3/22/2010 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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r Board of Selectmen Minutes March 22, 20.1 o Joint Meeting=Finance_Committee: Town Meeting arratReview&Execution: (continued) Article#2: To fund.the annual operating budgets for various Town Departments. It was disclosed the School Committee voted on this date to request for fiscal year 2011, a budget o $18,264,433 that was noted to be the School Department's agreed upon budget figure from the onset of budget deliberations. In response, the Finance Committee Chair indicated they • had no idea this was the School Committee's agreed upon budget, and the lack of communication in this tight economy is deemed rather insulting t the Finance Committee as they have been diligently working on the budget for several months. The budget request is now consistent with the recommendation of the Town Manager and Finance Committee for FY2011,the figure was noted to include approximately$300,000 xn prepayments for FYI 1. There was also concern the budget was not } submitted in a timely fashion as with other Toni departments. In the future, it was agreed that all department budget requests should be places/ in writing to the Town Manager and in MUMS format on or before the scheduled due slate. In accordance with the mandates of the Town Charter, budget'requests for the May warrant should be submitted to the Town/danger in early October. There was also concern with respect to the petition article on the May warrant requesting $450,000 from stabilization funding to.offset the School budget. It was agreed the process for petition teles would be further reviewed by the Board of Selectmen. At the last meeting, it was suggested that all paid board positions contained in the FY2011 appropriation be reduced to $1.00 per person subject to not having any adverse effects on Town employment and/or benefits. Capon consideration of this matter, it was agreed the Selectmen would not act on the recommendation at this time. Motion made by Selectman Cook to approve Article#2 of the Annual Town Meeting warrant as presented. Motion seconded by Selectman Taylor. VT : Unanimous. -o.