Town Meeting 04-24-2023
The Annual Town Meeting is being held on April 24, 2023 at 7pm in the Ayer Shirley Regional High School Auditorium
The Council on Aging will offer complimentary van service to Town Meeting, for anyone without transportation or just uncomfortable driving after dark when the meeting is over. Please call the Senior Center at 978-772-8260 to reserve your ride.
Documents & Forms:
- Town Meeting Warrant
- FY2024 Budget & Supporting Documents
- FY2024 Budget Book
- Summary of Warrant Article Votes
- Video of the Special & Annual Town Meetings
- Warrant Article Submission Form
- Citizens Petition Form
- Town Meeting and Special Town Meeting Guidelines for Information Distribution and Solicitation
Special Town Meeting Summary of Articles:
Art. | Description |
1 | Supplemental Appropriation – Water Enterprise Fund |
2 | Supplemental Appropriation – Sewer Enterprise Fund |
3 | Supplemental Appropriation – Ambulance Enterprise Fund
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Annual Town Meeting Summary of Articles:
Art. | Description | Financial Impact | Select Board | Finance |
1 | Salaries of Elected Officials* | $16,515 | Recommends | Recommends |
2 | Contract Funding: Town Hall Clerical Union* | $47,218 | Recommends | Recommends |
3 | FY ’24 Omnibus Budget | $17,915,384 | Recommends | Recommends |
4 | FY ’24 ASRSD Assessment | $13,555,068 | Recommends | Recommends |
5 | FY ’24 NVTHS Assessment | $1,136,670 | Recommends | No Position |
6 | Solid Waste Enterprise Fund | $594,970 | Recommends | Recommends |
7 | Ambulance Enterprise Fund | $574,691 | Recommends | Recommends |
8 | Sewer Enterprise Fund | $3,568,072 | Recommends | Recommends |
9 | Water Enterprise Fund | $2,593,267 | Recommends | Recommends |
10 | FY ’24 Capital Budget Requests to Borrow Town Meeting Presentations: | $2,965,979 | Recommends | Recommends |
11 | Debt Exclusion – Fire Ladder Truck | $1,692,888 | Recommends | Recommends |
12 | Debt Exclusion – West Main Street Bridge Replacement | $3,000,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
13 | FY ’24 Capital Budget Requests Town Meeting Presentations: | $364,200 | Recommends | Recommends |
14 | GASB-15/OPEB Fund | $300,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
15 | 1st Year’s Interest-General Fund Borrowing | $81,600 | Recommends | Recommends |
16 | Funding for Aquatic Weed Control – Ponds | $30,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
17 | Funding of Compensated Balance Reserve Fund | $10,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
18 | Forward Funding of the Town’s Pension Assessment | $300,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
19 | UDAG Replenishment | $60,185 | Recommends | Recommends |
20 | Pay Down of Balance of Maturing BAN | $322,565 | Recommends | Recommends |
21 | Stabilization Fund | $1,098,073 | Recommends | Recommends |
22 | Transfer of Unexpended Bond Proceeds – | $10,348.72 | Recommends | Recommends |
23 | Transfer of Unexpended Bond Proceeds – | $85,943.41 | Recommends | Recommends |
24 | Transfer of Unexpended Bond Proceeds- | $61,201.15 | Recommends | Recommends |
25 | Transfer of Unexpended Appropriation - | $1,250 | Recommends | Recommends |
26 | Rescind of Prior Borrow Authorizations | See Article Text | Recommends | Recommends |
27 | Community Preservation Act | See Article Text | Recommends | Recommends |
28 | CPC – Pirone Park Playground Project | $750,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
29 | Initiate a Municipal Aggregation Program | n/a | Recommends | No Financial Impact |
*Cost of these articles is included in Article 3 the Omnibus Budget