Town Commissioners Other — 2017-04-19

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At an April 19, 2017 Queenstown budget work session, Commissioners Schuster and Plumbo, Town Clerk Amy Moore, and Finance Chair Patricia Bowell reviewed revised draft general and water/sewer fund budgets and agreed to present them as final drafts. Key actions and changes: no increase in boat slip rents in FY18 (to be considered for FY19); anticipate more Highway User Revenue and rename “County Street Aid” to “Tax Differential.” Salary calculations were set (3.5% for the Clerk and PWD; approximately 7% / $1.00 per hour for the Administrative Assistant and a public works worker) and allow for possible position-structure changes. Other decisions included asking the fire company to present its operating budget, discussing conversion of town street lights to LEDs and increasing the street-light allocation (Clerk instructed to increase the number allocated by $1,50b as written), changing the mosquito-control chemical to help bees (to be noted in the newsletter), raising the legal budget to $35,000, considering capital work on Wall Street (paving and plumbing) and Maryland Avenue (paving), and increasing water/sewer utilities to $40,000 in anticipation of a Delmarva Power rate increase.

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Queenstown Commissioners
April19,2017
Budget Work Session
Commissioners Schuster and Plumbo, Amy Moore, Town Clerk, and Patricia Bowell, Finance
Chair were present.
Town Clerk Amy Moore and Finance Chair Patricia Bowell presented the revised draft of the
water/sewer and general fund budgets to the Commissioners. During the review, the following
discussions or changes were made -
General Fund:
Revenues -
No increase in boat slip rents reflected in FYl8 proposed budget. Commissioners were
in agreement to look into increasing for Fyl9.
o Highway User Revenue - anticipate more as legislation has been passed to bring it back
a Rename "County Street Aid" to ..Tax Differential"
Expenditures -
o
Salaries were computed at 3.5o/o increase to Clerk and PWD, with an approximate
7%o
($1.00 per hr. each) increase for Administrative Assistant and public Works worker.
These numbers also allow for changing the structure of employee positions should
Commissioners choose.
o
Fire company contribution - would like to have a representative attend a meeting to
present their operating budget so we get an understanding of where the town's
contribution goes.
o
Street lights - discussion on going with LED's. Delmarva was granted permission to
increase rates, and we are looking at a possibl e 25%o increase. Clerk injructed to
increase the numbcr allocated by $1,50b. Further discussion included changing the
town's lights to LED as they need replacing.
o
Mosquito control - Clerk instructed to note in the newsletter that the chemical being
sprayed has been changed to help save the bees. People can help keep mosquito
population down by removing standing water.
o
Increasing legal to $35,000
' Capital projects being considered are Wall St. - paving and plumbing, and Maryland
Avenue - paving only.
Water/Sewer Fund:
Expenditures -
o
Increase utilities to $40,000 due to anticipated Delmarva Power increase.
With these changes, the Commissioners were in agreement to present these as final drafts of the
budgets.
, Town Clerk