Article 20, Annual Town Meeting, May 2014

ARTICLE 1            CHANGE TO THE TOWN BUDGET PROCESS

To see if the Town will vote to change Article IV “Advisory Committee,” Section 4 of the Town By-Laws to read: 

“It shall be duty of the Town Administrator in conjunction with the BOS to consider expenditures and develop a budget for the ensuing fiscal year of the several boards, officers and committees of the town, as prepared by them in such form and detail as prescribed by the Town Administrator.”; or take any other action relative thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen

On a substitute motion duly made and seconded the Town voted that Article III “Town Officers“ of the Town By-laws be herby amended:

 

4. “It shall be duty of the Town Administrator in conjunction with the BOS to consider expenditures and develop a budget for the ensuing fiscal year of the several boards, officers and committees of the town, as prepared by them in such form and detail as prescribed by the Town Administrator.”

Passed Unanimously/May 19^th @ 8:38pm

      From Article II of Town By-laws as posted on Templeton website:

Section 6. All articles in any warrant for a town meeting shall be referred to the Advisory

 Committee for its consideration. The Selectmen after drawing any such warrant shall

transmit immediately a copy thereof to the chairman of said committee. A public

hearing shall be held, upon all such articles, unless a public hearing by some other

tribunal is required by law, and a notice of such hearing shall be given by inserting in

the local newspaper. Said committee shall, after due consideration of the subject

matter of such articles, report thereon to the town meeting, in writing, such

recommendations as it deems best for the interests of the town and its citizens.

Copies of the report of the Advisory Committee shall be made available to the voters

at least two days before town meetings and at all town meetings.




From Article IV of Templeton By-laws as posted on Templeton web site:
    

Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Advisory Committee annually to consider the expenditures in previous years and the estimated requirements for the ensuing year

of the several boards, officers and committees of the town, as prepared by them in such

form and detail as may be prescribed by said committee. the said committee shall add

to such statement of expenditures and estimates another column, giving the amounts

which in its opinion should be appropriated for the ensuing year, and shall further

add thereto such explanations and suggestions relating to the proposed appropriations

as it may deem expedient, and report thereon as provided in section five of article ii.

Section 5. Warrants for Annual Town Meeting and Special Town Meetings shall be open

for a minimum of 14 days before closing and posting the warrants.

I think this shows there is a need to look over and adjust or clean up the town by-laws.

Jeff Bennett