After four hours of discussion and debate, Falmouth Town Meeting passed the 2022 operating budget and disposed of other financial warrant articles at virtual Town Meeting on Monday, April 12.
A few technical glitches did not stop the 204 members from questioning two of the more controversial warrant articles to pay for Falmouth Fire and Rescue Department overtime and to fund the design of a new fire station. In the end, the body approved both items and the $142,647,656 budget as it was proposed.
The online meeting was met with some technical challenges as members were unable to be heard. Many were asked to call in their questions and Assistant Town Manager Peter Johnson-Staub would read them aloud. The sound did improve after the first half-hour, when Town Meeting members and the public could hear Moderator David T. Vieira s computer fan whirring. The IT department placed a desk fan near the computer to cool down his laptop.Â