The Board of Selectmen closed the spring Town Meeting warrant on Tuesday.

Copies of the warrant will available at Town Hall beginning Wednesday.

The Selectmen also took votes for "favorable action" on various warrant articles. A majority vote for favorable action means that the board recommends that voters approve those articles at Town Meeting.

The board supported an article requesting $397,000 for textbooks and technology for Wareham Public Schools. L

ast summer, the School Department requested $341,000 for textbooks and technology through a debt exclusion, which would have temporarily raised property taxes to cover the cost. The debt exclusion failed at a special election in July, however.

If approved by Town Meeting voters, $350,000 of the money would be spent on textbooks, and the other $47,000 on increasing technology resources.

The prospect of purchasing "digital textbooks" that would not become outdated as quickly as paper textbooks was brought up. However, Selectman Cara Winslow pointed out that "we need upgraded technology" to support the use of digital textbooks.

Wareham schools would need wireless internet throughout in order for an upgrade to digital textbooks to be practical.

Selectmen also supported an article to allow an undetermined amount of money to be borrowed for the school's transportation revolving account for the purpose of leasing new or used vehicles.

Explaining why there is not a dollar amount attached to the article, Town Administrator Derek Sullivan said, "If you put a dollar figure on there, you're really beholden to that" and the budget process is "fluid."

Another item going on the warrant is a proposal to restructure the town's financial departments. Under the proposal, a Finance Department would be created and the accounting and treasurer's offices would be placed under the authority of a Finance Director.

"I think one department head overseeing them establishes the control we've been lacking," said Sullivan.

According to Sullivan, the salary range for a Finance Director is between $68,000 and $99,000. Wareham does not currently have a Finance Director.

The proposal would eliminate the town's position of Assistant Town Accountant, for a savings of $32,000. The Town Accountant position is currently being advertised with a salary that is $19,000 less than what was paid to the last Town Accountant, Brian Kudish, who's employment by the town ended in Nov., 2012.

Kudish was hired by the town in May 2012 at a salary of $81,571. Prior to the appointment of Kudish, Wareham’s finances were overseen by Bay State Municipal Accounting Firm.

Selectman Cara Winslow expressed concern that hiring a Town Accountant and a Finance Director would not be a financially sustainable option for Wareham.

"I'm concerned that we're hiring too many high level managers," said Winslow, noting that she's concerned about creating a dearth of hands on employees involved in the day-to-day work of the Accounting Department.

Sullivan said he's interested in hiring a Town Accountant that will be hands-on. "I want the new Town Accountant to be in there with his hands in the dirt," he noted.

Town Meeting commences April 22 at 7 p.m. in the Wareham High School auditorium.