Votes at a glance: Millis Town Meeting actions — budget, capital, charter, zoning and trust funds

The Town Meeting considered and voted on 21 articles. Below is a concise list of the motions taken on the record, with outcomes as announced by the moderator or counted on the floor.

- Article 1: Transfer from free cash $15,396.63 to pay prior unpaid bills (building, recreation, select board, fire). Outcome: carried (voice vote).

- Article 2: Motion to dismiss (select-board placeholder for overages). Outcome: dismissal carried (voice vote).

- Article 3: FY2026 operating budget, $47,269,970.30 (includes indirect-cost transfers from sewer, water and stormwater funds). Outcome: approved (voice vote). Finance committee recommended approval 8–1.

- Article 4: Sewer enterprise fund appropriation (salaries/wages and expenses totaling $1,702,501.60). Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Article 5: Water enterprise fund appropriation (salaries/wages and expenses totaling $2,621,574). Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Article 6: Stormwater enterprise fund appropriation ($774,328.91). Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Article 7: Consent agenda (personnel plan amendments, revolving funds, community preservation items). Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Article 8: Transfer from free cash and enterprise reserves $437,183 for capital items (animal control vehicle, DPW dump truck, fire UTV & trailer, fire radio console, library HVAC repairs, school van). Outcome: approved (voice vote). Finance committee recommended 9–0.

- Article 9: Borrow $137,632 (MGL Ch. 44) to lease/purchase two police cruisers (3-year lease-purchase). Outcome: approved (two-thirds vote declared by moderator).

- Article 10: Transfer from free cash $250,000 for Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School debt obligation (reduction from originally circulated amount). Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Article 11: Transfer from free cash $300,000 for unanticipated municipal and school building repairs (establish special fund). Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Article 12: Senior exemption targeted to qualifying long-term low-income homeowners for future school-override debt. Outcome: approved (affirmative motion carried after floor debate).

- Article 13: Amend Millis Home Rule Charter to make town clerk an appointed position. Outcome: approved by standing count, 147–13 (moderator announced result).

- Article 14: Add a permanent tri‑board (scribe board) committee (select board, school committee, finance committee) meeting at least four times per year. Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Article 15: Declare and dispose of surplus town-owned parcels (various small, landlocked parcels) as permitted by state law. Outcome: approved (two‑thirds vote declared by moderator).

- Article 16: Zoning — Special Flood Hazard District amendments to align with FEMA 2023 maps. Outcome: approved (two‑thirds vote declared by moderator).

- Article 17: Zoning — Replace accessory family unit with accessory dwelling unit and associated edits (ADU bylaw). Outcome: approved; on-floor amendment to allow ADUs as short-term rentals (<31 days) failed.

- Article 18: Transfer from free cash $40,736.55 to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (town is self-insured). Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Article 19: Transfer from free cash $300,000 to the MGL Ch. 41 §111F injury leave indemnity fund (for police and fire line-of-duty injury leave). Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Article 20: Transfer from free cash $50,000 to the OPEB (other post-employment benefits) fund. Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Article 21: Transfer from free cash $100,000 to the stabilization fund. Outcome: approved (voice vote). Moderator reported stabilization balance ($2,857,000 as of 03/31/2025).

Adjournment: Motion to adjourn carried by voice vote.

This roundup lists the on-the-record motions and outcomes as announced at Town Meeting; voters and staff will follow up on implementation steps (positions, hires, administrative rules, and bylaw filings) as required by the town charter and state law.