Some information from past Templeton tax recapitulation sheets and fiscal year 2017 budget spread sheet from town meeting.
Fiscal Year estimate Fiscal Year actual differential
2012 - $788,000.00 $853,798.00 $65,798.00 above estimate
2013 - $821,000.00 $813,759.00 $ 7,241.00 under estimate
2014 - $888,779.00 $948,747.00 $59,968.00 above estimate
2015 - $942,000.00 $970,753.00 $28,753.00 above estimate
2016 - $980,000.00 to be determined to be determined
2017 - $1,110,00.00 to be determined to be determined
So, is an increase in motor vehicle excise tax receipts of $130,000.00 an unrealistic expectation?
posted by Jeff Bennett
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Templeton fiscal year schedule A versus fiscal 2017 spread sheet presented to Town Meeting:
If you go to the Templeton Town web site and find the 2017 operating budget document, and if you find and look at page 10 of the excel spread sheet, you can look at long term debt, under heading of debt service - long term.
look at the column titled FY 2015 and scroll down to debt service - long term.
What you will see is principle on long term debt - $1,287,024.00
What you will see is interest on long term debt - $ 0.00
On the Templeton schedule A, for fiscal 2015 is long term debt - $1,007,597.00
On Templeton schedule A, for fiscal 2015 is interest on long term debt $ 279,427.00
The total is the above figure of - $1,287,024.00
Perhaps not a big deal, but why not show the people who pay the bills, what exactly it is costing them to have this one million plus dollar debt on the books?
Would that be called transparency?
Would complete transparency be a good idea for a 47 million dollar project?
What would the total interest cost be on 24 million dollars over 28 years at 3.5%?
The above is not a lecture, it is information and a few questions for thought.
posted by Jeff Bennett
If you go to the Templeton Town web site and find the 2017 operating budget document, and if you find and look at page 10 of the excel spread sheet, you can look at long term debt, under heading of debt service - long term.
look at the column titled FY 2015 and scroll down to debt service - long term.
What you will see is principle on long term debt - $1,287,024.00
What you will see is interest on long term debt - $ 0.00
On the Templeton schedule A, for fiscal 2015 is long term debt - $1,007,597.00
On Templeton schedule A, for fiscal 2015 is interest on long term debt $ 279,427.00
The total is the above figure of - $1,287,024.00
Perhaps not a big deal, but why not show the people who pay the bills, what exactly it is costing them to have this one million plus dollar debt on the books?
Would that be called transparency?
Would complete transparency be a good idea for a 47 million dollar project?
What would the total interest cost be on 24 million dollars over 28 years at 3.5%?
The above is not a lecture, it is information and a few questions for thought.
posted by Jeff Bennett
John Columbus - Templeton Selectman Sorry Kevin, I'm not complaining. The Town has an $800,000 deficit from FY 2013. we had to spend an additional $100,000 to clean up the mess. Those responsible won't acknowledge their culpability and have the gall to lecture the current board on finances. They even denigrate Bob Markel, the person most responsible for getting the Town back on track. We are solving issues, they are not.
What happened to the $750,000.00 certified free cash that we were told was coming? The supposed funds John Columbus talked about using for some expense a little prior to the May 2016 elections. He, as chairman, threw a person out of a meeting of selectmen, after that individual commented that was not a good thing to consider.
I think the above caption/instagram photo may say it all, with regards to John Columbus, but I think if checks some facts, he would see that on the Templeton Town meeting warrant for May 15,16,21,23 2012, which includes the budget for fiscal 2013, he will find a familiar name, Columbus. Members of the select board at that time were Robert Columbus, Chris Stewart, Patrick Mullins, Virginia Wilder and Jeff Bennett. Those were the selectmen from the recall election in February to the election in May of 2012. I also can say that if John checked or if he had attended, I told people at a meeting in the KIVA, the fall of 2013 that if they wanted to point a finger, if they wanted someone to blame, that would be me, Jeff Bennett, as I was the current Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. I did not hear John Columbus say much at a meeting on July 21, 2016, at the KIVA, where discussion focused mostly on budget issues for fiscal 2017. If you check, you will find John Columbus was the chairman of the Board of Selectmen for the time of January 1, 2016 until the first meeting of the BOS after the May election of 2016. So to John Columbus, will you be stating your culpability in the current budget mess? Or will you continue to denigrate those who are trying to advise you on a course that perhaps will stop this from happening again as we move forward. I believe it is important enough that it deserves the effort to try to instill the changes needed to get a budget process in place that demonstrates Fact, Law, and Transparency. (Thank You Jeff) John may take some things as lecturing, but it is advice based on experience, outside information and looking at how other communities successfully get a town meeting warrant and budget spread sheet out to the voters at least three weeks prior to Town Meeting. I would like to see Templeton do the same. When we have a person changing something that the selectmen have already voted on, the day before town meeting, I think someone could use a lecture. Remember John, you were the Chairman of the select board while that budget was put together, so take responsibility for it. In a sense, listen to what you wrote on your face book page.
That is my opinion, and in no way reflects any thought or position of the Advisory Committee, of which I am a member.
posted by Jeff Bennett
What happened to the $750,000.00 certified free cash that we were told was coming? The supposed funds John Columbus talked about using for some expense a little prior to the May 2016 elections. He, as chairman, threw a person out of a meeting of selectmen, after that individual commented that was not a good thing to consider.
I think the above caption/instagram photo may say it all, with regards to John Columbus, but I think if checks some facts, he would see that on the Templeton Town meeting warrant for May 15,16,21,23 2012, which includes the budget for fiscal 2013, he will find a familiar name, Columbus. Members of the select board at that time were Robert Columbus, Chris Stewart, Patrick Mullins, Virginia Wilder and Jeff Bennett. Those were the selectmen from the recall election in February to the election in May of 2012. I also can say that if John checked or if he had attended, I told people at a meeting in the KIVA, the fall of 2013 that if they wanted to point a finger, if they wanted someone to blame, that would be me, Jeff Bennett, as I was the current Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. I did not hear John Columbus say much at a meeting on July 21, 2016, at the KIVA, where discussion focused mostly on budget issues for fiscal 2017. If you check, you will find John Columbus was the chairman of the Board of Selectmen for the time of January 1, 2016 until the first meeting of the BOS after the May election of 2016. So to John Columbus, will you be stating your culpability in the current budget mess? Or will you continue to denigrate those who are trying to advise you on a course that perhaps will stop this from happening again as we move forward. I believe it is important enough that it deserves the effort to try to instill the changes needed to get a budget process in place that demonstrates Fact, Law, and Transparency. (Thank You Jeff) John may take some things as lecturing, but it is advice based on experience, outside information and looking at how other communities successfully get a town meeting warrant and budget spread sheet out to the voters at least three weeks prior to Town Meeting. I would like to see Templeton do the same. When we have a person changing something that the selectmen have already voted on, the day before town meeting, I think someone could use a lecture. Remember John, you were the Chairman of the select board while that budget was put together, so take responsibility for it. In a sense, listen to what you wrote on your face book page.
That is my opinion, and in no way reflects any thought or position of the Advisory Committee, of which I am a member.
posted by Jeff Bennett
Saturday, July 30, 2016
The Town of Templeton's schedule A, for fiscal year 2015, which is normally suppose to be in by October, was approved by Deborah Wagner on June 28, 2016. This is a very important document for budgeting, along with the tax recapitulation sheet. Hopefully this schedule A will be available to the Advisory Committee upon request. This material along with the schedule A and tax recap sheet for fiscal 2016 will be very useful in preparing estimates for the next budget cycle, fiscal 2018. This process should begin in November. Hopefully there will be more cooperation on the part of the selectmen this year.
posted by Jeff Bennett
posted by Jeff Bennett
Friday, July 29, 2016
email trail of a record request from the Advisory Committee, no form, no forwarding to Holly, no check with the selectmen first. Apparently, residents are not on the list containing who can view records of spending of public funds. The below email also seems to show who has custody and knowledge of Town financial records, if only this much interest had taken place on the fiscal 2017 budget spread sheet.
Sent from my iPhone
posted by Jeff Bennett
Kelli
Thank you, you are doing well please let the BoS have a look prior.
Thank you
John Caplis
Sent from my iPhone
I was waiting on the last of the Revenue…and I think Kate got it all entered today…so you will have it on Monday…I want to just go over it one more time before I send it out.Kelli PontbriandAccountantTown of Templeton978-894-2765From: Templeton, MA Advisory Board [mailto:templetonadvisoryboard@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 2:57 PM
To: accountant@templeton1.org
Cc: Nodrog here; Wilfred Spring; Kate Fulton; Jeff Bennett; Beverly Bartolomeo; Julie Farrell; Selectman Caplis
Subject: End of year Budget to Actual for FY16Kelli,Last week I asked if the the Advisory Committee would be able to get the End of Year Budget to Actual for FY16. It was indicated that it would be ready this week. Will it be available this week? The Committee is meeting next Wednesday and it will be necessary for us to receive it by then in order to help us with reviewing the BOS proposed budget changes for FY17.Thank you in advance for providing the BvA for FY16Wil
posted by Jeff Bennett
Thursday, July 28, 2016
What you could get from a public records request from within the office of the Board of Selectmen.
The Request: There are no strict rules that govern the manner in which requests for public
information should be made. Requests may be made in person or in writing.
Written requests may be made by mail, facsimile or email.(10) A requester must
provide the records custodian with a reasonable description of the desired
information.(11) A records custodian is expected to use his or her superior
knowledge of the records in his or her custody to assist the requester in
obtaining the desired information.12
Hi Jeff:
Please fill out the attached form. This makes it easier for this office to keep track of all of the public records requests.
Thank you.
Holly A. Young
I am unsure of why or how you would interpret “I am forwarding this to Holly in the selectman office. Please note that all records requests need to be directed to the Selectman’s office.”
as a refusal of responding to your public records request. Per the M.G.L. and the Secretary of States office, “Anyone may request records directly from the records custodian”, which in the case of Templeton, is me, per my job description and designation by the Selectmen. I realize that the M.G.L. describes any person that has physical custody of the records as a Records Custodian. However, as ALL documents regardless of which office they are kept in, are the property of the Town of Templeton, the Selectmen’s Office is the preferred avenue for records requests to come through.
I am not sure, however, that you are aware that with the current M.G.L. still in place, “Such request may be delivered in hand to the office of the custodian or mailed via first class mail. A written request is not required but is recommended. An oral request made in person (not by telephone) is permitted.” I do not see anywhere in the law that states that requests received via email must be answered or that it is the correct manner to request records. Regardless, our offices have been very cooperative in getting the documents you have requested via email to you in a timely manner. However, I see no reason why you cannot cooperate with the Town and fill out a standard form and email that to me as the Records Custodian so I may respond to your request.
I will respond to your request within the legal time limit and you may consider my response as a response to the email you sent to the Town Accountant.
the following is from the public records guide, available online to anyone.
Attend the next meeting of the Advisory Committee and you may see who received a 15.85% raise recently (it could be someone in the office of the selectmen.
I also have copies of other public record requests by email that were provided to others (not me).
posted by Jeff Bennett
So much for the new transparency in Templeton, request a public record, a schedule A, that the Town Accountant is responsible for filling out and you get the check with the selectmen, or "I am forwarding to the selectmen and all public record requests must go through them" Fill out this form they say (personnel in BOS office) I decide what goes out, etc etc.
Below is what I got from the Secretary of the Commonwealth (Secretary of State)
Must my request be in writing and do I need to use a specific form?
A written request is not required but is recommended. An oral request made in person (not by telephone) is permitted. To appeal the records custodian’s response to the Supervisor, however, a request must be in writing. There is no specific form that must be used to request records, nor is there any language that must be included in such a request. A records custodian may provide a form, but cannot demand that the form be used.
The schedule A form (a detailed statement of revenues and expenditures) is prepared by the Town Accountant who is responsible for this (normally) and the selectmen have nothing to do with it, as far as filling it in or keeping it, it belongs in the finance office and it is filed to the DOR by a predetermined due date. State aid payments may by law be withheld if this is not done. So the person who is responsible for filling this out and is the keeper of these items (custodian) but is not allowed to release them? In my view, this is equal to refuse to provide them. I will see what the Secretary of State has to say about this and the filling out of a form. Again, so much for transparency here in Templeton. I am curious to see what an email to the DLS gets me.
As one saying goes, talk is cheap and good whiskey costs money.
As a quote attributed to Ronald Reagan states; "if you cannot make them see the light, make them feel the heat"
posted by Jeff Bennett
Below is what I got from the Secretary of the Commonwealth (Secretary of State)
Must my request be in writing and do I need to use a specific form?
A written request is not required but is recommended. An oral request made in person (not by telephone) is permitted. To appeal the records custodian’s response to the Supervisor, however, a request must be in writing. There is no specific form that must be used to request records, nor is there any language that must be included in such a request. A records custodian may provide a form, but cannot demand that the form be used.
The schedule A form (a detailed statement of revenues and expenditures) is prepared by the Town Accountant who is responsible for this (normally) and the selectmen have nothing to do with it, as far as filling it in or keeping it, it belongs in the finance office and it is filed to the DOR by a predetermined due date. State aid payments may by law be withheld if this is not done. So the person who is responsible for filling this out and is the keeper of these items (custodian) but is not allowed to release them? In my view, this is equal to refuse to provide them. I will see what the Secretary of State has to say about this and the filling out of a form. Again, so much for transparency here in Templeton. I am curious to see what an email to the DLS gets me.
As one saying goes, talk is cheap and good whiskey costs money.
As a quote attributed to Ronald Reagan states; "if you cannot make them see the light, make them feel the heat"
posted by Jeff Bennett
Requesting public records in a Town under twenty thousand residents: this may be of interest to you:
| Brian Ferrarese (SEN) Jul 07/19/16 12:14 PM | |||||||||
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Hi Jeff,
I apologize for not getting back to you on this. The law reads that towns of less than 20,000 people may NOT charge for the first two hours.
A reasonable fee is defined as a rate equal to the lowest paid employee who has the necessary skill to perform the work and cannot exceed $25/hr. Black and white copies are limited to 5 cents per page. Under these new guidelines, a $650 charge from a city or town less than 20,000 people would have to be 1,000 pages ($50), and 26 hours of work at the maximum $25/hr rate (2 free hours plus 24 hours x $25).
I hope that this information is helpful, and again I apologize for the delay in response.
Brian
posted by Jeff Bennett
It would seem this is email shows that selectmen not only knew of the changes made to budget spread sheet after they voted on it, they approved of them by not speaking on it at Town meeting. They did nothing, they sat there and let it happen.
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| Robert Markel May 05/13/16 2:59 PM | |||||||||
| Mark Barrieau; Bev Bartolomeo; Katharine Fulton; Michael Greene; jpb01468; Gordon Moore; Wil Spring | |||||||||
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I was about to print the FY'17 budget with Advisory Committee recommendations. Decided to check all formulas and found that the TAB budget recommendation is $19K over.
Recommend that you convene tomorrow and vote changes. The Selectmen are going to vote the change that I implemented with regard to the Veterans Services budget, although they have already approved the changes.
Bob
Robert T. Markel
Interim Town Administrator
Town of Templeton
160 Patriots Road
East Templeton, MA 01438
(978)894-2753
posted by Jeff Bennett
Robert T. Markel
Interim Town Administrator
Town of Templeton
160 Patriots Road
East Templeton, MA 01438
(978)894-2753
posted by Jeff Bennett
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
By Kim Ring TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
Posted Jan. 15, 2008 at 6:00 AM
SPENCER
After interviewing for jobs in Vermont and Ohio last year and being turned down for both, Town Administrator Carter Terenzini has tendered his resignation, but it is unclear where he is headed next.
In a surprise move midway through last night’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen, board Chairman Vincent P. Cloutier made the announcement.
“This evening I regret to inform you that Carter Terenzini has officially resigned as town administrator,” he said, reading from a prepared statement. Mr. Cloutier said the board had not asked for Mr. Terenzini’s resignation.
Board members later met behind closed doors to begin working out details of Mr. Terenzini’s final weeks. His contract requires 90 days’ notice and no date has been set for his departure.
Mr. Terenzini was the town’s first administrator; he started work here in June 1999.
His tenure was colorful and, at times, controversial, though Mr. Cloutier said, “Whether you agreed with him or not, he has a style all his own and I believe that history will remember him in a very positive light.”
In 2005, Mr. Terenzini was criticized for submitting a misleading résumé for a job in Ashland. The document indicated he had a bachelor’s degree in public policy-administration, which, at that time, he did not. He sent a letter correcting the information to that town’s selectmen, but was passed over for the job.
He has since earned a master’s in business administration from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In 2006 he was disciplined behind closed doors for having a romantic liaison with a Town Hall employee. That incident had some residents calling for his ouster.
Last year he applied for, but did not get, two jobs. He was not selected for one in Barre, Vt. He sought a post in Oberlin, Ohio, but officials there removed his name from consideration for the city manager’s job after learning he had neglected to tell them about the Town Hall affair.
Still, selectmen last night said they were saddened to hear that he would be leaving.
“I will miss you sorely,” Peter J. Durant said.
Selectman John T. Gagnon said Mr. Terenzini “established a very good base in which the next town administrator can move forward.”
Board members voted to spend $8,000 to advertise the position. They said they will not comment further on Mr. Terenzini’s resignation.
In a prepared statement, Mr. Terenzini said he told people when he was hired that he planned to stay at the Spencer job from three to five years.
“The average life span for a manager who is any community’s first experience with this form of government is 1-1/2 years,” he said. “By any measure I have now enjoyed several lifetimes here in Spencer.”
Mr. Terenzini declined to say whether he has found another job. In his statement, he said the town has come a long way in the past nine years with sound finances and an emergency response system that was “tested by tragedy” in a incident during which an excess amount of lye was released into the town’s water supply.
posted by Jeff Bennett
A Small World:
Sterling residents were introduced for the first time to the contenders for the position of town administrator during an evening of interviews held by selectmen on Nov. 14.
Residents must wait until final discussion and a vote by the board at its regular meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20 to find out who will fill the post at the end of the year. The decision will be posted on thelandmark.com.
Recommended as the top three candidates for the post after Town Administrator Search Committee members conducted the research and pared the list down to Athol Town Manager Michael Slzosek of Ludlow, Moultonborough, N.H. Town Administrator Carter Terenzini of Spencer, and Templeton Town Coordinator Jeff Ritter of Harvard.
Selectman chairman Ronald Furmaniuk and vice chairman Brian Patacchiola were present for the interviews. According to Furmaniuk, although selectman Robert Cutler was unable to attend in person, he was watching the interviews from home through the local access programming. After the conclusion of the interviews, Furmaniuk and Patacchiola praised the search committee’s efforts, noting that all three were “excellent” candidates. Patacchiola remarked that he was “incredibly impressed” and “very excited” with the top choices, adding that each expressed “a pretty unique personality” and management style. He added that any one of the three would fit well in Sterling.
Slzosek, who has been town manager in Athol since 2012, had previously served in the same post for a little more than two years in Uxbridge and prior to that as town administrator in South Hadley and Ludlow. He had also run his own private law office from 1992-2004.
Slzosek said being involved with many elected officials over the years has influenced his management style, which he describes as collaborative and involves regular meetings with department heads and periodic staff meetings. “I try to get everybody on board,” he commented, adding, “I like people to follow my lead because they understand we’re going in the right direction, not because I pointed them there.” Slzosek stressed his “open door policy” which in Athol, he jokingly remarked, has left him with a rare opportunity for lunchtime breaks as that is when most come to see him over various concerns. He added more seriously, however, that regardless, “I get things done.”
Slzosek said he tends to be “fiscally conservative” in dealing with budgets. He noted that in his first year as Athol town manager, he worked to reduce town spending by about $300,000 because he felt the projected revenues would not support the higher budget.
During his interview, Terenzini noted he has more than 30 years of both public and private service, including his current position as town administrator for the town of Moultonborough, N.H. that he has held since 2008. Terenzini had previously served as town administrator for town of Spencer from 1999-2008, city manager for Mt. Morris, Mich. from 1997-1999, and town manager of Castleton, Vt. from 1994-1996.
In his letter to the search committee, Terenzini said, “You would be retaining someone with a reputation for team-building, innovation, and solid accomplishment who can generate enthusiasm over the driest of public policy matters.”
During his interview, Terenzini told selectmen that ultimately it must be a “good fit” between the town and its department heads and the choice of new town administrator. He said he was “realistic, creative, dependable” and a “strong communicator.”
Terenzini remarked that public service “is something that I enjoy, I have a passion for. I believe that a well-rounded government, a fiscally conservative government, a frugal government can be a positive factor in people’s lives in developing a sense of quality of life, of personal safety, of property safety, of educational opportunity that allows them to be and the community to be all that it can be.”
He pointed out some of the major issues facing Sterling, including infrastructural needs of town roads, the growing school budget, and services for seniors. He noted that it is the job of the Board of Selectmen to give him goals to work on, but at the end of the day, “It’s the people’s town.”
The third interview was Jeff Ritter, who lives in Harvard and has been serving as town administrator for Templeton for about one year. Previously, he had served as town administrator for about two years each for the towns of Hatfield and Harvard.
In his comments to the board, Ritter said, “frankly, my strong suit is my ability to facilitate.” He said that in his current role in Templeton, he has aided in a complete restructuring of the core of the town with the hiring of a new town treasurer and town counsel, and a new financial general ledger, charter of accounts, payroll system, Web site and email system.
“I work first and foremost for the board,” he said, “but through you, I work for the citizens, the taxpayers of Sterling.” He said his focus would be working on “common issues to move the town forward.”
Ritter noted that he would bring to the job his three-legged belief system: fact, law and transparency. Through this system, he would always seek out the solid facts in any pursuit or goal, determine whether these facts meet with local, state or federal law, and also conduct “the public’s business in public.”
He said that everyone in the town has the right to know what is being done and how. “There are no secrets. There can be no secrets,” he said. Like Slzosek, Ritter noted his belief in an “open door policy.”
Ritter said he believed that the job of the Board of Selectmen should be policy making and planning, but that the actual daily implementation of these policies and planning efforts should be done by the department heads and staff.
He said what attracted him to Sterling was the town’s possibility for future planning and growth.
He said town officials are in a good position to “drive change” and look into how the town can possibly grow by attracting light industry to Sterling while retaining its old New England charm, character and traditions. He also urged the possibility of planning for future projects and creating project plans and specs to be able to act quickly on state funding that might be made available.
Patacchiola said that officials are looking for a new administrator who “understands and cares about where we live.”
He added that the new town administrator should be passionate and invested and active in the community and should be able to work well with the staff.
Current Town Administrator Terri Ackerman will retire by the end of December.
Due to accumulated vacation time, she will remain on the town’s payroll until early January and has promised to assist in the transition when the new town administrator begins work.
posted by Jeff Bennett
March 25, 2015
MOULTONBOROUGH ⎯ Town Administrator Carter Terenzini has resigned his position effective April 1.Terenzini tendered his resignation last Tuesday, and a formal announcement was made at Thursday's selectmen's meeting.
Terenzini has served as Moultonborough's town administrator since March of 2008. Previously, he served as the town administrator of Spencer, Mass. for nine years, the city manager of Mount Morris, Michigan, and the town manager of Castleton, Vt.
Terenzini's resignation came following controversy over some of his actions.
In 2013, removal hearings took place against planning board members Josh Bartlett and Judy Ryerson following their rulings on the matter of Bear's Nest Trail LLC. Terenzini was instrumental in this process. At the hearing, the selectmen voted against removing Bartlett from the position and voted to discontinue the hearing for Ryerson.
Later that year, a petition signed by more than 200 people was submitted to the selectmen asking them not to renew Terenzini's contract due to the planning board removal hearings and a number of other grievances. The board did renew Terenzini's contract until 2016.
Petitioners then brought forward an article on this year's town warrant to remove the town administrator position effective on May 1. Petitioners said the article was an action of no confidence against Terenzini. Voters rejected the article at town meeting amid testimony that removing the position could be detrimental to town business.
The board of selectmen issued a press release on Friday announcing Terenzini's resignation with comments by now former board of selectmen chair Jonathan Tolman.
"The Board thanks Carter for his dedicated and passionate service to the community during his seven years as Town Administrator," Tolman stated in the press release. "We appreciate the depth of his knowledge and skill set and recognize the many contributions he has made to the town, from successfully leading us through our first negotiation, unionization, and collective bargaining agreement to helping the town to establish neighborhood input meetings and standards of practice for public works projects. During his tenure, Moultonborough was able to institute an affordable, quality health insurance plan for the benefit of our employees, all while saving the town over $200,000 per year. Carter also partnered with the community stakeholders to reduce areas of deficit, particularly in the Visiting Nurse Services. For this we are grateful."
According to the statement, Terenzini's resignation resulted from the board of selectmen's "philosophical shift as to the role of the Town Administrator's position in the operations of the town."
"Mr. Tolman said that Mr. Terenzini recognized the possible disruption to employees, volunteers, and organization by continuing in the employ of the town without the support of the full board membership and decided to resign in the best interest of the community," the statement read.
According to the press release, the future of the town administrator's position, including any filling of the position in the interim, will be the subject of coming board discussions.
"I want to thank the staff that I've had an opportunity to work with," Terenzini said at Thursday's meeting. "We've got some great folks."
Terenzini also thanked those who have called or emailed him.
He said he is certain he will get "as many things wrapped up as we can."
"I'd like to thank you for everything," said current board chair Chris Shipp.
Other members of the board gave Terenzini thanks as well.
posted by Jeff Bennett
Sunday, July 24, 2016
from the Massachusetts Municipal calendar:
AUGUST 1
Accountant: Notification of Total Receipts of Preceding Year The total actual local receipts (e.g., motor vehicle excise, fines, fees, water/sewer charges) of the previous fiscal year must be included on Schedule A of the Tax Rate Recapitulation Sheet (Recap) which is submitted by the Assessors to DOR. On the Recap, the Accountant certifies the previous fiscal year’s actual revenues, and the Assessors use this information to project the next fiscal year’s revenues. Any estimates of local receipts on the Recap that differ significantly from the previous year’s actual receipts must be accompanied by documentation justifying the change in order to be approved by the Commissioner of Revenue.
Seems like a good guide a good for someone putting together a spending plan showing where the money will come from to pay for it all.
posted by Jeff Bennett
AUGUST 1
Accountant: Notification of Total Receipts of Preceding Year The total actual local receipts (e.g., motor vehicle excise, fines, fees, water/sewer charges) of the previous fiscal year must be included on Schedule A of the Tax Rate Recapitulation Sheet (Recap) which is submitted by the Assessors to DOR. On the Recap, the Accountant certifies the previous fiscal year’s actual revenues, and the Assessors use this information to project the next fiscal year’s revenues. Any estimates of local receipts on the Recap that differ significantly from the previous year’s actual receipts must be accompanied by documentation justifying the change in order to be approved by the Commissioner of Revenue.
Seems like a good guide a good for someone putting together a spending plan showing where the money will come from to pay for it all.
posted by Jeff Bennett
All -
>
> The link below is to the first draft of the FY'17 operating budget. Some
> very
> important information is not yet available, i.e., the Governor's Local Aid
> recommendation; health and general insurance costs; the school assessment;
> Worcester County Retirement assessment, etc. There is also a strong
> possibility
> that there will be an additional $175,000 in available revenue; we are waiting
> for DOR approval.
>
> Here are a few changes:
>
> 1. This is an omnibus budget. I have included spending by non-general
> funds agencies at the bottom of the G.F. budget, i.e., Ambulance/EMS;
> Revolving
> Account Spending; Community Preservation; and Sewer Department. Numbers from
> prior years are missing and will be updated when financial records are in
> order.
>
>
> 2. No new initiatives are funded in the T.A. budget recommendation only
> estimated fixed cost increases. When we know the amount of new revenue that
> will be available in FY'17, the Selectmen and I will review departmental new
> initiative requests and decide on funding.
>
> 3. Actual spending for each line item is included for FY'15.
>
> 4. On the Revenue worksheet, there is a deduction to fund OPEB for the
> second year. We are working on the actuarial update.
>
> 5. The FY'16 Revised Budget is included, reflecting changes at the
> Special
> Town Meeting in November.
>
> 6. Account numbers from our new chart of accounts are included. These
> match up with UMAS and will make reporting to the DOR much easier and more
> accurate.
>
> 7. The Health and Building Departments are merged into a single budget
> called Inspectional Services. This reflects that they already share staff and
> an expense budget.
>
> 8. The former Communications Department is now called Dispatch,
> reflecting
> the recent changes made by the BoS and Chief of Police.
>
> 9. Individual budgets are hyperlinked. Clicking on a department at the
> top
> will move the curser to that department's budget. Clicking the 'index'
> hyperlink to the left of each budget will return the curser to the top.
>
> 10. This budget will be updated when new information becomes available.
> The
> Selectmen begin their review towards the end of January. Rather than send
> various versions, I am sending the link below to allow you to review and print
> the latest version.
>
> 11. The list of new initiatives/requests from department heads is
> attached.
>
> https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=6E2A03A56827D19F!20523&authkey=!AM03yvYg0yNRmtE&ithint=file%2cxlsx
> Bob
>
> Robert T. Markel
> Interim Town Administrator
> Town of Templeton
> 160 Patriots Road
> East Templeton, MA 01438
> (978)894-2753
posted by Jeff Bennett
>
> The link below is to the first draft of the FY'17 operating budget. Some
> very
> important information is not yet available, i.e., the Governor's Local Aid
> recommendation; health and general insurance costs; the school assessment;
> Worcester County Retirement assessment, etc. There is also a strong
> possibility
> that there will be an additional $175,000 in available revenue; we are waiting
> for DOR approval.
>
> Here are a few changes:
>
> 1. This is an omnibus budget. I have included spending by non-general
> funds agencies at the bottom of the G.F. budget, i.e., Ambulance/EMS;
> Revolving
> Account Spending; Community Preservation; and Sewer Department. Numbers from
> prior years are missing and will be updated when financial records are in
> order.
>
>
> 2. No new initiatives are funded in the T.A. budget recommendation only
> estimated fixed cost increases. When we know the amount of new revenue that
> will be available in FY'17, the Selectmen and I will review departmental new
> initiative requests and decide on funding.
>
> 3. Actual spending for each line item is included for FY'15.
>
> 4. On the Revenue worksheet, there is a deduction to fund OPEB for the
> second year. We are working on the actuarial update.
>
> 5. The FY'16 Revised Budget is included, reflecting changes at the
> Special
> Town Meeting in November.
>
> 6. Account numbers from our new chart of accounts are included. These
> match up with UMAS and will make reporting to the DOR much easier and more
> accurate.
>
> 7. The Health and Building Departments are merged into a single budget
> called Inspectional Services. This reflects that they already share staff and
> an expense budget.
>
> 8. The former Communications Department is now called Dispatch,
> reflecting
> the recent changes made by the BoS and Chief of Police.
>
> 9. Individual budgets are hyperlinked. Clicking on a department at the
> top
> will move the curser to that department's budget. Clicking the 'index'
> hyperlink to the left of each budget will return the curser to the top.
>
> 10. This budget will be updated when new information becomes available.
> The
> Selectmen begin their review towards the end of January. Rather than send
> various versions, I am sending the link below to allow you to review and print
> the latest version.
>
> 11. The list of new initiatives/requests from department heads is
> attached.
>
> https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=6E2A03A56827D19F!20523&authkey=!AM03yvYg0yNRmtE&ithint=file%2cxlsx
> Bob
>
> Robert T. Markel
> Interim Town Administrator
> Town of Templeton
> 160 Patriots Road
> East Templeton, MA 01438
> (978)894-2753
posted by Jeff Bennett
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