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Votes at a glance: Millis town meeting approves budget, capital plan, enterprise appropriations and multiple reserves
Summary
In addition to individual debated items, town meeting approved a package of routine and capital articles — transfers to ambulance and enterprise funds, capital purchases, PFAS remediation account creation, OPEB and stabilization transfers — mostly by unanimous or voice votes.
Town meeting completed its warrant by adopting a series of routine and capital articles alongside the major items reported elsewhere. Highlights of approved motions include:
- Article 1: Transfer $70,000 to the ambulance revolving fund (finance committee recommended yes, motion carried by voice). - Article 2: Dismissal of FY26 contingency budget adjustments (motion to dismiss carried by voice). - Article 8: $684,935 in free‑cash capital items for DPW, fire, police command vehicle, school technology and Veteran Memorial building improvements (passed unanimously). - Police cruiser lease‑purchase authorization (approximately $76,854; passed two‑thirds as recorded during the meeting). - Creation of a PFAS remediation special revenue account and appropriation of $1,168,158.69 from settlement funds for remediation projects (passed by voice vote). - Multiple free‑cash transfers to reserves including unemployment insurance ($42,163.98), injury leave indemnity ($100,000), compensated absences ($100,000), OPEB ($50,000), and a $125,000 transfer to the stabilization fund (all passed by voice vote).
Most of these items drew limited floor debate and were recommended unanimously by the Finance Committee; roll-call tallies were not routinely recorded in the transcript other than for a small number of contested items or where the moderator requested a standing vote.
