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TOWN OF DANBY
PUBLIC HEARING - PRELIMINARY BUDGET
7 : 30 P . M . - NOVEMBER 12 , 1990
PURPOSE OF HEARING : To review the Preliminary Budget for the
Fiscal Year 1991 and to hear all citizens attending the hearing
who provide written and / or oral comments and ask questions
concerning the entire budget .
PRESENT :
S upervisor Dietrich
Councilpersons : Eckstrom , Marisa , Olt : , Schwartz
OTHERS PRESENT : •
P lanning Board Chair - Nancy Weitzel
Town Clerk - Carol Sczepanski
W ater District Supervisor - Roy Casteriine
EMC Representative - Herb Engman
Members of the Public : Judy Tagliavento , Matt Decker , Paul
Viscuso , Roland Boda , Debbie Fitzpatrick , Pat Woodworth , Joel
Gagnon
Supervisor Dietrich called the public hearing to order at 7 : 40
P . M . and asked Councilperson Eckstrom to address the Preliminary
Budget for the Town of Danby Fiscal Year 1991 .
Councilperson Eckstrom referred . the Board and public to a one
page summary entitled " Summary of Major Changes in the 1991
Budget " and explained increases , decreases and new items in the
Preliminary Budget as follows :
Increases :
1 ) Town Barns - does not include principle payments ( interest
o nly )
2 ) County Election ( new item ) - previously funded out of
Tompkins County operating budget .
3 ) After School Program ( new ) - represents three ( 3 ) semesters
o f operation and is balanced out with the $ 34 , 000 entry for
n ew revenues .
4 ) Danby Motor Development ( new item ) - requested by auditor to
add this item to our budget and is balanced out by revenues .
5 ) Salary Growth - includes expanded services .
6 ) Computer Equipment
7 ) Growth in Contingency Fund - advised by accountant for
budget relief
Decreases :
1 ) Jennings Pond Swimming
2 ) Municipal Insurance
3 ) Misc Reductions
New Revenues : off set expenses .
Councilperson Eckstrom explained that the increase for the New
Highway Barns and the Elections expense would have increased the
budget 7 % . The total budget as it is now is approximately 12 . 5 %. .
Unfunded Items were explained by Councilperson Eckstrom .
1 ) Town Hall Heating System
2 ) Salt Shed - Operation will be at the Old Town Barns for
1991 .
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3 ) Request from Danby Motor Development to fund a portion of
the tuition .
4 ) Street Numbering Project - deferred
HIGHWAY FUND :
Increases :
1 ) Capital Equipment Fund - Grader
2 ) Salary Growth - negotiated by contract
Decreases :
1 ) Mac Truck Interest and Debt Service
U nfunded Items :
L ong term Capital Acquisition Reserve - According to Highway
Superintendent estimates based on size of town , tax base and
miles of road we maintain , funds should be reserved annually for
new equipment acquisitions .
Councilperson Eckstrom reported that the total increases are
approximately $ 60 , 000 ( not including the unfunded items ) . For
the purposes of this summary items of less than $ 1 , 000 change
have been excluded .
S upervisor Dietrich commented on the great job Councilperson
Eckstrom has done on the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 1991 .
Councilperson Eckstrom summarized the budget packet and explained
the tax rate summary .
Councilperson Eckstrom explained the Youth Programs in detail and
the net cost to the town .
Adjustments in the budget were explained in detail and reduce the
tax increase to 12 . 46 % with revised tax rate of $ 5 . 08434 per
thousand .
The Town Board addressed questions and comments from the public .
Supervisor Deitrich reported that the Town Board will not pass
the final budget for Fiscal Year 1991 tonight .
Councilperson Eckstrom stated there will be no substantive
changes . We are very limited at this point as to how much the
budget can be revised . If there is any discussion from the
public on the budget , now is the opportunity .
DEC Representative , Herb Engman asked why the salt shed was not
going to be constructed in 1991 and reported the state was going
to require all municipalities to have them within a very short
period of time .
Supervisor Dietrich reported that it is not possible to build
the salt shed in 1991 as New York. State is in the process of
changing the regulations for the design of salt sheds .
A special meeting of the Town of Danby Town Boord is scheduled
for Thursday , November 15 , 1990 at 7 : 15 P . M . to take final action
on the Fiscal Year 1991 Budget for the Town of Danby .
Supervisor Dietrich stated that he and the Town of Danby Town
Board would like to thank Dean Eckstrom for the many many hours
he has devoted to putting this budget together .
Adjournment :
On a motion the Public Hearing was adjourned at 8 : 20 P . M .
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Carol W . Sczep i , Town Clerk