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Mayor Linda Tyer during last year's address.

Tyer to Deliver Second 'State of the City' Address

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayor Linda Tyer plans to deliver her second state of the city address on Monday.

The mayor just completed her second year in office and plans to discuss the work done during the last 12 months and what she plans for the future. The event starts at 5 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church on Monday evening.

Last year the mayor held her address at the Colonial Theater. In a 50-minute speech, she highlighted successes in various aspects of city government as well as outline challenges the city faces and her vision.

Monday's speech is free and open to the public. 

Tyer is the first mayor to be elected to a four-year term under the city's new charter. 


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Dalton Finance Makes Reserve Fund Transfers

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee made two reserve fund transfers last Wednesday night. 
 
The reserve fund balance is currently $60,000. This is the first reserve fund transfer the town has made this fiscal year, committee clerk Karen Schmidt said. 
 
A transfer to the vocational education tuition account for $16,000 was approved. The original appropriation was $605,020 and the present balance is $4,527. 
 
It had been previously demonstrated that setting the budget for this account can be challenging due to the uncertainty about how many students will choose to attend vocational education programs.
 
The vocational education account was reduced by $90,000 during a September special town meeting; however, a spot opened up at a vocational program, so a student decided to transfer after the start of the second quarter. 
 
A transfer for the employee fringe benefits account was approved for $10,000. The original appropriation was $64,180. 
 
The present balance is $4,412.77 and is not sufficient to cover the vacation payouts and sick buy backs of the six employees who left this year. 
 
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