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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.
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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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http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/pubs/listacctg.htm


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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...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......

The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.


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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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The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.


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...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......

The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.


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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!


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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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any smart resident will be doing the same thing for the same reasons....and especially because of the TC confidentiality...

If you go on the Town site you will read exactly what the duties are....nothing will remain in confidence....not that it is not

public info....but it will be how the public learns about it and in what text......

As for retaliation????.....that would really be the ticket to get out of Town if you can't speak the truth...
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Schenectady County

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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How come under the "MEETING AGENDAS/MINUTES" I don't find any minutes????


JUST BECAUSE SISSY SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO...BUT HE THINKS IT DOES!!!!!  
JUST BECAUSE MC1 SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO!!!!!  
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Quoted from joebxr
How come under the "MEETING AGENDAS/MINUTES" I don't find any minutes????


because time didn't pass in the vortex?


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