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APPROPRAITION COMMITTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 4, 2003, ROOM 111, 7:30 PM Present: D Brown, P Hamburger, S Spector, K Dooks, E Michelson, R Eurich, A Levine, J Ryan Also Present: T Griffiths, G Burnell, R White, J Bartenstein, Jed Snyder • 2020 Committee: P Hamburger on behalf of the 2020 Committee asked if any of the AC members would attend a meeting to discuss possible multi year projections. D Brown A Levine and S Spector indicated that they would try to attend with P Hamburger. • R White discussed the Early Retirement Incentive legislation currently before the BOS. He wishes to review the data to be provided by the actuaries before making any recommendations. He senses that the Fiscal 2005 budget will reflect further reductions in staff. If that were the case he would prefer to reduce staff through attrition rather than layoffs. The Fiscal 2004 budget was adopted with a need for the municipal side to reduce staffing levels by$225,000,which has yet to be done. Thus far between 30 and 40 employees have expressed some interest in the program. R White also discussed the"pension deferral/holiday"which he does not support. All of his comments are his feelings and are not reflective of the BOS. They have not come to any conclusion regarding these two options. • R White also reported that there will be no revenue deficit in Fiscal 2003 due primarily to budget reversions. • Discussed the possibility of reducing the Fiscal 2004 local estimated receipts figure from the current estimate. • Discussed the possibility of appropriating additional funds to Snow & Ice in Fiscal 2004 in an attempt to minimize the possible Fiscal 2004 Snow &Ice deficit, which will have to be raised in Fiscal 2005. General sense was that with all the other issues it would be difficult to increase the appropriation by$400,000. Discussed possibility of incrementally increasing the appropriation over a number of years. • R White discussed the budget process for Fiscal 2005 and distributed a tentative schedule. • BOS are having their goal-setting meeting on September 24, 2003. • The BOS and SC are attempting to schedule an executive meeting to discuss collective bargaining issues, The meeting will probably not be until after September 22nd due to scheduling conflicts. • R White expressed concern over as change in the budget culture and the questioning the integrity of department's heads. Staff recommendations are sometimes dismissed or questioned. • AC discussed when to distribute the memo to the BOS dated August 26, 2003. The SC and CEC have been given a copy. D Brown will talk with L McSweeney. • G Burnell(Chairman) gave an overview of the goals of the CEC during the upcoming year. • P Hamburger raised the issue of going forward with the Fiske School. Some people felt that the Fiske had made it onto the recent list