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Budget board approves multiple line‑item changes, adopts several departmental totals and adjusts council pay
Summary
During the session the board approved changes to recording‑secretary pay and expense lines, approved the Public Works central services and police totals presented, and approved a small raise for town council compensation (8 ayes, 1 abstention). Several other line‑item questions remain pending.
The budget board took several procedural votes during the meeting on line‑item changes and departmental totals.
Key votes and outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript - Recording‑secretary pay: Motion by Bob, seconded by Aiden, to change the recording‑secretary line from $2,000 to $2,300 was moved and approved. The transcript records the motion, a second, and a voice vote with the chair calling “all in favor? Aye.” - Recording‑secretary expense line: Motion to change the expense line (originally discussed as $450) to $150 was moved and approved by voice vote. - Bottom line revote (recording‑secretary totals): A motion to keep the bottom line unchanged ($2,004.50) was moved by Bob, seconded by Bruce, and approved by voice vote. - Public Works — Central Services: Motion by Bruce, seconded by Dave, to approve a total of $4,713,511 for Public Works Central Services (department coding noted in packet) passed by voice vote. - Police budget: Motion to approve the police departmental total (the transcript records the number $6,000,005.02) was moved and seconded and subsequently approved by voice vote. - Town council compensation: Motion to approve the proposed council pay increase was moved and seconded; recorded vote result in transcript was eight ayes and one abstention (committee member Carl abstained). The board chair declared the motion approved.
Items left open or referred for follow‑up Board members repeatedly asked administrators for clarifying detail on several line items — most notably the school payroll/position listings in the library staffing lines, the rescue/supplies and equipment split (director expense vs. supplies), and multiple capital bid details (batting cages and specific bid packages). Administrators said they would bring corrected payroll/position rosters and itemized line reconciliations at a subsequent meeting.
Ending: Several members asked the administration to provide emailed backup detail on the lines discussed so the board can reconcile payroll and capital scoping between now and the next meeting.
