from the Annual Town Meeting Warrant of May 19, 2018:

ARTICLE 21: FY 2019 GENERAL FUND OPERATING (OPEX) BUDGET
 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Eight Million Town Hundred Twenty Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Eight Dollars and no cents ($8,220,298.00 ) for the operations of General Government for Fiscal Year 2019, and to meet said appropriation with a transfer of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($250,000.00) from the Ambulance receipts reserved for appropriation, anticipated receipts, and the balance from taxation. Or take any other action related thereto.
Submitted by the Board of Selectmen
Majority Vote Required

On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to appropriate the sum of Eight Million, Two Hundred Twenty Thousand, Two Hundred Ninety Eight Dollars and no cents ($8,220,298.00) for the operations of General Government for Fiscal Year 2019, and to meet said appropriation with a transfer of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($250,000.00) from the Ambulance receipts reserved for appropriation, anticipated receipts, and the balance from taxation.

Passed/May 19th @ 12:46 pm


ARTICLE 24: SUPPLEMENTAL FY 2019 OPERATING BUDGET RE: FIRE/EMS
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Seventy Thousand Two Hundred Forty Six Dollars and No Cents, ($470,246.00), subject to the successful passage of a Proposition 2 ½ Over-Ride, so-called, for supplemental appropriations to the FY 2019 Operating Budget for the following departments:

                                    Fire/EMS                       $290,740
                                    Police                             $  23,000
                                    Insurance & Benefits     $133,890
                                    Highway                        $  15,000
                                    Snow & Ice                    $    7,616
Or take any other action related thereto.
Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Majority Vote Required


On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Seventy Thousand Two Hundred Forty Six Dollars and No Cents, ($470,246.00), for supplemental appropriations to the FY 2019 Operating Budget for the following departments:

                                    Fire/EMS                       $290,740
                                    Police                             $  23,000
                                    Insurance & Benefits     $133,890
                                    Highway                        $  15,000
                                    Snow & Ice                    $    7,616



Passed/May 19th @ 12:54 pm

FY 2019 GENERAL FUND OPERATING (OPEX) BUDGET - $8,220,298.00
FY 2019 supplemental operating budget (override)                       $   470,246.00

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,690,544.00


Perhaps selectmen Julie Richard can explain how the above figures do not represent the general fund budget / spending plan.

FY 2020 General Fund Operating  (OPEX) Budget figure . . . . . . .$9,690,274.00

Can selectmen Julie Richard explain how the above figure does not represent the general fund operating budget?   How is this not an approximate one million dollar increase over the prior fiscal year?