Town of Dublin
Budget Committee
Revised minutes
January 12, 2010
Present: Sterling Abram, selectmen’s representative, Nancy Campbell, K Horgan, Peter Imhoff, Judy Knapp, Curt Merrick, Chairman, and Ken Woods
Also present: Bruce Simpson
Meeting called to order at 7:01 p.m.
Minutes from the January 5, 2010 meeting were moved, seconded and passed as written, with 1 abstention.
Curt Merrick reported that the Health Insurance, Health Officer and Emergency Management are still open items. Salary adjustments for the Health Officer and Emergency Management will be discussed with the Selectmen on 1/19/2010 at 4 pm.
Review of expense budget dated 1/12/2010 with the following open items, questions or corrections:
Executive: Holiday Pay (4130.1-112) new line – $2,284, plus $142 for FICA and $33 for Medicare. This will cover the back pay for 3 years for 4 employees. There is a discrepancy between the expense budget and what Sterling Abram reported the Selectmen had proposed at their Monday meeting ($1,617.19, plus FICA and Medicare). W. Raymond will need to verify what is correct. The personnel policy will be rewritten to make the holiday pay clearer.
Financial Administration: Deputy Town Clerk/Tax Collector (4150.1-130). The figures presented by W. Raymond do not add up to $6,304-it should be $5,945. Question as to the need for 10 hours/week. The Town Clerk will need to explain this request.
Planning Board: Secretary (4191.1-110) – Budget of $1,406 based on 98 hours at $14.35/hour. Bruce thought this was reasonable. W. Raymond to verify how he came to this figure.
Fire: Peterborough Ambulance (4220.9-920). Should be $18,828 as reported in the 1/5/2010 minutes.
Building Inspection: Site Inspector (4240.1-110). $5,000 (FICA $318 & Medicare $73). There will be two individuals working for a period of time. The individual training will be paid $15.00/hour, $20/hour after training and once certified $25/hour. The person training will be paid $25.00/hour. They will be employees of the Town because of liability and Social Security issues. This budget has been reviewed by both individuals and agreed on. Mileage is included in their compensation. Septic inspections will be done by the building inspector. There will be very little office time and the office should be more efficient.
Highway: Heating Oil (4312.9-411). The new furnace is installed, but there is no estimate on oil usage because the contractor has been away.
Welfare Administration: Welfare Officer (4441.1-110) Selectmen are proposing
an increase of $250 from $3,250 to $3,500. FICA (4441.1-220) should be $217 not $202. Medicare (4441.1-225) should be $51 not $54.
After discussion on salary issues and the position the Budget Committee should take, it
was moved and seconded to accept the Selectmen’s compensation recommendations
on salaries for all employees with the exception of Emergency Management and Health
Officer. Motion passed 5 yes; 2 abstain (Merrick and Campbell).
Sterling Abram reviewed Warrant Articles:
Backhoe: $96,000 of which $48,000 would come from Capital Reserve. The article will be structured to allow for purchase of used equipment.
Sidewalk Plow/blower: $40,000 – there may be a used one available for rent for evaluation purposes within a couple of weeks.
Police Department Insulation and Windows: $12,726. The Selectmen are
applying for a grant which will be awarded before Town Meeting. The grant will also
include insulation for the Highway barn, doors for highway barn, other Police
Department windows and perhaps Idle Management equipment.
Traffic Calming is still unknown.
No new information on Recycling Fund and changing the use of same.
Sign up period for Town Officials starts January 20th. There are two individuals interested in the two open positions for Budget Committee.
Next meeting: January 19, 2010 to finalize open budget issues and budget for public hearing.
Meeting adjourned 9:22 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy E. Campbell, Co-Secretary
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