Town Board Budget Workshop – September 2020
CLERMONT TOWN BOARD
BUDGET WORKSHOP
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
The Clermont Town Board held a budget workshop on the 2021 Budget on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 6:30 P.M. at the Town Hall. Those in attendance were Supervisor Staats, Councilman Desmond, Councilwoman Brownson, Councilman Gildersleeve and Councilwoman Lusher-Shute.
Supervisor Staats opened the workshop and went through all the budget and revenue accounts in the General and Highway funds. The following are the changes that have been suggested:
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
Town Board
A1010.4 contractural – reduced from $1,000 to $500.00.
Assessor
A1355.4 contractural – increased from $600 to $1500.00
Town Clerk
A1410.12 – Deputy Clerk personal service – increased from $600 to $900.00
A-1410.4 – contractural – decreased from $3,150 to $2,850.00.
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Buildings
1620.4 – contractural – decreased from $10,000 to $6,000.
1620.41 – contractural – Oil – decreased from $7,000 to $6,000.
1620.43 – contractural – Maintenance – decreased from $1,000 to $0.
Total Government Support $126,220.00
Superintendent of Highways
A5010.1 Personal Services – increased from $51,543 to $52,316. A 1 1/2% increase.
Garage
A5132.41 – contractural – Oil – decreased from $5,000 to $4,000.
Total Transportation $63,566.00
Parks
A7110.41 – contractural – increase from $10,000 to $20,000.
A7110.42 – contractural – Brownfield – increase from zero to $15,000 for engineers well inspection.
Historian
A7510.4 – contractural – increased from $500 to $950.
Zoning
A8010.11 – Personal Services CEO – increase from $11,000 to $14,000. Salary increase for Code Enforcement Officer.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
A9030.8 – Social Security – increased from $10,504 to $11,615.
A9060.8 – Hosp. & Medical Insurance – increased from $8,800 to $9,000.
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $308,641.00
GENERAL FUND ESTIMATED REVENUES
A1090 Real Property Taxes interest & penalties – increase from $4,000 to $5,000.
A2110 Zoning Fees – decrease from $600 to $400.
A2115 Planning Fees – increase from $500 to $700.
A2290 Tobacco settlement – decrease from $12,000 to $9,500.
A2401 Interest & Earnings – decrease from $3,757 to $3,000.
A2555 Building Permits – increase from $9,000 to $14,000.
A2610 Fines and Forfeited Bail – increase from $9,000 to $10,000.
A5031 Interfund Transfer $10,191.00
A5031.2 Park Fund $20,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE: $308,641.00
HIGHWAY APPROPRIATIONS
General Repairs
DA5110.1 Personal Services REG – increased from $84,864 to $86,136.
DA5110.12 Personal Services OT – increased from $8,670 to $8,800
Salary increased 1 ½%. 2 full time employees at $20.67 per hour.
Part time for snow removal (as needed) at 13.00 per hour.
Machinery
DA5130.2 Equipment – decreased from $18,000 to $4,000.
Brush and Weeds (Diesel and Gas)
DA5140.4 Contractural – decreased from $16,000 to $14,000.
Snow Removal
DA5142.4 contractural – decreased from $26,000 to $20,000
Total Appropriations $370,136.00
HIGHWAY ESTIMATED REVENUES
DA5031.2 – Highway fund balance – $37,056.00
SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICIALS
SUPERVISOR $ 5,500.00
TOWN BOARD (4 Members each getting $2,500) $l0,000.00
TOWN CLERK $ 7,000.00
TOWN JUSTICES (2 Justices each getting $5,600) $11,200.00
TAX COLLECTOR $ 4,600.00
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS $52,316.00*
BUILDING INSP/CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER $14,000.00*
ASSESSOR $15,270.00
*Salary increases were approved for Superintendent of Highways, 2 full time highway employees and Code Enforcement Officer.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Helen Shannon, RMC
Town Clerk