3-26-26 Iosco Township Budget Hearing/Special Board Meeting

3-26-26 Iosco Township Budget Hearing/Special Board Meeting

—Upcoming—
*Planning Commission Meeting*
Tues, April 14th 2026, 7-8pm
*Board Meeting*
Thurs, April 16th 2026, 7-8pm

*Chapter Timecodes*
0:00 Call Meeting to Order/Pledge
0:23 1st Call to Public- Revenue/Income, $92,0000 jump, Other types, DTE check $23,000, assumption, cost, refuse/trash, operating income $159,000 vs last year $245,000 difference, actual vs budget roll into 2026
3:47 Thanks for posting budget
4:06 Delinquent Property tax fees, late fees
5:05 Amendments to 2025-2026 budget- missed township operations membership dues over $288.68, Printing under, $300 to membership dues
6:04 Delinquent Taxes- $5,000 more, County buys, 3% penalty Feb 16-March 2, $1,200 general fund
7:24 Attorney fees- increase, escrow, other income $23,912 donated slide, DTE Revenue/Escrow to general fund
10:17 Motion to accept 2025-26 Amended Budget- passes
10:56 Budget- Refunds/Rebates, AED’s, election reimbursements,
12:43 Planning Commission- engineering services $20,000, master Plan, line 701 xxx budget estimate, engineering DTE if needed, Master Plan, Planner vs engineering, public survey, printing, reconciliations, funds expenses unforeseen, survey results
17:00 Correction Assessment bill vs check services, assessor roll $1,500 not enough, postage $2,454.26 line 257-000 assessment roll post/print, $1,125.99 just printing
18:04 Postage- Treasurer line 253-851, Elections line 262-851, Township Operations line 265-851, $4,165 treasures postage tax receipts, 2 yrs, Treasurer Postage $3,000, $3,500 Assessment roll post/print, transportation & mileage, stamps
22:40 Schools Summer Property tax billing- Income Service fees line 000-600, Income, last year $5,892, going up $4 vs $3, $6,000, parcels w/ school tax, 25% increase $1,500
24:39 Attorney line 266-804- out of escrow, included expenses, $23,679, escrow or outside, DTE $10,000 escrow & pd last bill, break out fees, tents, publications all in one, $10,000 past, $20,000 now
26:50 Unexpected fees- add funds by motion, fence $10,000, add $4,000, undesignated funds
27:54 Assessor/Zoning Administrator Fees- additional meetings, zoning meeting per diem, line 702-704 Meeting Fee, Zoning Salary vs Zoning Meeting per diem proposed budget line 702-xxx, meeting fees line 702-704, budget number, $942, ZBA, 6, $1,000
33:40 Assessor/Zoning Administrator Salary Raise- wage study, comparison, equalization report, Cohoctah/Unadilla, industrial/commercial, per parcel comparisons, inline w/ Unadilla/Cohoctah, Stacy clerk’s deputy retired assessor, industrial/commercial more vs residential, sold per yr & new income, uncapped vs 7 new construction, Sales easier, new income vs new construction, what creates the work
37:26 Assessor Role- state guidelines, assess parcel yearly, mass appraisal system, 2 yr study, commercial/industrial comparison, review 20% yearly, audited every 5 yrs, balance w/ county/treasurer PRE’s & veteran’s, public hostility, 20% desk/field review, desk review by MLS, GIS, google, field, eagle eye not usable, east side only, Cohoctah/Unadilla similar, comparable Conway
41:27 Assessor & Zoning Administrator Salary Combined- $60,000, worth of work, years w/out raise, new person ask more, tax payer, hostile society, state requirements, qualifications, dedication, substantial raise
44:17 Fire authority salary comparison - middle $20 per parcel, Conway comparison residential, $42,000 in 2024, Karen at $28,000, No health/benefits, flexibility, no retirement, full time job, daily work, outside regular hrs, return calls/emails 24-48 hrs, vacation calls, personal cell, Assessor $21.07 x 20 a parcel $42,140, Zoning Admin $17,950, total $60,090
48:39 Salary & Office Hours- Wed/Thurs 1-5pm, add hrs, 9-5 Thurs, Commuter, 10-6/10-1, election hrs 8pm/7am line, 1-2 rush, filing deadlines, discuss hrs April meeting
56:49 Public trash day- Matt sent text because email problems, $3,000 per, $6,000 twice yearly, $2,432 Cohoctah fall, rent ball fields, 90-100 cars, 9-12, ditch clean up, large trash, further discussion
59:54 Resolution 2026-02 Supervisor Salary from $22,800 to $24,500, Passes
1:02:30 Resolution 2026-03 Clerk Salary from $33,928 to $34,900, 2.8%, Passes
1:03:21 Resolution 2026-04 Treasurer Salary from $29,418 to $30,200, cost of living, add hrs amend later, Passes
1:05:43 Resolution 2026-05 Trustee Salary $4,440, Passes
1:06:46 Motion to approve proposed 2026-2027 Amended Budget, Passes
1:08:03 2nd Call to Public
1:08:14 Answers 1st call to public- Income, mileage winter tax bill, quarterly sales tax, delinquent taxes county April, Projected Budget $87,000 vs $246,000, $150,000 general fund undesignated
1:10:23 Office Hrs, Master plan survey, not newsletter
1:11:52 split hrs, am/pm commuters, 8-12/1-6, 10 hrs
1:13:12 Adjourn

*—Resources—*
Budget Hearing- https://www.ioscotwp.com/board-trustees/page/budget-hearing
Approved Budget- https://www.ioscotwp.com/media/2466

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