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Finance committee weighs cable‑fund changes, information‑technology increases and $150,000 short‑term debt interest
Summary
The committee reviewed adjustments to the cable enterprise fund and general fund debt service, including a $35,000 increase to IT expenses, an added $150,000 in short‑term interest related to planned borrowing, and higher cable‑fund wage and expense lines to cover Cape Media and ongoing recording services.
The Yarmouth Finance Committee on March 12 reviewed several adjustments to enterprise and debt budgets: a $35,000 increase in the information‑technology expense line, added short‑term debt interest of $150,000 tied to planned borrowing, and multiple increases to the cable enterprise fund to reflect actual contract costs.
Jennifer, the finance director, told the committee that the IT expense increase of $35,000 stems from internal recharges and correcting the cable fund accounting so expenses are charged to the appropriate enterprise line. “We had to redo the cable fund budget,” she said; the information technology department oversees the cable fund and staff and vendors must be charged to the enterprise.
The town also plans to borrow again in April for ongoing…
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