Food for thought:
Templeton highway department came to the Advisory Committee via the Town
Administrator to request a transfer from the Town reserve fund for the
vehicle maintenance / supplies account. Transfer request was in the
amount of $10,000.00. Reason for the request was that $20,000.00 plus
was used from that fund to repair a pump for a fire department truck.
The reserve fund transfer was granted on April 5, 2017, but now,
according to the town administrator weekly report of April 6, 2017,
highway department equipment or vehicles are out of service because
there is not enough money in the budget to repair them. Further
investigation is needed on this issue, however, the T/A stated that H7
(10 wheeler) needs brakes & rear spring, H9 (6 wheeler) sander is
down, needs a chain and welding, rear spring, H12 (10 wheeler) brakes,
H35 (ford 1 ton) brakes, H13 (loader L90) wiring and fuel pump issue -
in yard use only, H7, H9 & H12 are used for plowing & sanding,
H9 is not available for sanding. H35 & H13 are used for plowing.
H13 listed as in yard use only so it must plow the highway barn area out???
Perhaps if the selectmen, through the Town Administrator would not try
to manage the Town reserve fund and leave that to the Advisory
Committee, there would be enough money in the machinery repair/supplies
account to fix most of the above. Think about it, you spend $20,000.00
or more out of an account and say it was unexpected then ask for only
$10,000.00 to replenish what was spent unexpectedly, I do not see how
one expects good results. Seems like the smart move would or would have
been was to allow the fire chief come to Advisory Committee and ask for a
reserve fund transfer to cover the pump repair, as there was over
$40,000.00 left in the reserve fund. But heck, what would rank amateurs
know about that? Remember, Templeton has a fine financial team in place
and they have it under control, the selectmen say so! You will see that
with the financial transfers required to fix the fiscal year 2017
spending plan that the amateurs questioned. Good day.
posted by Jeff Bennett
Well Well one way or another we will have the truth be told for the people who read and want the truth and not a twisted version of The Been it pages.
ReplyDeleteFirst off in reverse. But only one time,not multi times over and over again and again like the other Advisory Blog with his versions.
So as it was explained and thought everyone understood the reason the town team of management did the pump cost and transfers requested was to postpone the money transfer and keep it in the emergency fund as long as possible.Why? So if needed for another unforeseen item it could be used for this or that. Now that were closer to the July 1st they decided to ask for the transfer.So you get what we had here last week a lack of ability to communicate. One explained and the other didn't understand.
Templeton at it's best again and again you see.
Jeff Bennett
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