Milford chronicle., 1956-01-13
Bulge Is Submitted
By Committee
For NeIU YeGl.
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The proposed budget as prepared
by City Manager Marvel contained
proposed expenditures Of $725,
1908. and anticipated revenues oi
$526. 1880, showing a budgetazy
deficit Of $199.1S5.93. This included
a figure Of $17,O00.00 in CapitatiOn
4 Taxes biased on an increased rate
to $5 90 per taxable) and did not
incly anticipated Property Taxes
T., Committee chose to insert
he anticipated Property Tax in
come, based. on the same tax rate
as was levied last year l65c pei
$4,000 Of assessment) and project
ling the total assessed valuation to
include properties for which build
ing permits had been issued during
the year. We likewise chose to work
from a $4,000 CapitatiOn Tax
figure again based on last year. s
rate Of s1.50 per taxable. These
two adjustments resulted in an an
ticipated revenue figure Of $780,
E1O7.94, with a resultant budgetary
deficit of S135,202.99, exclusive Of
the request Of the Carlisle Fire Co.
and that of the Committee on the
YMCA Program.
We thought this to be the proper
approach to the Pi2sESSshlem, p since we
were unwilling to consider any in
III crease in taxes until we had work
ed on the proposed expenditures.
BY agreement Of the Committee,
salary schedules were left until
N last. With this exception, each
item in the budget was considered
and compared with earlier years
appropriations and actual expendi-
II lures. Many Of the operating ex-
II pense items were cut from the orig
\ inal proposed figure and the 'Mis-
N lcellaneOus" expenditures items was
deleted from every Department, in
II order that all. expenditures be prop
erly classified and so distributed
in the City accounting system
books.
We have tried to be realistic in
our estimates of Revenues, and
any increase over our estimate viii
accrue to the advantage of the City.
However, we recommend that no
expenditures be made in excess of
budgetary appropriations, unless
4 authorized by Council.
Council has provided appropria-
Il tiOns for certain items which are
not regular operating expenses,
but which may be required as the
4 year passes. These include monies
\ for leasing new radio equipment
for the Police and Electric Depart
tments, but it is recommended that
the lease agreement not be execu-
ted until the plan is formally ap-
proved by Council. Other itenls
falling in this category are the
appropriations for the Trees and
\ Identification Committee, Mayor
and Council Expenses, and City
\ Manager Expenses. We recommend
that the plans of the Trees and
Identification Committee receive
Council approval before any ex-
penses are incurred, and that dis
bursements for Mayor and Council
Expenses and City Manager Expen-
ses be approved by Council before
payment.
In several prior years salaries
have been grouped to total figure
and the auditors have appOrtioned
the total among all departments
at years end. Last year, when ap-
Il preparations were made by depart
ments, it was found that salaries
I paid were in excess of sums allOt-
ted. The budget for 1866 pro-
Vides salary appropriations based
on regular work weeks, by depart
ments, together with a figure for
Social Security liability. In addi-
/ ton there is an overtime salary
appropriation, with an additional
Social Security amount, for each
department except City and Sew
age disposal
There should be no overtime re-
quired in operating the Sewage Dis
posal Plant, and it is our recon-
mendatiOn that those employees in
the City Department who may work
extra hours at certain times of the
year be given an equivalent amount
of time off to compensate for over
time worked.
In all other departments we
recommend that overtime be order
ed by the City Manager. It is fur
ther recommended that Department
Superintendents keep records of
overtime salary expended to assist
them in their supervision.
We recommend that effective
February 1, 1856, all Department
Superintendent be placed on week
4 ly salary, at salaries to be estab-
lished at the reorganization meet
I ing January %. For some long
time, the City has been paying the
basic monthly service billings on
telephones installed in the homes
of some City employees, placed
there, evidently, at time when it
was thought expedient to the City's
operation. It is recommended that
/ this practice be discontinued effec-
4 tive February 1st and that the City
mot again assume this obligation in
/ the future for ANY City employees.
/ We are informed that much of
/ the overtime worked by employees
in the Electric and Street and Sewer
Departments was spent on jobs
that should have been done by lie
ensed electricians or plumbers. We
/ therefore recommend the adoption
Of a schedule of charges to sub
lscribers on calls for Utilities De-
partment employees for services
that are not the responsibility Of the
City. And we further. recommend
that as an aid to public relations,
a system be instituted that win re-
duce the number Of such calls by
subscribers.
City Manager Marvel proposes to
transfer Bayard Holleger out of
Street Department and assign him