Okay boys and girls, please pay attention and mark this on your calendar: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. in the KIVA. A public forum, information, discussion, questions, ideas. You will have an opportunity to say how you feel about the new Templeton elementary school. Should it be Templeton students only in grades 1 thru 5 or should it be Templeton and Phillipston students grade 1 thru 5? Remember, only Templeton voters/taxpayers are paying for this school. This is your time to let the school committee know how you feel. This is important. This involves your money and your vote. Do not let your voice go unheard.
This is suppose to be a question/concern time. This is the time to speak.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Apr 10, 2018 - 5:30 P.M. at the KIVA
NRSD School Committee
PUBLIC INPUT
NEW BUSINESS
Subject: Presentation of recommendations of the District Reorganization Advisory Committee
Discussion, Information
Subject: Presentation of recommendations of the District Reorganization Advisory Committee
Discussion, Information
There is suppose to be a more formal public hearing at a later date as well as a planned survey. This is important, so please attend that hearing, take part in the survey. Have your voice heard!
Monday, April 9, 2018
Make your day:
Transportation costs for school district listed at $1,176,464.00. The state, by way of legislature appropriation, is suppose to pay all of that. Once again, it looks like they will fail to do so. So, on the backs of Templeton taxpayers, $675,463.00 is to be used to cover those costs. The state has said it will kick in $363,000.00. If the state would honor it's promise, that $675,463.00 could be used for other things and a proposed override could be much lower. Just for clarity,, on the draft budget document for the school district, the Town (s) share of transportation is listed at $811,464.00, split $675,464.00 for Templeton and $136,001.00 for Phillipston. When the regional district agreement is updated, one thing that needs to be change is the number of representatives for the school committee from each Town. Since Templeton pays about 85% of costs, Templeton should have more representation on the school committee. That is something residents really need to watch.
Transportation costs for school district listed at $1,176,464.00. The state, by way of legislature appropriation, is suppose to pay all of that. Once again, it looks like they will fail to do so. So, on the backs of Templeton taxpayers, $675,463.00 is to be used to cover those costs. The state has said it will kick in $363,000.00. If the state would honor it's promise, that $675,463.00 could be used for other things and a proposed override could be much lower. Just for clarity,, on the draft budget document for the school district, the Town (s) share of transportation is listed at $811,464.00, split $675,464.00 for Templeton and $136,001.00 for Phillipston. When the regional district agreement is updated, one thing that needs to be change is the number of representatives for the school committee from each Town. Since Templeton pays about 85% of costs, Templeton should have more representation on the school committee. That is something residents really need to watch.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
It was stated at last evenings Advisory Committee meeting "we should follow the law"
My question is; which one?
Templeton taxpayers are spending good money on the "codification" of their Town general by-laws. Perhaps before we go changing any more of our Town by-laws, we let that process play out and see where we stand. I do not feel it makes good sense to make more changes before we get the original mess straightened out first.
Seems like the Advisory Committee fully supported a change to the budget process; then it happened. Careful for what you wish for!
Annual Town Meeting of May 17, 2014 - Advisory Committee recommends:
ARTICLE 20 CHANGE TO THE TOWN BUDGET PROCESS
To see if the Town will vote to change Article IV “Advisory Committee,”
Section 4 of the Town By-Laws to read:
“It shall be duty of the Town Administrator in conjunction with the BOS to consider expenditures and develop a budget for the ensuing fiscal year of the several boards, officers and committees of the town, as prepared by them in such form and detail as prescribed by the Town Administrator.”; or take any other action relative thereto.
Submitted by the Board of Selectmen
Advisory Board Recommendation: No Vote: 5-0
AB Comments:
The Advisory Board fully supports a change to the town budget process, however, the wording and placement of this suggested by-law change ( replacing an article that deals with the Advisory Board with text that relates strictly to the BOS and Town Administrator) does not seem to make sense and therefore the Advisory Board cannot support the article.
Templeton General Town by-laws:
Article IV - Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Advisory Committee annually to consider the expenditures in previous years and the estimated requirements for the ensuing year of the several boards, officers and committees of the town, as prepared by them in such form and detail as may be prescribed by said committee. The said committee shall add to such statement of expenditures and estimates another column, giving the amounts which in its opinion should be appropriated for the ensuing year, and shall further add thereto such explanations and suggestions relating to the proposed appropriations as it may deem expedient, and report thereon as provided in section five of Article II.
Article II - Section 5. Warrants for Annual Town Meeting and Special Town Meetings shall be open for a minimum of 14 days before closing and posting the warrants. Passed 5-12-04
section five of article II might be a typo, as section six of article II seems to make better sense; it does not change what is in town bylaws now on the Town website.
Section 6. All articles in any warrant for a town meeting shall be referred to the Advisory Committee for its consideration. The Selectmen after drawing any such warrant shall transmit immediately a copy thereof to the chairman of said committee. A public hearing shall be held, upon all such articles, unless a public hearing by some other tribunal is required by law, and a notice of such hearing shall be given by inserting in the local newspaper. Said committee shall, after due consideration of the subject matter of such articles, report thereon to the town meeting, in writing, such recommendations as it deems best for the interests of the town and its citizens. Copies of the report of the Advisory Committee shall be made available to the voters at least two days before town meetings and at all town meetings.
Article III -Section 4. “It shall be duty of the Town Administrator in conjunction with the BOS to consider expenditures and develop a budget for the ensuing fiscal year of the several boards, officers and committees of the town, as prepared by them in such form and detail as prescribed by the Town Administrator.”
Passed 5-16-13, Approved by A/G 8-22-13. Amended 5-19-14, Approved by A/G 7-2-14
My question is; which one?
Templeton taxpayers are spending good money on the "codification" of their Town general by-laws. Perhaps before we go changing any more of our Town by-laws, we let that process play out and see where we stand. I do not feel it makes good sense to make more changes before we get the original mess straightened out first.
Seems like the Advisory Committee fully supported a change to the budget process; then it happened. Careful for what you wish for!
Annual Town Meeting of May 17, 2014 - Advisory Committee recommends:
ARTICLE 20 CHANGE TO THE TOWN BUDGET PROCESS
To see if the Town will vote to change Article IV “Advisory Committee,”
Section 4 of the Town By-Laws to read:
“It shall be duty of the Town Administrator in conjunction with the BOS to consider expenditures and develop a budget for the ensuing fiscal year of the several boards, officers and committees of the town, as prepared by them in such form and detail as prescribed by the Town Administrator.”; or take any other action relative thereto.
Submitted by the Board of Selectmen
Advisory Board Recommendation: No Vote: 5-0
AB Comments:
The Advisory Board fully supports a change to the town budget process, however, the wording and placement of this suggested by-law change ( replacing an article that deals with the Advisory Board with text that relates strictly to the BOS and Town Administrator) does not seem to make sense and therefore the Advisory Board cannot support the article.
Templeton General Town by-laws:
Article IV - Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Advisory Committee annually to consider the expenditures in previous years and the estimated requirements for the ensuing year of the several boards, officers and committees of the town, as prepared by them in such form and detail as may be prescribed by said committee. The said committee shall add to such statement of expenditures and estimates another column, giving the amounts which in its opinion should be appropriated for the ensuing year, and shall further add thereto such explanations and suggestions relating to the proposed appropriations as it may deem expedient, and report thereon as provided in section five of Article II.
Article II - Section 5. Warrants for Annual Town Meeting and Special Town Meetings shall be open for a minimum of 14 days before closing and posting the warrants. Passed 5-12-04
section five of article II might be a typo, as section six of article II seems to make better sense; it does not change what is in town bylaws now on the Town website.
Section 6. All articles in any warrant for a town meeting shall be referred to the Advisory Committee for its consideration. The Selectmen after drawing any such warrant shall transmit immediately a copy thereof to the chairman of said committee. A public hearing shall be held, upon all such articles, unless a public hearing by some other tribunal is required by law, and a notice of such hearing shall be given by inserting in the local newspaper. Said committee shall, after due consideration of the subject matter of such articles, report thereon to the town meeting, in writing, such recommendations as it deems best for the interests of the town and its citizens. Copies of the report of the Advisory Committee shall be made available to the voters at least two days before town meetings and at all town meetings.
Article III -Section 4. “It shall be duty of the Town Administrator in conjunction with the BOS to consider expenditures and develop a budget for the ensuing fiscal year of the several boards, officers and committees of the town, as prepared by them in such form and detail as prescribed by the Town Administrator.”
Passed 5-16-13, Approved by A/G 8-22-13. Amended 5-19-14, Approved by A/G 7-2-14
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Just finished talking with another representative from the state department of health; there is no contract between the Town of Templeton and the state with regards to ambulance service. In fact, one thing explained in the phone call was there is no law requiring a municipality to provide ambulance service. I believe it best to see or have that in writing, that said, it appears there was some bad/incorrect information put forward by a Town resident whom I believe has or had been a "volunteer" for Templeton fire department for approximately 30 years and that resident even applied to be the full time fire chief of Templeton at one point in time. The time taken to clarify this subject was to try and ensure residents have correct information before being asked to vote on a tax increase to fund a certain Town service. I believe the question at an informational meeting was "where is that money going to come from?" with regards to the purported idea that if Templeton abandoned Town ambulance service, the Town was under a requirement to pay for and house a private ambulance service in Town. That seems to be untrue and those are two things residents do not have to worry about when considering to vote yes or no on additional funding for ambulance service.
Monday, April 2, 2018
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Hi Mr. Bennett,
Renee forwarded your email below to me for further response. The MA Department of Public Health cannot, and has not, dictated such terms in any initial ambulance service license. There is nothing from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that requires this of Templeton.
Sincerely,
Silva Cameron
From: jeff bennett <j_bennett506@hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 7:39 AM
To: Atherton, Renee (DPH)
Subject: Re: ambulance contract
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 7:39 AM
To: Atherton, Renee (DPH)
Subject: Re: ambulance contract
Thank you for your quick response. As Columbo would say "one more thing", is it possible for something to be in the original service licensure for Templeton ambulance (going from a volunteer free service to a fee based service) that would contain such language? Is there a data base that I may look at past agreements with regards to Templeton? Again, thank you for your response to my original question.
respectfully;
Jeff Bennett
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