So, hopping into the time machine, back to 1996, October 23 @ 7:00 P.M. at a special town meeting

Article 4: To see if the Town will vote to amend the action taken under article 46 of the warrant for the 1996 ATM relative to the Sewer Enterprise Funds do to increase the total appropriation by $1,400,000.00 such additional monies to be raised from sewer receipts and to be used to defray the expenses of the sewer enterprise fund for sewer department, or to take any action relative thereto.

On a substitute motion the Town voted to amend the action taken under article #46 of the warrant for the 1996 annual town meeting relative to the sewer enterprise funds so as to increase the total appropriation by $1,400,000.00 Such additional monies to be raised from tipping fees from outside sewer haulers to the Town of Templeton publicly owned treatment works (P.O.T.W.) The additional monies raised to be used by the Sewer Commissioners for the operating costs of the Town of Templeton publicly owned treatment works, (P.O.T.W.), legal expenses, engineering expense and other expenses associated with P.O.T.W.

Did not find any warrant for a Town Meeting rescinding this vote and I logically conclude that other expenses associated to include any raise in pay for employees, budgeted for.

The referenced Town Meeting is listed on the Templeton Town website.