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Section 3
General Fund Overview

upon the results of the annual market salary study. Proposed adjustments to any pay band will not be
proposed unless the market study indicates bands have increased by 2.5% or more. Employee salaries may
receive a market adjustment if their current salary has shifted to become less than 97.5% of the market
average. If any market adjustment is approved, all pay ranges and steps will be adjusted accordingly on the first
day of the fiscal year. This does not include the Town Manager, whose compensation is determined by the
Town Council.

Performance Pay: Budgeted to be $54K ($45K base). On-going performance pay may be awarded to individuals or
teams who, as determined in their performance evaluation, have clearly gone “above and beyond” their traditional
roles, job duties, and assignments over the evaluation period. Performance pay is awarded through the review
process and the established criteria outlined by the HR Department. One-time performance pay may be offered to
employees or teams who, based on performance evaluation, have been determined to have gone “above and
beyond” expectations. One-time performance pay is a lump-sum, one-time payment, and will not impact the base
pay of the employee and will not move their pay within their position’s assigned band. All performance pay,
whether on-going or one-time adjustments, is dependent upon the availability of financial resources.

Operations and Maintenance Expenditures
The second largest expenditure use in the adopted General Fund budget is operations and maintenance.
Budgeted to be $4.8M; and comprises 43% of General Fund total expenditures and other uses
This reflects a 2% increase of $81K when compared to prior year estimates. The General Fund includes the
dollars needed to provide basic services. Operating expenditures are relatively stable from FY2019, with
minimal new items.

Debt Service Payments: decreased $5K

Leases and rentals: increased $414

Supply expenditures: decreased $2K

Rent & Utilities: increased $4K based on tiered schedule for the new town hall building.

Travel & Training: increased $13K
• Includes travel expenses related to car rentals, parking, lodging, meals, mileage, as well as training
items such research books, meetings, seminars, and dues subscriptions.

Repair & Maintenance: increased $135K
• Fire Dept vehicle repair and maintenance increased $27K
• Public Works road repair & maintenance increased $54K
• Facilities repair & maintenance increased $33K
• Information Technology software/hardware repair & maintenance increased $20K

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