A BUDGET WORKSHOP OF THE HARTFORD TOWN BOARD WAS HELD ON TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 AT THE TOWN HALL COMMENCING AT 7:00 P.M.
PRESENT
DANA HAFF, SUPERVISOR
BARBARA BEECHER, COUNCILWOMAN
KEVIN EASTMAN, COUNCILMAN
KEVIN MCCARTHY, APPOINTED COUNCILMAN
ABSENT
ROBERT MILLER, COUNCILMAN
ALSO PRESENT
DENISE PETTEYS, TOWN CLERK
JOEL CARPENTER, CPA, SUPERVISORS CLERK AND BUDGET OFFICER
GREG BROWN, HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT
SUPERVISOR HAFF CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
2012 BUDGET
COPIES OF ALL BUDGET ACCOUNTS WITH YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURE AND DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS INCLUDED WERE HANDED OUT TO TOWN BOARD MEMBERS. LENGTHY LINE-BY-LINE DISCUSSION FOLLOWED INCLUDING 1.5% WAGE INCREASES EXCEPT FOR THE ASSESSOR – WHO’S SALARY WOULD BE INCREASED FROM $16,000 TO $18,500 THE ALLOWABLE AMOUNT BASED ON SOCIAL SECURITY. MONEY IS ALLOCATED FOR PURCHASE OF A NEW HIGHWAY PICKUP TRUCK. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIGURES IN THE HARTFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY CONTRACT THAT WAS DRAFTED LAST YEAR ARE INCORRECT AS INTENDED OF 0% INCREASE FOR 2011, 1% FOR 2012 AND 2% FOR 2013. COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY WILL TAKE IT BACK TO THE FIRE COMPANY FOR APPROVAL FOR REVISION.
SUPERVISOR HAFF SAID THAT THE UNION CONTRACT REQUIRES THE TOWN TO ADVISE THE EMPLOYEES OF INSURANCE OPTIONS BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE OR DECIDE ON THE COVERAGE CHOICE. HE SAID THAT DENISE PALYO, FROM CAPITAL FINANCIAL EXPLAINED THE CURRENT COVERAGE WITH MVP THAT WILL INCUR A 20.2% INCREASE VERSUS CDPHP. THE HIGHWAY EMPLOYEES, TOWN CLERK DENISE PETTEYS AND HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT GREG BROWN SAID THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE CHDPHP COVERAGE THAT WOULD BE A 9.4% INCREASE. THERE WAS LENGTHY DISCUSSION REGARDING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.
RESOLUTION NO. 11161
ON MOTION OF SUPERVISOR HAFF, 2ND BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED 4 AYES, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT (MILLER). VOTING AYE, SUPERVISOR HAFF, COUNCILWOMAN BEECHER, COUNCILMAN EASTMAN, AND COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY.
RESOLVED TO CHANGE THE CURRENT MVP HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO THE CHPHP OPTION HDEPO QEP0S1211 THAT WILL BE A 9.4 % INCREASE.
RESOLUTION NO. 11162
ON MOTION OF SUPERVISOR HAFF, 2ND BY COUNCILWOMAN BEECHER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED 4 AYES, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT (MILLER). VOTING AYE, SUPERVISOR HAFF, COUNCILWOMAN BEECHER, COUNCILMAN EASTMAN, AND COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY.
RESOLVED THAT FOR RETIREE DAVE WILSON’S WIFE THE CURRENT MVP PLAN BE CHANGED TO THE CDPHP EPO PLAN EA2S11 THAT WILL BE A -1.1% DECREASE.
THERE WAS DISCUSSION THAT WITH A FEW VERY MINOR CORRECTIONS THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET WOULD REMAIN AT A 0% INCREASE AND IF THE TOWN BOARD WANTED, AT THE NEXT REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING THEY COULD SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 BUDGET WORKSHOP PG 2 OF 2
ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN BEECHER, 2ND BY COUNCILMAN EASTMAN THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:37 P.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, ______________________________DENISE PETTEYS, RMC TOWN CLERK
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SUPERVISOR HAFF COUNCILWOMAN BEECHER
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COUNCILMAN EASTMAN COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY
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