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To: Honorable Town Council
From: Michael J. Driscoll, Town Manager 4
Date: May 19, 2016
RE: Agenda Item—Transfer of Funds Request
Enclosed please find correspondence from Mark R. Comeiro, Veterans' Services Officer,
regarding the need for additional funding of the Veterans' Benefits Account for the remainder of
the Fiscal Year.
Therefore, I respectfully request the attached transfer be placed on the May 24, 2016 Town
Council Agenda.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
cc: Mark R. Comeiro, Veterans' Services Officer
Thomas J. Tracy, Town Auditor/Assistant Town Manager for Finance
Transfer Amount $8,500
From: FY 2016 Town Council Reserve $ 8,500
0111152-570780
To: FY 2016 Veterans Benefits $ 8,500
0154352-570770
1 hereby certify to the availability, authority of funding source, mathematical
accuracy and appropriate fiscal year.
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To: Michael J. Driscoll, Town manager 1
From: Mark R. Comeiro, Veteran's Services Officer,.- v
Date: May 19t", 2016
RE: Transfer of Funds—Veterans' Benefits
As you are aware the current Fiscal Year 2016 budget line item for Veteran's Benefits (0154352-
570770) is $156,000.00 Please be advised that the Fiscal Year 2016 Expenditures for Veterans'
benefits to date equals $148,081.24, leaving an available balance of$7,918.76 for the remainder
of Fiscal Year 2016. I would like to respectfully request additional funding for the Veterans'
Benefits line item, in the amount of$8,500 to meet the Town's current obligations for the
remainder of Fiscal Year 2016.
During the past several months we have seen an increase in authorized medical documentation
submittals to include prescriptions, co-pays, and pre approvals for dental care and eye care, all in
accordance with M.G.L. c. 115, 108 CMR 10.05. These submittals alone totaled $8,648.85 in
unforeseen expenditures.
Additionally,please be advised that we had a special circumstance where a spouse and her two
children filed for Veterans benefits in late January due to her husband's benefits being suspended
due to the Veteran being incarcerated. This family has received a total of$5,356.00 in the course
of only four months.
Please be advised that under Chapter 115, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts reimburses cities
and towns, in the following fiscal year, 75% of the expenditures for Financial Assistance that is
paid to Veterans and/or their families.
I do not foresee these situations impacting the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget. Please contact me if
you have any questions regarding this information and I thank you for your time and
consideration with this matter.