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Board approves several transfers for employee payouts and fleet tires; some transcript amounts unclear
Summary
The Board approved transfers: $10,027 to highway maintenance and $14,220 to refuge/refuse collection for employee payouts, and two out-of-series transfers to cover fire services tires (one listed as '$4,19' in the transcript and a second for $6,000). The board discussed contingency use for payouts and the strained fleet-tire budget.
The Waterford Board of Finance approved a set of budget transfers addressing employee payouts and fleet maintenance deficits.
Public works presented two employee-payout transfers requested by the director of public works: $10,027 to line 10130-51520 (highway maintenance) and $14,220 to line 10130-51530 (refuse/refuge collection). Committee members discussed using contingency to cover payouts so department heads can keep tight operating budgets; both transfers were moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote.
The board also approved two fire-services out-of-series transfers to cover tire costs. The first was presented as a transfer of "$4,19" to the tires line; the transcript shows the amount with a missing digit or punctuation and therefore appears truncated. Board discussion described the fleet challenge: the town runs heavy-duty vehicles with 16‑ply Michelin state‑bid tires, disposal for a set averages about $108, and the fleet is under strain from reactive maintenance. A second transfer moved $6,000 by reducing pump testing and insurance lines and increasing the tires line; members confirmed required pump testing was completed in-house and approved the transfer.
Each transfer was approved by voice vote. Staff said they restructured the fleet budget for next year and will pursue additional allocations as needed.
