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ARTICLE 2 Stabilization Fund (Town Administrator) To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from available funds for the purpose of supplementing the stabilization fund under Article 22 of the warrant for Annual Town Meeting of 1961, as authorized by Chapter 40, Section 5B of the General Laws, as amended, or otherwise act thereon. RECOMMENDATION: By a vote of 8-0-0 on September 24, 2009, The Finance Committee recommends FAVORABLE ACTION with regard to the subject matter of Article 2 and that the sum of $150,000 be transferred from Article 5, Section G: Shared Expenses, Line-Item Fringe Benefits, of the 2009 Spring Annual Town Meeting to the Stabilization Fund. During the review of this article it was noted: As the FY 2010 budget was being built, staff made every effort to ensure that the Town’s obligations under unemployment laws would be properly funded should layoffs be necessary to close the budget gap. The final FY 2010 appropriation for Unemployment Insurance approved by Town Meeting was $372,348, a substantial increase from previous years and more than sufficient to handle anticipated claim levels in FY 2010. Transferring $150,000 out of the Unemployment Insurance line-item and into the Stabilization Fund is a prudent measure which allows Town Meeting to utilize those funds immediately as a funding source for other pressing needs. The balance of the Stabilization Fund (as of September 2009) is approximately $2,288,392. With this transfer of $150,000, the balance in the Stabilization Fund will grow to approximately $2,438,392. The Board of Selectmen voted 5-0-0 to recommend the transfer of $150,000 from Article 5, Section G: Shared Expenses, Line-Item Fringe Benefits to the Stabilization Fund . MOTION: (Requires 2/3 vote) Move that the Town vote to transfer the sum of $150,000 from the appropriation under Article 5, Section G: Shared Expenses, Line-Item Fringe Benefits of the 2009 Spring Annual Town Meeting to the Stabilization Fund. Page 12
ARTICLE 3 Funding for Quinn Bill Payments (Board of Selectmen) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds a sum of money to fully fund the FY 2010 Police Educational Incentive Program (“Quinn” Bill), or otherwise act thereon. RECOMMENDATION: By a vote of 12-0-0 on October 6, 2009, The Finance Committee recommends FAVORABLE ACTION with regard to the subject matter of Article 3 and that the sum of $200,689 be appropriated from the Tax. Levy. During the review of this article it was noted: With approval of the FY 2010 State budget came the sobering news that the State only funded a portion – 16% to be exact – of their obligation to police officers under the educational incentive program referred to as the Quinn Bill. It should be remembered that one of the reasons why Town Meeting deferred taking action on the FY 2010 Budget in April was to await the impact of the initial state budgets on overall levels of cherry sheet aid including state support for Quinn. The recommendation of the administration at that time was to lower the total proposed police appropriation – in April the original request of $4,955,884 was lowered to a final approved/appropriated level of $4,732,433. The difference - $223,451 was made up of a decrease of $1,369 for a COLA Adjustment (for Clerical employees) and $222,082 for the Quinn/Educational Incentive. The difference from the $222,082 amount and the requested $200,689 is the amount of educational reimbursement that would have been owed to Chief Mannix had he not retired. Making up these payments will have no effect on the Town’s pension obligations. This Article addresses only FY 2010. The Administration is hopeful that the state will reinstate this funding in subsequent years. The state’s obligation to fund 50% of this incentive is a state law. Some communities previously took legal action against the state but were advised that a court ruled the law was “subject to appropriation” by the legislature. Responses to this action by the state has varied among local communities which has resulted in an uneven playing field among municipalities with regard to salary comparisons for similar positions. Because this issue was emerging, the Administration did not ask the police officers to forego their cost of living increase, as was requested of all other unions, in order that these individuals not be faced with two reductions in previously negotiated wage increases. The Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to recommend favorable action on the subject matter of Article 3 and to appropriate the sum of $200,689 from the Tax Levy. Page 13
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