Amendment #1 to H65

Relative to public saftey expenditures

Mr. Hill of Ipswich moves to amend the bill by inserting at the end thereof the following new section:-

“SECTION X. Notwithstanding section 23 of chapter 59 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, any city or town may incur liability and make expenditures in fiscal year 2015 in excess of available appropriations for public safety, provided that such expenditures occur between January 1, 2015 and March 15, 2015 due to unprecedented winter storms; and provided further 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 public safety purposes in fiscal year 2015 equaled or exceeded the appropriation for said public safety purposes in the prior fiscal year. Expenditures made under authority in this section shall be certified to the board of assessors and included in the next annual tax rate.”.