Greenfield Board of Selectmen/Budget Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
January 7th, 2005
Selectmen attended: Conrad B. Dumas, George Rainier
Points brought forth by the Budget Committee and discussed:
Goal is to reduce the overall budget/tax impact by $400,000.00
Suggested: Freeze staff salaries/wages @ 2004 levels ($17,000.00 Savings)
Freeze purchase of new equipment (Truck & Police Cruiser)
No new road reconstruction warrant article ($40,000.00); also remove $40,000 from the highway budget for road reconstruction purposes.
No new position (i.e. additional hours for library or other depts..)
Bond Waste Water of 10 years
Use $150,000.00 from fund balance to reduce tax rate in 2005
No to Warrant Article 7 for rescue truck capital reserve fund.
Discussion followed on these points with the Board of Selectmen. Police Chief Brian Giammarino argued for the cruiser replacement.
Board of Selectmen signed and reviewed paperwork supplied by the Administrative Assistant.
Minutes were taken by Conrad Dumas.
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