HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-10-10-BUDGET WORKSHOP Town of Ulysses
Budget Workshop
October 10, 2013
Audio available at http ://www. ulysses . ny . us/council/tbmeetings/
Present : Supervisor Elizabeth Thomas ; Councilpersons Lucia Tyler, Nancy Zahler, David
Kerness, and Kevin Romer; Town Clerk; Marsha Georgia; and Bookkeeper Mary Bouchard.
Supervisor Thomas called the meeting to order a 9 : 10 AM.
The tentative budget was distributed to the Town Board by the Town Clerk Marsha Georgia
on September 27 , 2013 .
General Fund A Appropriations
The Board started the review with the General Fund A appropriations and revenues.
The PS accounts (which are personal services) is an increase across the board of 2% for
employees and 3 % for the highway employees .
Account A1110 . 12 Town Justice Clerk had an increase due to the hours being changed from 35
hours per week to 40 which represents an increase in the 2014 budget of $ 5 , 500 . The Board will
revisit this .
Account A1110 .4 Justice Contractual was discussed and the Supervisor will ask the Court if this
can be reduced .
Account A1220 . 12 Deputy Supervisor was cut by $ 10, 000 .
Account A1460 . 4 Records Management was reduced by $ 8000 (removing the money for the
purchase of General Code/ECODE) and $ 3000 was requested for scanning the court files .
Account A7310 .4 Youth Programs CE was discussed and this will be re-visited after the meeting
on the youth budget with the Village .
Account 9901 . 93 Revenue Transfer to Recreation Reserve — last year there was $4000
transferred — the board discussed if this was necessary for 2014 .
Ms . Thomas will check the Town Clerk ' s salary to see if it included the 2% salary increase.
There may be a need to create an account for Historian Contractual expenses .
The Board discussed the other revenues, non-property tax revenue from the County (Sales Tax)
and the fund balances .
General Part Town B Fund - Appropriations
Account B1420 . 4 Attorney Fee — reduced by $2000
Account B 1670 . 4 Printing and Mailing — the Board questioned why this was in the B fund when
most of the expenses go through the A fund under Printing and Mailing .
Account B3620 . 1 Deputy Code Enforcement PS (salary) — the Board was questioning the
amount when it was less in 2012 . Ms . Thomas explained .
Account B3620 . 4 Code and Safety Inspections — a total of $25 , 000 has been allocated for a new
vehicle . There is $ 7800 in revenues to come from the SW water to help of set this expense .
Account B8020 . 4 Planning Contractual — reduced by $ 10 , 000 — was for open space
General Part Town Revenues
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The Board made no changes to revenues but after the appropriation modifications the sales tax
amount may change and the amount used from fund balance will change .
DA / DB Highway Fund - Appropriations
Ms . Thomas said that she had used the recommendations from Highway Superintendent James
Meeker when doing the Highway Budget.
The Board will invite Mr. Meeker to attend the next budget workshop on October 15 `h, 2013 to
discuss the Highway Budget.
Hearing no further discussion the motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting .
Meeting adjourned .
Respectfully submitted,
Marsha L . Georgia
Ulysses Town Clerk