Warrant Article of the Day
As we ready for Town Meeting on May 13, 2025, the Town will be presenting information every day on different warrant articles.
The full warrant can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1apqsGCynKuAbeG_joJnlRc1VtGlb2mc9/view?usp=sharing
Article 20: Transfer to StabilizationThe Town is requesting to transfer $101,015.00 to the Stabilization Account. The Stabilization Account is the Town’s savings account. The Town saves money there to be used in emergencies. Some like to refer to the account as the rainy day fund. The Town has financial policies in place that advise the town to maintain 5% of General Fund revenues in the Stabilization Account.To appropriate from the Town’s Stabilization account requires a 2/3rd vote of Town Meeting.
Town Meeting Warrant Article of the Day: Article 18: Transfer of $75,000 to OPEB Trust
Warrant Article of the Day
As we ready for Town Meeting on May 13, 2025, the Town will be presenting information every day on different warrant articles.
The full warrant can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1apqsGCynKuAbeG_joJnlRc1VtGlb2mc9/view?usp=sharing
Article 18: Transfer of $75,000 to OPEB Trust
In 2010, Town Meeting created a trust fund to save money to pay for retiring employee’s post employment benefits. In 2019, the Town OPEB Committee issued a report to the Select Board with recommendations regarding OPEB, which can be found here: OPEB Report July 15, 2019.pdf. The Town is requesting to transfer $75,000 from Free Cash to fund that account.
Town Meeting Warrant Article of the Day: Articles 11, 12, and 13
Warrant Article of the Day
As we ready for Town Meeting on May 13, 2025, the Town will be presenting information every day on different warrant articles.
The full warrant can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1apqsGCynKuAbeG_joJnlRc1VtGlb2mc9/view?usp=sharing
Article 11 Appropriation – General Fund for Fiscal Year 2026
Article 12 Appropriation – Water Enterprise Fund for Fiscal Year 2026
Article 13 Appropriation – Sewer Enterprise Fund for Fiscal Year 2026
These articles are the Budget articles of Town Meeting and include the regular operating budget, as well as the Town's three enterprise funds (Steven's Estate, Water and Sewer).
More information on the Town's budgets can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I7tC3YXdpWkR-WC3k0rJM-X3k23fq0lp
To learn more about Enterprise Funds generally please visit: https://www.mass.gov/doc/enterprise-funds/download
Town Meeting Warrant Article of the Day: Article 10: Revolving Fund Spending Limits
Warrant Article of the Day
As we ready for Town Meeting on May 13, 2025, the Town will be presenting information every day on different warrant articles.
The full warrant can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1apqsGCynKuAbeG_joJnlRc1VtGlb2mc9/view?usp=sharing
Article 10: Revolving Fund Spending Limits
Every year Town Meeting authorizes the Town’s revolving accounts and sets spending limits for those accounts. A revolving fund separately accounts for specific revenues and earmarks them for expenditure by a board or officer without appropriation for particular purposes to support the activity, program or service that generated the revenues. Town Meeting authorizes the revolving account, its use, and how much can be spent from the account each year.
To learn more about the different types of revolving accounts, visit here: https://www.mass.gov/doc/revolving-funds-chart-non-school-department-program/download
Stevens Memorial Library, Board of Library Trustees, April Monthly Mtg, 4/29 @ 5pm
Greater Lawrence Sanitary District, April 30, 2025
Festival Committee, April 29, 2025
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Town Meeting Warrant Article of the Day: Article 9: Report of the Community Preservation Committee – Appropriation from Community Preservation Fund
Warrant Article of the Day
As we ready for Town Meeting on May 13, 2025, the Town will be presenting information every day on different warrant articles.
The full warrant can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1apqsGCynKuAbeG_joJnlRc1VtGlb2mc9/view?usp=sharing
Article 9: Report of the Community Preservation Committee – Appropriation from Community Preservation Fund
This article lays out what projects will be funded using Community Preservation Act funding in FY26. To learn more about the Community Preservation Act, please visit https://www.communitypreservation.org/about
To learn more about the Town’s Community Preservation Committee and to see the FY26 project applications, please visit https://www.northandoverma.gov/656/Community-Preservation-Committee
Town Meeting Warrant Article of the Day: Article 8 Water Capital Improvements – Debt Authorization.
Warrant Article of the Day
As we ready for Town Meeting on May 13, 2025, the Town will be presenting information every day on different warrant articles.
The full warrant can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1apqsGCynKuAbeG_joJnlRc1VtGlb2mc9/view?usp=sharing
Article 8 Water Capital Improvements – Debt Authorization
The Town of North Andover is seeking to take debt from the Water Enterprise
Fund in order to pay for improvements to the Water Treatment Plant and to fund the demolition of the home at 400 Great Pond Road in order to protect the quality of the Town’s water source. This debt will not impact the general fund budget or cause an adverse impact on water rate payers. More documents regarding 400 Great Pond Road and information from the 400 Great Pond Road Steering Committee is available here: https://www.northandoverma.gov/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=76
