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Board warns general fund reserves are thin, asks fire district for transparency on large pay request
Summary
Board members said materials showed the town—s general-fund balance at roughly 6%, below the board—s preferred target. Members directed staff to identify cuts and prioritized procurement and asked the fire district to justify large raise requests with open books or to align future raises with tax-cap/cost-of-living logic.
At the workshop the board discussed the town—s projected general-fund balance (materials presented at the meeting indicated approximately 6 percent) and expressed concern that reserves are below the preferred level the board typically seeks. Members asked staff to identify near-term reductions and to prioritize contracts and capital needs (including a winter garbage RFP and highway equipment funding) to reduce the chance the town will face larger tax…
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