Town of South Hadley, MA Chapter 65 Revolving Funds

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of South Hadley 6-17-2020 ATM by Art. 7.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

[1] Editor's Note: This article also superseded former Ch. 65, Revolving Funds, adopted 5-8-2019 ATM by Art. 7.

§ 65-1 Purpose.

This bylaw establishes and authorizes revolving funds for use by Town departments, boards, committees, agencies or 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.

§ 65-2 Expenditure limitations.

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 bylaw 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 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 Selectboard and Finance Committee.

§ 65-3 Interest.

Interest earned on monies credited to a revolving fund established by this bylaw shall be credited to the general fund.

§ 65-4 Procedures and reports.

Except as provided in MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2, and this bylaw, 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 bylaw. The Town Accountant shall include a statement on the collections credited to each fund, the encumbrances and expenditures charged to the 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.

§ 65-5 Authorized revolving funds.

The table establishes:

A. Each revolving fund authorized for use by a Town department, board, committee, agency or officer;

B. The department or agency head, board, committee or officer authorized to spend from each fund;

C. 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;

D. The expenses of the program or activity for which each fund may be used;

E. Any restrictions or conditions on expenditures from each fund;

F. Any reporting or other requirements that apply to each fund; and

G. The fiscal years each fund shall operate under this bylaw.

Fund	Revenue Source	Authority to Spend Funds	Use of Funds	Fiscal Years
Buttery Brook Park[1]	Gifts and donations	Selectboard	Support and maintenance of Buttery Brook Park	Fiscal Year 2020 and subsequent years
COA Woodlawn Cafe [Added 5-11-2022 ATM by Art. 8]	Receipts from sales	Council on Aging Director	Operations of Cafe	2023 and beyond

[1] Editor's Note: Pursuant to 6-17-2020 ATM, Art. 7, an expenditure limit for the Buttery Brook Park Revolving Fund for 2021 was established in the amount of $20,000.