CURRENT NOTICE 2.12.2025: TOWN OF CLINTON APPROVED DEBT REPAYMENT COMMITTEE GUIDELINES

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10 Year Rolling Debt Repayment Committee

2.12.2025 Town Board Meeting

  • The SOLE PURPOSE of the Town Board is to maintain Roads, Bridges, Fire Protection and Public Safety.
  • All debt repayment recommendations to the Town Board will be guided by this SOLE PURPOSE.
  • The Town Board Appoints a Committee Chairman.
  • No town elected officials and No candidates on an election ballot are eligible to serve on this Committee.
  • Only Town of Clinton Taxpayers are eligible to be Committee Members.
  • The Committee Meetings will adhere to Roberts Rules of Order.
  • The term of each initial Committee Member is 2 years. After this initial term it will be I year.
  • This is a volunteer position on the Committee with NO COMPENSATION.
  • Meetings will be planned by the Committee Chairman, in agreement with the other members. A quorum is not required.
  • Members of the Committee may be removed from the committee at the discretion of the Town Board.
  • There will be No Voting on the Committee.
  • The Committee serves ONLY in an advisory capacity to the Town Board.

Operating Guidelines For All Committee Decisions

  • Review of the current and updated Town Board 10 Year Plan
  • Review of the 5 Year Road Plan
  • Review of the 1 Year Road Plan
    • ALL annual road maintenance funding will be based on the Spring Road Tour and the recommendations of the Town Board, the Road Engineer and the Patrolman in the context of a One (1) Year Plan
  • Review of the Town Annual Budget and Budget Summary
  • Review the Town Operating Budget relative to the Total Budget and Income from the Levy, Shared Revenue, and Highway Aids
  • Review the Town’s current Outstanding Debts and develop a debt repayment spreadsheet
  • Review the Town’s Debt in the context of a Rolling 10 Year total impact on the budget
  • Review the Mill Rate and the resultant impact of the debt repayment schedule on the budget, and in the context of the Annual Levy proposal