Town of Atkinson

Budget Committee Meeting Minutes

November 14, 2006

 

Attending: Mark Acciard-Chairman, Dave Paquette, Mari Anne Princiotta, Paul Tracy and Paul Sullivan ex officio.

 

Mark called the meeting to order at 7:32 PM. First order of business was to review the minutes from the November 7, 2006. The following amendment was made to the minutes:

 

On page two the word minot was corrected to minor.

 

Dave motioned to accept the minutes as amended/Seconded by Paul S./Unanimous 5-0.

 

Katie McDonough, Director of the Kimball Library, presented the library budget.

 

Department Description Liaison

 

4550 Library Dave Paquette

 

The proposed budget is $305,509, which represents a $24,064 (8.55%) increase over the 2006 budget. Katie highlighted the following changes:

 

Salary/FICA/Medi increases due to the 3% COLA,

Aides line increase is due to the 3% COLA, and additional hours to open the library 1 hour earlier during the week and remain open on Saturdays in July and August,

Retirement increase due to a higher rate,

Decrease in Telephones due to removing 2 lines and the Town’s new phone system,

Increase in Electricity ($1,430) due to increased costs,

Increase in heating, estimated at $2.57 a gallon (1,000 gallons),

Increase in library supplies ($1,000) due to increased costs,

Increase in material and trade of $5,000 for the children’s section,

25% increase in both Mileage and Education/Conferences ($200 & $300 respectively) due to increase usage,

Decrease in Other Professional Services due to the library employees taking on more of the responsibilities,

Decrease of $1,085 in Computer Software

Increase of $1,680 in Computer Hardware

 

 

Dave motioned to preliminarily accept the Library budget in the amount of $305,509/Seconded by Mari Anne/ Motion passed 5-0.

 

Paul S. motioned to adjourn the meeting/Seconded by Dave/Motion passed 5-0. Mark adjourned the meeting at 8:30 PM.

 

 

Respectively submitted,

Kjb

 

Enclosure:

Schedule of Meetings

 

Schedule of Meetings

 

 

Oct 10 – No meeting

Oct 17 – Recreation, Memorial Day, Community Center, Cable

Oct 24 – Russ McAllister, Town Administrator will present his budgets

Oct 31 – No meeting

Nov 07 – Hospitals/Ambulance, Fire, Homeland Security

Nov 14 – Library

Nov 21 – Highway

Nov 28 – Police, Elderly Affairs – All $$ Warrant Articles Due

Dec 05 – Elections/Planning Board/ZBA

Dec 12 – Finalize $$ Warrant Articles

Dec 19 – Conservation

Dec 26 – Open

Jan 02 – Open

Jan 09 – Open

Jan 16 – Public Hearing