[Adopted as amended 1-18-2012 by Order No. FY 12-068 (Ch. 67 of the 2002 Bylaws)]
This article shall be deemed to fulfill the requirements of Section 5-7 of the Greenfield Home Rule Charter.
A. 
Intradepartmental transfers of funds from one line item to another line item within the same department may be made when authorized, in writing, by the Mayor.
B. 
Written notice of said transfer and the reason it was deemed advisable shall be filed with the Clerk of the Council.
C. 
The transfer shall be effective upon the filing of said notice with the Clerk of the Council.
A. 
Interdepartmental transfers and supplemental appropriations of funds must be approved by the Town Council.
B. 
Interdepartmental transfers or supplemental appropriations sought by the Mayor shall be submitted as a written request filed with the Clerk of the Council setting forth the following:
(1) 
The amount or amounts requested;
(2) 
The reasons for the request;
(3) 
The source of the requested funds;
(4) 
The department or other entity responsible for the expenditure of the funds.
C. 
Said request shall be accompanied by an advisory opinion signed by the head of the department from which the funds are being transferred, indicating to what extent, if any, the transferring department will be prevented from performing any of its vital functions and the sufficiency of remaining funds to meet the monetary needs of the department for the remainder of the fiscal year.
D. 
The Council shall hold a public hearing for requests of interdepartmental transfers within 30 days of the receipt of the filing request with the Clerk of the Council.
E. 
The Council shall hold at least two readings for interdepartmental transfers.
F. 
Notice of the public hearing for an interdepartmental transfer or supplemental appropriation shall be posted on the Town Bulletin Board at least 10 days before the public hearing to consider the request.
G. 
Interdepartmental transfer or supplemental appropriation requests of $25,000 or more shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in Greenfield. Said publication shall be at least seven days prior to the public hearing.
H. 
Approval of said requests shall require a majority vote of the Council present.
The Clerk of the Council shall forward a copy of each intradepartmental transfer, interdepartmental transfer, and supplemental appropriation request to each Councilor.
Exceptions to the preceding sections will occur only during the last two months of a fiscal year and the first 15 days of the new fiscal year to apply to the previous fiscal year. During that time, the Town Council may, by majority vote, on recommendation by the Mayor, transfer an amount appropriated for the use of any department other than a Municipal Light Department or a School Department to the appropriation for any other department consistent with MGL c. 44, § 33B.