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Minutes of Meeting on Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Room 211, Town Hall, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
In attendance:
Mike Manning
Pam Waxlax
Shahidul Mannan
Chris Howell
Jon Westerling
The meeting was called to order by Mike at 6:44 PM.
Jon Westerling of the DPW presented a request to overspend the Snow & Ice Removal Account (see
attachment 1.) The original appropriation at the May 2014 ATM was $350,000. As of this evening the
town had overspent $18,000 but that doesn't take into account invoices which have not come in yet,
which are approximately $50,000.
Pam moved and Shahidul seconded to authorize the Town to incur liability and make expenditures in
excess of available appropriations for snow and ice removal in accordance with MGL Chapter 44, section
31D in the amount of $500,000. The motion passed by a vote of 3-0.
Chris noted there will be a reserve fund request from Animal Control at a subsequent meeting. The
request is not ready at this time. He further noted that the committee will need to meet again soon in
preparation for the Special Town Meeting scheduled for early March and discussion of the article on the
warrant.
At 7:55 PM Pam moved and Shahidul seconded a motion to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously, 3-
0.
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TOWN OF HOPKINTON
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
PO Box 209
66 Fruit Street
Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748
508-497-9740
Fax 508-497-9761
To: Norman Khumalo
Town Manager
From: John K. Westerling
Director of Public Works
Date: January 30. 2015
Re: Snow & Ice Control Emergency Spending Request
This memo serves as a request to incur liability and make expenditures in excess of available
appropriations for snow and ice removal in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44 Section 31D
(citation below). The Town appropriated $350.000 at the 2014 Annual Town Meeting and the
current balance is $4.853.
This action is necessary to be prepared to remove snow and ice from future storms and to pay
current liabilities. This action requires approval from you and the Appropriations Committee.
Please contact me with any questions.
M.G.L. Ch. 44 Sec 31 D: Any city or town may incur liability and make expenditures in
any fiscal year in excess of available appropriations for snow and ice removal, provided
that such expenditures are approved by the town manager and the finance or advisory
committee in a town having a town manager. by the selectmen and the finance or
advisory committee in any other town, by the city manager and the city council in a city
having a city manager or by the mayor and city council in 'any other city: provided.
however, that the appropriation for such purposes in said fiscal year equaled or exceeded
the appropriation for said purposes in the prior fiscal year. Expenditures made under
authority of this section shall be certified to the board of assessors and included in the
next annual tax rate.
Every city or town shall annually. not later than September fifteenth, report to the
division of local services of the department of revenue the total amounts appropriated and
expended, including any funding or reimbursements received from the commonwealth.
for snow and ice removal in the fiscal year ending on the preceding June thirtieth.