Dublin Budget Committee
Minutes
December 12, 2006
Present: Sterling Abram – Selectmen’s Representative, Nancy Campbell, Charles Champagne, Judy Knapp, Rich Scheinblum – Chairman, and Ken Woods
Meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. by Rich Scheinblum.
Minutes for the December 5, 2006 meeting were unanimously approved.
R. Scheinblum explained the budget spreadsheet. The following changes were made in spreadsheet:
Cover Pages:
07 Budget – Warrant Articles, change to 333,600
Total Expenses, change to 2,158,080
Amount to Be Raised by Taxes, change to 1,247,258
Budget Increase, change to 6.19%
Vs 2006 - $ Var/% Var
Operating Expenses, change to 30,210/1.78%
Capital Reserve, change to 0/0
Warrant Articles, change to 232,600/230.3%
Total Expenses, change to 262,810/13.87%
Revenues, change to 190,085/26.37%
Amount to Be Raised by Taxes, change to 72,725/6.19%
Page 2: 4.26% increase only because of decreased debt. If debt were constant, budget increase would be closer to 9%
07 Budget - Warrant Articles, change to 333,600
Total Expenses, change to 2,158,080
Expenses: Page 1 of 8:
Executive Department: decrease due to moving V. Elder to 100% Police
Financial Administration: little increase due to reduction in health insurance from family to 2-person
Revaluation: increase due to zoning changes
Legal: have not received any changes from Selectmen or Police Chief
Page 2 of 8:
Planning and Zoning: still waiting for final numbers from chair
Consultant (390) – added $3,500 for SWP master plan
Cemetery: increase due to increase in Special Maintenance Projects
Page 3 of 8:
Other General Government: should phone increase to reflect site inspector phone
Police: increase due to increase in salaries and benefits (including retirement)
Page 4 of 8:
Fire: Telephone, does this figure include cell phone?
Peterborough Ambulance, does this include lease and operating expenses of ambulance?
Building Inspection: hours figured at 10 hours/project; will be on town cell phone plan
Emergency Management:
Payroll is for clerical support
Equipment, 35 cots – since this is one-time purchase should it be a warrant article? R. Scheinblum with check on cost of cots at the hospital
Page 5 of 8:
Highway: should overtime be higher? what does it represent?
Mileage may increase
Solid Waste Disposal:
Salaries, lower due to employee being 100% Highway
should this line include vacation time?
Health Insurance, increase due to change from 1 person to family
Page 6 of 8
Summer Playground: 3% increase in salaries
Library: 3% increase in salaries
Page 7 of 8:
Patriotic: decrease by 1 in number of Porta-Potty
Warrant Articles:
May replace tanker in 2 years (on 20-year cycle) since after 18 years on has 10,000 miles
Page 8 of 8:
07 Pass 1/$ Var: Estimated 2007 Warrant Articles, change to 336,850/333,600
Warrant Article Total, change to 336,850/333,600
07 Pass 1/% Var: Grand Total, change to 2,161,330/12.3%
County Rate anticipated at 22% increase
Revenues: Page 1 of 2
Building Permits: anticipate reduction in building permits
Other Licenses and Permits: anticipate reduction in perc tests
Other State & Grant Reimbursements: increase in EM grants for forest truck
R. Scheinblum will email a corrected spreadsheet to Committee members.
The next meeting will be January 2, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith A. Knapp
Co-Secretary
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