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March 26, 2014
Warrant Committee
March 26, 2014
Thirty second meeting

Present:        T. Hays, D. Turner, P. Pasquerella, S. Genega, J. Wilson, R. Boehler, G. Noonan, , C. Tougias, J. Schindler, S. McCurdy, S. Loranger, K. Sorgi

Absent:         K. Chase, N. Bourque, C. Cahill

Attendees:      Ken Greene Milton Times, Denis Keohane, Annemarie Fagan

Reserve Fund:   $240,877.00

  • Chair Hays called the meeting to order at 7:37 pm in the Carol Blute Conference Room.
  • Chair Hays presented to the Warrant Committee a Reserve Fund Transfer in the amount of $504.73 for the cost of advertisement for the Health Director position. On a motion made by Member Genega and seconded Member Turner the Warrant Committee voted to approve the Reserve Fund Transfer for the Board of Health. 9/0/0
  • On a motion made by Member Genega and seconded by Member Turner the Warrant Committee voted to re-vote the FY 2015 Revenue number, now inclusive of water and sewer, at $99,865,680. 9/0/0
  • On a motion made by Member Genega and seconded by Member McCurdy the Warrant Committee voted 9/0/0 on Article 8 of the 2014 ATM Warrant to RECOMMEND that the Town appropriate the sum of $558,695 and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $515,896 be raised from the tax levy. Included in this appropriation are the sums of $18,367 representing expenses attributable to the Sewer Enterprise and $24,432 for expenses attributable to the Water Enterprise, which are to be included in Schedule A, “Local Receipts Not Allocated,” of the Tax Recapitulation as Sewer and Water Estimated Receipts.
  • On a motion made by Member Genega and seconded by Member Turner the Warrant Committee voted 9/0/0 on Article 14 of the 2014 ATM warrant to RECOMMEND that the Town appropriate the amount shown in the following tabulation under the heading “Recommended”:
GENERAL GOVERNMENT      Actual Approp. Recomm.
FY 13   FY 14   FY 15
A BOARD OF SELECTMEN
1       CENTRAL BUSINESS OFFICE
Salaries & Wages        308,164 327,885 327,995
General Expenses        40,297  25,341  25,271
TOTAL CENTRAL
BUSINESS OFFICE 348,461 353,226 353,226


2
ELECTION & REGISTRATION
Salaries & Wages        56,761
14,552
42,250
General Expenses        19,255
7,300
27,130
TOTAL ELECTION &
REGISTRATION    76,016
21,852
69,380
3
INSURANCE GENERAL
General Expenses        732,888
950,647
950,647
TOTAL INSURANCE GENERAL 732,888
950,647
950,647
4
LAW
Retainer        56,000
56,000
58,000
Professional & Special Services 185,413
200,000
197,000
Disbursements   5,711
4,000
5,000
Claims  0
1,000
1,000
TOTAL LAW       247,124
261,000
261,000
5
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary & Wages  122,429
123,210
125,685
General Expenses        212,382
202,678
226,352
TOTAL INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY      334,811
325,888
352,037
6
WARRANT/ANNUAL REPORTS/BYLAWS
General Expenses - Town Reports 4,007
6,300
6,300
General Expenses - Warrant      9,180
8,000
0
TOTAL WARRANT/ANNUAL
REPORTS/BYLAWS  13,187
14,300
6,300
7
SELECTMEN
Salary - Chairman       1,800
1,800
1,800
Salary - Other Two Members      3,000
3,000
3,000
Salary - Town Administrator     151,727
151,542
151,542
Salary - Other  243,233
247,573
298,811
General Expenses        28,634
27,929
77,177
TOTAL SELECTMEN 428,394
431,844
532,330
8
VETERANS BENEFITS
Salaries & Wages        19,152
19,583
19,583
General Expenses        1,233
1,785
1,785
Benefits        121,975
160,020
120,020
TOTAL VETERANS BENEFITS 142,360
181,388
141,388
TOTAL BOARD OF
SELECTMEN       2,323,241
2,540,145
2,666,308

B BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Salary - Chairman
1,800
1,800
1,800
Salary - Other Two Members
3,000
3,000
3,000
Salary - Other
199,056
200,019
217,922
General Expenses
23,503
18,753
21,283
Revaluation
0
115,000
115,000
TOTAL BOARD OF
ASSESSORS
227,359
338,572
359,005
C TOWN CLERK
Salary - Clerk
84,664
86,902
88,640
Salary - Other
121,759
115,734
119,548
General Expenses
59,651
38,384
40,520
TOTAL TOWN CLERK
266,074
241,020
248,708
D TREASURER-COLLECTOR
Salary - Treasurer
84,664
86,902
89,640
Salary - Other
181,084
187,954
185,807
General Expenses
70,214
55,302
69,664
TOTAL TREASURER-
COLLECTOR
335,962
330,158
345,111
TOTAL GENERAL
GOVERNMENT
3,152,636
3,449,895
3,619,132

and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $3,193,249 be raised from the tax levy and the sum of $135,433 be raised from funds certified by the Department of Revenue as free cash. Included in this appropriation for General Government are the sums of $127,072 representing expenses attributable to the Sewer Enterprise and $163,378 for expenses attributable to the Water Enterprise, which are to be included in Schedule A, “Local Receipts Not Allocated”, of the Tax Recapitulation as Sewer and Water Estimated Receipts.


6. On motion made by Member McCurdy and seconded by Member Genga the Warrant Committee voted 10/0/0 on Article 16 of the 2014 ATM Warrant to RECOMMENDED that the Town appropriate the amount shown in the following tabulation under the heading “Recommended”:

Actual FY 13
Approp. FY 14
Recomm. FY 15
PUBLIC WORKS
Public Works General    2,119,777
1,808,532
1,848,502
Capital Equipment       0
0
0
Vehicle Maintenance     471,813
437,582
483,346
SUB-TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS  2,591,590
2,246,114
2,331,848
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Collection of Refuse    539,080
548,760
558,500
Refuse Disposal 363,290
447,410
395,000
Curbside Recycling      812,815
841,260
891,000
Landfill Monitoring     11,360
18,000
18,000
Solid Waste General     54,310
60,895
61,325
Household Hazardous Waste Collection    8,115
10,000
12,000
SUB-TOTAL SOLID WASTE   1,788,970
1,926,325
1,935,825
TOTAL NON-ENTERPRISE
ACCOUNTS        4,380,560
4,172,439
4,267,673
WATER AND SEWER ENTERPRISE
WATER ENTERPRISE
Water Operations & Improvement  895,030
1,197,673
1,198,753
M.W.R.A. Assessment     2,718,549
2,839,810
2,854,937
D.E.P. (SDWA) Assessment        7,127
9,000
8,000
Water Leak Survey       12,000
12,000
12,000
Water Capital Outlay    309,804
364,992
364,992
Water Capital/Debt Service      546,087
546,305
500,514
SUB-TOTAL WATER
ENTERPRISE      4,488,597
4,969,780
4,939,196
SEWER ENTERPRISE
Sewer Operations & Improvement  695,600
765,892
766,972
M.W.RA. Sewer Assessment        4,985,169
5,024,646
5,027,130
Sewer Capital Outlay    722,382
774,694
774,694
Sewer Capital/Debt Service      232,903
230,211
181,485
SUB-TOTAL SEWER
ENTERPRISE      6,636,054
6,795,443
6,750,281
TOTAL WATER AND SEWER
ENTERPRISE      11,124,651
11,765,223
11,689,477
TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS      15,505,211
15,937,662
15,957,150
Of the total amounts appropriated, the maximum sum authorized for salaries and wages is $2,289,274.
To meet said appropriation the sum of $15,957,150 will come from the following sources:
To meet the appropriation for the Non-Enterprise accounts, $4,223,803 is to be raised from the tax levy and $43,870 to be raised from funds certified by the Department of Revenue as free cash.
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, 2014 and the sum of $4,939,196 is to be raised from the tax levy. This sum of $4,939,196 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, 2014, and the balance of $6,750,281 is to be raised from the tax levy. This sum of $ 6,750,821 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.
The Public Works Department is hereby authorized to sell at a private or public sale, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, equipment that is no longer needed by the department. It is further authorized to exchange or trade in old equipment for similar materials in the usual course of its operations to provide for replacement items.
7. On a motion made by Member Genega and seconded by Member Turner the Warrant Committee vote 10/0/0 on Article 18 of the 2014 ATM Warrant to  RECOMMEND that the sum of $622,060 be appropriated for the purposes set forth in this article, that to meet said appropriation the Treasurer be authorized to issue, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, bonds or secured notes in the amount of $622,060; that the Town vote to accept grants under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 90 in the amount of $622,060, the said reimbursements from the state (100%) to be restored upon their receipt to the Town Treasurer.

8. On a motion made by Member Pasquerella and seconded by Member Genega the Warrant Committed voted 10/0/0 on Article 19 of the 2014 ATM Warrant to RECOMMEND that the sum of $500,000 be appropriated for the purpose of financing the rehabilitation, replacement or enhancement of the Town’s water system, including costs incidental and related thereto; that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow $ 500,000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 8 (5) of the General Laws, as amended, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor and that the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to accept and expend in addition to the foregoing appropriation one or more grants or gifts from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority or any other public or private funding source.

9. On a motion made by Member Genega and seconded by Member Pasquerella the Warrant Committed voted 10/0/0 on Article 21 of the 2014 ATM Warrant to RECOMMEND that the sum of $485,000 be appropriated for the purpose of financing the capital needs of the Town’s sewer system, including costs incidental and related thereto; that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow $485,000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 8(5) of the General Laws, as amended, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor and that the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to accept and expend in addition to the foregoing appropriation one or more grants or gifts from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority or any other public or private funding source.

10. On a motion made by Member Pasquerella and seconded by Member Turner the Warrant Committee voted 10/0/0 on Article 31 of the ATM warrant to RECOMMEND that the Town appropriate the amounts shown in the following tabulation under the heading “Recommended”:
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT Actual Approp. Recomm.
FY13    FY14    FY15


Interest
1,356,996
1,289,254
1,264,423
Maturing Debt
2,654,045
2,597,379
3,038,561
TOTAL INTEREST AND
MATURING DEBT
4,011,041
3,886,633
4,302,984

and that to meet said appropriation the following sums be applied: $27,074 from bond premiums from the School Building Project, $119,928 from the return of a deposit against potential worker’s compensation claims on the School Building Project, $176,847 from the Capital Stabilization Fund, $341,484 from funds released from the Overlay Reserve, $550,602 from funds certified by the Department of Revenue as free cash, and the remainder of $3,087,049 from the tax levy.

11. On a motion made by Member Genega and seconded by Member McCurdy the Warrant Committee voted unanimously to adjourn at 8:07 pm. 10/0/0

Reserve Fund:   $240,372.27

Respectfully submitted,
Tricia Cahill, Warrant Committee Clerk