ATM - May 2025

Look at town meeting warrant, light commissioners elected salary.

Light $2550.00 each. Tempelton water commissioners elected salary $2550.00.

Sewer commissioners $3000.00 each

select board members $2550.00 each

Light commissioner and water commissioners are the same three people. Now, in MA, elected persons getting paid $5000.00 or more, are eligible to take part in town retirement system, which increases the cost of that (WCRR) Again, that is a Town cost and in the case of enterprise fund depts., which light & water are, those costs are passed on to rate payers. But the total WCRR is a line item in the town GF budget, the higher the cost, the more GF money goes there and is not available for other things.

This is simple fact information.

It is up to town meeting to vote those salaries/stipends, etc.