Town of Pittsfield, NH
2015 Budget Committee
Meeting Notes
2-18-15
Meeting called to order at: 6:06pm
Please sign off if you approve of the minutes (thanks)
Members Present:! Chairman Louie Houle _________________________
! ! ! ! Vice Chairman Robert Schiferle___________________
! ! ! ! Secretary Faith Whittier_________________________!
! ! ! ! School Board rep. Ray Ramsey___________________
! ! ! ! Selectmen rep. Gerard LeDuc____________________ !
! ! ! ! Helen Schiff__________________________________!
! ! ! ! Helen Schoppmeyer,___________________________!
! ! ! ! Jo Anne Ward_________________________________
! ! ! ! Mary Thorpe__________________________________ !
! ! ! ! Fred Hast____________________________________ !
! ! ! ! Mark Riel____________________________________ !
! ! ! ! Cedric Dustin_________________________________
! ! ! ! Jacob Kitson_________________________________
! ! ! ! Josh Roman__________________________________
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Guests/Presenters: Town Administrator Mike Williams
! ! ! Superintendent of SAU 51 Dr. John Freeman
! ! ! District Administrator/ Grant Project Manager, Tobi Chassie
! ! ! Community Liaison, Ross Morse
Reading & Motion to approve minutes of 2-11 -15:
! ! ! moved by Ray Ramsey
! ! ! seconded by Helen Schoppmeyer
! ! ! minutes approved as written
Town Budget: Town Administrator handed out a new copy of the Town Budget,
which includes Budget Committee approved column. The questions about Article
10 and Line 492 (p.27) regarding Police Cruisers and Police Cruiser Capital
Reserve Fund were addressed on page 27 in the notes section. $44,570.00
replacing 2006 Crown Vic, ($25,000.00) fund from Capital Reserve, $19,570.00
funded by taxation for a total tax impact of $.073 We then voted on Article Article
3 and Article 10, as well as the Grand Total Operating Budget (p.26).
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Article 10: Police Cruiser Capital Reserve Fund (new wording from last !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! draft)
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! recommended! 14-0
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Cedric Dustin
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Helen Schiff
4130 Executive (p.1 Line 17): Payroll outsourcing new figures; $19,040.00
this year, $4,000.00 is a one time software/programming fee, $15,040.00 yearly
fee. Original estimate of $10,000.00 is to low, new figure is $19,040.00.
! amount of $10,000.00 amended to $19,040.00 recommend 12-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Helen Schiff
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Josh Roman
Grand Total (p.26): total $3,795,936.00! recommend 13-0-1
Operating Budget! ! ! ! ! moved by Helen Schiff!! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Gerard LeDuc!
! !
School Budget: Superintendent of SAU 51, Dr. John Freeman, passed out a
new draft of the School Warrant Articles.
! Article II: Biomass Heating System ($970,000.00)
! ! ! ! ! ! recommended 14-0
! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Helen Schoppmeyer
! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Mark Riel
! Discussion: Budget Committee is in favor of the 5 year bond schedule !
! ! ! (see Handout for more details). School board is looking at 5 !
! ! ! year or 3 year schedule, they are also leaning towards the 5 !
! ! ! year. It would have been helpful if they had made a decision !
! ! ! prior to our vote regarding which schedule. Second handout, !
! ! ! Proposed Biomass Energy Project, gave a detailed explana-!
! ! ! tion of project. Questions asked; Does the Planning Board !
! ! ! have to approve where the building would go? No, municipal !
! ! ! buildings don?t need approval. Will neighbors concerns re-!
! ! ! garding the smokestack be addressed? School Board is ! !
! ! ! doing their best to consider all the pros and cons of where the
! ! ! building, including the smokestack, will be placed. Discussed !
! ! ! the possibility of grants and incentives as explained in hand!
! ! ! out.
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! Article III: Fix Salaries for Officers/Agents of School District! !
! ! ! ! ! ! recommended 14-0
! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Fred Hast
! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Robert Schiferle
! Article IV: School Lunch Program ($330,000.00)! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! recommended 14-0
! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Fred Hast
! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Mary Thorpe
! Article V: Grants ($1,400,000.00)!! ! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! recommended 14-0
! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Fred Hast
! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Josh Roman
! Article VI: Support of Schools-Salaries & Obligations
! ! ! ! ($9,803,870.92) $2.30 tax impact
! ! ! ! ! ! recommended 14-0
! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Cedric Dustin! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Jacob Kitman
Discussion and Votes on School Budget:
Revenues $6,495,698.00
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Cedric Dustin! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Gerard LeDuc
Reg. Ed. (1100) p.2 $ 3,269,042.05
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Mark Riel! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Josh Roman
Spec. Ed. (1200) p.3 $1,912,053.65
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended 12-0-1 (one person not in room)
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Jacob Kitman! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Josh Roman
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Voc. Programs p.4 (1300) $ 40,000.00
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Helen Schoppmeyer! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Jacob Kitson
Other Instruct.(1400) p.5 $131,657.26
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended ! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Fred Hast ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Gerard LeDuc!
Guidance (2120) p.6 $391,560.09
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended ! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Cedric Dustin ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Jacob Kitson!
Health Services (2130) p.7 $106,035.56
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Fred Hast ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Robert Schiferle!
Psychological Services (2140) p.8 $9,450.00
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Fred Hast! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Mary Thorpe!
Speech/Lang. Services (2150) p.9 $133,958.49
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Mary Thorpe ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Faith Whittier!
Phys.Therapy ,OT, and Vision Services(2160 and 2190) p.10 $149,041.76
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended ! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Fred Hast ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Jo Anne Ward
Other Support Services-Vision (2190) p.10 $10,360.00
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended ! 13-0-1! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Cedric Dustin ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Mary Thorpe
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Improvement of instruction Services (2210) p. 11 $177,064.85
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Mary Thorpe! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Jacob Kitson
Media and Tech Services (2220&2225) p.12 $ 415,689.53
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Fred Hast ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Josh Roman
School Board Services (2310) p.13 $78,830.00
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Helen Schoppmeyer !! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Jacob Kitson
S.A.U. Administrative Services(2320) p. 14 $ 319,659.59
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Mary Thorpe ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Helen Schoppmeyer
S.A.U. community Liaison (2322) p. 14 $27,571.54
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Mark Riel! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Jacob Kitson
Principal?s Office (2410) p.15 $830,894.79
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Faith Whittier ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Jo Anne Ward
Building Maintenance (2600) p.16 $898,938.40
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Mary Thorpe! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Gerard LeDuc
Transportation (2700) p.17 $561,868.60
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! ! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Helen Schoppmeyer !! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Mary Thorpe
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Debt Service (5100/5221) p.18 $340,193.76
As written! ! ! ! ! recommended! ! 13-0-1
! ! ! ! ! ! ! moved by Cedric Dustin! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2nd by Jacob Kitson
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Other Business: Louie thanked everyone for serving on the Budget Committee
this year. Louie was thanked for being the chairman. The School Board will
be signing off on their budget tomorrow night. The Town Budget and the
School Budget should be ready for signing on Monday, watch for an email from
Cara Marston. Please sign both budgets and the meeting notes for 2-18-15,
located in the Town Office.
If you will or will not be serving on the Budget Committee next year please let
the Town Moderator, Art Morse, know.
See you all at the School Meeting on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 7:00pm and
the Town Meeting on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 10:00am. Both meetings will
take place at the Pittsfield Elementary School.
Meeting adjourned at 7:33pm
Respectfully submitted,
Faith Whittier, secretary