from the Templeton Town website under town meetings.
Annual Town Meeting of May 14, 2016.


A substitute motion was duly made and seconded that the Advisory budget of Thirteen Million Six Hundred Ninety Eight Thousand Four Hundred and Two Dollars ($ 13,698,402) be hereby appropriated to pay for municipal and schools operating expenses and for debt service and the Worcester County Retirement assessment for Fiscal Year 2017, and to set the salary and compensation of all elected and appointed officers of the Town as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as set forth in a document entitled “Town of Templeton FY 2017 General Fund Budget under the column entitled as FY 2017 Advisory Board Recommended Budget.

 A motion was duly made and seconded to move the substitute motion.
 Passed Unanimously/May 16th @ 11:49am
 On the substitute motion. Defeated/May 16th @ 11:50am

 An amended motion was duly made and seconded to amend the FY2017 General Fund Budget under Selectmen Budget: 
Tree Warden Salaries 1000-294-200-51-5115-0000 of $3,000 be moved to Highway Superintendent Salaries 1000-421-400-51-5110-0000 of the same amount $3,000.

 Passed Unanimously/May 16th @ 11:53am

 A substitute motion was duly made and seconded to go through the FY’17 budget line item by line item.
 Defeated/May 16th @ 12:10pm
 On the main motion with the amendment.
Passed Unanimously/May 16th @ 12:27pm

The ATM was held on Saturday, May 14, 2016 so how did motions get passed on May 16, 2016?
If this  is the official posting, well, Houston, we have a problem!

posted by Jeff Bennett