To try and move forward in a responsible manner and to update a prior town meeting vote; as well as to allow full funding of necessary items to properly and safely operate a town ambulance, I proposed the following to the other members of the board of selectmen and town administrator.

Since many talk about fully supporting public safety, it was disappointing to see the rest of the board take the easy way, the way of the town administrator and say, this proposed change is not ready for prime time.

The proposal would have limited the ability of the town administrator to use ambulance receipts funds to support general fund budget - the easy way.

Amend town meeting vote:

ARTICLE ?? Create Ambulance receipts reserved for appropriation: To see if the Town will vote to amend the motion for Article 8 of the November 7, 2011 Special Town Meeting; to create a fire-ambulance receipts reserved for appropriation account where collected ambulance receipts for services are placed beginning with fiscal year 2013.

The motion will be changed from:

To create a fire-ambulance receipts reserved for appropriation account where collected ambulance receipts for services are placed beginning with fiscal year 2013.

To:

To see if the Town will vote to create a Fire Department-Ambulance
Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account where collected ambulance
receipts for services are placed and monies are expended only through a Town Meeting vote for the purpose of funding various ambulance/fire department requests, to include, equipment, gear, medical supplies and capital items beginning in fiscal year 2022.

 

 So that the amended entire motion shall now read as follows:

 

To see if the Town will vote to create a Fire Department-Ambulance
Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account where collected ambulance
receipts for services are placed and monies are expended only through a Town Meeting vote for the purpose of funding various ambulance/fire department requests, to include, equipment, gear, medical supplies and capital items pursuant to the betterment of the fire dept. / ambulance services as deemed by the Templeton fire chief, beginning in fiscal year 2022.