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imately 2 further FTE positions). The schools were able to identify $782,000in non salary reductions to their budget this year, much of which is a onetimesaving for this year only.b. Public SafetyThe Police budget is $50,000 above FY2011 funding; Fire is $40,000 aboveFY2011 funding.Article 6 recommends adding $50,000 to the Police budget to ensure fundingfor one of the four unfunded vacant officer positions in the department. TheFire department budget will provide sufficient funding to maintain 57 firefighterpositions including the Chief. That will allow for 11 men manning per shift andensure that the three fire stations remain open and operational at all times. Inaddition $40,000 is recommended to be added to the New Equipment line toallow for the replacement of old equipment used in the department.c. Other DepartmentsAll other departments will have sufficient funding to maintain their currentlevels of staffing and should be able to provide services at reasonably the samelevel as FY2011. Article 6 recommends providing additional funding in somedepartments to meet specific needs. The Treasurer would receive $1,300 forpostage to ensure that the department has the ability to meet its needs on atimely basis. The Health department would receive $500 to ensure that theycan deliver services appropriately rather than being curtailed due to lack oftransport. $12,000 is recommended to be added to the Council on Aging budgetunder a separate line to provide bridge funding for an Outreach Worker. TheCOA grant that covers the Outreach worker should have been funding theirhealth care as well as their hours. A onetime waiver was granted in 2003 by thethen Town Administrator; however the practice inadvertently continued untilthis year. The $12,000 will provide funding to restore 10 hours of service inFY2012 only. We also recommend adding $10,000 to the IT budget to ensureadequate funding for equipment maintenance and replacement, and $15,361 tothe Library to ensure appropriate funding of the Books and Materials budget aswell as to provide funding to allow the Library to open on Saturday during thesummer (a total of 10 additional open days). We further recommend that theParks department receive an additional $5,000 to partially fund the installationof safety netting at one of the town fields. $35,000 has been added to the CentralBusiness Office in two line items; one to restore funding for the PrincipalClerk position reflecting comments in the Town audit management letter regardingthe ability of this crucial department to meet its obligations in a timelymanner, the other to complete a GASB45 actuarial study on the Town’s unfundedliability for post-employment benefits (other than pensions).248