Politics & Government
Oxford Town Meeting Monday to Set Vote on 3.6 Percent Increase
Download a copy of the budget ahead of Monday's Annual Town Meeting.
Oxford residents and property owners are called to the annual Town Meeting Monday to set the date of the 2014-15 budget referendum, tentatively set for Tuesday, May 13.
Those in attendance can also move to reduce the budget by a majority vote.
The Town Meeting is set to begin at 7 p.m. Monday at Quaker Farms School.
The agenda includes three questions, with each approval sending the item to the town wide referendum. (See the breakdown below.)
Overall, the budget proposal of $43,922,389 includes an increase of $1,535,286 in spending year-over-year (3.6 percent) and 3.39 percent increase in the mill rate, from 24.75 to 25.59. Download a copy of the proposed budget above.
Approval at the Town Meeting on Monday will adjourn these questions to the May 13 referendum, to be held form 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Quaker Farms School.
Absentee ballots will also be available at the Town Clerk’s Office.
Item 1
Shall the Town of Oxford approve the Town’s Municipal Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015?
The proposed municipal budget of $15,039,596 is an increase of $435,286 in spending over the current year, up 2.98 percent.
Item 2
Shall the Town of Oxford approve the Town’s Board of Education Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015?
The education budget includes a 3.68 percent spending increase, exactly $1 million over 2013-14 for a total of $28,148,793.
Item 3
Shall the Town of Oxford approve a levy for road projects for the benefit of the Reserve Fund for Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures for the Fiscal Year 2014-2015?
The Capital and Nonrecurring Expenditures line is up $100,000 in this year’s budget proposal, from $634,000 last year to $734,000 for 2014-15.
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