of June 30, 2011, and the balance of $6,517,098 is to be raised from the tax levy. This sum of $6,517,098 represents expenses attributable to the Sewer Enterprise which is to be included in Schedule A, “Local Receipts Not Allocated,” of the Tax Recapitulation as Sewer Estimated Receipts.

On a motion made by Member Walker and seconded by Member Mitchell, the Warrant Committee voted 10-0-0 to amend the following revenue numbers for FY 12:


FY11 AND FY12 REVENUE
FY 2012
PROPERTY TAXES
Previous Levy Limit
58,694,294
Add 2.5 Levy
1,467,357
New Growth
300,000
Override/(Underlevy)
0
Sub-Total
60,461,651
Debt Exclusion
3,055,429
Less: Bond Premium
(34,595)
Excess Levy Capacity
0
Sub-Total
3,020,834
Maximum Allowed
63,482,485
LOCAL RECEIPTS
Water & Sewer Receipts
12,121,219
All Other
5,657,000
Total
17,778,219
STATE AND FEDERAL AID
Unrestricted
8,244,810
School Lunch Offset
25,200
Library Grant
21,071
Total
8,291,081
AVAILABLE FUNDS
Police
1,400
Cemetery
140,000
Overlay Reserve
53,937
School Building Project
34,595
Other
0
Total
229,932
Stabilization Fund
806,468
Free Cash
568,531
TOTAL REVENUE
91,156,716

On a motion made by Member Mitchell and seconded by Member Walker, the Warrant Committee voted 10-0-0 to amend the following expenditure numbers for FY 12:


FY11 AND FY12 EXPENDITURES
ARTICLE
APPROPRIATIONS
FY2012
7,12
Union/Non-Union Raises and Set-asides
160,807
17
Water & Sewer
11,197,622
30
Stabilization Fund
459,428
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS
87,269,531
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
91,156,716
        
On a motion made by Member Mitchell and seconded by Member Walker, the Warrant Committee voted 10-0-0 to approve an RFT request of $1,703 for Unemployment benefits through February 2011.

On a motion by Member Mitchell and seconded by Member Turner, the Warrant Committee unanimously agreed to adjourn at 7:55pm.

        Reserve Fund Balance:   $255,281
        Set Aside:                      $  75,625
        Reserve Fund Balance:   $179,656

The next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 31 at 7:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted,


Helen Kiddy
Clerk