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HAMPSHIRE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
Budget Message
Proposed FY2012 BudgetFY 2012 will be a year of change, growth, and revitalization. The FY 2012 budget reflects this by consolidating overhead, shifting staff to be exclusively within their own Department, prioritizing electricity and purchasing for expansion, and reorganizing Regional Services so that it may better reflect the needs of our membership. Investments are proposed for branding, marketing, web page development, business planning, and program expansion and development.
The Council earns income through leases of portions of the Old Courthouse generating annual revenues of approximately $122,320. Other revenue generators, to a limited extent, include Hampshire Power, Cooperative Purchasing, and Municipal Aggregation. Revenue neutral programs include Building Inspection, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and the Tobacco Free Community Partnership.
Long neglected needs such as a building assessment for the Old Courthouse are being addressed through the Harold I. Grousbeck Memorial Fund. The fund was established to honor the memory of Harold I. (Hal) Grousbeck, 1901-1953, who served as Northampton City Solicitor from 1928 to 1932 and District Attorney from 1944 to 1946, and to provide unrestricted capital improvement and maintenance assistance for the 1886 Old Courthouse building, fountain, and grounds at 99 Main Street, Northampton.
Please feel free to contact this writer should you have any questions concerning the detail of the budget. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for Thursday, April 28, at 7:30p.m. in the Old Courthouse located at 99 Main Street in Northampton MA.
Todd D. Ford
Executive Director
