This Fiscal Year (June 1,2010- May 31 2011) Penn Yan anticipates receiving approximately $2.5 Million in property tax revenue plus approximately $1.5 Million from other sources such as PILOT, fees, fines, grants and etc.

Of the approximately $4 million in revenue the village spend approximately $2.2 million for salaries and employee benefits.
Another way to look at it is 88% of each tax payers village property taxes is used to pay the salaries and benefits for our village employees.

The average Penn Yan resident that does not work for the county, village, or the school has not gotten a raise in the last couple of years and even the federal government workers have now had their pay frozen for the next two years.

I think it is time for the village board to look at ways to trim the village payroll and stop giving raises to these employees for at least the next two years.

Having never seen any report generated by the new financial software, I can not attest to whether or not anyone can understand them or not.

That said C.I. is right when it comes to Quickbooks and outsourcing the village and MUB pay roll functions.

I am sure that the the village could find an accounting firm to do this for under $2,000 a month. Doing this would eliminate the need for one deputy clerk that costs the village about $4,000 a month when you add in benefits.

They are paid so much they don't want ppl to see what they make per year, plus vacation, sick time, insurance etc... At my job I get around $50,000 and year and I have worked for 30 years and I heard she started out at $55,000 plus benefits. That is not right that she starts out so high. I bet she makes more than city ppl are paid.

Yes they should and regarding Osgood & Bodine, it's apparently been pre-decided that Bodine is the heir apparent. No advertising, no interviews and there's also been a new guy hired to take bodine's place that has been on the job for months "learning". This practice is BS. Maybe the Bodine promotion is legal if it's an appointed position but if it's a tested position then again, the village has already determined the successful candidate without seeking applications, tests being taken, etc. as in the marchionda water plant job

The Village could save a significant amount of money if it stopped Article 78’s from the local vermin!

I have been telling YOU all along, you just don't listen!
"Outlet" bring back good memories?

The Village could save a significant amount of money if it stopped Article 78’s from the local vermin!

They're negotiating with the Village now for a raise.

Guess who wants a bigger raise than anyone else will get this year?

The village board is threatening to close down Indian Pines Park, but has no problem giving the village secretary a $10,000 salary increase? What does she have on them?

I am willing to bet that she will get, but it will probably be broken up into two raises. $5000 this year and $5000 next year.

Why, because she is the mayor's pick for the job of Clerk/Treasurer and he has promised her that she will be paid the same as the previous Clerk/Treasurer.

The previous person who had this position also had a CPA's license, could handle all the accounting functions, and did not rely on outside external auditors to do all the work (per last year's audit report). She doesn't deserve the $10,000 increase in salary let alone the $60,000 she is getting now. Apparently the village board has not surveyed its own village and see what the average PY village citizen earns. It certainly is not $70,000+ a year. I suggest cutting a position in village hall to accommodate this increase.

I am willing to bet that she will get, but it will probably be broken up into two raises. $5000 this year and $5000 next year.

Why, because she is the mayor's pick for the job of Clerk/Treasurer and he has promised her that she will be paid the same as the previous Clerk/Treasurer.