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Lakeville town meeting approves $6.07 million in supplemental transfers for FY2005
Summary
Town meeting approved transfers from reserve funds, land-sale proceeds and retained earnings to cover unanticipated FY2005 costs across general, park and landfill funds, including equipment, wages and insurance.
Town of Lakeville voters approved a package of supplemental transfers Thursday that moves roughly $6.07 million into multiple accounts to cover unanticipated fiscal year 2005 expenses and planned purchases.
The transfers, presented by the article proponent identified in the warrant as “Mister Monterey,” drew a brief explanation on the floor and an affirmative recommendation from the finance committee before the article passed by a majority vote.
The article authorized transfers from reserve appropriation, special revenue from land sales ($25,345) and other sources and raised and appropriated $6,069,602. Major items listed in the motion included $10,000 for townwide network equipment; $5,000 for a telecommunications consultant; $12,000 to cover the auto-insurance deductible for a police cruiser replacement; $15,002.52 to cover payroll for the five-year extra payroll week for salaried employees; increases to heating fuel ($7,500) and gasoline ($9,000); and several staffing and wage changes including adjusted hours for clerks in the treasurer-collector and building departments and funding for a part-time conservation agent.
The proponent said the transfer included money to cover a debt-service payment for the Ted Williams Camp that had previously been covered by proceeds from the town-owned Lakeville Development Corporation land sale and was not available at the annual town meeting. The proponent also said the town received additional state aid this summer and planned to use part of that aid to complete the town fiber-optic connections to the Ted Williams Camp, the Assawompset School and the senior center; those connections were described as providing interdepartmental communication and linking security systems to the police department.
The finance committee recommended approval. After no substantive floor questions, the moderator called a voice/card vote; the article passed by majority vote.
The transfers take effect immediately for FY2005 accounting and allocate funding for equipment purchases, staffing hour adjustments and operational cost increases outlined in the motion.
Votes at the meeting were conducted by raised red voting cards and counted by tellers sworn at the start of the meeting.
