I am taking a few minutes away from reviewing all materials for my first REAL meeting of the Livingston Town Council, and there's lots of interesting stuff... to put it mildly. It is unclear, for instance, how lots of these numbers (on the 1st-quarter appropriations resolution) were calculated, and I hope to have that clarified by the time we're done with the meeting tomorrow evening.
I am concerned about appropriating 26.25% (rather than 25%; one quarter of the year's expenditures) of the 2010 budget amount for the first quarter of 2011, as it presupposes that a 5% increase in budget for 2011 is already in the works, and that budget has not even been discussed yet. I am additionally concerned because some of the specific items on this appropriation are less than 26.5% of the comparable amount for 2010, while others are significantly more.
Couple other bits and pieces... Proposed change orders for the Taj Mahal (aka the Municipal Complex), for things like "sidewalks and curbs, as required by code..." Why weren't these in the original contracts? ... Why are we transferring $85K to the Police Department budget for 2010 - why aren't they keeping to the budget they were given? What is the money for? I have so many questions regarding the Regular and Conference Agendas that I sent them on to Michele Meade and Glenn Turtletaub.
Stay tuned for more comments after the meeting. Hope to see you there.
ALSO - the next meeting of the Livingston Republicans for Change is scheduled for Tuesday, January 25 at 7:30 pm, at 28 Hemlock Road. ALL Livingston residents - both Republican AND Democrat - are welcome! All that is needed is a sincere desire to see change for the betterment of Livingston Township.
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