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Advisory committee approves letter urging temporary hiring and discretionary spending freeze
Summary
Advisory approved a letter (with one-sentence modification) recommending a temporary halt on discretionary or nonessential expenditures until the new town administrator can assess the town's finances; the committee will sign the letter on advisory letterhead and forward it to the Select Board.
TempletonAdvisory Committee members voted to approve a letter to the Select Board recommending an immediate temporary halt on discretionary or nonessential expenditures until the new Town Administrator can review the town—s financial position. The approved language removes a clause that would have exempted purchases already included in current department budgets; members said the original phrasing would have allowed departments to continue discretionary spending simply because the line item…
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