BOS
Meeting February 25, 2013
Part 1 of the Templeton BOS Meeting
Part 2 of the Templeton BOS Meeting
Part 3 of the Templeton BOS Meeting
For
a short agenda this meeting took a long time. The BOS zipped right through the
application and CPC article for Tomb restoration. Alan Mayo presented his usual
concise explanation.
Treasurer,
Dan Keeney had two items for discussion: options to provide payroll services
and a request to proceed with short term borrowing.
Payroll
– one vendor was discussed to process the Town’s payroll. The new accounting
software has a payroll module, but it is not as cost effective. Hopefully, this
service will be in place by April 1st to start the next quarter. It
is estimated that the cost of this service is approximately $10,000/year. It
would be less expensive if we had a bi-weekly payroll.
Short
Term borrowing- Due to the delay in setting the tax rate (Please attend the
March 6 STM), the treasurer will need to borrow a significant sum of money
approximately 1.8 million. Collections for the town are down because the tax
bills haven’t been sent out. This borrowing will be a 90 day note to keep the
town afloat until the tax receipts start to come in.
Under
New Business there was a lengthy discussion about McClean Hospital project on
Baldwinville Rd. The discussion centered around the Dover amendment and the
proposed treatment facility. Legitimate concerns are the projected volume of
patients per year from a low of 573 patients /year to a high of 800 patients
per year. This parcel is a little over an acre with 22 patient beds. Unlike the
other McClean facilities in Princeton ( 8 acres , 30 day minimum stay , private
insurance, 8-10 patients) the proposed facility in Baldwinville has more
patients on a smaller lot and would accept Mass Health. Probably going to be a
different clientele than the patients in Princeton.
Under
New Business we discussed and voted to submit a number of By-Law warrant
articles as BOS.
My
opinions…supported by FACTS ! ! !
Julie
Farrell
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