Budget Workshop-Preliminary Budget 2014
10/10/13
The workshop started at 2:54 PM.
Board Members present were Councilman Wrisley, Councilwoman LaPine and Supervisor Boisen. Also present was Town Clerk, Audrey Hoskins.
Attendees were Bradley French, Oliver Alexander, Ed Gardner, William Morgan, Dianne Lansing and LeeAnn Hoskins.
This is not a Board Meeting it is a Budget Workshop there will be no action taken. If anyone has any questions please raise your hand.
Town Board no changes from Tentative Budget.
Justice no changes from Tentative Budget.
Supervisor everything same as tentative except Equipment was lowered from $3500 to $1500. The $2000 was added to Assessor line Contractual Expense for training in 2014.
Town Clerk same as Tentative Budget.
Attorney and Engineer same as Tentative Budget.
General Fund Appropriations – Government Support
Buildings – same as Tentative Budget.
Special Items – same as Tentative Budget except Taxes and Assessments was decreased to $100.
General Fund Appropriations – Public Safety
Animal Control – same as Tentative Budget 2014.
Health – same as Tentative Budget 2014 except for Health Insurance buyout was decreased to $2000.
Superintendent of Highways is the same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Highway Garage same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Sidewalks same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
General Fund Appropriations – Culture and Recreation
Parks same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Playground and Rec Centers same as Tentative Budget for 2014. Need to contact someone to come and inspect equipment. Councilwoman LaPine believes that Miracle the company that installed them may come back to do inspection. They will need to be contacted.
Grange Hall same as Tentative Budget for 2014. Councilwoman LaPine stated that she had spoken to Councilman MacDougal about the $10,000 for the Grange Hall.
He is not in favor of the $10,000. He wants to stay status quo where we are paying the utilities and any other bills we are paying now. The Mou was discussed.
Councilwoman LaPine stated she would like in writing how the Board feels about this issue so she can take it to the Grange Hall committee.
Recreation Facility same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Library remains same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Historian same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Senior Center Building and contractual expense same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Adult Recreation – contractual and Sr. Van same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
General Fund Appropriations Home and Community
Zoning same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Planning same as Tentative Budget except for Equipment which will be increased to $1500. The Planning Board secretary will need software update.
Environ. Control – BRASS contractual same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Councilwoman LaPine asked what did BRASS do for us. They helped fund the new vortex system that is going to be installed in the storm drain for sewer. They help after the flooding.
Refuse and Garbage same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Beautification – same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
General Fund Appropriations
Employee Benefits
State Retirement – $29,433
Social Security is actual at $13,876. Hospital and Medical Insurance is actual at $36,174. Other lines remain same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Interfund Transfers remain the same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
General Fund Estimated Revenue
Anticipated Taxes same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Department Income same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Use of Money and property remains same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Licenses and Permits – left blank.
Fines and Foreitures same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Insurance recoveries – $1591.
Unclassified Revenues same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
State Aid same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Highway Funds Appropriations
General repairs same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Improvements same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Machinery – Equipment increased to $183,000-new truck cost. Councilwomen LaPine asked where the money will come from to pay for the new truck.
Supervisor Boisen stated she would take $110.000 from the money market.
She does not want to increase the tax rate so we may have to an extra 10 nor 18 thousand from fund balance. Supervisor Boisen stated she would have more accurate figures for the next budget meeting.
Contractual expense same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Snow Removal same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Other Government – Personal Services needs to be corrected to read $6,000.
Sidewalks same as Tentative Budget for 2014.
Employee Benefits
State retirement needs to be corrected to read $26,540.
Social Security $12,471.
Worker’s Compensation – blank.
Unemployment Ins. $2500.
Disability Ins. – $150.
Hospital and Medical Ins. $69256.
Shoes/clothing – $3450.
Longevity Bonus – $3000.
Interfund transfers – stays same as tentative budget.
Highway Fund estimated revenues
Local sources – same as tentative budget except for Insurance recoveries is $12221.
Keytrol is same as tentative budget and it will need to be looked at since
ACAP is no longer getting its gas from us.
State aid – same as tentative budget.
There will be some surplus that will be auctioned off. It is worth five to eight thousand.
Town of Essex Water district
Administration – same as tentative budget.
Source of Power Pump – same as tentative budget.
Purification – same as tentative budget.
Employee Benefits – same as tentative budget except for Social Security is up
To $855 and are more accurate now.
Debt service – same as tentative budget.
Interfund transfers same as tentative budget.
Town of Essex Water District #1 Revenue
Unmetered water sales increased rate ten percent to $75,190 to balance the budget.
All other accounts same as tentative budget.
Councilwoman LaPine stated she had received an email from Tille and she said we should contact Pataki about land for the wells. Mr. Pataki has not returned the Supervisor’s calls. We have exhausted all possibilities and Supervisor Boisen
stated she is certain of this. Councilwoman LaPine stated we would then have to go with a new filtration plant at a mega cost and how much more are the resident going to be able to bear. The rates for water/sewer was discussed. Councilwoman LaPine stated that in Willsboro they pay $125 for water for the year. Councilwoman LaPine agreed with Supervisor Boisen that we do not have a choice. Supervisor Boisen stated that the residents outside of the water district do not pay for water only resident within the water district pay.
Town of Essex Sewer District #1 appropriations
All line items are the same as the tentative budget except contractual expense was reduced to $23,500.
State retirement same as tentative budget.
Social Security up to $2224.
Workers comp – blank
Unemployment and disability same as tentative budget.
Medical insurance decreased to $12,721.
Debt Service same as tentative budget.
Town of Essex Sewer District #1 estimated revenue
Unmetered water sales lowered to $102,290.
Health recoveries rose to $3180.
Essex Lighting district appropriations
Street lights contractual lowered to $3500.
Essex Lighting district estimated revenue
Same as tentative budget.
Whallonsburg Lighting district appropriations
Street light contractual expense -same as tentative budget.
Whallonsburg Lighting district estimated revenue
Real Property tax – $2250.00
Essex Water Extension #1 appropriations
Debt service principal – same as tentative budget.
Essex Water extension- estimated revenue same as tentative budget.
Fire district #1 appropriations – blank waiting for budget form them.
Fire district #1 revenue – blank
Fire district #2 appropriations – blank waiting for their budget.
Fire district 2 estimated revenue – blank waiting for their budget.
The tax rate schedule was discussed.
Respectfully submitted
Audrey Hoskins, Town Clerk
