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Attachment to Pitman minutes lists detailed budget questions and recommended cuts
Summary
Attachment A, included with the April 28 minutes, compiles line-item budget questions and specific recommendations (including suggested cuts to tipping fees and recycling) and flags reclassifications and coding corrections; the attachment asks for clarifications on many salary and service lines.
The minutes include an "Attachment A" that compiles detailed budget questions, line-item clarifications and a set of recommended adjustments for the 2025 draft budget. The attachment begins: "I was asked to share the budget questions I have received so far," and then lists specific queries about salaries, insurance, shared services, and capital requests as well as suggested reductions to particular lines.
Examples in the attachment include questions about tax-collector pay and sick-pay buybacks, why insurance accounts rose sharply, whether crossing-guard hours justify the proposed wage totals, and requests to explain coding changes where prior-year expenditures were charged to different lines. The attachment also lists proposed reductions and recommendations (for example, suggested reductions to tipping fees and recycling budgets), while noting that some line changes reflect corrected accounting entries rather than new spending.
