Operating Budget Recommendations, Needham 1998 Annual Town Meeting

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OPERATING BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS

FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1999

Submitted by the Finance Committee

GENERAL NOTE: Fiscal year 1997 Expended column and fiscal year 1998 Appropriated column have been restated to reflect the consolidated expense request grouping for fiscal year 1999.

A NOTE ABOUT PRESENTATION: The last column has been modified to reflect Town Meeting's votes under Article 24. Amended lines have the original value in brackets and Italics followed by the amended value on a separate line. Town Meeting does not vote on totals, so those are not changed below. For example:

[Number in printed warrant]
Number as amended

		EXPENDED FY97	APPROPRIATED FY98	RECOMMENDED FY99
TOWN WIDE EXPENSES (18.84% of Budget Total)
010	Street lighting	388,803	399,750	399,750
011	Garbage collection	93,660	97,000	97,000
012	Insurance, general	350,724	348,200	358,000
013	Health insurance	3,599,339	3,755,000	3,960,000
014	Worker's compensation	469,543	470,000	450,000
015	Prop. self insurance	15,000	25,000	20,000
016	Unemployment compensation	16,938	30,000	30,000
017	Maturing bonds	1,211,856	1,425,079	1,363,450
018	Interest	267,756	384,693	289,626
019	Contributory retirement	2,474,525	2,526,193	[2,100,000] 2,574,000
020	Chapter 32 retirement	132,121	190,000	170,000
021	Minuteman Voc. assessment	490,210	539,693	482,914
022	MBTA Commuter Parking	89,342	95,500	95,500
TOTAL: TOWN WIDE EXP.		9,599,817	10,286,108	9,816,240

GENERAL GOVERNMENT (1.53% of Budget Total)
BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
101	Salaries	274,966	293,065	[300,952] 310,296
102	Purchase of service	112,917	117,958	122,428
103	Expenses	15,282	16,800	18,220
104	Capital outlay	3,990	4,000	12,500
	TOTAL	407,155	431,823	454,100

TOWN CLERK/BOARD OF REGISTRARS:
105	Salaries	137,224	139,244	[149,219] 153,413
106	Purchase of service	20,856	19,050	22,750
107	Expenses	3,426	5,325	4,025
108	Capital outlay	0	5,000	2,000
109	Tellers / Canvassers / Details	18,808	7,150	[20,860] 21,307
	TOTAL	180,314	175,769	198,854

LEGAL:
110	Salaries	49,379	50,808	[50,808] 52,078
111	Special fees	174,889	160,000	135,000
112	Expenses	3,320	5,000	5,000
	TOTAL	227,588	215,808	190,808

PERSONNEL BOARD:
113	Salaries	1,345	1,733	[1,733] 1,776
114	Purchase of service	2,500	2,500	10,000
115	Merit bonus	7,500	7,500	7,500
	TOTAL	11,345	11,733	19,233

TOTAL: GENERAL GOVERNMENT		815,057	835,133	862,995
FINANCE (3.98 % of Budget Total)
ASSESSORS:
201	Salaries	203,945	215,309	[226,044] 229,013
202	Purchase of service	24,736	32,500	32,500
203	Expenses	8,900	11,400	14,500
204	Capital outlay	0	1,000	1,200
	TOTAL	237,581	260,209	274,244

FINANCE DEPARTMENT:
205	Salaries	663,277	714,777	[709,144] 724,322
206	Purchase of service	308,064	316,907	301,000
207	Expenses	77,367	83,770	99,070
208	Capital outlay	33,687	21,900	76,400
	TOTAL	1,082,395	1,137,354	1,185,894

FINANCE COMMITTEE:
209	Salaries	13,615	13,907	[13,907] 14,255
210	Expenses	260	500	500
211	Reserve fund	0	566,807	[1,384,449] 645,712
	TOTAL	13,875	581,214	1,398,856

CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT:
212	Salaries	46,689	0	0
213	Purchase of service	8,750	0	0
214	Expenses	4,210	0	0
215	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	59,649	0	0

TOTAL: FINANCE		1,393,500	1,978,777	2,858,994

EDUCATION (46.10% of Budget Total)
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT:
301	Salaries	19,020,151	20,693,168	21,860,239
302	Purchase of service	2,688,317	2,854,552	2,932,704
303	Expenses	701,444	701,444	865,006
304	Capital outlay	226,086	226,086	190,214
	TOTAL	22,635,998	24,475,250	25,848,163

TOTAL: EDUCATION		22,635,998	24,475,250	25,848,163

PUBLIC SAFETY (14.73% of Budget Total)
POLICE:
	Salaries-regular	2,399,480	2,713,450	2,795,594
	Salaries-overtime	590,231	412,692	433,327
401	Total salaries	2,989,711	3,126,142	[3,228,921] 3,240,355
402	Purchase of service	42,331	44,792	44,792
403	Expenses	90,839	100,059	122,382
404	Capital outlay	92,188	124,480	161,200
	TOTAL	3,215,069	3,395,473	3,557,295

FIRE:
	Salaries-regular	3,274,884	3,441,132	3,638,486
	Salaries-overtime	445,000	445,000	445,000
	Salaries o/t alarm div.	10,000	10,000	10,000
405	Total salaries	3,739,884	3,896,132	[4,093,486] 4,094,929
406	Purchase of service	57,723	82,875	118,225
407	Expenses	87,985	143,025	143,675
408	Capital outlay	16,986	0	0
	TOTAL	3,902,578	4,122,032	4,355,386

BUILDING:
409	Salaries	188,116	202,047	[212,430] 218,531
410	Purchase of service	2,260	1,400	1,500
411	Expenses	4,847	5,707	5,607
412	Capital outlay	300	0	800
	TOTAL	195,523	209,154	220,337

TOTAL: PUBLIC SAFETY		7,313,170	7,726,659	8,133,018

PUBLIC FACILITIES (11.32% of Budget Total)
PUBLIC WORKS:
501	Salaries	2,170,524	2,321,792	[1,986,982] 2,049,571
502	Purchase of service	1,277,399	1,499,731	[427,876] 468,576
503	Expenses	330,321	381,280	[307,255] 281,555
504	Capital outlay	0	0	0
505	Snow & Ice	298,221	150,000	150,000
	TOTAL	4,076,465	4,352,803	2,872,113

BUILDING MAINTENANCE:
506	Salaries	1,569,392	1,665,512	[1,732,271] 1,840,852
507	Purchase of service	1,187,278	1,191,477	[1,333,633] 1,354,633
508	Expenses	235,606	267,337	[265,385] 270,385
509	Capital outlay	40,000	39,600	56,000
	TOTAL	3,032,276	3,163,926	3,387,289

PERMANENT PUBLIC BUILDING COMMITTEE:
510	Salaries	1,549	35,330	[65,330] 66,963
511	Expenses	4,705	400	800
512	Capital outlay	0	350	1,500
	TOTAL	6,254	36,080	67,630

TOTAL: PUBLIC FACILITIES		7,114,995	7,552,809	6,327,032

HUMAN SERVICES (1.22% of Budget Total)
BOARD OF HEALTH:
601	Salaries	195,507	206,871	[215,907] 222,892
602	Purchase of service	66,877	68,241	68,241
603	Expenses	7,288	7,550	8,050
604	Capital outlay	500	0	0
	TOTAL	270,172	282,662	292,198

VETERANS' SERVICES:
605	Salaries	35,576	40,265	[40,313] 41,501
605A	Purchase of Service	0	0	[0] 150
606	Expenses	3,386	3,700	[3,500] 3,350
607	Veterans' benefits	5,608	30,000	30,150
	TOTAL	44,570	73,965	73,963

YOUTH COMMISSION:
608	Salaries	107,255	120,479	[130,400] 132,890
609	Purchase of service	2,631	2,140	2,800
610	Expenses	2,145	2,650	1,990
611	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	112,031	125,269	135,190

COUNCIL ON AGING:
612	Salaries	151,013	163,530	[181,600] 187,344
613	Purchase of service	11,796	11,500	2,050
614	Expenses	3,238	4,125	4,125
615	Capital outlay	24,046	0	0
	TOTAL	190,093	179,155	187,775

COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES:
616	Expenses	513	2,948	513
	TOTAL	513	2,948	513

TOTAL: HUMAN SERVICES		617,379	663,999	689,639

DEVELOPMENT (.24% of Budget Total)
PLANNING BOARD:
701	Salaries	87,528	95,676	[96,844] 99,994
702	Purchase of service	3,620	2,960	22,960
703	Expenses	1,132	1,947	1,947
704	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	92,280	100,583	121,751

CONSERVATION COMMISSION:
705	Salaries	14,434	14,796	[14,435] 14,796
706	Purchase of service	1,610	3,429	3,249
707	Expenses	1,097	1,150	1,150
708	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	17,141	19,375	18,834

BOARD OF APPEALS:
709	Salaries	5,519	5,658	[5,658] 5,799
710	Purchase of service	1,964	3,000	3,000
711	Expenses	137	350	170
	TOTAL	7,620	9,008	8,828

HISTORICAL COMMISSION:
712	Expenses	50	513	513
	TOTAL	50	513	513

TOTAL: DEVELOPMENT		117,091	129,479	149,926

CULTURAL AND LEISURE SERVICES (2.03% of Budget Total)
LIBRARY:
801	Salaries	548,853	581,780	[607,396] 630,126
802	Purchase of service	35,370	35,659	40,280
803	Books & Periodicals	114,799	114,800	114,800
804	Expenses	12,509	12,780	12,280
805	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	711,531	745,019	774,756

PARK & RECREATION:
806	Salaries	268,455	285,816	[291,599] 298,160
807	Purchase of service	24,758	35,778	43,278
808	Expenses	23,297	24,347	24,347
809	Capital outlay	4,152	10,000	10,000
	TOTAL	320,662	355,941	369,224

MEMORIAL PARK:
810	Expenses	500	500	500
811	Capital outlay	0	0	0
	TOTAL	500	500	500

TOTAL: LEISURE /CULTURAL SERV		1,032,693	1,101,460	1,144,480


GRAND TOTAL: DEPARTMENT BUDGETS		50,639,700	54,749,674	55,830,487