[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Palmer as indicated in article
histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-11-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-05]
The purpose of this article is to vote to accept the provisions
of MGL c. 60, § 3F; the law would allow the Town to designate
a place on its property or motor vehicle excise tax bills or mail
with such bills a separate form whereby taxpayers may voluntarily
check off, donate and pledge an amount of money, which shall increase
the amount already due, for the purposes of providing support for
veterans and their dependents in need of immediate assistance.
This fund, under the direction of the Veteran Services Department,
will enable the Town to act expeditiously when responding to immediate
needs of veterans and their dependents. Expenditure from the fund
can be made without further appropriation and will be only utilized
to provide emergency food, transportation, heat and oil expenses.
MGL c. 60, § 3F
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Section 3F: Voluntary donation to multiple veterans’
assistance fund by designation on municipal property tax or motor
vehicle excise bills.
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[Text of section added by 2016, 141, Sec. 12 effective
July 14, 2016.]
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Section 3F: A city, or town or district that accepts
this section may designate a place on its municipal property tax bills
or motor vehicle excise bills or mail with such bills a separate form
whereby taxpayers of the city, town or district may voluntarily check
off, donate and pledge an amount of money which shall increase the
amount already due to establish and fund a municipal veterans assistance
fund which shall be under the supervision of the local veterans agent,
the board or officer in charge of the collection of the municipal
charge, fee or fine or the town collector of taxes.
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[Paragraph inserted following the first paragraph by
2016, 283, Sec. 9 effective October 6, 2016.]
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Any amounts donated to the fund shall be deposited into a special
account in the general treasury and shall be in the custody of the
treasurer. The treasurer shall invest the funds at the direction of
the officer, board, commission or other agency of the city or town
who or which is otherwise authorized and required to invest trust
funds of the city or town and subject to the same limitations applicable
to trust fund investments except as otherwise specified in this section.
The fund and any interest thereon shall be used for the purposes of
this section without further appropriation.
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Money in the fund shall be used to provide support for veterans
and their dependents in need of immediate assistance with food, transportation,
heat and oil expenses. The city, town or district’s veterans’
services department shall: (i) establish an application process for
veterans and their dependents to obtain assistance; (ii) establish
standards for acceptable documentation of veteran status or dependent
status; and (iii) establish financial eligibility criteria for determining
need and amount of assistance for eligible applicants. The veterans’
services department shall be responsible for reviewing each applicant
and fairly applying the eligibility and level-of-need standards.
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[Adopted 6-11-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-06]
This article 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, § 53E 1/2.
A department or agency head, board, committee or officer may
incur liabilities against and spend monies from a revolving fund established
and authorized by this article without appropriation, subject to the
following limitations:
A.
Fringe benefits of full-time employees whose salaries or wages are
paid from the fund shall also be paid from the fund.
B.
No liability shall be incurred in excess of the available balance
of the fund.
C.
The total amount spent during a fiscal year shall not exceed the
amount authorized by the Town Council 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 Town Council.
Interest earned on monies credited to a revolving fund established
by this article shall be credited to the general fund.
Except as provided in MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2 and
this article, the laws, Charter provisions, ordinances, 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 article.
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.
The Table establishes:
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A
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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 Require- ments/Reports
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Fiscal Years
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Legion Field
24650738
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Town Manager, or his designee
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Revenues from gate receipts and associated fees
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Expenses related to lights at Legion Field
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(Spending Limit in FY 2018: $20,000 - Reference Only)
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Fiscal Year 2019 and subsequent years
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Recreation Fund
24630548
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Town Manager, or his designee
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Revenues from fees charged to individuals participating in a
program, donations, gifts and private sponsorships
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Supplies, contractual services, administrative expenses, wages
for part-time staff, equipment and facilities repair
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(Spending Limit in FY 2018: $30,000 - Reference Only)
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Fiscal Year 2019 and subsequent years
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Gas Inspections
2702421
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Building Inspector
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Fees charged and received by the Building Inspector for gas
inspections
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Salaries or wages of inspectors performing gas inspections and
contractual services related to those inspections
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Salaries or wages of full-time employees shall be paid from
the annual budget appropriation of the Building Inspector and not
from the Fund (Spending Limit in FY 2018: $30,000 - Reference Only)
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Fiscal Year 2019 and subsequent years
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Plumbing Inspections
2702431
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Building Inspector
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Fees charged and received by the Building Inspector for plumbing
inspections
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Salaries or wages of inspectors performing plumbing inspections
and contractual services related to those inspections
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Salaries or wages of full-time employees shall be paid from
the annual budget appropriation of the Building Inspector and not
from the Fund (Spending Limit in FY 2018: $30,000 - Reference Only)
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Fiscal Year 2019 and subsequent years
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Electrical Inspections
2702451
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Building Inspector
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Fees charged and received by the Building Inspector for electrical
inspections
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Salaries or wages of inspectors performing electrical inspections
and contractual services related to those inspections
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Salaries or wages of full-time employees shall be paid from
the annual budget appropriation of the Building Inspector and not
from the Fund (Spending Limit in FY 2018: $100,000 - Reference Only)
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Fiscal Year 2019 and subsequent years
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Senior Center
24541008
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Director of the Council on Aging
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Revenues and program fees relative to the Palmer Senior Center
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Authorized expenses for payments to instructors, presenters,
service providers special programs and equipment
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(Spending Limit in FY 2018: $20,000 - Reference Only)
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Fiscal Year 2019 and subsequent years
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Bulky Day
2704338
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Town Manager, or his designee
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Revenues from fees associated with the disposal of bulky items
during Town-run Bulky Day(s)
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Funds shall be used in direct support of expenses related to
the disposal of articles that are too large to be disposed through
normal trash collection services
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(Spending Limit in FY 2018: $20,000 - Reference Only)
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Fiscal Year 2019 and subsequent years
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
270_____
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Town Manager or designee
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Fees charged and received by the Sealer of Weights and Measures
and turned over to the Town Treasurer
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Supplies, contractual services, expenses, wages for part-time
staff, equipment and facility repair
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Salaries or wages of full-time employees shall be paid from
an annual budget appropriation and not from the Fund
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Fiscal Year 2020 and Subsequent Years
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