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Budget workshop: Fletcher departments preview equipment, accessibility and storm‑recovery needs
Summary
Department heads outlined completed projects and budget requests ahead of the next fiscal year: completed townwide IT hardware upgrades, ongoing Butcher Park repairs (70% complete), ADA website compliance costs, police equipment and licensing needs, parks reimbursements from FEMA and an RFP for concessions, and public‑works equipment requests driven by higher garbage/disposal costs.
Department directors used the council’s budget workshop to summarize 2024 accomplishments and to preview requests for the coming fiscal year.
IT and facilities: Matthew Horton reported completion of a multi‑year hardware modernization that replaced more than 60 workstations and upgraded 17 police mobile data terminals to current hardware and software. Remaining work includes Butcher Park repairs from Hurricane Helen; Horton said repairs are roughly 70% complete after a third‑party contractor submitted a change order to replace damaged underground wiring.
Accessibility and software: Horton said the town will propose an ADA website accessibility module (vendor subscription) estimated at $10,000–$12,000 annually, plus PDF‑authoring software (about $1,500 per seat per year) for staff who publish minutes and documents — an expense that will be included as a decision package…
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