Comments for Town Budget Hearing 2011 Below are my comments and observations re: proposed Saugerties Town

Budget for 2 012. During the campaign people consistently told me they wanted jobs, economic devel opment and lower property taxes. They also indicated that better oversight of de partments was needed. Our Town budget should support these goals. We need personnel available to do economic development. We need a point person ide ntified to help new businesses with site plan development so that they dont get b ogged down by the process and give up. Town Supervisor and Town Planner should b e fulltime and available. We need better supervision and oversight of department s and their budgets to keep a tight reign on spending. -Kelly Myers Sa ugerties Town Supervisor -Elect Page 3 4 Line item A00-3-1110.499 Misc Court expenses reduce by $1,000.

A-00-3-1220.105 Town Supervisor $35,000. * Saugerties is the largest Town in Ulster County * Town is the largest employer in Saugerties * Town Supervisor administers 11 million budgets & supervises Dept. Heads. * Position makes $3,960 less than staff @ animal shelter * Should be Fulltime Position to best serve the needs of the

Town *Town attorney and several Dept heads concur. 4 wns * Increase this line to allow for this 5 A00-3-1315.454 Office supplies * Listed at $0. * Should be $100 A00-3-1355.105 Assessor * Has received raises 4 years in a row despite community dissatisfaction with his services. * Other depts. did not get raises * Dont give him a raise this year subtract $3,127. A00-3-1420.400 Attorney fees * Should be $10,000 less A00-3-1450.400 Elections * $25,000 last year * $96,206 this year: big budget increase * It is my understanding this is an unfunded mandate? A00-3-1220.452 Education training * New Supervisor will need to attend training w/ Assn of To

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A00-3-1680.400 $21,000 Equipment Lease A00-3-1680.418 $20,000 computer maintenance -- Central Data Processing Budget * Would it be better/ less expensive to purchase equipme nt out right? 22 A00-3-3120.106 Police salaries * Adding $175,500 to police salary budget line * How many positions are being added? * New Asst. Chief? Lieutenant? A00-3-3120.120 Police Dept Overtime * This item was $30,190 in 2010 * This item increased to $175,000 in 2011 * This item is proposed to increase to $250,000 in 20 * THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! * If coverage is necessary we should be hiring regula r staff/ part time staff not paying OT * Comparatively: - Kingston Police Dept. is not allowing any overtime ZERO! - Ulster Co. Sherriff Dept- is larger than S augerties & serves the whole county - their OT budge t is $75,000. 22 In 2011 * 2012 budget $4,000 what is this for? 22 nd beyond police consolidation grant? * 2011 police consolidation grant had lar ge budget for firearms. * 2012 budget $20,000.why is this increas ing? We covered it adequately last year. 24 $12,000. last year 26 rintendents salary * Town Highway Super has more employees, service Territory, equipment and responsibili A00-3-5010.105 Highway Superintendent Salary * No raise this year $53,258. * This is $10, 000 less than Village supe A00-3-3150.457 Animal Shelter supplies * This line item was overspent by more than A00-3-3120.471 Firearms and supplies *in 2011 spent $12,035. Was this above a A00-3-3120 Maintenance contracts * 2011 budget $4,000 --spent nothing $0.

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ty than Village Superintendent * Consider at least $10,000 salary in cre ase for this position 37 A00-3-8160.481 Recycling Transportation * budgeted for $2,000 this is too low * spent $$9,084 in 2011 A00-3-9010.800 Employee Benefits * Costs have more than doubled since 2010 * Has town researched a change in provider considered going out to bid? 56 B00-3-820.100 Town Planner position * do not remove this from budget $43,775. * keep this! * We need business and job development th is is a priority! 56 B00-3-8020.411 Conservation Advisory Council * budgeted $5,000. 2012 * Only used $544. Last year Historic Preservation * budgeted $5,000 2012 * spent $161. Last year

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B-00-3-8020.415 NIMS & GIS Planning * budgeted $7,000 2012 * spent $0. Last year B00-8020.437 Consultant Fees * budgeted $22,650 in 2012 * spent $15,095 last year Bond Anticipation Notes - no line item assigned * $512,905 requested for 2012 budge * What is this borrowing for? (Board response: Bonded Concrete S

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--computer research indicates multiple lawsuits over a p eriod of 13 years have been filed why hasnt the public been made awar e of this? 66 quipment in 2012 * For a large highway dept. this is unrealistic 89 SS2-3-8110.106 Glasco Sewer DBO-3-5110.200 Highway Dept Capital Equip. * Zero $0 budgeted for capital e

* Employee fulltime budgeted $59 ,000 in 2011 * Employee full time increased t o $70,000 for 2012 * Why an $11,000. Raise / incre ase?