To Bob M.
If you go to the Templeton Town website, click on boards and committees then board of selectmen, click town policies then board of selectmen policies and procedures.
Read through them and see what you think, that is one thing I put together and brought to the board of selectmen for consideration. I believe they were the first local guidelines for present and future selectmen to follow. There are guidelines for how and who puts the meeting agenda together, how meetings will run, time line for meeting length, how items brought up at a meeting will be dealt with and so on. That was something I thought would help the town and it's elected representatives on the select board. You see, screwing with smart is easy and only takes about ten minutes of my online time. You notice that when he makes a statement such as "the light PILOT was first lost on jeffy's watch" is proven untrue, smart deflects and goes on another rant. It is fine when he rants about Templeton light but if anyone talks about highway, such as the labor contract, he goes off. It is too easy to rile smart and it is a bit of enjoyment for me to do so. He continually takes from the town while I try to give back.
Thanks for reading here.
posted by Jeff Bennett
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Templeton Town elections; Support and elect Diane Brooks and Julie Farrell. I feel right now, the most important thing for the select board would be experience and experience comes from doing rather than theory. While we may disagree on some things, I feel there could be a good working relationship between the select board and the Advisory Committee which will be good for the Town. agree to disagree on things but remember the big picture, THE ENTIRE TOWN and I feel those two candidates fit better, right now rather than an unknown. It is my opinion that in order to progress, you must know and understand the mistakes of the past and I believe those two candidates fit into what Templeton needs now and for the next three to five years. (if elected, do not get to comfy, as I am not going anywhere, no matter where I sit!)
posted by Jeff Bennett
posted by Jeff Bennett
david smart3:49 PM
Nice Job JEFFY the point and one you have proven all by yourself is the reason and I Quote "We don't want to give a pilot because the Board of Selectman can't run the town." With the missing 500k on your watch and with the money we give them who can trust it will be put to good use. Why waste it like we have over the years.
Where is the 500k people would ask.We will do a road project instead.
What we got was a light bill paid at their cost. That's it.
Your boss at the time KENNY R. told dana at town meeting we wouldn't pay the light bill because the town didn't have it to pay them. Most town employees were put on furlough and sent home for 7+ weeks. As a Team player i volunteered to work at town hall and did what i could for the town.
Many people asked me why go volunteer after they lay you off?
It's still my town weather i work for it or not.
I would have thought many more would step up to help but it seem the core of the people who care step up while others are content to watch.
I thank all who helped even you jeff when we took a tarp up to cover the bad roof with Wil and his friend to keep the building from the disaster it would have been.
Where is the 500k people would ask.We will do a road project instead.
What we got was a light bill paid at their cost. That's it.
Your boss at the time KENNY R. told dana at town meeting we wouldn't pay the light bill because the town didn't have it to pay them. Most town employees were put on furlough and sent home for 7+ weeks. As a Team player i volunteered to work at town hall and did what i could for the town.
Many people asked me why go volunteer after they lay you off?
It's still my town weather i work for it or not.
I would have thought many more would step up to help but it seem the core of the people who care step up while others are content to watch.
I thank all who helped even you jeff when we took a tarp up to cover the bad roof with Wil and his friend to keep the building from the disaster it would have been.
smart, wrong .....AGAIN!
If Kenny R is referencing Ken Robinson, former member of the select board, he was never my boss, he was yours but never my boss, never was, never will be!
Missing $500 thousand dollars???? Never seen that, never heard of missing money, so smart is wrong again!
smart may wish to speak with Wil Spring on that but as stated at public meetings, the 500 thousand was the result of numbers in the wrong places, left off information, wrong amounts used, as in ambulance receipts listed on revenue side but not on expense side as required.Also, some warrant articles where money was involved that were not counted.
If smart is following any highway employees to their homes, smart may wish to stop following town employees home and stop causing trouble in the department he works in, thought he was a big union rep who looks out for employees?? again, if he is following employees to their homes and other things like that, he may wish to stay in his lane and be a good little town employee and bow to the board of selectmen, for they are the ones that give you all your freebies. Again, smart is wrong.
posted by Jeff Bennett
2 more meetings left to do!
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
To jpb01468@comcast.net
Thank you! A very misleading typo. Yes, the correct word should be “now”.
From: JEFF BENNETT [mailto:jpb01468@comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2017 10:30 AM
To: Ferrarese, Brian (SEN)
Subject: Re: Ch. 90 Local Road Repair Bill
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2017 10:30 AM
To: Ferrarese, Brian (SEN)
Subject: Re: Ch. 90 Local Road Repair Bill
Brian
"both branches must not vote . . ." I am assuming it should be "must now vote . . . "
regards;
Jeff Bennett
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
What you sometimes get for your tax dollars - or not:
From: Templeton, MA Advisory Board [mailto:templetonadvisoryboard@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2017 12:21 PM
To: Paul Grubb <grubbp@comcast.net>; Jeff Bennett <jpb01468@comcast.net>; townadministrator <townadministrator@templeton1.org>; Holly <hyoung@templeton1.org>
Cc: Beverly Bartolomeo <bartsfarm@comcast.net>; Gordon Moore <GordonGMoore@yahoo.com>; Julie Farrell <jfarrell59@gmail.com>; Katharine Fulton <fultonkate@hotmail.com>; Wilfred Spring <185wilberdr@gmail.com>; Diane Haley Brooks, Selectwoman <seldhaleybrooks@templeton1.org>; Doug Morrison, Selectmen <seldmorrison@templeton1.org>; John Columbus, Selectmen <seljcolumbus@templeton1.org>; Julie Richard, Selectwoman <seljrichard@templeton1.org>; Selectman Caplis <Selectmen.Caplis@templeton1.org>; Carol Harris <townclerk@templeton1.org>; Derek Hall <dhall@templeton1.org>
Subject: Fwd: Notice of Advisory Board newest member Paul Grubb as required by by-law
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2017 12:21 PM
To: Paul Grubb <grubbp@comcast.net>; Jeff Bennett <jpb01468@comcast.net>; townadministrator <townadministrator@templeton1.org>; Holly <hyoung@templeton1.org>
Cc: Beverly Bartolomeo <bartsfarm@comcast.net>; Gordon Moore <GordonGMoore@yahoo.com>; Julie Farrell <jfarrell59@gmail.com>; Katharine Fulton <fultonkate@hotmail.com>; Wilfred Spring <185wilberdr@gmail.com>; Diane Haley Brooks, Selectwoman <seldhaleybrooks@templeton1.org>; Doug Morrison, Selectmen <seldmorrison@templeton1.org>; John Columbus, Selectmen <seljcolumbus@templeton1.org>; Julie Richard, Selectwoman <seljrichard@templeton1.org>; Selectman Caplis <Selectmen.Caplis@templeton1.org>; Carol Harris <townclerk@templeton1.org>; Derek Hall <dhall@templeton1.org>
Subject: Fwd: Notice of Advisory Board newest member Paul Grubb as required by by-law
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Good Morning Wil:
I had told you it was something that is more difficult to do, so that’s something I need to do-that’s why you couldn’t do it.
It’s been on my list since we spoke, but my list it just very long. I just added Paul on there, so he is all set.
Holly A. Young
Holly A. Young,
Assistant to the Town Administrator
Town of Templeton
Town Hall, Room 6
P.O. Box 620, 160 Patriots Road
East Templeton, MA 01438
Phone 978-894-2762 - Fax 978-894-2801
posted by Jeff Bennett
Monday, April 24, 2017
Annual Town Meeting 2010
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2009, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, or to take any other action relative thereto. On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2009, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
Passed Unanimously/May 11th @ 7:19
Annual Town meeting 2011
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2010, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or to take any other action relative thereto. On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2010, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.
Passed Unanimously/May 10th @ 7:51
Annual Town meeting 2012
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2011, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, or to take any other action relative thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen On a motion duly made and seconded the town voted to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2011, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. Passed by 2/3 Vote/May 15th @ 8:08
Annual Town meeting of 2013
Article 13 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2012 for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or to take any other action relative thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen On a motion duly made and seconded the town voted to accept the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) from the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2012, as a payment in lieu of taxes to the Town, and that said payment be used to offset FY 14 town expenses as part of “Town Balanced Budget”.
Passed/May 14th @ 8:51
The Annual Town Meeting held in 2014, was the year that the light department began "paying for" light charges of town buildings and street lights. So, I do not find where Dave Smart's comment about no PILOT payment while I served on the select board from about May 19, 2011 until about March 17, 2014 has any truth to it. The information is on Town Meeting record and annual Town reports.
oops!
posted by Jeff Bennett
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2009, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, or to take any other action relative thereto. On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2009, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
Passed Unanimously/May 11th @ 7:19
Annual Town meeting 2011
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2010, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or to take any other action relative thereto. On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2010, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.
Passed Unanimously/May 10th @ 7:51
Annual Town meeting 2012
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2011, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, or to take any other action relative thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen On a motion duly made and seconded the town voted to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2011, for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. Passed by 2/3 Vote/May 15th @ 8:08
Annual Town meeting of 2013
Article 13 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the surplus funds of the operating account of the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2012 for use by the Assessors to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or to take any other action relative thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen On a motion duly made and seconded the town voted to accept the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) from the Municipal Lighting Plant as of December 31, 2012, as a payment in lieu of taxes to the Town, and that said payment be used to offset FY 14 town expenses as part of “Town Balanced Budget”.
Passed/May 14th @ 8:51
The Annual Town Meeting held in 2014, was the year that the light department began "paying for" light charges of town buildings and street lights. So, I do not find where Dave Smart's comment about no PILOT payment while I served on the select board from about May 19, 2011 until about March 17, 2014 has any truth to it. The information is on Town Meeting record and annual Town reports.
oops!
posted by Jeff Bennett
Just to give you a warm fuzzy feeling, it was stated at tonight's selectmen meeting that the snow & ice fund is in deficit by $130,000.00. Fire/EMS fund is short, the highway maintenance/supplies fund that we transferred $10,000.00 into will probably not make it to the end of the year (should have went with the department head number rather than the T/A number?) The Warrant for the upcoming Town meeting was/will be changed again and the Advisory Committee will not have it as required by Templeton Town by-laws.
Update: Templeton General Town by-laws state the Advisory Committee is suppose to have the Warrant by April 10. It was also stated that the Ambulance receipts fund is running short as in the projections are falling short, as in the fund will not have the at least $325,000.00 that an article for Town meeting asks for that amount to be transferred from Ambulance receipts to the general fund.
Still using one time funds as well to support the general fund spending plan.
posted by Jeff Bennett
Update: Templeton General Town by-laws state the Advisory Committee is suppose to have the Warrant by April 10. It was also stated that the Ambulance receipts fund is running short as in the projections are falling short, as in the fund will not have the at least $325,000.00 that an article for Town meeting asks for that amount to be transferred from Ambulance receipts to the general fund.
Still using one time funds as well to support the general fund spending plan.
posted by Jeff Bennett
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