I believe the selectmen and interim town administrator need to review and read the Templeton town by-laws. These were voted on and passed by the people who elect you and/or pay your salary. You work for them! You do not work for the school district, you are suppose to work for what is best for the whole Town! So lets review the Town by-laws, voted on and approved by the voters and checked by the Attorney General of the Commonwealth.

Templeton Town by-laws - Article IV - Advisory Committee:

Section 4a. All articles, other than those deemed by the Board of Selectmen to constitute an emergency, sought to be inserted in the Town Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting shall be filed with the Board of Selectmen, and referred by them to the Advisory Committee on or before April 10th and all articles sought to be inserted in the Warrant for a Special Town Meeting shall be referred by the Board of Selectmen to the Advisory Committee at least 14 days before the date set for such meeting.    Amended 5-16-13 

NOT AT SELECTMEN CONVENIENCE!

Section 5. In the discharge of its duty, said committee shall have free access to all books of record and accounts, bills and vouchers on which money has been or may be paid from the town treasury. Officers, boards, and committees of the town shall, upon request, furnish said committee with facts, figures, and any other information pertaining to their several activities.

Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Advisory Committee to make an annual report of its doings, with recommendations relative to financial matters and the conduct of town business, to be contained in the annual town report.

Since selectmen Brooks reads this blog, read that and tell the rest of the selectmen and the Town Administrator, Advisory Committee has a right to see the budget changes, amendments etc., when they ask for the information and it is not at your convenience, the people who elect you said so in their vote!

posted by Jeff Bennett