Town of Phippsburg 2012 Annual Report

TOWN OF PHIPPSBURG
Article 24. It was voted to raise and appropriate the reduced amount of $67,450.00 for Town
Administration expenses.
(Selectman Everett Perkins made a motion, which was seconded, to reduce the
amount to be raised and appropriated from $70,700.00 to $67,450.00 because the MCOG
membership fee is now part of the County tax. Clerical Workers hourly wages will be
$11.52.)
Article 25. It was voted to raise and appropriate the recommended amount of $7,000.00 for the
Computer and Communications Capital Reserve Account, pursuant to 30-A MRSA § 5801, to
upgrade the Town Hall telephone system and replace computers.
Article 26. It was voted to raise and appropriate the reduced amount of $43,800.00 for each of
the following Assessing Accounts:
Account FY 2013
Assessing Agent Contract ........................................................... $43,800.00
Mapping and Associated Costs ............................................................ $0.00
Total ........................................................................................... $43,800.00
(Selectman Gary Read made a motion, which was seconded, to reduce the amount to
be raised and appropriated for “Mapping and Associated Costs” from $2,100.00 to $0.00
resulting in the total amount being reduced from $45,900.00 to $43,800.00.)
Article 27. It was voted to raise and appropriate the recommended amount of $15,000.00 for
Town Legal expenses.
(Selectman Everett Perkins made a motion, which was seconded, to pass the article for
the recommended amount of $15,000.00. Ivon Boyer made an amendment, which was seconded
and failed, to reduce the amount from $15,000.00 to $10,000.00.)
Article 28. It was voted to raise and appropriate the reduced amount of $12,800.00 for the operation
and maintenance of the Town Hall.
(Selectman Julia House made a motion, which was seconded, to reduce the amount to
be raised and appropriated from $13,500.00 to 12,800.00. The Custodian’s hourly wage
will be $13.69.)
Article 29. It was voted to raise and appropriate the recommended amount of $5,000.00 for the
Town Contingency fund for expenditures not budgeted for in any specific account.
Article 30. It was voted to authorize the Selectmen and Treasurer to sell and dispose of, on behalf
of the Town, any Town land or buildings acquired by any means on such terms as they
deem advisable in accordance with applicable State Statutes and this article. This includes the
selling of land or buildings back to the prior owner upon payment of all unpaid taxes, taxes that
would have been paid had not the land and/or building been town-owned, lien costs and interest
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