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Taunton council approves payroll and accounts-payable warrants totaling about $10.35 million
Summary
The council approved the city payroll warrant of $4,462,963.21 and an accounts-payable warrant of $5,888,271.84; staff identified major line items including water/sewer interest and several capital projects.
The Taunton Municipal Council approved two warrants during Tuesday’s meeting: a payroll warrant for $4,462,963.21 and an accounts-payable warrant for $5,888,271.84.
Council action and amounts
During a committee session the council voted to approve the payroll warrant of $4,462,963.21. The accounts-payable warrant for city departments — $5,888,271.84 — was approved separately. Council discussion was procedural; both measures passed by voice votes.
Major expenditures cited
Staff ran through several of the largest accounts included in the accounts-payable list: roughly $4,230,000 identified as water and sewer interest payments; about $340,000 for the Duval Field project; approximately $192,000 for owner’s project management (OPM) services and the fire-station study; $147,000 for sewer and drain on-call services; $139,000 for Memorial Park restoration; and $137,000 for downtown traffic-signal work.
Why it matters
Warrants move routine payroll and vendor payments onto the public record and allow the council to track large one-time outlays and capital-related payments. The interest payment line for water and sewer stood out as the largest single scheduled disbursement on the accounts-payable list.
