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Votes at a glance: Key budget actions from Andover Board of Finance workshop
Summary
Summary of motions and roll‑call outcomes at the March 24 budget workshop: restored admin assistant line to $30,000; moved $5,150 assistant‑treasurer stipend into wages; increased tax collector salary; zeroed BAA DMV lookup; reduced public works overtime and community garden lines; approved auditor increase.
The Andover Board of Finance voted on several budget line changes during its March 24 workshop. Below are the motions taken, who moved and seconded, and the roll‑call outcomes.
Votes (motions, movers, outcomes)
- Restore town administrator administrative assistant line to $30,000 — Mover: Liz; Second: Bill. Outcome: Approved, 7–0.
- Move assistant treasurer stipend ($5,150) into treasurer clerk wages (line 109120), total $58,400; delete stipend line — Mover: Rob; Second: Liz. Outcome: Approved, 7–0.
- Increase tax collector salary (line 111‑100) to $45,804 — Mover: Rob; Second: Bill. Outcome: Approved, 7–0.
- Reduce a contractor estimate from $16,000 to $15,000 (save $1,000) — Mover: Louise; Outcome: Approved, unanimous.
- Zero out Board of Assessment Appeals DMV lookup line ($380); require appellants to obtain lookups themselves — Mover: Bill; Second: Louise. Outcome: Approved, 5–2 (Liz & one other opposed).
- Increase annual audit contract from $41,000 to $42,000 — Mover: Rob; Second: Bill. Outcome: Approved, 7–0.
- Reduce public works overtime budget to $5,000 — Mover: Liz; Second: Bill. Outcome: Approved, 7–0.
- Reduce community garden request from $3,785 to previous year $3,560 — Mover: Bill; Second: Liz. Outcome: Approved, 7–0.
What this means
The votes primarily reallocate existing budget amounts to better reflect how departments expect to staff operations (for example, combining stipend funds into regular wages) and make small spending adjustments ahead of the formal budget adoption process. Officials asked staff for follow‑up reports on insurance premium impacts, public works overtime history and community garden distribution plans.
The board resumed work the next evening to address capital items.
Provenance: each motion and roll call is reflected in the March 24 meeting transcript; staff will reflect approved changes in the official budget packet.
