WHATELY — A request for money to help pay for a proposed $1.3 million Town Hall renovation tops 32 articles on this year’s annual town meeting warrant.

Tuesday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the Whately Elementary School, residents will decide on whether to use $340,000 in money available through the Community Preservation Act, requiring passage by a two-thirds vote, for the project. Residents will also be asked to use an additional $315,000 — from the sale of a cell tower last year — for the project.

A third article asks residents to allow town officials to “borrow up to $400,000 for the rehabilitation of the Town Hall,” and another asks residents to allow state officials access to the land as part of a Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund grant.

The town will also vote on a $4,890,939 operating budget for the upcoming year, which is down $12,373 from the $4,903,312 budget approved on town meeting floor last year — at least in part because of less employee expenses.

Other monetary requests include a $61,000 request by the Fire Department for protective equipment; $30,000 from available funds for a new communications system in the Elementary School; $7,500 for computer, security and software upgrades for the town’s computer network; $9,750 for a new mix paper compactor at the transfer station.

Residents will also vote whether or not to approve $15,000 to establish an Affordable Housing Trust Fund, recommended by the Community Preservation Committee and several other committees.

A pilot agreement with Nexcamp Inc., or payment in lieu of personal property taxes for a potential solar project at 134 Christian Lane, will also be voted on.

Town Administrator Brian Domina said a majority vote “would authorize the Selectboard to enter into a pilot project if permits are approved.”

The town will also vote “to authorize the Selectboard to petition the General Court for special legislation to allow John LaSalle, a Town of Whately call firefighter … to serve in such position until the age of 70,” as opposed to the mandatory retirement age of 65.

Rounding off the warrant are two citizen submitted articles addressing money in politics and carbon emissions.

To view the complete agenda, visit the town’s office building or website at www.whately.org.