| Dear neighbor, Here is the 398th installment of Decoding Village Agendas to keep Croton residents informed of the actions of the Village Board at their meetings. I continue to add recipients to this email update on agendas so you may be receiving it for the first time. I enjoy getting your feedback and hope to continue to hear from you. If you do not wish to receive these periodic email updates from me, please reply to this email and your name will be removed from the email list.
Ann Gallelli
NOTE: There are two Budget work Sessions this week. Both are described below.
Decoding Village Agendas – March 26, 2018
Work Session of the Village Board
7: 30 p.m.
(Open to Public and Televised
The proposed Village budget for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 calls for total appropriations of $19,457,684 with $11,730,400 to be raised by property taxes.
Review of Proposed Department of Public Works and Water Department Budgets for Fiscal Year 2018-19.
Link to proposed budget for F/Y 2018- 2019
http://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/Public_Documents/CrotonHudsonNY_Fin/ProposedBudget-2018-19/ProposedBudget2018-2019
Department of Public Works includes the following expense accounts: A1620, A1640, A3310, A3510, A5010, A5110, A5140, A5142, A5182, A7550, A8090, A8140, A8160, A8170, A8510, A8560
Water Fund includes the following expense accounts: F1320, F1650, F8310, F8320, F8340
Sewer Fund includes the following expense accounts: G1320, G1650, G8120
The DPW department has 30 full time employees and up to 12 part time employees at various times of the year. The department’s responsibility includes highway, sanitation, building maintenance, water, parks, and the repair facility (garage). It also supports several functions that occur in the village such as Summerfest, Earth Day, Run Against Hunger and others.
The Water and Sewer Fund are paid for by water and sewer fees, not property taxes.
The Water Fund budget is recommending an increase in water rates of $0.20/100 cubic feet of consumption for Tier 2 (basic), in order to help fund the improvements made to the water infrastructure.
The Sewer Fund currently has a deficit of $199,201. The proposed budget recommends a rate increase of 20% to help offset this deficit. This would increase the rate to $1.5388/100 cubic feet of water consumption from the current $1.2823.
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Decoding Village Agendas – March 28, 2018
Work Session of the Village Board
7: 30 p.m.
(Open to Public and Televised)
1. Review of Proposed EMS Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19.
Link to Proposed Budget
EMS Department includes the following expense account: A4540.
The proposed budget calls for expenditures of $386,760 for the coming year. This is a reduction of about $11,000 from the prior year. The EMS expenses are offset in part by insurance recoveries from ambulance services which are expected to be $220,000 in the coming fiscal year.
2. Review of Proposed Police Department Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19.
Link to Proposed Budget
Police Department includes the following expense accounts: A3120, A3150, A3189
Police dept. expense include that of the Department itself as well as the Auxiliary Police and Crossing Guards. The proposed Police Dept. Budget if proposed at $3,215,663, an increase of approximate $20,500 over the current year. |
The Croton Democrats 