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Bolton fire officials discuss an 8% town-requested budget freeze
Summary
Town administration requested an 8% freeze on the Bolton Fire Department budget; Fire Marshal Ray Walker outlined proposed reductions of $200 from equipment and $1,000 from professional training, and commissioners discussed implications for investigations and staff training.
Town administration requested an 8% freeze on the Bolton Fire Department budget, Fire Marshal Ray Walker told the Bolton Fire Commission at its Sept. 18 meeting.
Walker presented two specific line-item reductions proposed to meet the request: $200 from the department’s equipment budget, which he said would defer the purchase of certain investigative supplies, and $1,000 from professional business and training, which he said could be offset in part by external funding. "An 8% request has been made by the town administration," Walker said when summarizing the proposed adjustments.
Commissioners and department officers discussed the potential impact on training and investigative capacity. Chief Bruce Dixon and other officers reviewed ongoing recruitment and driver training needs and noted that some training costs may be difficult to absorb without outside funding. The minutes record a lengthy discussion among officers and commission members about how to reconcile the town request with operational needs.
No formal vote on the budget line-item changes was recorded in the minutes; the record shows discussion of the request but does not indicate a final departmental vote or an approved amendment to the budget. The commission approved routine procedural items, and the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
