Moderator reads unpaid bills, targeted transfers and FY27 revolving fund limits ahead of town meeting

Robert Floyd read warrant items that cover unsettled prior-year bills, specific transfers, and proposed spending caps for town revolving funds.

Article 15 lists unpaid bills from prior fiscal years and the requested appropriations to pay them, reading vendor names, account codes and amounts (examples included KP Law Services $4,931.40; Ronald J. Berenson tax-title $6.25; Pioneer Valley Planning Commission charges; Westfield Sign Shop entries). The moderator read that the article provides five columns of detail (vendor, amount, account, description, dates).

Article 16 proposes transferring $60,279 from water retained earnings to the hazard mitigation grant (WM Route 10) account to offset a deficit caused by change orders on a prior hazard mitigation and waterline relocation project (FY22). Article 17 proposes transferring $17,648.87 from the health department inspectional services revolving account to a special consultants account (01-511-5706).

Article 25 establishes FY27 spending limits for various revolving funds, with line items read into the record: Conservation operating expenses $10,000; Conservation forestry $20,000; Council on Aging van operations $31,000; Dog licensing $8,000; Electrical inspections $20,000; Fire brush equipment $10,000; Park commission operating $10,000; Planning board administrative $10,000 and consulting $15,000; Plumbing inspections $20,000; Tax title $10,000; Weights & Measures $5,000; Zoning Board of Appeals expenses $5,000.

These articles will be presented to town voters at the May 2 annual meeting for consideration.