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Home My WebLink About1979-11-05 I , MINUTES OF 1980 PRELIMINARY BUDGET HEARING I NOVO4BER 5 , 1979 @ 7 * 30 P . M . ` GROTONT. OWN HALL Board Members present : Teresa M . Robinson , Supervisor Robert F . Walpole , Town Justice Verl Rankin , Jr . , Councilman Ellard L . Sovocool , Councilman Gordon C . VanBenschoten , Councilman :Benjamin J . Bucko , Town Attorney Also present : Mary Evelyn Dempsey , Claude Holden , Air . & Mrs . Donald Palmer , Nancy McGuerty , Frank Satterly Town Supervisor Teresa M . Robinson called the heaxing to order at 7 : 30 P . M . , Monday , November 5 , 1979 , and Colleen D . Pierson , Town Clerk , read notice of Public Hearing on Preliminary Budget which was published in the Groton Journal and Courier on October 31 , 1979 , a copy of which is hereby attached . T . Robinson : We will have Bob Walpole go over figures -- Summary of Town Budget sheets were passed out . R . Walpole : First we ' ll go over Federal Revenue Sharing . It ' s the same as last year . About three weeks ago we had a hearing on proposed use of Federal Revenue Sharing funds which total $ 28 , 843 . Break down is as follows : 1 ) New truck - $ 10 , 000 ; 2 ) Road Oil - $ 119000 ; 3) Town Office - $ 5 , 343 ; 4 ) Day Care Center - $ 1 , 500 ; 5) Signs - $ 1 , 000 . These are used for capitol improvements , new truck , new roads , reduce heat bill in Town Hall . Any questions? D . Palmer : What is new truck? R . Walpole : 1965 - Plow , dump truck and plow . R . Walpole : Now we ' ll go over page one of Summary of Town Budget . It ' s up $ 60 , 000 plus over last year . Reasons are : 1 ) increased inflation ; 2 ) fuel oil up 100% ; 3 ) gasoline up 34% * 4 ) rebuilding of Salt Road - one mile - - last 2 or 3 yeaxs we ' ve built one mile of road each year and will continue in 1980 . This year we did Bossard , Walpole , Stauber and parts of Sovocool Hill Roads . We want to keep same building program ; 5 ) Town employees - 8% - - received 400/hr . increase across the board due to cost of inflation ; 6 ) paving and sealing three miles is part of our road program in Item 4 ; 7 & 8 ) Heat - $ 5 , 000 plus Insurance $4 , 000 - - increased. $9 , 000 ; 9 ) new Youth Program - $ 20800 -- only new program this year due to high drug problem in community . We also have current $ 3200 Youth Recreation Program . R . Walpole : Based on all increases in figures as you see here , turn to page two and, see how we arrived at tax base - - line 17 taxable assessment $53 ► 999 . 876 , Take total tax levy , line 16 , 268 , 4o8 divided into total assessment equals $4 . 97 tax rate for 1980 -- up from 4 . 235 this year or + 672/ 1000 ( entire town ) . - 2- Go to line 23 - Town purposes - outside only - excludes village . Assessed value 33 , 709 . 413 . Tax levy is 97 , 035 divided into total assessed value equals $ 2 . 88 -- up from $ 2 . 599 this year or +. 28/ 1000 . C . Holden : Doesn ' t that mean outside is going up -- add two together , the . 72 and. . 28 - - add. together to get outside rate ? Inside add . 28 and exclude . 72 . Outside rate will be $ 7 . 85? R . Walpole : That ' s right . R . Walpole : Turn to page 3 -- Special Districts -- Based on outside fire protection : Groton = + . 12 McLean = + . 16 McLean Lights = + . 08 Peruville Lights = - 001 R . Walpole : Now we ' ll go over appropriations by code . A - General - Complete township including village plus salaries of all , supplies , maintainence on building , etc . , with insurance big item of $ 29 , 000 . B - General Outside Village - Dues , ambulance , ,youth program , zoning , planning . Highway Item I - DR - This is our road program , maintanance and repair of roads ( $ 28 , 000 State retirement ) . Item II - DB - Town has one bridge and county has taken it over . Item III - DM - Machinery replacement , Item IV - DS - Snow removal just in township - also includes employee benefits . Item IV - DE - Program is used to rebuild. roads completely like Bossaxd Road . Salt Road this year and year before Champlin . Town is reimbursed 40% from State on Donovan Plan . Revenues - Come from State Aid. and per capita. Appropriations less revenues equal amount to be raised by taxes . R . Walpole : Are there any questions ? D . Palmer : There are a few things I don ' t understand . When there is only two houses on a road , why does it have to be rebuilt? T . Robinson : That isn ' t why we rebuild it . It ' s used very much and needs surface to cut down on cost . L . Cornelius : We can get on road program -- all unpaved roads only . D . Palmer : In General - $ 127 , 000 includes salaries , fringe benefits ? Total salaries and fringe benefits ? l i R . Walpole : I ' ll read down through here quickly to show you what it includes . Councilman plus contractual , stamps , all expenses . ` Town Justice , Supervisor , Town Clerk , Attorney , Deputy Town Clerk , Election Inspectors , Highway Superintendent T . Robinson : Highway Superintendents includes some secretarial work . R . Walpole : continued reading General Appropriations , D . Palmer : Do you know off hand how these compare to this years budget? R . Walpole : One new councilman - same rate ; Torn Justice - same ; Supervisor - $7200 to $ 7400 ; Election Inspectors - $ 2000 which is minimum wage required by state law ; Highway Superintendent - 8.1% increase to highway employees and same to highway Superintendent ; Town Clerk - $ 7900 - b% increase to $ 8553 due to inflation and cost of living ; Deputy Town Clerk - remained. the same . D . Palmer : How about Town Attorney and Justices ? R . Walpole : Stayed the same . D . Palmer : Workers given 8% increase and town pays all costs . R . Walpole : Retirement -- -- - -- - - -- D . Palmer : Is it customary to pay all their retirement - --- - -- -- - -? R . Walpole : State requirement . D . Palmer : That ' s $9000 ? T . Robinson : It stays about the same . D . Palmer : Invested in plan for so many years - - - - - -- -- -? Z' . Robinson : Two Tiers - Town pays all . Tier 3 - employees pay 3% of salary . Benefits in Tier 3 are not as great and have to be in program 10 years - -- -- - - - - C . Holden : You have to have 10 years ? Can ' t hold two tiers - - -- - -- -- . T . Robinson : All are different rates . Tier 1 has majority ; there are four people in tier 2 and four or five in tier 3 - . . . .. - . T . Robinson : Any other questions ? No further questions , does anyone move to accept budget as presented? C . Holden : I moved to accept budget and Federal Rev . Budget per hearing and as presented . F . Satterly : I second that motion . T . Robinson : The hearing is now closed - 8000 P301 . Colleen D . 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