TWIN LAKES — The Village Board trimmed about $54,000 from the 2010 budget before adopting it Monday night, which resulted in a lower tax levy than initially proposed.

Going into the meeting, the village was faced with a 7.6 percent increase in the tax levy. After the eleventh-hour cuts, the levy will increase 5.5 percent, from $3,084,524 in 2009 to $3,255,231 in 2010.

The corresponding tax rate is $3.87 per $1,000 of assessed property value. This means the owner of a $250,000 will pay $967.50 to help run the village.

In all, 12 areas of the budget were reduced. The three largest deductions:

— Elimination of the wages for an unfilled part-time administration intern.

— Reduction in the amount of money the village will apply to rebuild its cash reserves.

— A temporary decrease in the premium the village will pay to insure village property.

Discussion during the public hearing focused on the inclusion of a motorcycle purchase within the budget.

For the past four years, Uke’s Harley-Davidson has made a motorcycle available to the police department for $1 per year. Due to the economy, the company can no longer offer the program, and Uke’s offered to sell the motorcycle to the village for $8,400.

Officer Randy Prudik, the only full-time officer able to operate the motorcycle, said it is “the only vehicle that makes revenue for itself,” because a motorcycle club has given the village a donation toward its operation in appreciation of the department’s traffic involvement during the club’s annual bike blessing ride.

Village president Howard Skinner said the board agreed to keep the bike for another season and monitor its use. Prudik said a greater emphasis will be placed on using the motorcycle in order to save gas and reduce squad car mileage.

But not all village officials and residents agree with the purchase, for which the village will borrow money.

“I am totally against it,” said trustee Sharon Bower. “It is just another toy we don’t need.”

Bower said the department has only put 3,020 miles on the motorcycle in five years, most of which were logged in parades.

Resident Linda Smith also spoke out against the purchase of the motorcycle.

“People don’t understand we can use the word, ‘No,’” Smith said.

Bower and Smith also brought up imposing furlough days. Administrator David Cox said the idea was not considered because personnel costs overall are down 1.8 percent, and the idea was not discussed further.