OPERATING BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS

FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1998

Submitted by the Finance Committee

GENERAL NOTE: Fiscal year 1996 Expended column and fiscal year 1997 Appropriated column have been restated to reflect the consolidated expense request grouping for fiscal year 1998.

 

		EXPENDED FY96	APPRO- PRIATED FY97	RECOM- MENDED FY98	AMEND- MENT
TOWN WIDE EXPENSES (18.82 % of Budget Total)
010	Street lighting	380,171	390,000	399,750
011	Garbage collection	93,396	95,000	97,000
012	Insurance, general	354,797	420,000	348,200
013	Health insurance	3,332,145	3,600,000	3,755,000
014	Worker's compensation	454,451	470,000	470,000
015	Prop. self insurance	15,000	15,000	25,000
016	Unemployment compensation	37,993	30,000	30,000
017	Maturing bonds	954,752	1,231,375	1,447,079
018	Interest	552,424	299,000	419,693
019	Contributory retirement	2,482,191	2,504,073	2,526,193
020	Chapter 32 retirement	136,495	200,000	190,000
021	Minuteman Voc. assessment	497,325	490,210	500,000
022	MBTA Commuter Parking	86,957	95,500	95,500
TOTAL: TOWN WIDE EXP.		9,378,091	9,840,158	10,303,415
GENERAL GOVERNMENT (1.46% of Budget Total)
BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
101	Salaries	271,818	281,418	283,636	293,065
102	Purchase of service	114,304	115,408	117,958
103	Expenses	18,722	19,850	16,800
104	Capital outlay	3,770	4,000	4,000
	TOTAL	408,614	420,676	422,394	431,823
TOWN CLERK/BOARD OF REGISTRARS:
105	Salaries	127,845	137,797	139,809	143,744
106	Purchase of service	17,846	21,625	19,050
107	Expenses	2,663	3,740	3,825
108	Capital outlay	0	0	5,000
109	Tellers / Canvassers / Details	11,896	21,381	7,000	7,150
	TOTAL	160,250	184,543	174,684	178,769
LEGAL:
110	Salaries	47,937	49,569	49,569	50,808
111	Special fees	129,409	130,000	130,000
112	Expenses	2,309	5,000	5,000
	TOTAL	179,655	184,569	184,569	185,808
PERSONNEL BOARD:
113	Salaries	1,667	1,691	1,691	1,733
114	Purchase of service	0	2,500	2,500
115	Merit bonus	7,500	7,500	7,500
	TOTAL	9,177	11,691	11,691	11,733
TOTAL: GENERAL GOVERNMENT		757,696	801,479	793,338	808,133
FINANCE (4.56 % of Budget Total)
ASSESSORS:
201	Salaries	196,928	205,346	208,408	215,309
202	Purchase of service	24,638	25,000	32,500
203	Expenses	9,556	11,400	11,400
204	Capital outlay	0	1,000	1,000
	TOTAL	231,122	242,746	253,308	260,209
FINANCE DEPARTMENT:
205	Salaries	622,109	673,240	692,383	(1) 714,777
206	Purchase of service	302,727	310,230	316,907
207	Expenses	70,472	81,720	88,770	(2) 83,770
208	Capital outlay	47,570	30,850	18,900
	TOTAL	1,042,878	1,096,040	1,116,960	1,134,354
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
209	Salaries	13,218	13,548	13,548	13,907
210	Expenses	260	500	500
211	Reserve fund	0	508,000	1,105,647	(3) 608,200
	TOTAL	13,478	522,048	1,119,695	622,607
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT:
212	Salaries	46,740	46,689	0
213	Purchase of service	2,200	8,750	0
214	Expenses	3,400	4,210	0
215	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	52,340	59,649	0
TOTAL: FINANCE		1,339,818	1,920,483	2,489,963	2,017,170
EDUCATION (44.67% of Budget Total)
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT:
301	Salaries	17,812,877	19,020,151	20,453,916	20,713,916
302	Purchase of service	2,325,178	2,688,317	2,854,552
303	Expenses	686,721	701,444	701,444
304	Capital outlay	243,569	226,086	226,086
	TOTAL	21,068,345	22,635,998	24,235,998	24,495,998
SCHOOL BUILDING MAINTENANCE:
305	Salaries	1,367,390	NA	NA
306	Purchase of service	941,076
307	Expenses	123,100
308	Capital outlay	29,700
	TOTAL	2,461,266
TOTAL: EDUCATION		23,529,611	22,635,998	24,235,998	24,495,998
PUBLIC SAFETY (13.76% of Budget Total)
POLICE:
	Salaries-regular	2,338,021	2,522,465	2,619,942
	Salaries-overtime	489,984	438,692	412,692
401	Total salaries	2,828,05	2,961,157	3,032,634	(4) 3,042,442
402	Purchase of service	46,072	44,792	44,792
403	Expenses	86,747	99,259	100,059
404	Capital outlay	76,000	92,188	124,480
	TOTAL	3,036,824	3,197,396	3,301,965	3,311,773
FIRE:
	Salaries-regular	3,100,385	3,311,749	3,325,225
	Salaries-overtime	445,000	445,000	445,000
	Salaries o/t alarm div.	10,000	10,000	10,000
405	Total salaries	3,555,385	3,766,749	3,780,225	3,896,132
406	Purchase of service	62,278	57,313	70,875	82,875
407	Expenses	136,570	155,475	143,025
408	Capital outlay	5,800	17,000	0
	TOTAL	3,760,033	3,996,537	3,994,125	4,122,032
BUILDING:
409	Salaries	176,455	185,616	196,490	202,047
410	Purchase of service	2,260	1,660	1,400
411	Expenses	4,847	5,447	5,707
412	Capital outlay	0	300	0
	TOTAL	183,562	193,023	203,597	209,154
TOTAL: PUBLIC SAFETY		6,980,419	7,386,956	7,497,206	7,642,959
PUBLIC FACILITIES (13.45% of Budget Total)
PUBLIC WORKS:
501	Salaries	2,046,228	2,188,702	2,263,761	(5) 2,321,792
502	Purchase of service	1,226,521	1,252,891	1,374,731
503	Expenses	310,610	331,820	350,980	351,280
504	Capital outlay	0	0	0
505	Snow & Ice	447,499	150,000	150,000
	TOTAL	4,030,858	3,923,413	4,139,472	4,197,803
BUILDING MAINTENANCE:
507	Salaries	170,508	1,604,674	1,636,791	1,644,674
508	Purchase of service	209,780	1,139,653	1,171,477
509	Expenses	55,940	215,225	267,337
510	Capital outlay	3,878	40,000	39,600
	TOTAL	440,106	2,999,552	3,115,205	3,123,178
PERMANENT PUBLIC BUILDING COMMITTEE:
511	Salaries	n/a	3,060	5,200	5,330
512	Expenses	n/a	240	400
513	Capital outlay	n/a	0	350
	TOTAL		3,300	5,950	6,080
TOTAL: PUBLIC FACILITIES		7,070,759	6,926,265	7,263,108	7,327,061
HUMAN SERVICES (1.18% of Budget Total)
BOARD OF HEALTH:
601	Salaries	189,170	199,921	201,561	206,871
602	Purchase of service	89,990	65,741	68,241
603	Expenses	5,506	7,550	7,550
604	Capital outlay	0	500	0
	TOTAL	284,666	273,712	277,352	282,662
VETERANS' SERVICES:
605	Salaries	36,723	38,161	38,859	40,265
606	Expenses	2,916	3,700	3,700
607	Veteran's benefits	5,503	30,000	30,000
	TOTAL	45,142	71,861	72,559	73,965
YOUTH COMMISSION:
608	Salaries	98,999	115,066	116,522	120,479
609	Purchase of service	2,838	2,140	2,140
610	Expenses	1,890	2,650	2,650
611	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	103,727	119,856	121,312	125,269
COUNCIL ON AGING:
612	Salaries	152,399	156,458	159,163	163,530
613	Purchase of service	10,756	11,500	11,500
614	Expenses	3,625	3,600	4,125
615	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	166,780	171,558	174,263	179,155
COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES:
616	Expenses	460	513	513	(6) 2,948
	TOTAL	460	513	513	2,948
TOTAL: HUMAN SERVICES		600,775	637,500	646,524	663,999
DEVELOPMENT (.23% of Budget Total)
PLANNING BOARD:
701	Salaries	85,941	92,521	92,906	95,676
702	Purchase of service	3,021	2,960	2,960
703	Expenses	1,781	1,947	1,947
704	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	90,743	97,428	97,813	100,583
CONSERVATION COMMISSION:
705	Salaries	14,083	14,435	14,435	14,796
706	Purchase of service	3,429	3,429	3,429
707	Expenses	1,131	1,150	1,150
708	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	18,643	19,014	19,014	19,375
BOARD OF APPEALS:
709	Salaries	5,383	5,520	5,520	5,658
710	Purchase of service	1,976	3,000	3,000
711	Expenses	118	350	350
	TOTAL	7,477	8,870	8,870	9,008
HISTORICAL COMMISSION:
712	Expenses	513	513	513
	TOTAL	513	513	513
TOTAL: DEVELOPMENT		117,376	125,825	126,210	129,479
CULTURAL AND LEISURE SERVICES (1.97% of Budget Total)
LIBRARY:
801	Salaries	519,836	551,537	559,763	581,780
802	Purchase of service	32,000	35,374	35,659
803	Books & Periodicals	93,000	114,800	114,800
804	Expenses	9,568	12,780	12,780
805	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	654,404	714,491	723,002	745,019
PARK & RECREATION:
806	Salaries	251,286	281,883	284,038	285,816
807	Purchase of service	22,205	24,778	29,778	35,778
808	Expenses	23,183	23,347	24,347
809	Capital outlay	5,000	5,000	10,000
	TOTAL	301,674	335,008	348,163	355,941
MEMORIAL PARK:
810	Expenses	500	500	500
811	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	500	500	500
TOTAL: LEISURE /CULTURAL SERV		956,578	1,049,999	1,071,665	1,101,460
GRAND TOTAL: DEPARTMENT BUDGETS		48,269,857	51,371,429	54,417,427	54,489,674

Footnotes:

⁽¹⁾ $5,500 transferred from the Parking Meter Fund.
⁽²⁾ $3,000 transferred from the Parking Meter Fund.
⁽³⁾ $99,000 transferred from the Overlay Surplus.
⁽⁴⁾ $20,000 transferred from the Parking Meter Fund.
⁽⁵⁾ $26,000 transferred from the Parking Meter Fund and $70,000 transferred from the Landfill Reserve Fund.
⁽⁶⁾ $2,435 transferred from Handicapped Parking Fines.

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