FY23 FULL BUDGET REPORT ADOPTED

Fund to pay monthly premiums and retain any unused balances that may be used to offset future premium increases.. Section 17. Legal Services There is hereby authorized for Fiscal Year 2023, an agreement with the Town Attorney for legal services establishing a monthly general legal retainer rate of $1,000 to cover attendance at Town Meetings, work sessions, retreats, general consultation, advice, and the like. Charges on an hourly basis for work on specific cases and projects will be at a rate of $225 per hour. When appropriate, assignment of legal matters to associate attorneys will occur and charges applied per hour based on a rate range of $200 per hour for associates and $100 per hour for paralegals. In addition, other reimbursements will include certain annual dues to professional organizations and registration/hotel fees for attending specific annual conferences. Section 18. Special Authorization – Town Manager/Budget Officer or His/her Designee A. Budget Transfer Authority 1. May reallocate appropriations within or across functions and/or major categories as deemed necessary and in accordance with Budget Transfer Policy. All budget transfers will be reviewed and approved by the Budget Officer or his/her designee. 2. May process interfund transfers as anticipated by the Budget Ordinance without additional approval by the Town Council. 3. May reallocate funds accrued because of personnel lapse salary for the purposes of providing the Town Manager with reasonable flexibility to mitigate unforeseen circumstances or effectively advance priorities operationally without unnecessarily appropriating from fund balance. The Town Manager will provide quarterly reports on the usage to Town Council. Use is subject to the Town Manager/Budget Officer’s approval. This authority may not b e designated. 4. May reallocate personnel lapse salary for staff professional development and training opportunities to promote and advance employee knowledge, skills and abilities including tuition reimbursements as outlined in the Personnel Policy. 5. May reallocate personnel lapse salary to address recruitment and retention issues within job classifications including market conditions and assessment centers. B. Contract and/or Grants as Authority 1. May execute the following types of contracts within budgeted appropriations and that do not otherwise require Town Council approval by general statute: a. construction or repair contracts that do not require formal competitive bid procedures, b. contracts for the purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment, c. service agreements, and d. equipment and rental agreements. 2. May approve the application and execution of grant agreements to or frompublic and nonprofit organizations unless a grantor organization requires execution by the Town Council. 3. May execute contracts as the lessor or lessee of real property for a maximum duration of five years or less. C. Special Appropriation Authorization 1. May recognize and appropriate cost share reimbursements, rebates, or other reimbursement types and direct said funds back to the appropriate Departmental Budget. 2. May recognize and appropriate donations received for restricted or special designations.

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