TOWN OF RUTLAND
BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES
Board of Selectmen & Finance Committee Joint Budget Meetings
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Rutland Public Library
7:00 pm
Opening of Meeting by Chairman: Mr. Clark called the meeting to order in open session at 7:04 p.m.
Present: Leroy Clark, Stephanie Bacon and Wayne Walker
Absent: Sheila Dibb and Michael Pantos
Others: Town Administrator, Margaret Nartowicz; Finance Committee Members Lyndon Nichols, Karen Nahrwold, Debbie Kristoff, Carl Bindoo and Tom Ruchala.
FY17 Budget Meetings
Board of Health – Karin Prucnal presented a level funded budget request for the Board of Health. The cost and source of funding for DEP-mandated landfill monitoring and proposed assessment increases for the Wachusett Regional Recycle Center were discussed. The budget is subject to change based on wage and purchased service adjustments. The requested budget reflects a 0% increase from the FY16 budget voted at Annual Town Meeting,
Inspection Services – Building Inspector William Cassanelli and DPW Superintendent Gary Kellaher presented revised budget requests for Inspection Services. Electrical Inspector Lester Grace discussed his budget request. It was noted that Inspection fee schedules haven’t been updated since 2005 and are in the process of being updated for approval by the Board of Selectmen. The Building Inspector requested budget reflects a 2.84% increase from the FY16 budget voted at Annual Town Meeting. The Gas Inspector requested budget reflects a 3.54% increase from the FY16 budget voted at Annual Town Meeting. The Plumbing Inspector requested budget reflects a 3.76% increase from the FY16 budget voted at Annual Town Meeting. The Electrical Inspector requested budget reflects a 0.32% increase from the FY16
budget voted at Annual Town Meeting.
DPW – DPW Superintendent Gary Kellaher presented his revised budget requests for DPW and the Water and Sewer Enterprises. Two new employees, one full-time mechanic and one part-time custodian are requested. The DPW requested budget reflects an 8.74% increase from the FY16 budget voted at Annual Town Meeting. The Public Buildings requested budget, excluding the Public Safety building, reflects a 0% increase from the FY16 budget voted at Annual Town Meeting. Enterprise budgets, indirect charges and user fees were discussed.
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret Z. Nartowicz
Town Administrator
Date Approved:
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