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Friday, June 12, 2009
Town Council Mtg Smry 06/11/09
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Live report- closing
Councilor Comments
Bartlett - congratulations on the All-Night Party, thanks for the organizing committee for such an excellent job.
Doak - there is not a lot of debate on the budget as there is not a lot of options.
Live reporting - FY 10 Budget
One hold on Police Salaries by Vallee
Questioning the overall salaries and the potential decline due to the Quinn Bill issue and details
Chief Williams - We always have a concern with the Officer's salary, without Quinn they could loose 3-7,000 a year. It does concern me. I hope the state government does resolve this.
I am proud of our education record here in the department. We have a number with degrees and those all pay benefits for us. A better educated officer is better for Franklin.
Motion to close the hearing, passed 6-0
J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
Resolution 09-43: Adoption of FY 2010 Budget
Motion to accept - passed 6-0
Live reporting - Town Council - 6/11/09
Missing: Whalen, McGann, Zollo,
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - none
B. ANNOUNCEMENTS - 16th Annual Relay for Life Friday June 12, 6:00 PM
C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS - none
D. CITIZEN COMMENTS - none
E. APPOINTMENTS - none
Franklin: nice new landscaping
Franklin: nice new landscaping on the lot where the cinema used to be, originally uploaded by shersteve.
Town Council Mtg Smry 06/10/09
- Live reporting - Closing comments
- Live reporting - FY 10 Budget continued
- Live reporting - School Budget - FY10
- Live reporting - FY 2010 Budget hearing
- Live reporting - Action items
- Live reporting - 4th of July
- Live reporting - Town Council - 6/10/09
"less than 1 percent "
Town councilors listened to an hour of dismal budget information from the town comptroller and administrator last night in its first public hearing on the fiscal 2010 budget.
Town Council will hold its second public hearing on the budget tonight, and is slated to vote on an $88.1 million budget, as recommended by Town Administrator Jeffrey D. Nutting and the Finance Committee.
An additional $11.4 million is slated for the solid waste, sewer, and water budget, but that isn't included in the town budget as those expenses are covered by self-supporting enterprise funds paid for by user fees, not taxes.
Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
Read the live reporting from the meeting last night here