TOWN OF BRADFORD
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
DECEMBER 11, 2013
6:30PM
Call to Order and Roll Call:
Dick Keller, Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30pm with Jon Marden, George Cilley, Will Hurley, Sue McKevitt, Don Jackson and Marge Cilley, Secretary present.
Review and Consideration of November 13, 2013 minutes:
Motion was made by George Cilley to approve the November 13th minutes as presented. Seconded by Will Hurley. Motion carried 6-0.
4150 Town Clerk
Erica Gross, Town Clerk came before the Budget Committee and stated the Selectmen had changed her budget by increasing the wages in January rather than in April, after Town Meeting.
Also explained the Deputy salary is higher with increase in hours.
There are also three elections coming up. Deputy received a raise November 1, 2013.
4191 Planning Board
Marcia Keller, Chair discussed the #3901 Circuit Rider where the Selectmen have cut the amount requested of $1,000 to $100. Marcia read previous years Planning & Zoning Budgets which follows:
2007 $23,800
2008 23,500
2009 20,800
2010 10,000
2011 8,100
2012 8,000
2013 8,100
Marcia explained the reason why it has been high in the past was to pay the Circuit Rider Services, a professional planner for CNHRPC, who was here on a weekly basis when the economy was better to assist residents.
Marcia requested that a minimum of $500.00 be put into the line item # 3901 for the Circuit Rider.
Marcia Keller, Chair also presented the following Warrant Article for the CIP.
“To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 (Three thousand) to engage Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission (CNHRPC) to assist the Planning Board, Board of Selectmen and Budget Committee in preparing the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for the 2015-2020 budget years.”
Off-sets received this year was over Eighteen hundred dollars from application fees etc.
4225 Rescue Squad
Laurie Brown advised they are going for level funding for 2014. There is continuing education. It was stated to put Line Item #9319 Certifications, Cont. Edu. under Line Item # 4305, Continuing Education. The ambulance has been out of service for seven weeks, being repaired.
4191 Zoning
Brooks McCandlish, Chair advised the Zoning Board of Adjustment cannot cut any more as they underestimated the work last year. Brooks reiterated that Line Item # 6200 should not show Zoning Secretary.
4200 Fire Department
Mark Goldberg, Chief discussed the Fire Department Budget and explained there are three different Repairs and Maintenance.
Line Item # 4301 Radios
Line Item # 4303 Equipment/Vehicles
Line Item # 7300 Buildings
Question of why two phone lines at the Fire Station was explained that there are telephone and fax which occasionally need to be used simultaneously.
Discussion ensued as to whether to purchase the Tanker this year or the floor drain, washer and dryer. Electric bill was discussed.
4240 Building Department
Building Inspector, Walter Royal explained his wage increase based on the time he has been in the position, and extended for the year. The mileage is calculated at $ .50 /mile.
It was mentioned that Property Revaluation will be done in 2015.
4619 Other Conservation
Discussed
4210 Police
Ed Shaughnessy, Detective explained the Police Budget to the Board.
Question was asked about the water bubbler and it will be checked out. There have been some staffing changes and overtime pay was discussed.
Detective Shaughnessy will forward a print out of the Police Budget to the Secretary for the board members. (Done 12/12/2013)
Next Budget Meeting will include the following departments:
Police Department Community Center Highway Dept. Civil Defense.
4130 Line Item # 1401 Budget Committee Expense was brought up by Cheryl Behr, who pointed out they should put in for an increase as they overspent by $410.00. Some of their activity includes Public Notices, N H Municipal Association for Basic Law of Budgeting books.
Resource Officer for KearsargeRegionalSchool District was discussed as Bradford’s portion not being greater than $10,000.00.
4130 Executive
Line Item #7400 is a new line item to have an account for any new projects in town, such as Town Hall Restoration or any Department.
A Preliminary Warrant Article Projection sheet for 2014 was handed out by Dick Keller, Chair, to the members for them to study and for discussion.
Next Meeting is scheduled for: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 6:30pm:
There being no other business to come before the board, meeting adjourned at 9:25pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marjorie R. Cilley
Secretary