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Craftsbury board debates police-coverage line and adds staffing requests to draft budget warning
Summary
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Craftsbury Select Board discussed adding a separate appropriations line for police coverage (noting options of 5 hours per week or 20 hours per month), proposed new admin-support and grants-coordinator positions, and raised concerns about irregular grant-penalty calculations.
The Craftsbury Select Board reviewed the draft town warning and discussed adding a separate appropriations line for police coverage, with options noted in the minutes as "5 hours a week" or "20 hours a month." Board members also discussed adding budget items for administrative support and a grants coordinator and said appropriations petitions have been received to allow residents input on those questions.
Members flagged a discrepancy in grant-penalty calculations recorded in the minutes: staff noted an expected recovery rate of 82% versus an observed 57%, a 21-percentage-point shortfall. The board planned to finalize the warning at the next meeting, leaving the exact hours and appropriations amounts to be set when the warning is finalized.
