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year and our budget overlay surplus has already been sidered. The draft report of the Town Charter <br /> severely reduced. It would appear, without further Commission contains a credible recommendation for <br /> reductions in outlays or increases in taxation, the sta- reorganizing our town government. It recommends <br /> bilization fund may be the town's only positive asset to combining the various town functions under fewer <br /> offset an expected deficit. departments, thereby achieving significant synergism <br /> and permitting an effective reduction of the work force <br /> Conclusions without loss of productivity. It should be seriously <br /> It is apparent that the cost of the workforce will <br /> considered by the voters. <br /> continue to drive future budget decisions. Operators <br /> cannot continue to perform all necessary or mandated <br /> tasks without eliminating low priority and "nice to do" Notes: <br /> tl> Analysis of Available Revenues (Revised <br /> projects. Unless revenues are increased, the only way 11/03/04) <br /> to continue priority functions (safety, security, com- <br /> (Z) Annual Town Reports and data from Town Clerk <br /> coerce, and health) may be to eliminate many tasks <br /> which do not support those priorities and reduction of archives <br /> (3) Estimate based on FY05 department budget <br /> the associated work force. Our departments are oper- <br /> ' ating at maximum capacity but certainly not at maxi- requests as of 1/14/04 <br /> (4) Tax Collector/Treasurer Budget Submission for <br /> mum efficiency. Any further degradation of their abil- . <br /> ity to meet their top priority objectives may critically FY05 <br /> reduce the overall safety and security of our employ- <br /> ees and the people they serve. Carlton Meredith, Chairman <br /> Kathleen Lynch, Vice Chairman <br /> The data in the foregoing analysis are general- Scott Wellington, Clerk <br /> ized and any conclusions reached may be generalized Dean Arden <br /> at best.However,if town voters wish to gain control of Frederic Blythe <br /> the constantly escalating costs of government, fair and James Turner <br /> Gerald rner <br /> reasonable reductions in the work force must be con- <br /> 9 <br />