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A REVIEW OF TOWN COUNCIL WORKSHOP – PART 2
Friday, March 30, 2018
A REVIEW OF TOWN COUNCIL WORKSHOP – PART 1
Larry Fillmore
Thursday, March 29, 2018
REVIEW OF BUDGET WORKSHOP
On Tuesday March 27 I
attended the marathon town budget workshop.
I was the only member of
the public that attended.
Prior to said meeting I
printed the new budget so I could follow along.
I strongly suggest that
each and every member of the community and taxpayer
obtain a copy of said
budget and read it.
At the budget meeting I
asked about the part time person in the Assessing
department, and the salary
for the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
I was told that various
towns in Maine, similar in population were called and that
some of those town had part
time and some had full time assistants, and that
was
the salary paid to heads of
Waste Water
Plants.
I always assumed that each
and every town and city, not only in Maine but across
the country was different
and unique.
It would seem that I am wrong.
It would seem, according to
Town Manager Diane Barns, that that salaries of
department heads in the
town of Lisbon need to compare to each and every
town of equal population in
the Great State of Maine, no matter how many and
types of businesses or
industry, income of residents and tax payers; if homes
and businesses compare
in value.
As I said, each and every
town and community is unique, we and not them.
Note: read and pay
attention to the articles Larry Fillmore has witten in the Lisbon
Reporter
on the Town Budget. Be
informed.
Note: We, the citizens of
Lisbon, can vote on the school budget, but cannot vote on the town
budget.
We have to rely on the
common sense, or lack of, of members of our town
Council.
SUBMITTED BY: DOT FITZGERALD
CONCERNED CITIZEN
LISBON GRAND OPENINGS
New Lisbon Businesses Grand Openings & Ribbon Cuttings
Walt's Place - Family Fun Center - Saturday, March 31, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Flux Restaruant & Bar - Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 11:00 a.m.
SUBMITTED BY: TOWN OF LISBON
WHEN DOES COMMON SENSE COME IN???
I would like to know “When Common Sense is applied to the proposed budget?” I am just am country boy from Freeport, Maine but I have handled many many budgets in my career. The basic principle of budgeting is that you cannot spend more than you make. You see this basic principle applied daily in every household budget in the world with the exception of Lisbon, Maine.
Town Manager $95,047.00 $96,482.00 $1,435.00
Assessing Director
58,565.00 59,452.00 887.00
Code Enforcement 73,090.00 77,777.00 4,687.00
Finance Director 75,394.00 77,228.00 1,834.00
Town Clerk Director
54,217.00 56,560.00 2,343.00
Chief of Police 76,130.00 77,270.00 1,140.00
Fire Chief 69,797.00 75,005.00 5,208.00
EMS Director 1,523.00 1,546.00 23.00
Public Works Director
42,246.00 75,005.00
32,759.00
Solid Waste Director 21,123.00
0.00 -21,123.00
Recreation Director
61,014.00 61,922.00 908.00
Library Director 51,788.00 54,089.00 2,301.00
General Assistance Dir
10,353.00 10,508.00 155.00
Economic Director
53,878.00 57,276.00 3,398.00
Treatment Plant Dir
21,123.00 82,717.00 61,594.00
TOTAL $97,549.00
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
WHO IS LOOKING OUT FOR THE PEOPLE????
I have been reviewing the proposed 2018-2019 Municipal budget, which currently has a $1,900,000.00 increase over last year’s budget. I am going to show some outstanding differences.
Town Manager $95,047.00 $96,482.00 $1,435.00
Assessing Director
58,565.00 59,452.00 887.00
Code Enforcement 73,090.00 77,777.00 4,687.00
Finance Director 75,394.00 77,228.00 1,834.00
Town Clerk Director
54,217.00 56,560.00 2,343.00
Chief of Police 76,130.00
77,270.00 1,140.00
Fire Chief 69,797.00 75,005.00 5,208.00
EMS Director 1,523.00 1,546.00 23.00
Public Works Director
42,246.00 75,005.00
32,759.00
Solid Waste Director 21,123.00
0.00 -21,123.00
Recreation Director
61,014.00 61,922.00 908.00
Library Director 51,788.00 54,089.00 2,301.00
General Assistance Dir 10,353.00
10,508.00 155.00
Economic Director
53,878.00 57,276.00 3,398.00
Treatment Plant Dir 21,123.00 82,717.00 61,594.00
TOTAL $97,549.00
Ryan Leighton
Public Works Director $42,246.00
Solid Waste Director 21,123.00
Treatment Plant Director 21,123.00
TOTAL $84,492.00 in 2018
(Not bad for an individual
with no qualification for any position)
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
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