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TOWN OF ULYSSES
BUDGET WORK SESSION
OCTOBER 20TH , 1998
PRESENT : Supervisor Douglas Austic; Councilpeople Carolyn Duddleston and
Peter Penniman ; Town Clerk Marsha L. Georgia ; Councilman Andrew Hillman and
Robert Weatherby absent.
Supervisor Austic opened the meeting
Mr. Austic reviewed the tentative budget This tentative budget is $394, 898 to be
raised by taxes making a rate of $ 1 . 78, about 5% increase . Last year it was
$368, 470 with a tax rate of $ 1 . 676 . Mr. Austic created the tentative budget with
the budget requests of the departments . He would like to see it re-worked to be
no greater than 3% overall increase . The total assessed value has gone from
$219, 897, 000 to $221 , 595, 000
He states that for every $ 1000 in the budget (increase or decrease) it represents
about one half of a percent in the total budget .
Mr. Austic stated that he would like to use some DA fund balance to reduce the
money to be raised by taxes .
Personal services were budgeted at an increase of 3 . 5% . After review and
discussion of the cost of living increase federal wide they decided to put this at
2% . There has been a request for the justice clerk to go to full time . This was
requested for a total of $ 21 , 900 . The Board put the full time in but only
increased line A1110 . 12 by $2900 making the total $ 21 , 858 .
Mr . Austic feels that $3000 should be put in the Unemployment Reserve for the
future . The health insurance needs to be increased .
Under A revenues -- A2610 Fines Revenue was increase by $ 2900, A2350
Consolidated Youth was increased by $6500, and A599 Fund Balance was
increased $3000 .
Under Part Town B fund B8020 . 1 was reduced by $3000 , changing it to $2500,
B8020 .4 was reduced by $3500, changing it to $ 2000 and B1990 .4 was reduced
by $3000 changing it to $ 1000 .
No changes other than the change from 3 . 5% down to 2% in payroll were made
in either DA or DB Highway .
Supervisor Austic will re- run the figures and see what the rate will come up to .
Mr. Penniman moved seconded by Mrs . Duddleston the following :
RESOLVED that the Town board of the Town of Ulysses moves the
tentative budget to preliminary .
Mrs . Duddleston brought up the fact that the Supervisor is very underpaid . Mr .
Austic took on the duties of bookkeeper and never took the pay . Mrs . Georgia
said she would be glad to call the other towns to see what Supervisors and
Bookkeepers are being paid in other Towns .
Mr . Austic aye
Mrs . Duddleston aye
Mr. Penniman aye
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Adopted .
Discussion followed about the sales tax revenue . A thought that Supervisor
Austic had for the future would be to increase what they take from the County
by $ 15000 to $20000 and do a more extensive study on water and what it would
cost. Also taking extra sales tax money could reduce a 20-year bond if that was
done for water.
The Board discussed the public hearings set for the extension of the commercial
moratorium and the comprehensive plan on the 17t . They decided that it might
be wise to hold the hearings at the Trumansburg Fire Department. Mrs . Georgia
will call the Village to make the arrangements and do the legal ads . The
moratorium hearing will be set for 6 : 30 PM and the Comprehensive Plan at 7 : 30
PM .
The Public Hearing on the Budget will be at 7 : 00 PM prior to next Regular Town
Board Meeting on November 10t .
Hearing no further business, the Board unanimously approved the adjournment.
Work Session at 9 : 35 PM .
Respectfully submitted,
Marsha L. Georgia
Ulysses Town Clerk