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SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING
BUDGET WORKSHOP
OCTOBER 17 , 2006
Present : Supervisor Austic ; Town Council Roxanne Marino , Lucia Tyler and Don Ellis;
Deputy Supervisor Richard Coogan and Town Clerk Marsha L. Georgia.
Supervisor Austic called the meeting to order.
Mr. Austic reviewed the fund balance and sales tax .
Mr. Austic ' s thoughts are to fund capital and reserve accounts with sales tax and only
raise taxes for operating expenses .
Mr. Meeker had provided the Board with his plans for equipment replacement from 2006
to 2010. The Board discussed this in relationship to reserve accounts .
Tentative Budget 2007
* * These minutes reflect the changes and additions to the 2007 Tentative Budget
made this date. For the full comments to this meeting the tapes are available.
A General Fund
A1320.4 Auditor changed to 3 ,000
A1920 . 4 Municipal Dues changed to 4, 500
A9010 . 8 NYS Retirement reduced by 3 , 000
A9901 . 91 Trans Energy Reserve new 10,000
A9903 . 9 Trans Benefit Reserve new 6 ,000
Revenues
Al 120 Sales Tax change to 62 , 500
DA Highway Town Wide Fund
DA9010. 8 NYS Retirement changed to 11 , 500
DA9950. 9 Trans Bldg Reserve . Changed to 45 ,000
DA9950 . 91 Trans Eqpt. Reserve changed to 50, 000
DA9950 . 92 Trans Bridge Reserve changed to 45 , 000
DA9950 . 93 Trans Energy Reserve changed to 10,000
Fire Protection Fund
SF3410.4 Fire Contract changed to 244,436
DB Highway Part Town Fund
DB90910 . 8 NYS Retirement changed to 8 ,000
DB9909 . 1 Emergency Reserve changed to 25 ,000
DB Revenues
DB 1120 Sales Tax change to 207, 149
B General Part Town Fund
B8020 . 1 Plan/Zone Clerk reduced to 7 , 000
Special Town Board / Budget workshop 2
10/ 17/2006
B8023 . 4 Comp . Plan CE line added 20,000
B9010 . 8 NYS Retirement changed to 3 ,200
B8024.4 Housing Aid line added 6 ,000
Revenue -
B1120 Sales tax adjust to 111 ,326
No other adjustments or changes were made in the 2007 Tentative Budget.
The Board discussed the questions that they would like to ask at the interviews for
attorneys. The Board decided to pay the next appointed Attorney an hourly rate, and to
request that he or she attend the Regular monthly Town Board meetings starting at 8 pm,
as well as attend public hearings, planning board and zoning board meetings when the
Town Board feels it is necessary. The Board would like the attorney to establish a time
that is set aside. each week for Town questions, and will review the Attorney contract in
six months .
Ms . Marino said that the Comprehensive Plan Committee is still waiting for responses
from the Board on the draft survey.
Hearing no further business the meeting was adjourned .
Respectfully Submitted,
Marsha L. Georgia
Ulysses Town Clerk
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