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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE-ATM 2018
<br /> Funds Requested Funding
<br /> Programs 3000-8000: Municipal Source
<br /> $38,229,823 see motion
<br /> The municipal budget comprises all line items from 3000 to 8999. Below is a comparison of the FY2019
<br /> Recommended and FY2018 Restated budgets.
<br /> Municipal Budget Line FY2018 FY2019
<br /> Restated Recommended $ Change /o Change
<br /> 3000 Public Works $9,402,640 $10,119,459 $716,819 7.6%
<br /> 4000 Police $7,247,576 $7,246,566 -$1,010 0%
<br /> 4200 EMS/Fire $6,577,294 $6,950,710 $373,416 5.7%
<br /> 5000 Library $2,534,144 $2,592,454 $58,310 2.3%
<br /> 6000 Human Services $1,302,971 $1,465,284 $162,313 12.5%
<br /> 7000 Land Use/Health/Development $2,370,369 $2,447,636 $77,267 3.3%
<br /> 8000 General Government $6,050,569 $7,407,714 $1,357,145 22.4%
<br /> Total Municipal $35,485,563 $38,229,823 $2,744,260 7.7%
<br /> The recommended total municipal budget for FY2019 is $38,229,823, which represents a $2,744,260 or
<br /> 7.7%increase over the FY2018 Restated Budget.
<br /> Public Works
<br /> The total request for FY2019 for Public Works is $10,119,459, which represents a $716,819 or 7.6% in-
<br /> crease over the FY2018 Restated budget. The year-over-year increase is primarily driven by increase in
<br /> Refuse Collection and Recycling Expenses, both of which reflect increases in the Town's service con-
<br /> tracts due to expire in June 2018. As of press time, successor contracts are still under negotiation. The
<br /> increase in Recycling Expenses also reflects the current market for disposal of recycled materials across
<br /> Massachusetts.
<br /> General Government
<br /> The total request for FY2019 General Government is $7,407,714, which represents a $1,357,145 or
<br /> 22.4%increase. Most of the year-over-year increase comes from two components in this area.First, a new
<br /> line item, LexMedia, to be supported by the PEG Access Special Revenue Fund, is added in FY2019 in
<br /> the amount of$600,902. This reflects a change in accounting. The LexMedia budget was supported by a
<br /> revolving fund in FY2018.
<br /> Second, the request for the FY2019 IT budget is $2,311,853, which represents a $345,151 or 17.6% in-
<br /> crease over FY2018. The majority of the increase in the IT budget is due to higher levels of contracted
<br /> management and monitoring of the Town communications infrastructure through new and renewed soft-
<br /> ware/hardware maintenance contracts.
<br /> The Committee recommends approval of the recommended operating budget(9-0).
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