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Buckfield Select Board reviews midyear finances, fills budget committee seat and schedules state-required hearing
Summary
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Buckfield Select Board received a midyear financial and operations report, appointed Jacob Gilbert to the budget committee, accepted two planning-board resignations, and scheduled a Feb. 3 public hearing to update the town's General Assistance Ordinance as required by state guidance.
The Buckfield Select Board met Jan. 20 and received a midyear administrative and financial update, confirmed a new budget-committee member and set a public hearing to update the town's General Assistance Ordinance.
The town clerk (name not stated) told the board the office has been recarpeted and baseboards installed; a plumber is expected to finish remaining repairs soon. The clerk said the town completed fourth-quarter tax filings, unemployment and family-medical-leave reports, and W-2s. The clerk added they completed a state police non-billable account audit and the annual workers' compensation audit and that Deputy Clerk Rachel is now a notary public, restoring three notaries on staff.
On finances, the clerk reported expense pacing after six months: general government at 47.62%, public safety at 54.11% (attributed to early-year…
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