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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-10-03-TB BUDGET MTG Town of Ulysses Town Board Budget Meeting October 3 , 2013 Present: Supervisor Roxanne Marino; Councilpersons Elizabeth Thomas, Lucia Tyler, David Kerness and Kevin Romer; Highway Superintendent James Meeker; Town Clerk Marsha L. Georgia Supervisor Marino opened the meeting at 8 : 30 a. m . for the discussion of the 2013 Tentative Budget. Highway Superintendent James Meeker was in attendance to request a pay increase . Mr. Meeker also reviewed his requests for the changes in the 2013 budget. Ms. Marino noted that she had distributed worksheets with the projected fund balances for 2012 year-end and sales tax revenues and use and emailed the Board the health cost calculations they had asked for. Ms. Marino reviewed an outline (which she previously distributed to the Board on 10/ 1 /2012) of the requests for 2013 , major changes, still open questions, etc . and how they are manifested in the TENTATIVE BUDGET (dated 10- 1 -2012) . The Tentative Budget reflects a proposal based on the departments and community requests and financial projections to Year End 2012, for the Board to discuss and modify . General Salaries: As per the email Ms . Marino sent to the Board on 9-26-2012, the Tentative Budget PS lines reflect the salary increases for employees as per department head recommendations in their budget requests and 0% for elected officials . As she said in the email , she feels that the Board should be engaged in the discussion of raises for themselves and other elected officials . Health Insurance: The Board received a set of proposed changes for discussion from Ms . Thomas and Ms . Tyler prior to the 9- 11 -2012 meeting . Ms . Marino did some preliminary calculations based on the details of each fund, and these were reviewed by the Board members present at the 9-25 -2012 meeting. The Board asked for a second set of calculations, which Ms . Marino did and sent via email on 9-26-2012 . The Tentative Budget assumes NO CHANGES from 2012 to the health insurance benefit offered to employees and retirees other than no one-time payment of $ 150 for 2013 , and an assumed 9% increase in premium for health, 5 % for dental . Notable changes / requests for increase, etc. A FUND (General) • Decreased Contingency 20% (to $8K) • Community program funding requests remained level from 2012 • Youth programs (PS plus CE, minus Youth Services OG in Revenues) — increased by 5 % (note that this depends on the Ulysses Youth Commission (UYC) draft budget, which has not been finalized, and a certain level of commitment by the Village as per UYC request) • Library CE — increased 20% ($ 12K from $ 10K; this would fund 'A of the $4K special request from the library) • Stream Research CE — increased 10% ($5 . 5K from 5K) as per request from CSI • No Transfer to Retirement Reserve — we have $25K in this reserve and don 't need to use it yet as we have a healthy fund balance . • Transfer to Capital Projects Reserve — increased by 10K, to $25K. This reserve can be used for projects, like a community center, etc. , that have been proposed . Having some funds can be useful as a match when applying for grants to fund large capital expenditures . We have the fund balance to support this increase . B FUND (General Part-Town) • Decreased Attorney CE from $ 12K to $ 10K (total Attorney CE is $26K, $ 16K in A fund) • Decreased Contingency from $7 . 5K to $5K • Added $ 10K Transfer to Capital Projects Reserve; have healthy fund balance in B fund and should designate a use for some of the funds as per OSC guidelines . This would increase the Capital Project Reserve in this fund to $89K. Target project to consider for 2013 — installing a sidewalk from the Fairgrounds to Shursave / Kinney ' s . DA FUND (Highway) Town of Ulysses 2 Town Budget Meeting 10/3/2012 • Included $30, 500 for repair of W. Seneca Rd bridge, slated for 2013 . This is the Town ' s share as per the latest info from the County . The expenditure is balanced by the same amount as an Appropriated Reserve, Bridges (under Revenues) . • Included $ 136,000 for Equipment purchases, as per Jim Meeker' s budget request. I have requested that he give the Board a long-range capital expenditure plan with projections into the future (5 - 10 years) . This expenditure is balanced by the same amount as an Appropriated Reserve, Capital Equipment (under Revenues) . • Reduction of $ 10K for Snow Removal, OG and $ 10K for Snow Removal , CE as per Jim ' s budget (we have extra salt stored from last year, etc .) . • Reduction in Engineering CE from $7 . 5K to $2 . 5K, as per Jim ' s request (no targeted project for 2013 ; perhaps use some funds for assistance with preparation of Road Preservation and Use agreement /; regulations) DB FUND (Part-town Highway) • 2% increases in Highway Capital Improvement and Maintenance, due to increases in asphalt prices WATER DISTRICT 3 • 17% increase in Water Purchases (and concomitant increase in Water Service charges) . NOTE that this is riot due to an increase in water volume purchased, but is due to a 17% increase in the water charge by the Town of Ithaca for 2013 (from $4 .99 to $5 . 84 per 1 ,000 gal) . They have to do this because Bolton Point raised their charge $0 . 85 per 1 ,000 due to infrastructure upgrade costs . The Board will need to pass a resolution raising the water charge for WD3 for 2013 The Board reviewed the Tentative Budget and made some suggestions for changes. There were additional questions and Ms. Marino will pull the answers together for them and email this before the next budget meeting on October112, 2012, at 8 : 30 a.m . * * The 2013 Tentative Budget is available in the Town Clerk ' s Office . Hearing no further business Ms . Tyler moved, seconded by Ms . Thomas to adjourn to executive session to discuss employee benefits . Unanimously approved and Board adjourned at 10 : 25 a. m to executive session . Respectfully submitted, Marsha L . Georgia Ulysses Town Clerk