Finance Committee 4/10/2024, Hybrid.

The Reserve Fund was discussed. It was lower than $100,000 prior to 2015 and then raised. Now it stands at $150,000 annually. Should the amount be reduced to reduce tax rate? Patrick White said please remember every $90,000 saved in budget is 1% off the tax rate. No action — Chair "ultimately it is the decision of the SB and Finance will take a position after SB."

Highway Department trucks are old but replacements cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. FC Chair asked, is there any way to repair the trucks?

Hugh Page, Supervisor of Highway Department, replied, yes. It was a choice. Should his men be repairing equipment or plowing roads? Remember the repairs cost in man-hours and parts.

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