Dalton Finance Committee Approves Reserve Fund Transfer and Budget Items
DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee approved a reserve fund transfer of $5,000 to the Town Hall Contingency Salary during its meeting on Tuesday night.
The additional funding will cover unforeseen workload increases for a couple of departments.
The town originally appropriated $7,500 and only has $327.56 left in the fund.
The Committee also plans to add more money to next year's budget as well.
The following budgets were also approved during the meeting.
The Council on Aging budget is projected to increase by 5.90 percent bringing the total budget to $174,257.
The Salaries line item is expected to increase by $8,528 bringing the line to $113,207. Expenses are expected to increase by $1,180 totaling $41,050.
The Library budget is projected to increase by 2.83 percent from last fiscal year bringing its total to $222,532.
The increase would increase the Library Page's pay up to minimum wage.
The Public Health Nurse budget was approved in the amount of $6,722 which is level funded from last fiscal year.
The town engineering budget is also level-funded at $30,000.
The Historical Commission budget will remain at $4,500, level funded from the previous fiscal year.
The Memorial Day Committee budget was approved in the amount of $2,250, which is level funded from the previous year.
The Committee also approved the Cultural Activities budget of $2,500 which is also level funded.
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