SUPERVISORS NOTES, BUDGET 2009
PAGE 3 Independent Audit and Accounting is slightly more this year, but this will not increase in the next few years.
The Assessor's updated salary has been agreed upon by the Town of Hamden Board and the Walton Town Board personnel committee.
PAGE 4 Elections are no different than last year.  We'll pay for them and probably be reimbursed by Delaware County. 
PAGE 5 The Highway Superintendent has requested $100,000.00 for a new building on State Route 10.  There is no funding in the Tentative Budget for this item
if the board is desirous of adding this back in, it can be done during the budget workshops.
PAGE 7 Most revenues will stay the same for all funds.  
PAGE 8 There are few changes in the B Fund.  The Village of Walton has requested a $2,000 increase for the pool and recreation programs.
The mayor announced a few months ago that the village saved about $3,000 by closing the pool early and cutting back.  Should the town realize a savings too?
PAGE 10 There have been some changes made to the Highway Superintendents budget requests.  A cut has been made to bridge funding. 
We still don't know where we are with this project and since the bridge needs repair from the 2006 flooding, the funds should come from DB8760.4 not the DA Fund.  
Additionally, Health Insurance went up dramatically this year.
PAGE 12 Cuts were made to Repairs Contractual, which may put as a bit behind on road maitenance.  Hopefully our lock-in rate for fuel will be better than 
anticipated and most projects can still be accomplished.  This also helps to make the levy more palatable.
Again, Appropriations and Revenues are on the same page.  
Misc. Raises were discussed with the Town Board personnel committee.  3% was decided upon.
The overall increase on this tentative budget is 5.8863%
That makes an overall increase on the rate per 1,000 of assessment of $0.942040
Spending is increased by $76,017.00 over all funds
Revenues are down by $210,091.00, which is due to CHIPS funding.  Excluding CHIPS, revenue is down by $1,600.00