The amendment to Article 11 that has generated some discussion here has failed. Proposed by Bill Perlman, the amendment would have reduced the police chief’s salary by $24,000, reduced the police expenses line item by $6,000, and re-instated the police sergeant’s salary at $30,000.
After a civil discussion that lasted about an hour, the amendment failed by a voice vote. The police budget, as presented on the warrant article and recommended by a majority of the Finance Committee, eliminates the sergeant’s position in an effort to cut costs. The unamended article passed by a voice vote just before the lunch break.
Ruth Julian
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I have just received a call from Mary Ellen to give me that stats of the vote for moderator. Buzz won with a total of 296 votes, I received a total of 145 votes and there were 13 blanks. I want to thank everyone who supported me with their votes, there is always another year. Thank you Mary Link for the informative information you passed along, I feel it was very helpful in my decision making. Overall, I feel the town meeting went very well and the open discussions were democracy at its best. Also, I send my congratulations to Buzz, you worked very hard today. Thank you.
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