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May 3, 2010 Annual Town Meeting
| Date/Time: |
Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7:00 PM |
| Location: |
Charles Forbes Kaye Gymnasium, Littleton Middle School, 55 Russell Street, Littleton, MA 01460
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| Warrant as posted |
Read Warrant |
| By-law approvals |
Attorney General approves ATM Article 18. |
ARTICLE 1 - Board of Selectmen - Town Officers.
To choose all Town Officers and Committees necessary to be chosen at the Annual Town Meeting.
Motion: Moved and seconded by the Board of Selectmen that the following Officers be chosen for the year 2010: Fence Viewers: William Farnsworth, Timothy Harrison Whitcomb, Joseph Knox; Field Drivers: Raymond C. O'Neil; Surveyor of Timber & Measurer of Wood Bark: Henry Parlee; Measurers and Weighers of Grain, Hay, Coal and Livestock: Bill McFetridge, Ronald Pollack, Brian Pollack, Michele Roche, and Tom Wood.
Board of Selectmen supports Article 1.
[Consent Calendar Article: approved by unanimous vote]
ARTICLE 2 - Board of Selectmen - Annual Report
To hear and act upon the reports of the Town Officers and Committees.
Motion: Moved and seconded by the Board of Selectmen that the Town vote to accept all printed reports of Town Officers and Committees as published in the 2009 Annual Town Report.
Board of Selectmen supports Article 2.
So voted unanimously.
ARTICLE 3 - Board of Selectmen - Borrowing Authorization
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, Section 4 of the General Laws, and to issue a note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one (1) year, in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 17 of the General Laws, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Motion: Moved and seconded by the Board of Selectmen that the Town vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow money and issue notes for the purposes itemized and described in Article 3 as printed in the warrant.
Finance Committee and Board of Selectmen support Article 3.
[Consent Calendar Article: approved by unanimous vote]
ARTICLE 4 - Board of Selectmen/Finance Committee - FY 2011 Operating Budget
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds in the treasury or transfer from the Enterprise and Trust Funds, such sums of money to defray the expenses of the various departments of the Town and to fix the salary and compensation of all elected officials for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2010, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Motion: Moved and seconded by the Finance Committee that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $30,536,688, and transfer from the funds specified herein the sum of $624,586, for a total of $31,161,274, to defray the expenses of the various departments of the Town as specified herein and to fix the salary and compensation of all elected officials for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2010.
Finance Committee, Board of Selectmen, and School Committee support Article 4.
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Department
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FY2009
Actual
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FY2010 Budget
|
FY2011 Recommend
|
|
114
|
MODERATOR
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personal Services
|
$0
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
|
Expenses
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
|
|
Total 114
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
|
122
|
SELECTMEN / TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
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150,605
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157,340
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158,400
|
|
|
Expenses
|
17,572
|
12,070
|
11,870
|
|
|
MAGIC Assessment
|
1,600
|
1,600
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1,600
|
|
|
Total 122
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169,777
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171,010
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171,870
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|
131
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
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|
|
|
|
|
Personal Services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Expenses
|
393
|
500
|
500
|
|
|
Total 131
|
393
|
500
|
500
|
|
132
|
RESERVE FUND
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
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168,209
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150,000
|
150,000
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|
|
Total 132
|
168,209
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150,000
|
150,000
|
|
135
|
FINANCE AND BUDGET
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personal Services
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483,145
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482,007
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489,933
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|
|
Expenses
|
48,077
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40,205
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35,010
|
|
|
Audit
|
36,450
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27,000
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27,000
|
|
|
Total 135
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567,672
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549,212
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551,943
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|
151
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LEGAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
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174,994
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100,000
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100,000
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|
|
Total 151
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174,994
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100,000
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100,000
|
|
155
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
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52,590
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55,175
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57,070
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|
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Expenses
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77,090
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67,350
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65,459
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|
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Total 155
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129,680
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122,525
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122,529
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|
161
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TOWN CLERK
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|
|
|
|
|
Elected Salaries
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-
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45,652
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47,283
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|
|
Personal Services
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59,774
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16,008
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16,008
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|
|
Expenses
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1,124
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1,500
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1,500
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|
|
Transfer In – Dog Tax Fund
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-
|
-
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(2,200)
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|
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Total 161
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60,898
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63,160
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62,591
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|
162
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ELECTIONS & REGISTRATIONS
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
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-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Expenses
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9,700
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8,700
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8,700
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|
|
Total 162
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9,700
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8,700
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8,700
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171
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CONSERVATION COMMISSION
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
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15,683
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18,848
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19,491
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|
|
Expenses
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1,000
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1,000
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1,000
|
|
|
Transfer In - Wetland Fund
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-
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(3,165)
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(5,050)
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|
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Total 171
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16,683
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16,683
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15,441
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|
175
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PLANNING BOARD
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|
|
|
|
|
Personal Services
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44,735
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42,110
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45,585
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|
|
Expenses
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1,175
|
1,175
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1,175
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|
|
Total 175
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45,910
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43,285
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46,760
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|
176
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APPEALS BOARD
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
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5,447
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5,638
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4,829
|
|
|
Expenses
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1,679
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1,200
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1,200
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|
|
Total 176
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7,126
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6,838
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6,029
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|
191
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BUILDING MAINTENANCE
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
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40,820
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42,982
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42,982
|
|
|
Expenses
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413,736
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316,556
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311,556
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|
|
Total 191
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454,556
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359,538
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354,538
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|
193
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GENERAL INSURANCE
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|
|
|
|
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Expense
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268,837
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300,000
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300,000
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|
|
Total 193
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268,837
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300,000
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300,000
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|
194
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EMPLOYEE/RETIREE BENEFITS
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|
|
|
|
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Expenses
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3,286,940
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4,119,366
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3,628,688
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|
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Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Fund
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|
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900,000
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|
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Transfer In - EMS Enterprise
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(33,914)
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(63,718)
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(68,703)
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|
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Transfer In - Recreation Revolving
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-
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(14,393)
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(14,393)
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|
|
Total 194
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3,253,026
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4,041,255
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4,445,492
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196
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Town Report / Town Meeting
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
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5,000
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5,000
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5,000
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|
|
Total 196
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5000
|
5000
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5000
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|
210
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POLICE / DISPATCH
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
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1,453,553
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1,397,939
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1,393,938
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|
|
Expenses
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102,228
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95,510
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100,061
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|
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TOTAL 210
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1,555,781
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1,493,449
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1,493,999
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220
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
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446,868
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422,976
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422,976
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|
|
Expenses
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33,580
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21,948
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21,948
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|
|
Total 220
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480,448
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444,924
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444,924
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241
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BUILDING DEPARTMENT
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
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92,208
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92,980
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92,750
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|
|
Expenses
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3,089
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5.430
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5,430
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|
|
Transfer In - Inspectional Revolving
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-
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(2,730)
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(3,000)
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|
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Total 241
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95,297
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95,680
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95,180
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|
300
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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|
|
|
|
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Budget
|
14,202,677
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14,428,673
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14,428,679
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|
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Transfer In - LH Zappy Trust
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(200)
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(200)
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(700)
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|
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Transfer In - Hildreth Trust
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(1,500)
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(1,500)
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(6,000)
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|
|
Transfer In - Goldsmith Trust
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(100)
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(100)
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(500)
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|
|
Transfer In - Johnson Trust
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(200)
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(200)
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(750)
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|
|
Total 300
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14,200,677
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14,426,673
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14,420,729
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|
301
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NASHOBA TECH ASSESSMENT
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|
|
|
|
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Expenses
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565,875
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495,948
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597,906
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|
|
Total 301
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565,875
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495,948
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597,906
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|
420
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
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657,963
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668,216
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677,986
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|
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Expenses
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416,698
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470,846
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461,071
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|
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Streetlights
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30,070
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33,077
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33,077
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|
|
Wastewater
|
119,067
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50,000
|
50,000
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|
|
B&M Crossing
|
2,806
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2,806
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2,806
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|
|
Gasoline
|
47,961
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110,000
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100,000
|
|
|
Total 420
|
1,274,565
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1,334,945
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1,324,940
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|
422
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ROADWAY REPAIRS
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|
|
|
|
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Expenses
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480,000
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464,800
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469,448
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|
|
Total 422
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480,000
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464,800
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469,448
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|
423
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SNOW & ICE
|
|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
|
99,300
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67,115
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68,000
|
|
|
Expenses
|
328,097
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83,750
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84,000
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|
|
Total 423
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427,397
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150,865
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152,000
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|
491
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CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
|
104,671
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77,325
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77,325
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|
|
Expenses
|
24,916
|
17,800
|
17,800
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|
|
Transfer In: Sale of Cemetery Lots
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(12,000)
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(12,000)
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(12,000)
|
|
|
Transfer In - Graves
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(18,897)
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(20,000)
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(18,897)
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|
|
Total 491
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98,690
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63,125
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64,228
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|
510
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT
|
|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
|
26,558
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26,540
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26,240
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|
|
Expenses
|
886
|
1,235
|
1,235
|
|
|
Assessment - Nashoba BOH
|
21,027
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21,650
|
21,027
|
|
|
Assessment - Nashoba Nursing
|
8,182
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8,250
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8,182
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|
|
Assessment - Eliot Clinic
|
3,780
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3,780
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3,780
|
|
|
Animal Inspector
|
1,300
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1,300
|
1,300
|
|
|
Transfer In - B.Sampson Animal Fund
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(500)
|
(500)
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(2,500)
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|
|
Total 510
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61,233
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62,255
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59,264
|
|
541
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COUNCIL ON AGING
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
|
55,404
|
55,432
|
56,385
|
|
|
Expenses
|
13,917
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13,416
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12,462
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|
|
Total 541
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69,321
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68,848
|
68,847
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|
543
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VETERANS SERVICES
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
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5,000
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
|
|
Expenses
|
659
|
750
|
750
|
|
|
Veteran Benefits
|
9,196
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12,000
|
12,000
|
|
|
Total 543
|
14,855
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17,750
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17,750
|
|
610
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REUBEN HOAR LIBRARY
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|
|
|
|
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Personal Services
|
354,844
|
355,265
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351,522
|
|
|
Expenses
|
64,950
|
62,658
|
67,400
|
|
|
Merrimack Valley Assessment
|
28,552
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30,489
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31,714
|
|
|
Transfer In - Library Trust Funds
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(15,000)
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(15,000)
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(17,500)
|
|
|
Total 610
|
433,346
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433,412
|
433,136
|
|
630
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PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
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|
|
|
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Personal Services
|
76,097
|
140,388
|
140,388
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|
|
Expenses
|
2,963
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Park Maintenance
|
16,029
|
6,800
|
6,800
|
|
|
Transfer In - Revolving Wages
|
-
|
(60,550)
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(60,550)
|
|
|
Transfer In - Revolving Fields
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(26,960)
|
(6,800)
|
-
|
|
|
Total 630
|
68,129
|
79,838
|
86,638
|
|
690
|
Other CULTURE & RECREATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
|
69
|
700
|
700
|
|
|
Memorial Day
|
500
|
500
|
500
|
|
|
Patriot's Day
|
-
|
50
|
50
|
|
|
Total 690
|
569
|
1,250
|
1,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
710
|
LONG TERM DEBT
|
4,167,486
|
4,178,104
|
4,611,119
|
|
720
|
SHORT TERM DEBT
|
15,229
|
301,118
|
265,680
|
|
|
Transfer In - Cemetery Trust
|
(98,500)
|
(25,000)
|
(13,000)
|
|
|
Transfer In - Self Help Grant
|
(18,000)
|
(18,000)
|
(18,000)
|
|
|
Transfer In - Wastewater Settlement
|
(17,274)
|
(17,274)
|
(17,274)
|
|
|
Transfer In - Oak Hill Cell Tower
|
(40,000)
|
(40,000)
|
(40,000)
|
|
|
Transfer In - Newtown Hill Cell Tower
|
(59,479)
|
(57,204)
|
(49,929)
|
|
|
Transfer In - Clean Lakes
|
(31,850)
|
(30,310)
|
(28,770)
|
|
|
Transfer In – Bond premium
|
-
|
-
|
(18,915)
|
|
|
Transfer In – Community Preservation
|
-
|
-
|
(36,250)
|
|
|
Transfer In - Light Dept
|
(202,991)
|
(196,014)
|
(189,705)
|
|
|
Total Debt Service
|
3,714,622
|
4,095,420
|
4,464,956
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FUNDING SUMMARY
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL Net Budgets
|
29,450,730
|
30,251,645
|
31,161,274
|
|
|
Total Transfers In
|
577,365
|
584,658
|
624,586
|
|
|
TOTAL Appropriated Budgets
|
28,873,366
|
29,666,987
|
30,536,688
|
Declared passed by a majority vote. So voted.
ARTICLE 5 - Board of Electric Light Commissioners - Electric Light Operating Budget
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, and/or transfer from available funds, a sum or sums of money, for electricity to be used for street lighting, and that the sum and income from the sale of electricity to private consumers and/or the electricity supplied to municipal buildings and from sales of appliances and jobbings during the current fiscal year, be appropriated for the Municipal Light Plant, the whole to be expended by the Manager of the Municipal Light Plant under the direction and control of the Electric Light Board for expenses of the plant for the fiscal year, as defined in Chapter 164, Section 57 of the General Laws, including out-of-state travel, and if said sum and said income shall exceed as the Electric Light Board may determine, it shall be transferred to the Construction Fund or other so designated account of said plant and appropriated for such additions thereto as may be authorized by the Electric Light Board and the balance of said excess shall be returned to the Town Treasurer, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Motion: Moved and seconded by the Board of Electric Light Commissioners that the Town vote that the income from the sale of electricity to private consumers and/or the electricity supplied to municipal buildings and from sales of appliances and jobbings during the current fiscal year, be appropriated for the Municipal Light Plant, the whole to be expended by the Manager of the Municipal Light Plant under the direction and control of the Electric Light Board for expenses of the plant for the fiscal year, as defined in Chapter 164, Section 57 of the General Laws, including out-of-state travel, and if said sum and said income shall exceed such expenses of the plant as the Electric Light Board may determine, it shall be transferred to the Construction Fund or other so designated account of said plant and may be expended without further appropriation for such additions to such plant as may be authorized by the Electric Light Board and any unexpended balance of said excess shall be returned to the Town Treasurer.
Finance Committee, Board of Electric Light Commissioners, and Board of Selectmen support Article 5.
[Consent Calendar Article: approved by unanimous vote]
ARTICLE 6 - Board of Water Commissioners - Water Enterprise Fund Operating Budget
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $1,992,560 or any other sum or sums of money from the Water Enterprise Fund to finance the operation of the Water Department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010 (detail below), or to take any other action in relation thereto.
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I. Water Enterprise Revenues
|
FY 2011
|
|
User Charges
|
$1,902,410
|
|
Enterprise Available Funds
|
90,150
|
|
Investment Income
|
|
|
Total Revenues
|
$1,992,560
|
|
II. Costs Appropriated for the Enterprise Fund
|
|
|
Salaries and Wages
|
602,550
|
|
Expenses
|
893,010
|
|
Capital Outlay – Equipment
|
0
|
|
Capital Outlay – Improvements
|
0
|
|
Reserve Fund
|
100,000
|
|
Debt Principal and Interest
|
397,000
|
|
Budgeted Surplus
|
0
|
|
Total Costs Appropriated for Enterprise Fund
|
1,992,560
|
|
III. Costs Appropriated for General Fund to be Charged to the Enterprise Fund
|
|
|
Indirect Costs
|
0
|
|
Benefits
|
0
|
|
Pension Costs
|
0
|
|
Total Costs Appropriated for the General Fund.
|
0
|
|
Total Costs
|
$1,992,560
|
Motion: Moved and seconded by the Board of Water Commissioners that the Town vote to appropriate $1,992,560 from the Water Enterprise Fund to fund the operation of the Water Department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010.
Finance Committee, Board of Water Commissioners, and Board of Selectmen support Article 6.
Declared passed by a majority vote. So voted.
ARTICLE 7 - Board of Selectmen - Emergency Medical Services Enterprise Fund
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $405,610, or any other sum or sums of money, from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Enterprise Fund to finance the operation of the EMS Department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010 (detail below), or to take any other action in relation thereto.
|
I. EMS Enterprise Revenues
|
FY2011
|
|
User Charges
|
$340,000
|
|
Enterprise Available Funds
|
60,610
|
|
Investment Income
|
5,000
|
|
Total Revenues
|
$405,610
|
|
II. Costs Appropriated in the Enterprise Fund
|
|
|
Salaries and Wages
|
212,582
|
|
Expenses
|
86,575
|
|
Capital Outlay – Equipment
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22,750
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Capital Outlay – Improvements
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Reserve Fund
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15,000
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Debt Principal and Interest
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|
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Budgeted Surplus
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|
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Total Costs Appropriated in E.F.
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$336,907
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III. Costs Appropriated in General Fund to be Charged to the Enterprise Fund
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Indirect Costs
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14,413
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Benefits
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23,945
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Pension Costs
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30,345
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Total Costs Appropriated in G.F.
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$68,703
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Total Costs
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$405,610
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Motion: Moved and seconded by the Board of Selectmen that the Town vote to appropriate $405,610 from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Enterprise Fund to fund the operation of the EMS Department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010.
Finance Committee and Board of Selectmen support Article 7.
Declared passed by a majority vote. So voted.
ARTICLE 8 - Board of Selectmen/Finance Committee - Capital Items from Available Funds
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, and/or transfer from available funds, and/or borrow a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the respective Departments or Officers indicated, for the capital projects and purchases itemized and described, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
A. Police Cruiser leases - $40,500 to be expended by the Police Department; 3rd year (final) on 3 @ $13,500.
B. Fire Command Vehicle lease -$6,000 to be expended by the Fire Department to lease a vehicle for Fire Department. Said payment will cover the fourth year’s payment of a five-year lease.
C. Highway Sidewalk Plow lease - $45,000 to be expended by the Highway Department for the purpose of paying the lease on the sidewalk plow. Said payment will cover the third year’s payment of a three-year lease.
D. Fire Major Equipment Repair -$13,125 to be expended by the Fire Department for the purpose of major equipment repairs and upkeep.
E. Highway Major Equipment Repair - $15,000 to be expended by the Highway Department for the purpose of major equipment repairs and upkeep.
F. Shaker Lane Univents - $27,000 to be expended by the School Committee for the purpose of replacing univent HVAC units at the Shaker Lane School.
G. School Technology - $20,000 to be expended by the School Committee for the purpose of purchasing new and replacement computer systems with printers and accessories for various school departments.
H. Town Hall HVAC - $9,000 to be expended by the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of repairing HVAC units at the Shattuck St building.
I. Highway 1-ton tool truck - $48,495 to be expended by the Highway Department for the purpose of purchasing a new 1-ton vehicle with plow as a replacement for an existing 2002 vehicle with mileage in excess of 100,000.
J. UHF Radio Upgrade – $40,000 to be expended by the Fire Department as matching funds for a Fire ACT regional UHF radio upgrade grant.
K. Rear Boom Flail Mower – $25,000 to be expended by the Highway Department to replace a 2003 model.
Motion: Moved and seconded by the Board of Selectmen that the Town vote to transfer from the Undesignated Fund Balance the sum of $289,120 for capital projects and purchases itemized and described in Article 8 as printed in the warrant.
Finance Committee and Board of Selectmen support Article 8.
Declared passed by a majority vote. So voted.
ARTICLE 9 - Board of Selectmen - Track Design and Development
To see if the Town will vote to amend the action taken under Article 11 of the Annual Town Meeting held on May 4, 2009, and to raise and appropriate, and/or transfer from available funds, an additional sum of up to $35,000 to be expended by the Permanent Municipal Building Committee, as directed by the Town Meeting, to continue the design and development of a track and/or multi-purpose field facility and for expenses incidental and related thereto, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Motion: Moved and seconded by the Board of Selectmen that the Town vote to transfer from the Undesignated Fund Balance the sum of $35,000 for the purposes described in Article 9 as printed in the warrant.
Board of Selectmen and School Committee support Article 9. Finance Committee does not support Article 9.
Declared passed by a majority vote. So voted.
ARTICLE 10 - Community Preservation Committee - Community Preservation FY 2011 Budget
To see if the Town will vote to hear and act on the report of the Community Preservation Committee on the Fiscal Year 2011 Community Preservation Budget, to appropriate or reserve from FY 2011 Community Preservation Fund annual revenues and reserves the following amounts, as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee, with each item considered a separate appropriation:
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Appropriations
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Administration
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$5,000.00
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Debt service – from FY 2011 open space
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14,775.00
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Debt service – from FY 2011 historic resources
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15,235.50
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Debt service – from historic resources reserve
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6,239.50
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Sub-total
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$41,250.00
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Reserves
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Open Space (to Reserve)
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$ 460.51
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Community Housing (to Reserve)
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15,235.51
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Budgeted Reserve (to Reserve)
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101,648.54
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Sub-total
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$117,344.56
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TOTAL
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$ 158,594.56
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Motion: Moved and seconded by the Community Preservation Committee to approve the appropriations and reserves itemized and described in Article 10 as printed in the warrant.
Community Preservation Committee, Finance Committee, and Board of Selectmen support Article 10.
Declared passed by a majority vote. So voted.
ARTICLE 11 - Board of Selectmen – School Committee – Trust Fund Commissioners - M.H. Kimball Trust School Grant Funds
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $9,800 from a grant from the M.H. Kimball Trust to the Littleton School Department for the purpose of procuring and installing ceiling-mounted LCD projectors at the Russell Street Elementary School and costs related thereto, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Motion: Moved and seconded by the Board of Selectmen that the Town vote to transfer $9,800 from a grant from the M.H. Kimball Trust to the Littleton School Department for the purpose of procuring and installing ceiling-mounted LCD projectors at the Russell Street Elementary School and costs related thereto.
Finance Committee, Board of Selectmen, School Committee, and Trust Fund Commissioners support Article 11.
[Consent Calendar Article: approved by unanimous vote]
ARTICLE 12 - Board of Selectmen/Personnel Board - Personnel By-law Amendments
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 33 of the Town Code, Personnel, as follows:
1. Amend the Personnel By-law to use the term “Personnel Board” uniformly throughout by striking all references to “Personnel Committee”, “Committee on Personnel”, and, when used in reference to the Personnel Board, “Committee”, and inserting in place thereof “Personnel Board”.
2. Amend §33-2 to provide for staggered three-year terms for Personnel Board members by deleting the second sentence of the second paragraph of §33-2 and replacing it with the following:
The Town department head and employee at large shall be elected by their peers for a term of two years so arranged that the term of one shall expire each year. All other appointments to the Board shall be made by the Board of Selectmen for three‑year overlapping terms so arranged that the term of at least one member shall expire each year.
3. Add the category of On-Call/Temporary Employee throughout the Personnel By-law, as follows:
a. Amend §33-7 by inserting after "d. Seasonal Employee" the following definition "e. On-Call/Temporary Employee: Any non-benefit eligible employee whose duration of employment with the Town is on an on-call or temporary basis." and by relettering each existing subsection accordingly;
b. Amend §33-8.B by adding "d. On-Call/Temporary" so that said section reads as follows: “All positions subject to the provisions of the Personnel By-law of the Town shall fall into one of the following categories: a. Benefit Eligible; b. Non-Benefit Eligible; c. Seasonal; d, On-Call/Temporary These categories will determine an employee’s eligibility for benefits as specified by this By- Law.”
4. Amend §33-13 to read as follows: “Step increases A step increase will be awarded on an annual basis at the employee’s anniversary providing the employee has completed at least one (1) year of satisfactory employment, unless otherwise exempted by attached schedules. When an employee reaches the top step of the grade they will no longer be eligible for a step increase.”
5. Amend the Classification and Compensation Plan by deleting “FY 2010” and inserting in place thereof “FY 2011”, with no changes in the dollar amounts contained in said plan.
6. Amend Schedule A of the Classification and Compensation Plan as follows:
a. Delete “Outreach Coordinator” at Grade 5 and add “Coordinator for Outreach and Respite Care” at Grade 7;
b. Add “Department Clerk” at Grade 4; and
c. Reclassify “Assistant Treasurer” from Grade 7 to Grade 9.
7. Amend Schedule B as follows:
a. Add “On-Call Meeting Clerk” at $11.65 per hour; and
b. Add “PR&CE Preschool Coordinator/Lead Coordinator” at $15.00 per hour.
8. Amend Schedule C, Temporary/Seasonal Park & Recreation Department positions, as follows
a. Delete Schedule C and replace it with the following:
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Grade
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Step 1
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Step 2
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Step 3
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Step 4
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Step 5
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1
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$8.75
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$9.01
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$9.28
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$9.56
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$9.85
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2
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$9.25
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$9.53
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$9.81
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$10.11
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$10.41
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3
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$10.00
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$10.30
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$10.61
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$10.93
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$11.26
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4
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$10.50
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$10.82
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$11.14
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$11.47
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$11.82
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5
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$12.00
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$12.36
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$12.73
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$13.11
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$13.51
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6
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$14.00
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$14.42
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$14.85
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$15.30
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$15.76
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7
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$15.25
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$15.71
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$16.18
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$16.66
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$17.16
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8
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$16.50
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$17.00
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$17.50
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