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Budget workshop: library costs, cemetery succession, conservation and workers' comp draw council focus
Summary
At the March 23 workshop the council pressed staff on library contracted services and subscriptions, discussed cemetery succession planning, conservation/invasive‑species spending, and raised concern about a higher workers' compensation audit and mod rating that will increase the FY'27 budget.
Councilors spent the March 23 budget workshop examining a range of cost centers and fiscal pressures.
Library: Finance staff described wage and benefit adjustments and a contracted HVAC service line as the main drivers of changes. Councilors questioned a two‑year 14% increase in library spending and asked for a clearer breakdown of contracted services and Internet/phone lines. Staff said some telephone charges will be reviewed by an IT consultant for possible conversion to radio…
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