2/13/2017 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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13 Board of Selectmen Minutes February 13, 2017 Presentation of FY 2018 Omnibus Budget Recommendations, Rodney Collins, Town Manager. Rodney C. Collins, Town Manager outlined his Omnibus Budget recommendation for fiscal year 2018. The Town Manager recommendation represents a decrease of 2.3% and does not include collective bargaining which is expected to be level funded or less. If the pending contracts are not settled by the deadline for the printing of the May 2017 Town Meeting warrant, it is the intention of the Town Manager to place the recommended contract settlements on the October Town Meeting warrant. Rodney C. Collins, Town Manager informed the Board the School Department budget recommendation is decreased by $425,000 which is reflective of a 0.5%reduction. The Town Manager's budget recommendation for the School Department is $20,870,383. Departmental requests for fiscal year 2018 amounted to $56,584,052. The final Town Manager recommendation is $55,375,028 which represents a decrease of$1,209,024. It was explained that many of the key departmental requests were reduced across the board. This includes reductions in the DPW, Fire, Department of Natural Resources, Inspections, Planning, Recreation, in the Town Clerk's Office, the Board of Health and Police Department was well as the School Department. Town Manager Rodney C. Collins made it clear there would be no layoffs with the proposed budget recommendation. Mission critical services will be satisfied with the Town Manager's Budget Recommendation. With the specific direction of the Board of Selectmen, Town Manager Rodney C. Collins indicated the budget is reflective on an analysis conducted with comparable Cape towns. Appreciation was given to the Assistant Town Manager Wayne E. Taylor and to the Town's Financial Team. It is the intention of the Town Manager to predicate the Annual Town Meeting budget on the Town Manager's Budget Recommendation for FYI 8. The Board of Selectmen expressed appreciation to Town Manager Collins for his due diligence at a time of tight fiscal constraints in the budget preparation process. Members of the Board of Selectmen were invited to discuss any matters associated to this budget with Town Manager Collins.