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Department heads report on deer crashes, e‑ticket fees; board schedules budget workshop
Summary
Police and other department heads reported deer collisions and questioned e-ticket fees; the selectboard scheduled a budget workshop with the fire department for next Tuesday at 4:00 p.m., and signed an insurance renewal that raises premiums by about 4.1%.
Department heads' updates at the Dec. 2 meeting covered public-safety workload, software costs and scheduling for upcoming budget work.
An agency official (S5) reported a rise in deer collisions and noted the town handles roadkill requests by collecting volunteer contact information. S5 raised concerns about the cost of the state's e-ticket system and technical-support charges: "We're doing a favor for the state, but we're being charged… the software program cost is insane," S5 said, urging the town to press for clearer support terms and to avoid double charges.
The board set a budget workshop for next Tuesday at 4:00 p.m., with members arriving at 3:30 p.m. to finish preliminary paperwork; the fire department will attend. Chair (S2) asked staff to post the meeting and requested that department heads prepare funded-account numbers and any draft warrant articles for January.
On benefits, the clerk (S3) presented a signed health-insurance renewal letter to move the town to calendar-year coverage; the board recorded an approximate 4.1% increase in premiums and agreed to include that figure in the budget draft. "A 4.1% increase is not terrible… I'll take a 4.1% increase any day," a committee member said.
Other administrative notes included a reminder that an invoice is needed before year-end for pump purchases (line item 4332.14) and a plan to finalize warrant-article drafts in early January.
