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Budget Review Committee approves departmental budgets and several staffing requests
Summary
The Budget Review Committee on Feb. 25 approved multiple departmental operating budgets, several staffing requests and advanced capital project proposals while flagging a $120,000 shortfall in Code & Planning and a $131,000 transfer station deficit tied to a new Hazmat contract.
The Budget Review Committee met Feb. 25 and approved a slate of departmental budgets, staffing requests and capital project proposals after presentations from department heads and staff.
The committee voted to approve minutes of its Feb. 18 meeting (motion by Richard Debold, seconded by Bob Mulcahy; approved 6-0). It then approved the Code & Planning enterprise package with Salaries & Benefits of $1,070,595, an Operations budget of $121,370 and Revenues of $1,014,900. Committee member Brian Toomey reported an approximate $120,000 projected revenue shortfall for FY27; Town Manager Mike Pardue said staff will seek Select Board approval of increased building permit and application fees in the next six to eight months.
Public Works & Facilities budgets were advanced after a presentation by Public Works Director Stephen Buckley. The committee approved an Operations budget of $1,358,450 and a small Revenues line of $3,500. Buckley also presented a Facilities Assistant staffing request to begin in October 2025 intended to reduce contractor sidewalk-plowing costs; the $77,644 request passed on a 5-2 vote.
The committee moved forward several other operating and enterprise budgets, including Recreation operations and enterprise lines; votes on those items were recorded unanimously where noted. Committee members also discussed and advanced numerous capital improvement project requests for Public Works and Parks & Recreation for further consideration.
The meeting closed after committee members reviewed remaining CIP items, discussed radio-equipment timing and deferred a final vote on several grant requests until March 4. The committee adjourned following a motion by Richard Debold (seconded by Mark Bagdasarian) that carried 7-0.
