Town of Pittsfield
January 30, 2008
Budget Committee
Members present: W. Abbott, W. Case, G. Gilman, F. Hast, C. Keuenhoff, A.
MacLellan,
R. Morse, L. Okrent, J. Prue, H. Schoppmeyer, M. Vaughan, L. Vogt (School Board
rep).
Member(s) absent: L. Small
Meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM by Chairman Keuenhoff .
Minutes of the January 22, 2008 meeting were accepted as presented.
Members received information about SB2 that Scott Brown had promised to
provide to the committee.
Leslie Vogt provided the Pittsfield Revenue Summary; a change sheet to the
School Budget
with a net change of $50,000 more than the initial budget to the current/revised
budget
of $9,987,132.00
Leon Kenison, Town Administrator, handed out several budget items for the
committee to
peruse.
Budget Worksheets and information about the approximate increase in
the Town Tax
Rate; a detailed statement explaining the expenses for the past year for the 3
Dump Trucks and
a memo from Leon Kennison to the Board of Selectmen re: dump truck
replacement with a
proposed replacement schedule; a quotation from Liberty International Trucks
of NH for a new
international truck; a memo from Leon Kenison to the Board of Selectmen re:
the computer
system analysis including recommendations from Certified Computer Solutions,
LLC to
1) replace the Town Hall server
2) Rework the existing Town Hall server to replace the Police Dept. server
3) Replace the monitoring station in the Wastewater Dept.
The cost of this would amount to $18,150 and should be included in the 2008
budget.
The computer system at Town Hall is now at 99.5% full and must be attended to
immediately.
The Expenditure Budget Worksheet which asks that $6,000 be added to line 01-
4312-2-636 for diesel fuel; since PSNH rates will increase by 2.5% add $2500 to
the street lighting account
of 01-4316-3-410.
Memo from Mr. Kenison re: the fire alarm system with suggestions to make
repairs during this
budget year and plan the removal/transition during 2009. Also suggesting that
the Ambulance budget reducint the Overtime line to $1.00 and put the cost in
the Ambulance Replacement
and Equipment Special revenue Fund by increasing the amount in the proposed
Warrant ArticleXX! from $44,000 to $62,000.
Also handed out were the Budget to Actual Expenditure sheets for the Town.
A new draft for 2008 Town Meeting Warrant Articles was presented.
Briefly:
7. To require that the numeric tally of votes by the Budget Committee and the
Board of Selectemen relative to recommending the Operating Budget and the
special warrant articles be printed on the warrant.
8 . $50,000 be added to the Municipal Building Reserve Fund
9. $100,000 in a newly created expendable trust fund to be know as the
Property Acquisition
Fund
10. $50,000 in a newly created expendable trust fund to be know as the
Municipal Buildings
Repair and Maintenance Fund
11. $193,000 to purchase and equp a pre-owned ladder truck
12. $30,000 to be added to the Fire and Rescue Apparatus Capital Reserve
Fund
13. $46,000 to be added to the Department of Public Works Dump Truck
Capital Reserve Fund
14. $130,000 to purchase a new dump truck and withdraw $65,000 from the
Capital Reserve
Fund
15. $15,000 to be added to the Grader Capital Reserve Fund
16. $15,000 to be added to the Loader Capital Reseve Fund
17. $10,000 to be added to the Backhoe Capital Reserve Fund
18. $10,000 to be added to the Sidewalk Tractor Capital Reserve Fund
19. $10,000 to be added to the Small Highway Truck Capital Reserve Fund
20. $3,500 to be added to the Parks and Recreation Capital Reserve Fund
21. $2,500 to repair the Dustin Park Band Pavilion and to authorize withdrawal of
these funds
from the Parks and Recreation Capital Reserve Fund
22. $10,507 withdrawn from the Salt Storage Facility Capital Reserve Fund
23. $62,000 for the purpose of ambulance repair, to fund 8 hours of the 48 hr.
work week etc.
24. $200,000 to purchase and equip an ambulance to replace the 1998 Unit 1
Ambulance
25. $6,500 to replace the flooring of the small and large meeting rooms of the
Town Hall
26. $12,500 to be place in a newly established Capital Reserve Fund for the
purpose of
Computer System Renewal and Replacement
27. Pittsfield Town Employees NHFT Local #6214 no settlement yet
28. to approve the cost items in the collective bargaining agreement between
the Board of
Selectmen and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local #633 for
the following:
2008 — $15,795 2009-$6,812 2010 – $5,004
The next meeting , February 6, will be at the Town Hall at 7PM. Discussion will be
on the
School Budget.
February 11th will be the Public Hearing in the Lecture Hall at the High School at
7PM.
February 13th will be at Town Hall at 7PM…….for the Town Budget vote.
February 14th will be at Town Hall at 7PM……for the School Budget vote.
Monday the 18th has been reserved at Town Hall if the need arises for more time
to finish the
voting. Budgets must be signed by the 20th.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM
Joan M. Prue, secretary