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File #: 25-1621    Version: Name:
Type: Financial Business Request (FBR) Status: Passed
File created: 3/13/2025 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 5/27/2025 Final action: 6/18/2025
Title: MOTION to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget in the amount of $70,364,977 comprised of: * General Government: $29,902,735_ * Board of Education: $40,462,242.
Attachments: 1. Human Resources Director - Budget cut impact 6-11-2025-Floater Salary- Ltr dated-2025-06-15, 2. Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Second Referendum-2025-06-10, 3. Post Referendum budget reductions 5-21-25, 4. Annual Town Mtg Budget 2025-2026-Handout-May 20-FINAL, 5. Fiscal Year 2025-2026-Budget Board of Education Public Hearing -2025-04-21, 6. GG Budget Presentation - Public Hearing Final as of 04.15.pdf, 7. Boad of Education budget Presentation-Public Hearing-2025-04-21, 8. Superintenent Hartling-Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget-Fire Alarm High School- Capital Projet Plan, 9. FY 25-26 budget draft for finance committee, 10. Mayor Budget Transmittal Letter Final 3.3.pdf, 11. FY 2026 Mayors Proposed Budget Submitted -2025-03-03, 12. BOE TC FY26 Budget Presentation, 13. LPS BOE Adpoted FY26 Budget 02.24.2024 with supplemental report (2), 14. 2024 LHSA Fire Alarm Upgrades, 15. Board of Education Budget Revenues-Tax Dollars-Other Funding-Superintendent Hartling email-2025-03-15, 16. Superintendnet-Board of Education- Supllememtal Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Information-2025-03-05

FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)

 

Motion/Request:

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MOTION to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget in the amount of $70,364,977  comprised of:

                     General Government: $29,902,735_

                     Board of Education: $40,462,242.

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Background:

 

In accordance with Chapter VII; Section 6 of the Town Charter,  in the event that the second referendum does not approve a budget; the Town Council shall adopt a final budget by the fourth Monday in June. Should both the referenda and the Town Council fail to adopt a final budget by the fourth Monday in June, the budget that was presented at the second referendum shall be deemed to have been adopted, and expenditures made in accordance there with for the ensuing fiscal year.

 

Town Council June 11, 2025 Meeting:

 

With both the May 20, 2025 & June 10, 2025 Budget Referendums failing the Town Council made additional Budget Allocation Adjustments at their June 11, 2025 Meeting

 

Approved the following adjustments to the proposed Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget:

 

Account #                                               Title                                                                                    Salary                       (change from 6/10/2025)

1011-2101-51600                          Finance Director                                          $133,000                                          $17,083

1011-0311-51600                         Town Clerk                                                               $  77,400                                          $  7,639                     

1011-4301-51600                          Land Use Director                                          $108,150                                          $  6,084    

1011-0205-51606                          Human Resource Director                       $  97,850                                          $  1,442                     

Total General Government Increase:                                                                                                                               $32,248

 

In addition, Adjusted the following Accounts:

 

Account #                                                 Title                                                               Reduction                     (New Amount 6/11/2025)

10110101-5879                                          Contingency-Town Council                      $4,000                                                               $  3,000

10110201-58790                     Contingency- Mayor                                          $5,000                                                               $   1,000

10110201-51305                     Town Hall Floater                                          $9,692                                                               $ 19,000

10120301-5611                                          Fire Marshall Oper                                          $2,000                                                               $   6,000

10140107-56301                     Sand and Salt                                                               $10,000                                          $125,000                     

Total General Government Operating Decrease                                          $30,692

 

Board of Education Capital

       Title                                                                                                         Reduction                     

Board of Education                      Capital                                                               $45,000                                          

Total Board of Education Decrease                                          $45,000

 

 

 

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