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District Budget - approved at 5-17-08 annual mt. 2003-2004 Budget 2004-2005 Budget 2005-2006 Budget 2007-2008 Budget Appr'd
2008-2009 Budget
Change   Comments
Administrative            
Clerk - fee $2,000 $2,000 $2,184 $546 -$1,638 No longer takes minutes
Meeting Expenses and recording secretary $455 $105 $105 $105 $1,638 $1,533
Treasurer - includes use of accountant as req'd  $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,184 $3,084 $900 Treas. recommends increase (added time & expertize req'd for employee accounting); President recom. no increase.
Legal Notices $500 $800 $800 $700 $950 $250 $920 spent in '07
Office Exp. - postage, copying, software $600 $400 $600 $500 $1,000 $500 $863 spent in '07
PO Box   $45 $45 $45 $45 $45 $0
Web site     $0 $100 $120 $330 $210 Increased web services - email and photo/movie capability
Records Storage and Safe Deposit Box $60 $40 $705 $770 $770 $0 $782 spent in '07;  GoldiLocks quote for next yr (starting in July) $660[1]
  Total Administrative: $3,660 $5,390 $6,355 $6,607 $8,363 $1,755
Insurance            
General Liability, Excess Liability & E&O $14,000 $13,820 $14,511 $17,164 $19,000 $1,836 ~$17,900 for GL ($1M) & EO ; (New -EL coverage ($1M) for ~$1000)
Workman's Compensation      $1,650 $1,650
Integrity bond (includes tax collector & board members) $180 $186 $194 $200 $200 $0
  Total Insurance: $14,180 $14,006 $14,705 $17,364 $20,850 $3,486
Professional Services          
Audit fees $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,200 $3,200 $0 $3000 spent for FY07/08[2]
Legal Fees - consulting & environmental ordinances   $2,000 $6,000 $3,000 $5,000 $5,000 $0
  Total Professional Services: $4,000 $8,500 $6,000 $8,200 $8,200 $0
Tax Collection          
Tax collector fees $6,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,460 $5,624 $164 President recommends no increase
Bank charges   $50 $50 $50 $60 $60 $0
Lien fees   $250 $100 $150 $120 $150 $30 $140 spent in '07
Annual software license and support   $800 $900 $1,000 $1,125 $125 8% incr - called Quality Data - reduced from 12%
Print, postage, mail tax bills, rate books   $1,150 $1,350 $1,550 $1,625 $75
TaxCollector training, membership in CT T.C.  Assoc.   $455 $455 $75 $75 $0 Dam - Capital Expense Details
  Total Tax Collection: $6,300 $7,555 $7,905 $8,265 $8,659 $394 Banknorth Loan @ 5.9%,  last pymt Jan 2013
          - loan balance on 5/1/08    $79,561
Other             Loan payment this year       $20,831
Dam - Capital Expenses (non reoccurring expenses) $500 $9,000 $9,000 $26,156 $28,331 $2,175 Repair main dam leak and duck pond leak
Contingency $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $0 Budget $6,000 for repair/financing in FY08-09, and 
Taxes - Hebron & Lebanon (act. tax FY07/08 was $9104) $6,000 $7,000 $9,700 $9,777 $9,600 -$177 authorize borrowing up to $35,000 for balance
ALIA support $2,350 $2,000 $2,800 $4,550 $5,640 $1,090 Fence for rear of dam = $1,500
Aquire old firehouse/property - insurance, taxes, board up   $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Total cost this FY = $ $28,331  ($20,831+ $6,000 + $1,500)
Lake Expenses #REF! #REF! #REF! $72,047 $81,097 $9,050
  Total Other Expenses: #REF! #REF! #REF! $115,030 $127,168 $12,139
  Total without Lebanon Roads #REF! #REF! #REF! $155,466 $173,240 $17,773
             
Lebanon snow removal  $2,000 $5,000 $6,000 $6,000 $15,000 $9,000 BSA lowest of 3 bids
Leb. Rds - repair work + spring and fall grading  $4,750 $2,000 $16,500 $12,000 $18,000 $6,000 More substantial repairs needed in near future
Lebanon Roads Total - prefunding $6,750 $7,000 $22,500 $18,000 $33,000 $15,000
Hebron Total Expenses #REF! #REF! #REF! $77,733 $86,620 $8,887
Lebanon Total Expenses (including roads) #REF! #REF! #REF! $95,733 $119,620 $23,887
Amston Lake District Total Expenses #REF! #REF! #REF! $173,466 $206,240 $32,773
Amston Lake District (Hebron) Net Grand List  ######## ######## $54,514,340 $54,468,350
Amston Lake District (Lebanon) Net Grand List  ######## ######## $24,245,600 $24,432,890
Required Mill Rate - Hebron side #REF! #REF! 1.426 1.590 11.5%
Required Mill Rate - Lebanon side #REF! #REF! 3.948 4.896 24.0%
   
 

[1]
3/4/08 - talked to owner (?) - said $660 for yr starting in July.
[2]
Rate is $100 /hr; peer review says $125 is going rate; was $85/hr in 05/06 & 06/07