Sunday, December 2, 2018

In case the selectmen have forgotten:

Town Meeting vote has spoken on many things concerning the Templeton Sewer Department, charged with overseeing those things are the elected Templeton Sewer Commissioners, I also recall Town Meeting voted for raises for non-union Sewer department employees, no strings attached. Where are those raises?

ARTICLE 16: FY 2019 SEWER DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Million Seventy Seven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Five Dollars and No Cents ($1,077,355.00) to operate the Sewer Department for Fiscal Year 2019 and to meet said appropriation by a transfer of Thirty Six Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Six Dollars and No Cents ($36,656.00) from the certified retained earnings of the Sewer Fund and the balance from the receipts and revenues to be collected on behalf of the Sewer Department for said fiscal year. Or take any other action related thereto.
Submitted by the Board of Selectmen for the Sewer Commission -Majority Vote Required

On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to appropriate the sum of One Million Seventy Seven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Five Dollars and No Cents ($1,077,355.00) to operate the Sewer Department for Fiscal Year 2019 and to meet said appropriation by a transfer of Thirty Six Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Six Dollars and No Cents ($36,656.00) from the certified retained earnings of the Sewer Fund and the balance from the receipts and revenues to be collected on behalf of the Sewer Department for said fiscal year. 
Passed Unanimously/May 19th @ 12:16 pm

ARTICLE 17: DEFERRED MAINTENANCE SEWER DEPARTMENT
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Seventy Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($70,000.00) to address a series of items upon which maintenance has been deferred and to meet said appropriation by a transfer of said sum from the certified retained earnings of the Sewer Fund. Or take any other action related thereto.
Submitted by the Board of Selectmen for the Sewer Commission
Majority Vote Required
On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to appropriate the sum of Seventy Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($70,000.00) to address a series of items upon which maintenance has been deferred and to meet said appropriation by a transfer of said sum from the certified retained earnings of the Sewer Fund.
Passed Unanimously/May 19th @ 12:16 pm

ARTICLE 15. RATIFICATION OF PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED SEWER BOND
see if the Town will vote to ratify, approve and confirm the vote adopted under Article 10 of the Warrant at the May 14, 2016 Town Meeting, pursuant to which the Town voted to authorize the borrowing of Two Million and Three Hundred Thousand Dollars and no cents ($2,300,000.00) to pay costs of the Pleasant Street sewer pump station project, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto; or take any other action relative thereto.
Submitted by the Board of Selectmen for the Sewer Commission - 2/3 Vote Required
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On a motion duly made and seconded the town voted that the Town ratify, approve and confirm the vote adopted under Article 10 of the Warrant at the May 14, 2016 Town Meeting, pursuant to which the Town voted to authorize the borrowing of Two Million and Three Hundred Thousand Dollars and no cents ($2,300,000.00) to pay costs of the Pleasant Street sewer pump station project, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto.
Passed Unanimously/May 13th @ 11:37am

ARTICLE 10 PLEASANT STREET PUMP STATION REPLACEMENT
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds the sum of Two Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,400,000) to pay for the replacement of the Pleasant Street sewer pump station; said sum is to be raised from sewer user charges and fees, entrance fees, tipping fees paid by disposal contractors, betterments and other fees and monies collected as per Sewer Department Rules by the Town of Templeton Sewer Department; or to take any other action relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen for the Sewer Commission
On a motion duly made and seconded the town voted to raise and appropriate, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds the sum of Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,300,000) to pay for the replacement of the Pleasant Street sewer pump station; said sum is to be raised from sewer user charges and fees, entrance fees, tipping fees paid by disposal contractors, betterments and other fees and monies collected as per Sewer Department Rules by the Town of Templeton Sewer Department. 

Passed Unanimously/May 14th @ 12:49pm