LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen will hold a special, open-style town meeting on Monday for voters to reconsider 11 articles that were rejected at the polls in referendum form on June 12.
The town meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. July 16 at the Town Office. It will be followed by a regular selectmen’s meeting. A 12th article rejected does not have to be brought back, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said Wednesday. It pertained to exceeding the tax levy but even if all articles are approved as is, the budget would not exceed the levy created under the state’s LD 1 law.
Selectmen opted to bring the articles back so that people can discuss them to understand what they are for and why townspeople are being asked to raise and appropriate the money. Two residents requested the articles come back in the open-style form for that reason. Residents also said the Budget Committee’s recommendation of no on several articles may have confused people.
Selectmen proposed a $2.3 million budget to cover municipal government for 2012-13. It represented about a $108,834 increase over last year’s budget of $2.19 million. The Budget Committee’s recommendation was nearly $2.1 million, which was about $207,000 less than the selectmen’s budget.
One of the articles shot down was selectmen’s recommendation of $98,600 in capital improvements for culvert, drainage and sidewalk work. It also included doors for the transfer station to secure hazardous waste material, replacing a fuel pump at the highway garage and replacing deteriorating, bottom panels on the bay doors at the garage.
The board also recommended creating a reserve account with $12,960 for the Fire Department to save money to replace self-contained breathing apparatuses for firefighters.
The Budget Committee proposed $83,000 in capital improvements. Members recommended starting a reserve with $8,000 for the Fire Department’s breathing apparatuses and eliminated money for some items.
The biggest differences between the two budgets is in the insurances. Selectmen are recommending $357,857 while the Budget Committee suggests $261,609. The nearly $100,000 difference is reflected under health insurance for employees. The Budget Committee proposes the town pay only employees’ health insurance, committee member Ron Chadwick previously said.
dperry@sunjournal.com
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