FDG's Budget ignores NYS recommendations for max 2% tax increase

FDG's budget is a 3.4% decreese that fully funds retirees and axes current services

Dept requests reflected a 5% increase overall including retirement increases

Retirement increases are estimated at 3.5% for 2012 which would mean Dept heads put forth a 1.5% budget increase by NYS standards

FDG funds police retirement requests 100%

common town workers retirement is under funded ~$25K

gasoline prices in flux and funding matches 2010

west rotterdam meal site untouched

dog warden salary doubles

animal shelter cost have doubled  since 2010

police electricity historic use $23K   - $34K budgeted

police heat historic use $3200 - $8000 budgeted

police overtime up $20K

police retirement up $77k actual 2010 to $346K tentative

police overtime up by $55K

Brass Rail closed

Community Services and Summer Programs - Finished

Quoted from TippyCanoe

FDG's Budget ignores NYS recommendations for 2% tax increase

Dept requests reflected a 5% increase overall including retirement increases

FDG funds police retirement requests 100%

common town workers retirement is under funded ~$25K

gasoline prices in flux and funding matches 2010

west rotterdam meal site untouched
STUPID
dog warden salary doubles

animal shelter cost have doubled  since 2010

police electricity historic use $23K   - $34K budgeted

police heat historic use $3200 - $8000 budgeted

police overtime up $20K

police retirement up $77k actual 2010 to $346K tentative

police overtime up by $55K

maybe Rotterdam should go back to running numbers....

tooo many cops on the $1400 internet connection for that

Did they hire more cousins as cops and promote more chiefs and deputy chiefs and assistant chiefs and inspectors? New sports sedans for the brass?

Quoted from GrahamBonnet

Did they hire more cousins as cops and promote more chiefs and deputy chiefs and assistant chiefs and inspectors? New sports sedans for the brass?

Toooooooooooo many vowels!!!

Even when the name doesn't end in a vowel, they find a way to get one n there. COLLINS-MARCO for example.

I dont think it's vowels as much as 'southies'......

Rotterdam all DEM morons smash the Cuomo tax cap! A huge 2.83% INCREASE from the working together idiots. Gee, thought Glenville would be the first to smash the Cuomo tax cap-lol. The DEM budget slashes $800,00 from town reserves and demotes 3 detectives to patrolmen. Rotterdam will move up above current 10th in the worst taxes in the region.

     One idiot complained that the Parks and Rec budget was hit too hard. "What does that leave for the quality of life in the town?" he asked. ROTFLMAO! This proves again how delusional the DEM committee is. Instead of worrying about the oppressed taxpayers they worry about idiotic pet projects.

Quoted from benny salami

Rotterdam all DEM morons smash the Cuomo tax cap! A huge 2.83% INCREASE from the working together idiots. Gee, thought Glenville would be the first to smash the Cuomo tax cap-lol. The DEM budget slashes $800,00 from town reserves and demotes 3 detectives to patrolmen. Rotterdam will move up above current 10th in the worst taxes in the region.

     One idiot complained that the Parks and Rec budget was hit too hard. "What does that leave for the quality of life in the town?" he asked. ROTFLMAO! This proves again how delusional the DEM committee is. Instead of worrying about the oppressed taxpayers they worry about idiotic pet projects.

           The Municipal budgets could be fixed if Metroplex doubled the amount of refunded tax money to the Towns.  Seems to be a prudent solution under very difficult financial times . . . . .

Times will always be tough, and spending should always be managed as if times are tough. Even when time are flush.

FDG HAS TOLD THE TRUTH......something that could have been done at the beginning of 2010....but he has taken his rightful lead.....who betrayed him???   very obvious to me.....ND WC  BG>>>>>and Martin....

It is not vindictive but wisdom......and that's a man who knows numbers......

WTG  FDG

I really don't see how fdg is afraid to tell the taxpayers the truth.  He IS telling them.

This is the first time in history (despite the fact that the RPD has little dirty files on them) that a supervisor has the cajones to eliminate any jobs there, or reduce their ever-increasing funding. They have been a department of the County Democrap party for some time and it wasn't until recently that they have been pronounced in this, but it is good to see that this organization, which is the largest and most powerful of any organization in town, has been taken on. Eventually, they will be weaned off politics should more politicians stand up to them. No one in the past has been able to do that because the chief and his brother operate a political party that a large number of the politicians pay homage to, but as long as the corrupt chief and his democrap cronies operate it, things won't change.

Oh it's not over yet! The democons will round up the 'frail seniors' and the 'poor children' and parade them around at the next rotterdam town board meeting!!!

That's what rotterdam democons do!! It will be a hoot to observe!!

Quoted from bumblethru

Oh it's not over yet! The democons will round up the 'frail seniors' and the 'poor children' and parade them around at the next rotterdam town board meeting!!!That's what rotterdam democons do!! It will be a hoot to observe!!

Ditto in the City and County! Anywhere the DEM morons retain power with those lying mailers. An idiotic DEM committeeman is already in the TU crying about minor cuts to parks. Tell it to someone who is losing their home due to DEM tax foreclosure. In an other town they would cut more-not Rotterdam. Just the opposite. The DEM morons and their stooge front groups will be out in force demanding more taxes! More underwater parks! More senoir activities and a town rec center!