Virtual budget hearing held in Whitefield
Selectman Stan Holz reviewed the budget handout. It appeared as follows:
General Government: 2020 Appropriation: $612,056; 2020 Expended: $480,188 and the request for 2021: $554,763, a decrease of $57,293.
Public Safety: 2020 Appropriation: $921,155; 2020 Expended: $888,494; and the request for 2021 is $982,609, an increase of $61,454.
Holz noted that there is a $30,000 increase for regional dispatching services for the police and fire-rescue departments.
Highways, Streets, Bridges, & Sanitation: 2020 Appropriation: 998,399; Expended: 932,816 and the request for 2021: $1,032,677, a $34,278 increase.
Health & Welfare: 2020 Appropriation: $23,654; Expended: $14,950 and the request for 2021 is $26,806, an increase of $3,152.
Holz pointed out that the increase is for an increase in the Health Officer s salary and a line item for health officer supplies.