This article originally appeared in the Hamburg Sun
BY DANIEL MEYER
SUN EDITOR
Following a 3-to-2 vote this morning (Friday, Nov. 19), the Hamburg Town Board approved a revised 2011 budget, a spending plan that reduces the stipend for the position of budget officer, an office held by Hamburg Town Supervisor Steven Walters.
The proposal to reduce the original figure from $15,000 to $7,500 attracted enough votes, with Walters, Councilman Joe Collins and Councilwoman Amy Ziegler voting in favor of the budget, which had to be adopted by Saturday, or the tentative budget that included the $15,000 would have fone into effect.
Councilmen Kevin Smardz and Jon Gorman voted against the revised budget.
Additional changes made to the budget included removing 3 percent pay raises for Walters and four other elected officials.
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