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Long Lake workshop adopts multiple personnel and line-item adjustments in tentative 2026 budget
Summary
The board recorded a 6% COLA for Justice Farr, proposed a $31,000 Town Attorney salary, increased Central Data IT support by $17,150, and noted Town Clerk salary/stipend requests and medical/central data equipment additions; the workshop also removed an ALCA contribution and adjusted engineering and public information lines.
The Oct. 1 workshop moved several personnel and general-fund adjustments into the tentative 2026 budget, affecting justice pay, attorney compensation, IT support and clerk staffing.
The transcript records a 6% cost-of-living adjustment for Justice Farr. The Town Attorney's salary line was increased to $31,000 in the worksheet. Central Data IT support was increased by $17,150; medical staff requested a new laptop, an EKG machine and two office chairs for a $5,900 net increase. The Town Clerk requested a $60,000 salary and a $2,500 deputy stipend; the transcript notes that would be a $35,000 decrease from the 2025 budgeted amount.
Other adjustments recorded in the workshop included removing the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts contribution from the budget, reducing engineering by $6,000 (less grant-writing allocation), and reducing public information by $2,400 because a Google service is no longer needed. The board did not vote on these line items individually at the workshop; they were recorded as tentative adjustments for the 2026 budget.
