60.12 A resolution terminating all existing contracts and agreements for legal services an~d legal representation currently in effect between the Town of Rotterdam and any/ all law firms or attormeys. 61.12 A resolution authorizing the Supervisor of the Town of Rotterdam to negotiate and ex~ecutea contract with Robert Beebe, Esq. to represent the Town of Rotterdam related to tax litigation rnatters for the calendar year 2012. [quote][/quote]
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62.12 A resolution authorizing the Supervisor of the Town of Rotterdam to negotiate and execute a contract agreement between the Town of Rotterdam and John J. Paolino of Rotterdam, New York for financial consulting services for the year 2012.
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66.12 A resolution pursuant to Section 36 of the General Municipal Law regarding the Uniform System of Accounts, authorizing transfers to the various budget accounts of 2011.
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What Should You Look For in the Budget? The budget will have sections covering revenues and spending and often separate sections for different funds. The budget may also have summary sections, showing broader revenue and spending categories and totals for the various funds. These summaries can be useful to novice or casual users of budgets, since they will often contain much of the information that citizens are likely to be interested in. For instance, a summary will usually show how much is collected through individual taxes and fees, and overall amounts that are spent on employee payrolls, benefits, contractual expenses, etc. The budgets of larger local governments are especially likely to contain these summaries, and often include illustrative charts and graphs to explain the various parts of the budget. However, even these larger governments’ budgets will also contain more detailed sections with valuable information.
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Local Budget Guide for Citizens Example of a Typical Local Government Budget A budget is only required to show the proposed revenues and expenditures for the upcoming budget year. However, budget documents should show a few years’ worth of budget data. If not, you should ask to see this information (preferably displayed in an identical fashion), so that you have a basis for comparison. This column displays the prior completed year’s actual spending (sometimes this will show actual spending and sometimes budgeted spending). This column displays the current year’s budget. This shows the budget adopted by your local government last year and represents the spending levels approved at that time. This column displays the current year’s adjusted budget. This shows adjustments that may have been made to the original adopted budget during the current year. This column displays the year-to-date spending. This is the spending that has actually occurred during the current year. In this case, nine months of data is shown. This column shows if actual spending is in line with estimates. This column displays the tentative budget, which may also be called the proposed or executive budget. The chief fiscal officer proposes this budget to the governing board. This column shows the adopted budget for the upcoming year. Any changes made by the governing board would be reflected here. This is an example of a line item code. Most proposed and adopted budgets use these line-items as the basic unit of allocation. These items may be quite confusing to an inexperienced reader of a local government budget, but they are actually organized according to a standard accounting code and classification system. While local governments present these codes in a wide variety of formats, they usually follow the same system. See the Appendix for more on these codes. APPROPRIATIONS - GENERAL FUND 2008-2009 Actual Spending 2009-2010 Budget Current 2009-2010 Current Adjusted 2009-2010 Current Year-to-Date 2010-2011 Proposed Budget 2010-2011 Budget Adopted GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Legislative Board of Trustees A1010.1 Payroll $2,500.00 $2,600.00 $2,600.00 $1,950.00 $2,750.00 $2,600.00 A1010.4 Contractual $584.94 $500.00 $400.00 $375.00 $500.00 $500.00 TOTAL $3,084.94 $3,100.00 $3,000.00 $2,325.00 $3,250.00 $3,100.00 TOTAL LEGISLATIVE BOARD $3,084.94 $3,100.00 $3,000.00 $2,325.00 $3,250.00 $3,100.00
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Deficits, Surpluses, and Fund Balances Budgets are meant to balance revenues and expenditures, so that the local government is able to provide needed services with the resources available. However, the reality is that budgets will rarely work out precisely as planned, leading to operating deficits (when expenditures exceed revenues) or operating surpluses (when revenues exceed expenditures.) As long as these deficits or surpluses are minor or intermittent, they do not constitute a material problem for a local government and should not be cause for concern. It is when there is a persistent pattern of larger surpluses or deficits that there should be concern about the budgeting practices of the government. Adopted budgets should not show deficits or surpluses, since adopted budgets must be balanced. Sometimes an operating deficit is planned when an existing fund balance is used as a one-time funding source for the budget. Most local governments maintain fund balances, money that is unused by the government from year to year. Some of these fund balances are kept in reserves for specified purposes, and may only be legally used for such purposes. These reserves may be used to pay for items that need to be purchased for long-term use or are onetime in nature (for example, the purchase of land for a new county jail or the acquisition of a snow plow). Reserves may also be set aside for the repair of equipment or facilities, or for other purposes allowed by law. For more on legal budget reserves, see OSC’s Local Government Management Guide,
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Insufficient Spending Estimates This is when the budget does not properly estimate the costs of recurring and predictable spending needs. Generally, government spending will typically be as high as the previous year, unless there are specific policy changes (for example a reduction in the number of employees) that would account for lower spending. Moreover, spending may increase year-to-year due to inflation, negotiated pay increases, etc. If these factors are not properly taken into account in the budget, it will probably necessitate a revision to the budget to accommodate those needs before the end of the budget year. If this happens, unplanned spending cuts, borrowing, or use of fund balance could result.
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In talking to a few rotterdamians that usually attend rotterdam town board meetings, will no longer be doing so. Why? Because of law enforcement on the board. They have concerns regarding retaliation. Confidentiality in the TC's office is also a major concern.
And these folks were dems might I add! REALLY!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
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In talking to a few rotterdamians that usually attend rotterdam town board meetings, will no longer be doing so. Why? Because of law enforcement on the board. They have concerns regarding retaliation. Confidentiality in the TC's office is also a major concern.
And these folks were dems might I add! REALLY!
move along,,,,nothing to see here....move along,,,,move along.....shhhhh patirot act.....move along move along.....nothing to see here.......homeland security.....move along move along nothing to see here........shhhhhhhh.....quiet....show me your papers.... move along.....
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Countywide Emergency Dispatch: Considering consolidation of 24 public safety answering points into one operation
Fire Department Vehicle Maintenance: County is seeking to collaborate on maintenance services with 23 volunteer fire departments
Highway Equipment Collaboration: Creating a countywide road machinery division responsible for the purchase, maintenance and allocation of equipment for public works entities throughout the county
Consolidated Water and Sewer Departments: The Village of Scotia and Town of Glenville are investigating the possible consolidation of the village and town water departments
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59.12 A resolution authorizing the Highway Superintendent to contract with various sub-cont:ractors to perform snow plowing services for the Town of Rotterdam Highway Department.
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