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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
APRIL 22, 2024
The Annual Town Meeting was called to order after the dissolution of the Special Town Meeting, at 7:25 PM. The
Annual Town Meeting was officially called to order at 7:25 pm by Town Moderator David J. Cavanaugh with a
quorum still being present of more than the requirement of 150 registered voters checked in at the Middleborough
High School Auditorium.
The Moderator announced that the warrant had been posted, served and returned in a proper fashion by Police
Chief Joseph M. Perkins.
The Moderator further announced as long as there were no objections, he requested a motion to allow the
nonvoters identified previously at the Special Town Meeting to speak at the Annual Town Meeting. A motion
was made and seconded; voted unanimously.
The Moderator also further announced Article 2 was the annual budget and as noted in past meetings, he would
ask the Finance Committee to present the budget motion and read the appropriations, department name,
recommended bottom line, and transfers as appropriate; pausing briefly between each line. Anyone with a
question or comment concerning any appropriation would simply need to call out “Hold” to return to that item
for any discussion. An amendment to a budget would be voted on after discussion and the Moderator would call
for any general comments and a final vote on the budget as a whole.
ARTICLE 1: No committee reports.
ARTICLE 2: The following action was taken:
The following was voted unanimously:
• $2,406,176.00 to be transferred from the sales of water to the FY2025 General Fund Budget
• $2,720,274.00 to be transferred from the sales of wastewater to the FY2025 General Fund Budget
• $628,240.00 to be transferred from the revenues of the Sanitation Enterprise Fund to the FY2025 General
Fund Budget
• $4,491,829.00 to be transferred from the sales of Gas and Electricity to the FY2025 General Fund Budget
• $10,759.00 to be transferred from the Public Educational Government (PEG) Access Fund to the FY2025
General Fund Budget
Further voted unanimously:
$350,000.00 be transferred from the Council on Aging Trust Fund to Department 541, Council on Aging Budget
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