South Glens Falls village budget keeps tax rate level
By Amanda May Metzger, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The roughly
The village is on track to spend about
The
The tax levy, or the amount to be raised by property taxes, is projected to increase to
Other than property taxes, the village also relies on revenue streams such as sales tax and utility taxes.
Trustee
"I'm glad we were able to have a (budget) workshop," Girard said.
The board this year conducted a public budget workshop in mid-March.
"I think we need to find a way to raise revenues and decrease expenses. Our fund balance is getting smaller, and as we continue to have deficits, that makes it smaller. We need to look at it on a monthly basis," Girard said.
Bock said the trustees get detailed monthly financial statements and she suggested looking at those more closely.
Mayor
"We have department heads that have to have the support of this board and the equipment to do their jobs, and it's the boards responsibility to objectively look at all of this," Orlow said.
Before the public weighed in on the budget Wednesday, the board discussed a list of proposed cuts by Girard, agreeing to cut a few if his suggestions equaling a total of
During the public hearing, former Moreau Supervisor
He said the village should reconsider offering health coverage to part-time employees and elected officials.
"A lot of people aren't getting those types of benefits," Gutheil said.
Bock said the village in recent years switched to a four-tier plan that saved it money and has looked into alternatives.
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