[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Chelmsford 10-15-1990 by Art. 19. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town Manager shall submit to the Finance Committee a proposed budget and capital improvement program for the ensuing fiscal year with an accompanying budget message and supporting documents as set forth in Section 6-2 of the Chelmsford Home Rule Charter at least 90 days prior to the spring session of the Annual Town Meeting.
A.
All fees received by the Town Clerk and Town Treasurer-Collector
by virtue of their office shall be paid into the Town Treasury.
[Amended 10-21-1999 ATM by Art. 31]
B.
The Town Clerk may, pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 22F,
set fees and charges for all items specified under MGL c. 262, § 34.
The schedule of such fees shall be posted in a conspicuous place in
the office of the Town Clerk.
[Amended 10-17-2005 ATM by Art. 17]
Any budget item presented at any Annual or Special
Town Meeting for salaries or the payment of any benefit or expense
that is the subject of collective bargaining shall accurately reflect
the most recently negotiated or agreed payment and shall not be inflated
to reflect anticipated negotiated contractual amounts.
[Amended 10-21-1999 ATM by Art. 31; 6-17-2021 ATM by Art. 29]
A committee to be known as the "Capital Planning
Committee" shall be established and shall be composed of the following
Committee members: the Town Accountant (nonvoting member), the Town
Treasurer-Collector, one member designated by the School Committee,
one member designated by the Finance Committee, one member designated
by the Board of Library Trustees and two citizens of the Town of Chelmsford
to be appointed by the Select Board who are neither a municipal employee
of the town nor an elected or appointed town official, except that
they may be Town Meeting members. The Committee shall study proposed
capital outlays having a useful life of at least one year or the acquisition
of land. The Committee shall promulgate rules and regulations, make
such investigations and hold public hearings as it deems appropriate.
[Added 4-24-2006 ATM by Art. 23]
At the first session of the Fall Annual Town Meeting, the Town Manager shall make an oral and visual presentation of the five-year financial forecast that is required to be prepared annually under Section 6-4 of the Town Charter. The Town Manager's presentation shall include an explanation of the process used to develop the current fiscal year budget and the basis for five-year financial projections.
[Added 4-24-2017 ATM
by Art. 15]
A.
Purpose. This section establishes and authorizes revolving funds
for use by Town departments, boards, committees, agencies and officers
in connection with the operation of programs or activities that generate
fees, charges or other receipts to support all or some of the expenses
of those programs or activities. These revolving funds are established
under and governed by MGL c. 44, § 53E1/2.
B.
Expenditure limitations. A department or agency head, board, or committee
or officer may incur liabilities against and spend monies from a revolving
fund established and authorized by this section without appropriation
subject to the following limitations:
(1)
Fringe benefits of full-time employees whose salaries or wages are
paid from the fund shall also be paid from the fund.
(2)
No liability shall be incurred in excess of the available balance
of the fund.
(3)
The total amount spent during a fiscal year shall not exceed the
amount authorized by Annual Town Meeting on or before July 1 of that
fiscal year, or any increased amount of that authorization that is
later approved during that fiscal year by the Select Board and Finance
Committee.
[Amended 6-17-2021 ATM by Art. 29]
C.
Interest. Interest earned on monies credited to a revolving fund
established by this section shall be credited to the general fund.
D.
Procedures and reports. Except as provided in MGL c. 44, § 53E1/2,
and this section, the laws, Charter provisions, bylaws, rules, regulations,
policies or procedures that govern the receipt and custody of Town
monies and the expenditure and payment of Town funds shall apply to
the use of a revolving fund established and authorized by this section.
The Town Accountant shall include a statement on the collections credited
to the fund, the encumbrances and expenditures charged to each fund
and the balance available for expenditure in the regular report the
Town Accountant provides the department, board, committee, agency
or officer on appropriations made for its use.
E.
Authorized revolving funds. The table establishes:
(1)
Each revolving fund authorized for use by a Town department, board,
committee, agency or officer;
(2)
The department or agency head, board, committee or officer authorized
to spend from the fund;
(3)
The fees, charges and other monies charged and received by the department,
board, committee, agency or officer in connection with the program
or activity for which the fund is established that shall be credited
to each fund by the Town Accountant;
(4)
The expenses of the program or activity for which each fund may be
used;
(5)
Any restrictions or conditions on expenditures from each fund;
(6)
Any reporting or other requirements that apply to each fund; and
(7)
The fiscal years each fund shall operate under this section.
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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Revolving Fund
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Department, Board, Committee, Agency, or Officer Authorized
to Spend from Fund
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Fees, Charges or Other Receipts Credited to Fund
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Program or Activity Expenses Payable from Fund
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Restrictions or Conditions on Expenses Payable from
Fund
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Other Requirements/ Reports
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Ficscal Years
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Dog Pound and Licensing
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Town Clerk
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Fees from rabies clinic, pound and adoption of dogs
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Improvement of the dog pound and expenses for licensing
of animals
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FY 19 and subsequent years
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Senior Citizen Trip Program
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Council on Aging
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Fees charged for trips
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Payment of transporta-tion for senior citizen trips
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FY 19 and subsequent years
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Senior Citizen Respite Care Program
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Council on Aging
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Fees charged for the care of seniors in the program
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Payment of personnel and expenses for the adult day-care
program
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FY 19 and subsequent years
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Police Cruiser
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Police Department
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Revenue from the sale of used police vehicles
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Purchase of communica-tions equipment for newly acquired
police cruisers
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FY 19 and subsequent years
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Fire Safety Equipment
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Fire Department
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Revenue from the sale of used fire vehicles
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Purchase of life safety equipment for firefighters
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FY 19 and subsequent years
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Weights and Measures
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Inspections Department
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Fees for the Sealer of Weights and Measures Inspections
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Personnel and expenses related to the inspections under
the Sealer of Weights and Measures program
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FY 19 and subsequent years
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