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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
OCTOBER 3, 1986
A Special Meeting of the S0~thold Town Board was called to order by
Supervisor Francis J. Murphy at 9:00 A .M., F~ida¥, October 3, 1986, at
the Southold Town Ha!l, Main Road, Southold, New York. All Town Board
members signed a Waiver of Notice of Town Board meeting.
Present:
Supervisor'Francis J. Murphy
Councilman Paul Stoutenburgh
Councilwoman Jean W. Cochran
Councilman George L. Penny IV
Deputy Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville
Absent:
Councilman Schondebare
Justice Raymond W. Edwards
Deputy Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville formally presented the Tentative
Budget of the Town of Southold to the Southold Town Board.
The Board briefly reviewed the Tentative Budget and made plans to hold
Budget Review Meetings over the next few weeks.
Supervisor Murp,hy presented the following Budget Message:
The 1987 Southold Town Budget reflects an approximate 17.96% rate increase
over the 1986 Budget.
Total Town Budget
less estimated revenue
less unexpended balance 1986
Amount to be raised by taxes
$8,972,213
-1,585,575
- 490,000
'$6,977,638
The year 1986 brought an estimated $33,000,000 growth in-building permits
in the Town of Southold. Our assessed valuation increased $2,183,751 for 1986.
The major increases are reflected in our budget as follows:
Loss of Federal Revenue Sharing ....................... $100,00
Hire an In-house Attorney
Salaries,Office Supply & Equipment ................... 68,000
Increase in Insurance Costs ............................ 143,000
Animal Welfare League Contract Increase ............... 14,000
Landfill
Equipment, Operation Cost, new regulations ......... 140,000
Benefit Costs .......................................... 37,000
Police
Personnel, EquiPment, Operation Costs ................ 210,000
Highway Department
Personnel,Equipment, Operation Costs ................ 167,000
Planning Board
New Full-Time Town Planner ......................... 30,000
Buildings & Grounds
Equipment & supply costs, repairs to Buildings ...... 61,000
Bonded Indebtedness
Farmland Preservation Program ....... ' ............... 212,000
TOTAL ..................... $1,182,000
~ The total increase in the budget is $1,683.465, reflecting the above
listed and including various other estimated cost growth (Salary increases,
supplies, repairs and equipment.) There are many areas through out the
Town of Southold where additional monies should be allocated, growth in
new building bringing our costs up, and increased regulations costs. My
task, in preparing the budget, is to p;rovide the most for the least amount
of our tax dollars.
On motion of Super~sorrMurphy, seconded by Councilman Penny~, it was
RESOLVED that this Special Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned
at 9:38 A.M.
Vote of the Board: Ayes: Councilman Penny, Councilwoman Cochran, Council-
man Stoutenburgh, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
Eli~'abeth A. Neville
Deputy Town Clerk