Pittsfield Select Board Special Budget Meeting-November 9, 2023

​PITTSFIELD SELECT BOARD SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING

 
To listen to a recording of the meeting, please click here: https://bit.ly/3ue1PkH
 
DATE:  November 9, 2023
 
PRESENT:  Ann Kuendig, Joyce Stevens, AJ Ruben
 
PUBLIC PRESENT:  Betty Warner, Trish Abbondelo
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
1.Board of Listers: proposed budget & CIP
2.Budget: General Fund
 
NEXT MEETING DATES:  Regular: Thursday, November 16, 2023 @6pm Town Hall
                                    Budget: Thursday, November 30, 2023 @6pm Town Office
 
ADJOURNMENT:
 
Ann called the meeting to order at 6:18pm.  Second by Joyce.  All in favor.  Ann presented Betty Warner from the Board of Listers to present their proposed budget for FY25.
 
NEW BUSINESS:
1.Board of Listers: proposed budget & CIP.  Handouts of the budget were given out.  Betty said that the proposal is pretty straightforward and is pretty much the same as last year with a few exceptions.  
User Fee of Cloud App: $600
Lister-Contractor/Assessor: $13,150
Migrate NEMRC to Cloud: 
Postage:  $200
Supplies: $500
Computer Support: $2,100  (1/3 of $6,300 for 3 computers)
License Fees & Dues:  increased to  $350
Miscellaneous:  $100
NEMRC Support:  $1,247
Mapping Annual Support:  $1,000
            Total:                                        $19,247
 
Reappraisal Fund:  $2,000 for now and revisit 
There was some discussion about potential changes in reassessment if the State goes ahead with their plans and it would eliminate the money the Town gets from the State for reappraisal purposes.  Also, discussion regarding the recent purchase of a new computer and the reasons for it.
2.Budget: General Fund
Income: looking at items with plugged in figures

• State Rabies Fee/Neuter Surcharge:  $300
• Liquor licenses:  $525

 
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November 9, 2023
 

• Town Clerk Fees: $11,000
• Interest-General Fund:  $11,000
• Interest-Restricted Funds:  $12,000
• Current Use Payment:  $9,000 (reduced due to properties being removed from the program)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

There was some discussion regarding interest rates and CD’s.  There was also discussion about the Land Trust CD and its history.  Ann said she would research that, and no one was sure about its purpose.
Budget: Highway Fund

• State Aid:  $24,000
• Green Mountain National Forest:  $24,000
• Interest:  $1,800

The GMNF money was questioned as to what that had to do with Highway.  It was felt that it had to do with the number of highway miles in the Town.
Budget: Cemetery Fund.  

• Interest:  $70 (reduced from last year)
• Dividends:  $600 (increased from last year)

Expense: General Fund
 

• Legal:  $5,000
• Printing:  $2,000
• Advertising:  $500
• Maintenance and Repairs:

Town Office Building:  $6,000
Town Hall:  $3,000
Band Stand: $750
Garage:  $600
Fire Alarm Yearly Inspection-Ann will touch base with 4-Security to see if their bid for inspections of the alarm and 10 fire extinguishers is still good
 
Ann moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:47pm  Joyce seconded.  All in favor.
 
Respectfully submitted,
                                                                                    
Martha Beyersdorf
 
Approved: November 30. 2023
 
 
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           Ann Kuendig                                        Joyce Stevens                                    A.J. Ruben