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Town manager and treasurer report operations updates and lower April receipts
Summary
Readfield’s town manager reported imminent paving, technology upgrades and a July household hazardous-waste collection; the treasurer said the budget is complete, audit prep is underway and that April receipts were down for the month while year-to-date positions remained largely on track.
The Readfield town manager told the select board that paving is due to begin "any day now," sweeping is in the queue and the town has ordered additional PCs and monitors ahead of a planned July hardware purchase. The manager said the town has started a trial of Office 365 and expects a decision on cloud-based file storage and productivity software in the coming months.
The manager also updated residents about solid-waste services: a household hazardous-waste collection will run Sunday, July 13, from 9 a.m. to noon and requires pre-registration; summer transfer-station hours begin June 1 (Sundays, 8 a.m.–noon). The manager said staff had strong summer coverage and thanked volunteers who supported the recent Day of Caring.
Treasurer presentation: The treasurer reported the April financials and said the fiscal-year budget is complete and staff are preparing for the fiscal 2025 audit, which closes at the end of June. The treasurer said the report covers April and that the town is roughly 83% through the budget year on revenues and expenditures. Motor-vehicle revenues were slightly higher for the month and modestly up year to date, the treasurer said; by contrast, total receipts were down for April. The speaker gave two different month-over-month figures for real-estate receipts in the discussion (one comment referred to a roughly 12% drop, then the speaker corrected to 7.7%), which the treasurer acknowledged as an internal inconsistency and said staff will monitor receipts going forward.
Why it matters: The technology decisions and cloud migration the manager described will affect town operations and records access; the household hazardous-waste event provides a limited window for residents to dispose of household hazardous materials. The revenue notes bear watching because monthly swings in real-estate payments can affect short-term cash flow and warrant follow-up in future financial reports.
What’s next: Staff will continue audit preparations and bring follow-up revenue analysis to the board as needed. The town manager said the Office 365 trial will inform a purchasing decision in the next couple of months.
