LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen unanimously agreed Monday to hold a special town meeting to discuss the 12 articles defeated by voters in June. The articles pertain to the proposed $2.3 million municipal budget, including administration, code enforcement and public works.

The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, at the Municipal Building.

All defeated articles except the tax levy limit article are on the town meeting warrant, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said Tuesday.

The board had the discretion to decide which articles to bring back, whether to make changes to the article and whether to hold another referendum vote or town meeting.

With little discussion, they opted for the town meeting because they wanted the chance to explain the reasoning behind the articles. They also wanted to bring back all the articles that failed without any changes.

Selectmen proposed a $2.3 million spending package, an increase over last fiscal year’s $2.19 million budget. The Budget Committee recommended a nearly $2.1 million budget. The difference between the two budgets was about $200,000.

After the articles were defeated, voters authorized selectmen to make municipal expenditures based on the previous year’s budget until a new budget passes.

The 12 articles defeated by voters included one for $357,857 that covered insurances, including health insurance for employees. Another article proposed $168,381 for administration, which includes wages for the town manager and selectmen, legal fees, dues, animal control, payroll and audit.

They also opposed the code enforcement budget of $14,370, and $337,775 for the public works budget.

Residents rejected $8,650 for general assistance and donations of $1,000 each for the Livermore Falls Downtown Betterment Group, Maine Paper and Heritage Museum, and Chisholm Trails.

They also opposed $15,000 for contingency, $98,600 for capital improvement purchases, and exceeding the state property levy tax limit.

In the last article defeated, townspeople voted against transferring $20,000 from recreation reserve accounts for the extension of the Foundry Road bike and pedestrian path. The money would have been used to match a grant to build a sidewalk on Park Street from the end of Foundry Road.

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