Talk about wasting people's time, advisory committee to meet with selectmen on July 12 to transfer funds from fire dept. to information technology and to insurance and benefits.
1. annual town meeting in May, town meeting voted to transfer $52,500.00 into insurance and benefits and now they have to put more money in to that account.
2. They did not know this back on June 28, 2 days before the end of the fiscal year?
Either need a new accountant or a new abacus or both. While they are at it, buy the town administrator a new calculator and include some lessons on use.
May 2023 Templeton annual town meeting,
article #2 On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to approve and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred
Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($202,500.00) for supplemental appropriations to the Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Budget as follows:
Department Amount Reason
Insurance & Benefits $52,500 Increased Enrollment
And to meet said appropriation by a transfer of said sum from certified free cash.
Passed/May 10th @ 6:17pm
Using free cash to support town budget, which goes against town policy. May 2023 monthly expenditure report, shows $117,483.78. This report was sent out June 12, 2023, so on June 28, 2023, selectmen and advisory met to transfer money from town reserve to highway and no one knew at that time how much money was in insurance and benefits and how much was needed to make final payment/ Again, we need a new accountant!
