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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE-2019 ATM
<br /> The appropriations addressed in this article cover the complete operating costs of the respective enterprises
<br /> with the exception of indirect costs, which are appropriated under Article 11, and contributions on behalf
<br /> of employees assigned to the Town's water and sewer departments to the Post-Employment Insurance Li-
<br /> ability (PE1L)Fund for retirement health benefits, which are appropriated under Article 10. In the case of
<br /> the Recreation Enterprise Fund, the appropriation under this article includes a transfer of$208,859 from
<br /> the tax levy in support of those Community Center Operations that are generally available to all residents
<br /> and are not fee-supported.
<br /> The following discussion focuses on the anticipated expenses and revenues of the enterprise funds for
<br /> FY2020 and issues they raise. Capital appropriations that rely in part on disbursements from these funds
<br /> are addressed in Articles 15(Recreation Capital), 16(Municipal Capital), 17(Water System Improvements)
<br /> and 18 (Wastewater System Improvements).
<br /> Water and Wastewater Enterprise Funds
<br /> A breakdown of the funding request for the Water Enterprise Fund, and the percentage changes from the
<br /> prior fiscal year,is shown in the following table.
<br /> Water Enterprise Fund FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 $ %
<br /> Actual Appropriated Requested Change Change
<br /> Compensation $674,791 $771,886 $785,010 $13,124 1.70%
<br /> Expenses $383,853 $494,025 $508,875 $14,850 3.01%
<br /> Debt Service $1,470,390 $1,463,902 $1,277,412 ($186,490) (12.74%)
<br /> MWRA Assessment $7,246,531 $7,128,006 $7,414,724 $286,718 4.02%
<br /> Total Requested in Article 5 $9,775,565 $9,857,819 $9,986,021 $128,202 1.30%
<br /> Indirect Expenses (Article 11) $872,458 $869,833 $894,573 $24,740 2.84%
<br /> OPEB Contribution(Article 10) $9,089 $9,089 $2,761 ($6,328) (69.62%)
<br /> Total Water Enterprise Budget $10,657,112 $10,736,741 $10,883,355 $14,614 1.37%
<br /> A similar breakdown for the Wastewater Enterprise Funds is shown in the following table.
<br /> Wastewater Enterprise Fund FY2018 FY2019 FY2019 $ %
<br /> Actual Appropriated Requested Change Change
<br /> Compensation $230,757 $359.312 $355,614 ($3,698) (1.03%)
<br /> Expenses $325,482 $408,150 $432,950 $24,800 6.08%
<br /> Debt Service $1,033,672 $1,203,004 $1,278,322 $75,318 6.26%
<br /> MWRA Assessment $7,402,979 $7,572,486 $7,923,398 $350,912 4.63%
<br /> Total Requested in Article 5 $8992,890 $9,542,952 $9,990,284 $447,332 4.69%
<br /> Indirect Expenses (Article 4) $546,827 $515,280 $532,094 $24,740 3.26%
<br /> OPEB Contribution $4,085 $4,085 $3,004 ($1,081) (26.46%)
<br /> Total Wastewater Enterprise $9,543,802 $10,062,317 $10,525,382 $463,065 4.60%
<br /> Budget
<br /> Note that this table differs from that contained in the warrant in three respects: (1)the MWRA assessments
<br /> for water and wastewater reflect the MWRA's preliminary assessments issued in February,which are much
<br /> lower than the 10%increase"placeholders"assumed in the Warrant; (2)indirect expenses to be charged to
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