HAGUE TOWN BOARD

PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2012 PRELIMINARY BUDGET

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

6:00 pm

Members present:        Supervisor Belden                   R. Gladu

                                    E. Frasier                                 M. Martucci

                                    R. Meola        

Motion by R. Gladu, seconded by E. Frasier to open the meeting at 6:00 pm.  All voting yes.  Motion carried.

Motion by M .Martucci seconded by R. Meola to open the public hearing on the 2012 preliminary budget.  All voting yes.  Motion carried.

The Town Clerk read the following notice:

TOWN OF HAGUE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2012 PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR THE TOWN OF HAGUE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the preliminary budget for the Town of Hague for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012, including general town funds, highway funds, fire protection, light & sewer district funds, with the Exemption Impact Report attached has been completed and filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hague, 9793 Graphite Mountain Road, Hague, New York, where it is available for inspection by any interested person during regular office hours.

The Town Board of the Town of Hague shall hold a public hearing on said preliminary budget on the 9th day of November 2011 at 6:00 pm, showing such changes, alterations, and revisions as shall have been made therein by the Town Board of the Town of Hague.  At such hearing, any person may be heard in favor of or against the preliminary budget as compiled or for or against any items therein contained.

Supervisor:     

$18,031.00

Highway Superintendent:

$39,011.00

Councilmen: (4 @ $6,284.00)

$25,136.00

Town Clerk:

$16,073.00

Justice: 

$8,917.00

BY ORDER OF THE HAGUE TOWN BOARD

Deborah F. Manning, Town Clerk

Published:  November 3, 2011

Judy Stock:  Questioned the money allocated for the ambulance and the 2% tax cap.  Supervisor Belden explained that we moved $85,000.00 from the sales tax money to cover the BLS service.  We do not need to worry about the 2% cap.

Rudy Meola:  He would like to see the Board move more money to offset the County taxes.  The town has over a million dollars in surplus.  Some of this could be used to lower the County tax. 

He also questioned the increase in Sewer Rent in SD#1 from $450.00 for an EDU to $475.00 per EDU and increase to SD #2 from $400.00 to $425.00.  Supervisor Belden explained that we need to build the Capital Reserve fund.  The replacement parts and chemicals are expensive.  Cathy Clark agreed that the escrow role account is too low.  She would rather see an increase of $25.00 per year to build the account verse being charged a larger rate due to no reserve fund.

Motion by R. Meola, seconded by R. Gladu to close the public hearing at 6:30 pm.  and reconvene to the open meeting.  All voting yes.  Motion carried.

Motion by E. Frasier, seconded by R. Gladu to adopt the 2012 Budget.  All voting yes.  Motion carried.

Motion by E. Frasier, seconded by M. Martucci to advertise for the positions of

MEO Full time and Full time laborer at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.  Applications due in by November 23.  Advertise in the Times of Ti and the Post Star.  All voting yes.  Motion carried.

Motion by M. Martucci, seconded by R. Gladu to adjourn meeting at 6:40 pm.  All voting yes.  Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Deborah F. Manning

Town Clerk