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At a glance: Bolton finance committee approves minutes, calendar and a $6,000 payroll transfer
Summary
The committee approved minutes for its January meetings, adopted the proposed budget calendar, and approved a $6,000 transfer from administrative payroll to town building operations for seasonal help and inventory; the chair abstained on the financial transfer vote.
At its meeting, the Bolton Finance Committee completed several routine but consequential procedural steps.
Minutes: The committee moved to approve the January 15 regular meeting minutes and the January 20 special meeting minutes. Both measures were seconded and the chair called the votes as passing; members later clarified counts and noted abstentions in the record but the actions were recorded as approved.
Calendar: The committee reviewed the proposed budget calendar and discussed whether to change regular meeting start times. Members decided to keep the regular meetings posted at the established time (07:15) and adopted the calendar as presented; special meeting times may be adjusted later if necessary.
Budget transfer: The committee considered a board-of-selectmen-approved transfer of $6,000 from administrative payroll to town building operations for winter seasonal help, asset inventory and related projects. A motion to approve the transfer was made and seconded; the committee voted in favor. Chair Ross Lally said he would not vote on this financial matter (he abstained), so committee members present recorded ayes and the transfer carried.
No additional legislative ordinances or new contracts were approved during the meeting; members completed these clerical and budget tasks and moved on to the docket items that will inform upcoming budget deliberations.
