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Sebago Select Board approves carry-forwards and CIP funding after budget review
Summary
The Sebago Select Board voted June 16 to carry forward multiple prior warrant items and use capital improvement funds (CIP) for agreed projects, including paving, culvert work and pending comp‑plan payments, while members called for clearer accounting before town meeting.
The Sebago Select Board voted June 16 to carry forward several prior warrant items and to fund selected projects from the town’s capital improvement program, a move board members said was intended to ensure work can move forward before the next fiscal year.
The board approved a consolidated motion to roll over comp‑plan warrant items totaling $75,000, a tree‑removal warrant from 2022–23 for up to $35,000, and several public‑works and building‑maintenance line items (including paving/reconstruction and culvert accounts). The motion was seconded and the chair recorded one opposed; the motion passed as a quorum of the board was present.
Board members said the carry‑forward package is intended to preserve funds for projects that were budgeted but not completed, including cemetery maintenance ($2,000) and a historical‑society allocation ($6,600). They also agreed to update CIP accounting entries tied to a vehicle purchase so budgets accurately reflect the truck payment.
Several members pressed for clearer, line‑by‑line fiscal summaries before the town meeting, noting some public‑works accounts already show expenditures above 100 percent for the fiscal year. One board member said the apparent overspending stems in part from CIP transfers that had not been posted to operating accounts. The town manager and staff were asked to provide an updated accounting worksheet and to correct mismatches so voters and the board have precise numbers before the next meeting.
The board’s motion covered a range of line items and directed staff to carry forward balances and provide updated figures; members said any invoices arriving before the fiscal year end should be recorded under the updated line items. The motion to carry the warrants and roll funds into CIP passed in a voice vote with one opposed.
The board indicated that, where invoices or actual costs are still uncertain, staff will report back with exact figures and that an emergency meeting could be called to finalize numbers if necessary before the town meeting.
What happens next: staff will reconcile the truck/CIP accounting, provide detailed line‑item work sheets for the public and board members, and bring any outstanding invoices or clarifications back to the board ahead of town meeting.
