Coordinator report

April 23, 2015

I've added the additional FD articles. The Cap Stab articles are from
that revenue source so that work can proceed prior to the new fiscal
year. The radio match article is a case in point.

The police and fire accident insurance premium is a real quote which I
hope to improve upon by the time we bind the coverage.

I see the most confusion coming from the Highway budget being allocated
to both tax and grant funding so there is a separate one page included
in the warrant to support and explain the details in the same way the
enterprise funds have their own budget attached.

We will move the recommended columns, not the requests.

The recommended PVRS operating number is $786,373 and if passed result
in a 5.8% rather than 7.8% assessment increase for Warwick and a 2.5%
increase to Bernardston's assessment. This figure also means that our
increase is almost all the result in the change in minimum contribution.
Overall school spending is proposed to be up 2.2%

I did not include a PVRS capital amount because I found enough already
appropriated to a Stabilization account for the purpose.

Note that our Tech School assessment went down because we will have 9
students attending.

This is the final year to make payments on the PVRS school debt which
will result in $54k lower spending in FY17.

We have the option to amortize the snow and ice deficit over three years
and have elected not to do so.

I recommend keeping the petition article last in case the vote is close
and it goes to secret ballot.