What town meeting voted for, November 15, 2023 - ARTICLE 6: ADOPT M.G.L. c. 90, § 17C

To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 90, Section 17C of the General Laws, to authorize the Select Board to establish a speed limit of 25 miles per hour on town-owned roadways within thickly settled or business districts.

Or take any other action related thereto.

Submitted by the Select Board

Majority Vote Required

On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to accept the provisions of Chapter 90, Section 17C of the General Laws, to authorize the Select Board to establish a speed limit of 25 miles per hour on town-owned roadways within thickly settled or business districts.

Passed/November 15th @ 7:17 pm

The law states this: Section 17C. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the city council, the transportation commissioner of the city of Boston, the board of selectmen, park commissioners, a traffic commission or traffic director of a city or town that accepts this section in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4 may, in the interests of public safety and without further authority, establish a speed limit of 25 miles per hour on any roadway inside a thickly settled or business district in the city or town on any way that is not a state highway.

(b) Upon establishing a speed limit under this section, the city or town shall notify the department. The operation of a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of a speed limit established under this section shall be a violation of section 17.

I am not sure when they were put in place, but on April 9, 2025 around 10:30 A.M., 

A Templeton town highway dept. employee just removed the 2 25 MPH speed limit signs that were on Brooks Village/Carruth Road. My opinion, this was a case of good use of face book. The process was not followed so a town employee (s) wasted time and material, to place a couple signs and then took them up all because someone did not follow procedure.

 Templeton 3rd qtr. meals tax =

$17,630.00. Total so far = $63,686.00.

Looking back to fy2021, 3rd qtr (March) has always been lowest qtr., with June climbing back up, hope that trend continues for a fifth year.

 From The Gardner News - December 2024https://www.thegardnernews.com/story/news/education/2024/10/16/narragansett-regional-school-districts-top-earners-for-fiscal-2024-superintendent-principal-teacher/75622276007/

The top 20 highest-earning Templeton employees during fiscal 2024 all made six-figure salaries, many of whom were from the Police Department or Light Department.

The town spent $6,670,193 in FY24 on the payroll of 240 employees. In FY23, the town paid a total of $6,183,928 on the salaries of 215 employees, and only 13 employees earned a six-figure salary.

The highest earner is Police Sgt. Derek Hall, who earned a total of $170,339, which included $47,752 in overtime. After Hall is Detective Eric Smith, who earned a total of $154,557 with $35,251 in overtime. The third highest earner is Nicholas Malnati, a patrolman who earned a total of $150,354 with $46,203 in overtime in FY24.

The fourth highest earner is John Driscoll, the Municipal Light and Water Plant general manager, with a salary of $147,914. Following Driscoll is the department's Lead Lineman Nicholas Houston, who earned $11,997 in overtime and made a total income of $131,925. The sixth-highest earner is Joseph Parker, a lineman for the light department, who earned $11,971 in overtime and earned a total of $129,948.

Michael Bennett, the town's police chief, earned a salary of $128,251, which makes him the seventh-highest earner. Electric Superintendent Thomas Berry earned $125,386, making him the eighth-highest earner. The ninth-highest earner is Shane Egan, a lineman for the Light and Water Department with a salary of $125,386. Egan earned $8,563 in overtime this past fiscal year. Steven Flis, a police sergeant, earned $31,329 in overtime, giving him a total salary of $120,723 in FY24, making him the 10th highest earner.

Last Name	First Name	Employee Position	Total Earnings	Overtime/Other
Hall	Derek	Police Sergeant	$170,339.01	$47,752.76
Smith	Eric	Detective	$154,577.62	$35,251.77
Malnati	Nicholas	Patrolman	$150,354.78	$46,203.06
Driscoll	John	Municipal Light and Water Plant General Manager	$147,914.84	0.00
Houston	Nicholas	Lead Lineman	$131,925.83	$11,997.76
Parker	Joseph	Lineman	$129,948.49	$11,971.18
Bennett	Michael	Police Chief	$128,251.45	$0.00
Berry	Thomas	Electric Superintendent	$125,386.54	$0.00
Egan	Shane	Lineman	$123,830.49	$8,563.16
Flis	Steven	Police Sergeant	$120,723.83	$31,329.68
Welch	Noah	Police Officer	$114,777.97	$14,335.72
Daniels	Kyle	Firefighter/ Paramedic	$114,315.05	$44,439.05
White	John	Lead Lineman	$109,661.10	$391.50
Lamontagne	Adam	Town Administrator	$107,850.00	$0.00
Donahue	Daniel	Police Officer	$107,785.08	$14,158.04
Deschenes III	Robert	Police Officer	$106,519.65	$21,418.71
Schwinger	Scott	Water Superintendent	$105,649.47	$14,962.68
Gearin	Tyler	Groundsman	$104,614.06	$5,945.18
Matson	Caleb	Police Officer	$103,881.07	$19,969.05
Chapman	William	Police Officer	$103,122.03	$10,579.20

Templeton Town employees who had the top 20 highest earned salaries in FY24. Overtime/other earnings are included in the total earnings.

Use this link to check how much Templeton Assessors have put aside for overlay reserve.

https://dlsgateway.dor.state.ma.us/reports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=Dashboard.Cat_1_Reports.OL1PerLevy351 

Town overlay fund

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https://dlsgateway.dor.state.ma.us/reports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=Analysis.TaxImpactCalc

https://www.templetonma.gov/home/news/budget-book-for-fy26