Below is the Town Manager’s 2008-2009 Recommended Budget (as submitted to the Town Council on 03-19-08; this document does NOT include the changes outlined below which were made by the Town Council on 04-07-08 and which were approved by voters at referendum on May 6, 2008).

The Town Council on April 7, 2008 adopted a FY 2008-09 Town Operating and Capital Budget in the amount of $49,279,966. The budget requires a 1.12 increase in the mill levy for a 3.95% increase in the current tax rate or 29.51 mills. Changes in the budget plan adopted from that proposed by the Town Manager include the following:

• Reduction in the Town Council Budget of $5,000 which was to be used to purchase a live feed camera for the Council Room;

• Reduction of $2,596 in the Town’s required contribution to the Other Post Employment Benefits account; and

• $50,000 reduction in the Capital budget made possible by the use of CNRE funds to offset a portion of the cost of the Plan of Conservation and Development rather than moving forward at this time with an update of a proposed school renovation project.

• In addition, the Town Council instructed the Town Manager to reinstate the Library evening hours reduced during the last budget process, on Wednesdays as well as Tuesdays, with the cost to be found with existing funds proposed for the Library budget.

Town Manager’s Recommended Budget (as submitted to Town Council on 03-19-08):

• Introductory Section (pages 1 to 64)
• General Government (pages 65 to 92)
• Planning and Community Development (pages 93 to 110)
• Community Services (pages 111 to 122)
• Public Works (pages 123 to 160)
• Public Safety Services (pages 161 to 178)
• Finance and Records (pages 179 to 198)
• Board of Education (pages 199 to 200)
• Debt Service (pages 201 to 204)
• Capital Improvement Reserve Fund and 5-Yr Capital Improvement Program (pages 205 to 280)
• Statistical Data (pages 281 to 292)

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