HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-10-15-BUDGET WORKSHOP Town of Ulysses
Budget Workshop
October 15 , 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; Highway Superintendent James
Meeker and Bookkeeper Mary Bouchard .
Supervisor Thomas called the meeting to order at 10 : 30 AM and distributed the revised tentative
budget after the budget meeting on October 10, 2013 .
DA Highway Fund
Highway Superintendent James Meeker was in attendance to answer questions from the Board
on the Highway Budget .
Mr. Kerness furnished the Board with spreadsheets of the Highway Department Equipment
reserve fund; tracking from 2012 to 2021 and also a spreadsheet for the Bridge Replacement
reserve tracking that also from 2012 to 2021 .
The Board and Mr. Meeker discussed the equipment replacement schedule and also the bridge
replacement .
Mr. Meeker advised the Board to keep the requested amount of $ 180,000 in Account DA5130 . 2
Machinery Equipment; requested amount of $40, 000 in DAS4142 .4 Snow Removal CE and the
request amount of $45 , 000 in DA5148 . 4CE Snow Removal Other Governments.
Account DA9950 . 01 Transfer to Equipment Reserve was increased to $60 , 000 .
Account DA9950 . 02 Transfer to Bridge Reserve was eliminated .
After the changes are made to the appropriations the revenues will change with the total used for
Account DA1120 Non-Property Tax Distribution ( Sales Tax) and the amount to be used in
DA0599 Appropriated Fund Balance .
DB Highway Part Town
There were no changes to the appropriations in DB but the revenues will change in Sales Tax
monies and Fund Balances .
A Fund
The Board discussed the accounts and where they could make some cuts or modifications .
Account1110 . 4 Justice CE was reduced to $ 6450 after discuss the grant that the Court Office has
applied for. If that grant is received the money would go into revenue .
Account 1110 . 12 Justice Court Clerk - discussed and was decided to leave this at $38 ,692 based
on a 40 hour week from 35 hours .
Account 1220 . 12 Deputy Supervisor had been reduced by $ 10,000 and the Board left it.
A1460 .4 Records Management was reduced to $ 3000 from $ 8000 .
A9901 . 93 Revenue — Transfer to Recreation Reserve — the $4000 was put back in.
The amount to be used from Sales Tax Revenue will be recalculated .
B Fund
No changes made this time in the B Fund.
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The amount to be used from Sales Tax Revenue will be recalculated.
No other changes made .
The Board discussed the Health Insurance and the allowed coverage for workers less than 35
hours weekly . The thought is to possibly have the Town cover 75 % of the premium where now
it is 50% . This would have to be a personnel policy update .
The Board will continue to work on the 2014 Budget at their Working Meeting scheduled on
October 22 , 2013 at 7 PM. The next scheduled Budget Meeting is scheduled for October 29,
2013 at 10 : 30 AM.
Hearing no further discussions Ms . Thomas moved, seconded by Mr. Kerness to adjourn the
meeting . Meeting adjourned at 1 : 20 PM .
Respectfully submitted,
Marsha L . Georgia
Ulysses Town Clerk