STRONG — Selectmen wrapped up their review of proposed changes to the 2015 budget Tuesday night.

They agreed on amounts to present as warrant articles on March 7.

One request provided an opportunity for discussion.

Board of Selectmen Chairman Jim Burrill proposed that several employees deserve a 50-cent per hour raise, and town library director Cheryl McCleery should receive a $1 per hour raise.

Selectmen agreed to recommend that figure to voters, but they could not guarantee it would pass. They also agreed to recommend $1,000 for the June parade.

Many of last year’s tax dollars paid for a new roof and siding for the Town Office. This year’s requests will focus on repairs and improvements at the town garage. A wall of the salt shed needs to be rebuilt, at an estimated cost of $2,500, according to Selectman Mike Pond.

Pond also requested that the adjacent pole barn, which houses equipment and vehicles, should have a concrete wall and other improvements. He suggested asking for $8,000 annually for the next three years to pay for the project.

Selectmen also agreed that the town’s dedicated technology account, which has been funded with approximately $3,000 each year from Time Warner Cable franchise fees, needs to be replenished in 2015.

The Town Office computers need to change to bookkeeping software that provides current and correct reports and meshes with other software reports. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife expects the town to start processing registrations online, and the current computer system will not support that change.

Selectmen also appointed Mary White to fill the late Lauris Abbott’s Budget Committee seat until the town elections Friday, March 6.

White will attend the Budget Committee meeting in January.

Voters will elect three Budget Committee representatives and, according to Town Clerk Betsy DuBois, four candidates have announced their intention to run. Lois Barker and Eloise Stevens will run for re-election, and White and Terry Kenniston have taken out nomination papers.

Selectmen also discussed requests from several nonprofit organizations. The Economic Ministry has asked for $2,500, an increase of $1,000 from last year.

Selectmen agreed that funding for other nonprofit groups, including Safe Voices, American Red Cross, Work First Inc., Community Concepts, LifeFlight Foundation and Maine Public Broadcasting Network, be left for voters to decide.