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Expenses
Labor $1,000.00 $659.50 $12,000.00
Social Security 918.00
Commissioners stipend 3,000.00 2,999.96 3,000.00
Insurance 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00
Electricity 5,500.00 6,256.73 6,200.00
Equipment purchase 6,000.00 51,794.50 10,000.00
Equipment maintenance 1,000.00 697.34 1,000.00
Equipment hire 10,000.00 2,636.14 8,000.00
Tools 500.00 - 500.00
Paving 5,000.00 1,500.00 5,000.00
Operating Supplies 6,000.00 1,205.81 5,000.00
Legal Services 3,000.00 - 1,500.00
Town service fee 10,000.00 10,000.00 11,000.00
Advertising 200.00 - 200.00
Plant Operations 145,078.72 206,032.60 146,122.58
Rent 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00
Miscellaneous 2,000.00 673.92 2,000.00
Bond payment - Vt Bond Bank 50,000.00 44,603.61 44,603.61
Bond payment - (Lakeshore Drive) 33,232.92 33,232.92 33,232.92
Hydrant repair 5,000.00 3,966.04 8,000.00
Water testing 3,500.00 2,102.50 2,500.00
Permit fees 2,000.00 1,334.30 2,000.00
Reservoir Maintenance 10,000.00 - 10,000.00
Engineering Services 15,000.00 13,822.42 15,000.00
Building Maintenance 10,000.00 - 10,000.00
Secretary/Minutes 425.00 - 425.00
Reimbursement to sinking fund 5,000.00 - -
Truck Reserve Fund 10,000.00
Infrastructure Improvement Fund 40,000.00
Total Expenses $335,936.64 $387,018.29 $391,702.11
Auditors’ Report

As auditors for the Town of Brighton, we have carefully reviewed all town accounts for the
period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. Our findings are reported with each account
we have listed in this town report. We strongly advise the computerization of all the Town of Brighton
accounts/bookkeeping procedures to both save time and eliminate the possibility of error.

Thank you,
Jocelyne Gervais and Judith Castonguay

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