Chichester Board of Selectmen
SELECTMEN’S MINUTES
February 13, 2003 Worksession
PRESENT: Chairman Theodore Bailey, Selectman David Colbert, Selectman Richard DeBold, Office Assistant Lisa Stevens, and Administrative Assistant Judy Kenneally via telephone.
Chairman Bailey opened the meeting at 7:10 pm.
The purpose of this worksession was to review questions brought up at the public hearing and make final revisions to the budget.
Secretarial Salaries line #4130-02 was adjusted down to $61,400.
Updates line #4152-01 includes yearly assessing work, annual building permits, annual under construction pickups, current use applications and land use change tax penalties, exemptions, data entry and new cost of new cards.
Judy informed the board of recent pending litigation and recommended not decreasing this line.
The board agreed with that recommendation.
Line #4155-03 – social security/medicare was corrected to $25,600. This now accurately reflects pay increases.
General Government Buildings, line #4194-05, was increased $1,000 to include money for painting the trim at the Fire Station.
There was discussion about Cable Franchise Fees. These monies are received from the cable company. They were established to assist the school in purchasing audio/visual equipment to set up a television station. The fees are now being divided between the school and the town departments. Formal requests are made to the board. The board has final say on approval. You have to raise the money in order to spend the money. This line, #4199-02 was reduced to $11,500.
NH Retirement Line #4155-04 was corrected. The new figure is $5,200.
Special Revenue Projects line #4199-02 was reduced to $16,000.
Impact Fee Projects line #4199-23 was reduced to $20,000.
Line #4210-08, fuel for the police department was corrected to read $5,000.
Misc. Expenses under line #4215-08 contains, fuel, clothing and infection control. Discussion about creating separate line items for these expenses for next years budget worksheet.
LUCT (current use penalties) line #4619-02 was corrected to $23,800. This reflects last year’s commitment not yet paid and 2003.
Some items to be studied in more detail prior to town meeting include, Cable Agreement as to franchise fees; Transfer Station agreement (Richard will call and talk to Earl Weir) Fees (bldg. Inspector, town clerk and tax collector) Capital Reserve Funds / Special Revenue Funds how established; how to spend monies on projects; highway budget as to increases over the past four years; proposals for new computer hardware and software for the town office.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:40pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Stevens
Office Assistant
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Theodore Bailey, Chairman
Approved 2/25/03
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David Colbert, Selectman
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Richard DeBold, Selectman
Posted 2/26/03
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