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Minutes of 4/17/2013 EDITED

July 16th, 2013

Town of Carroll Budget committee Meeting April 17th 2013

Edited: 5/15/2013

Meeting started at 7:00pm Bonnie Moroney (SelectPerson), Dave Scalley, Mike Hogan, Jack Catalano, Joan Karpf, and Rob Gauthier present.
Brief discussion about officers.
Mike Hogan elected as Chair Person -Dave Scalley Motion, seconded by Joan
Jack Catalano elected Vice Chair-Motion by Mike Hogan, second by Joan
Rob Gauthier Elected as Secretary- Motion by Joan Karpf, second by Mike
Brief discussion about by-laws and mission statement for the Town of Carroll Budget Committee were discussed and members were encouraged to look over them and discuss any possible amendments at the May 15th meeting. Discussion about how this committee would proceed.
Current budget was reviewed and explanation of the software BMSI and how it is used for accounting purposes.
Joan passed along information about rooms and meals taxes and what percentage the State gives back to communities based on population. Further discussion about how much is paid to the County in relation to the assessed value of the Town. Joan pointed out that the Town of Carroll and City of Berlin comprise of 25% of the County tax paid. Discussion continued about possible revenue generation questioning whether or not a Town can establish a possible 1% room and meals tax. Not enough information about the subject came to light during the discussion.
Discussion about trust funds and capital reserve funds in the Town were reviewed by the members. Discussion about the separate funds and how they are administered. Joan explained how the Budget Committee reviewed request's to fund individual funds, and how it was determined to vote to fund or not fund those accounts this past Town Meeting. Discussion about the current balances and if they were accurate based on what was voted on through warrant articles.
Many questions about how the budget works and is administered. Additionally the capital reserve accounts and the effect on tax rates when accounts are not funded and how that can create spikes in the tax rate.
Discussion about the request for non-profit donations and how the voting and understanding of these funds is explained to the public. Conversation about how educated the voters are about funds that may actually be funded seemingly twice if services can be or are already established through the county or other means. Tri-County Cap was discussed as one that is funded by our county taxes. Committee needs to get answers for this.
Discussion about how Department Heads are brought in for discussion during the budgeting process.
Motion to adjourn Bonnie Moroney seconded Joan Karpf made at 8:00pm
Respectfully submitted, Rob Gauthier