TOPSHAM BUDGET COMMITTEE MINUTES
Monday, November 22, 2021
Present: Donna Otterman, Yvette Tomlinson (Budget Committee Members), Brad Calhoun, Tom Otterman, Jim Bulger (Select Board), Guy Welch (Road Foreman), Cindy Flannigan (Treasurer), via Microsoft Teams: Carl Hildebrandt (Select Board) & via phone: Janice Emerson (Budget Committee Member)
Absent: Larry Hart (Select Board)
The meeting was called to order at 6:08 PM.
Motion was made by Yvette Tomlinson and seconded by Jim Bulger to approve minutes for November 8, 2021. Passed unanimously.
Budget Items Discussed:
General Government
Payroll
Listers $13,000.00 - Increase $2,000
Auditors $2,000.00
Animal Control $700.00
Transfer Station Monitor $3,400.00
Constable $200.00
Health Officer $200.00
Town Office
Delinq. Tax Collector Supplies $0
Postage $500.00 - Increase $150 (Auditors-Mailing Town Reports)
Training $200.00 (Auditors)
$100.00 (Energy Coordinator)
Lister’s Training $500.00
Lister’s Phone $500.00
Mileage $500.00 (Listers)
General Expenditures
Printing/Advertising $2,300.00
Animal Control $600.00
Dues $60.00 (Listers)
$50.00 (Energy Coordinator)
Fire & Rescue
Tri-Village Fire Dept. $28,000.00
CTERT $7,500.00
Highway Payroll
Regular Employees $150,000.00 – Increase $5,000
Temporary Employees $0
Road Commissioner $0
FICA $11,500.00 - Increase $400
VMERS Retirement $2,500.00
Health Insurance $40,000.00
Uniforms $3,500.00
Town Garage Expenses
Supplies $1,200.00
Training $400.00
Mileage $450.00
Telephone $700.00
Heat $4,500.00 – Increase $500
Electricity $2,750.00
Porta-Potty $1,500.00
Garage Equipment $2,000.00
Maintenance & Repairs $2,500.00
General Highway Expenses
Fuel $50,000.00 – Increase $5,000
Supplies $7,500.00
Advertising $200.00
Engineering/Technical Services $5,000.00
Permits $2,500.00
Radio Contract $1,000.00
Equipment Repairs $25,000.00
Major Repairs $0
Equipment Maintenance $20,000.00
Equipment $80,000.00
Misc. Expenditures $200.00
Road Maintenance
Hired Equipment $10,000.00
Gravel $5,000.00
Sta-Pac $45,000.00
Salt $30,000.00 – Decrease $5,000
Sand $30,000.00 – Decrease $5,000
Paving $100,000.00
Chloride $24,000.00
Cold Patch $500.00
Stone $5,000.00
Erosion Control $2,500.00
Culverts $7,500.00 – Increase $2,500
Road Signs $1,000.00
Guard Rails $2,500.00 - Decrease $2,500
Bridge Repairs $10,000.00 (Including carry over)
Grant Expenditures $15,000.00 (VTrans Better Roads Ditching Project)
Building Construction $15,000.00
Meeting adjourned at 6:50 PM.