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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE—2020 ATM 25 March 2020
<br /> Warrant Article Analysis and Recommendations
<br /> Article 4
<br /> Appropriate FY2021 Operating Budget
<br /> Funds Requested Funding Source Committee Recommendation
<br /> See below See below Approve (8-0)
<br /> The discussion of the operating budget is divided into three sections for the major components of the budget:
<br /> Education, Shared Expenses, and Municipal.
<br /> Education (1000)
<br /> Program 1000 Education FY2020 FY2021 %of $ %
<br /> Budget Recommended Education Change Change
<br /> 1100 Lexington Public Schools $113,553,757 $118,357,656 97.64% $4,803,899 4.2%
<br /> 1200 Regional High School $2,470,131 $2,863,147 2.36% $393,016 15.9%
<br /> 1000 Total Education $116,023,888 $121,220,803 100%1$5,196,9151 4.5%
<br /> Lexington Public Schools (1100)
<br /> The School Committee has voted to recommend an appropriation of$118,357,656 for the Lexington Public
<br /> Schools (LPS) operating budget for FY2021. This amount does not include:
<br /> • The school portion of Shared Expenses (2000), see below,including public facilities, employee &
<br /> retiree benefits,pension, debt service, liability insurance, and reserve funds.
<br /> • Revenue from federal, state, local, and private grants, or revolving and donation fund activity,
<br /> none of which are subject to appropriation by Town Meeting.
<br /> The request represents an increase of 4.2%over the FY2020 appropriation.
<br /> The new Lexington Children's Place (LCP; preschool) building opened in September 2019, and the new
<br /> Maria Hastings Elementary School was occupied in February 2020. These moves had minor effects on the
<br /> FY2020 operating budget, i.e.,the addition of two custodial positions,that carry forward into this budget.
<br /> Further information about the budget request may be found in the "Education" section of the Brown Book
<br /> and in the LPS Budget Book.
<br /> A breakdown of this operating budget into salaries and wages, and expenses is shown below.
<br /> Appropriation FY2020 Budget FY2021 Dollar Percent
<br /> (adjusted) Recommended Increase Increase
<br /> Salary and Wages $95,442,183 $98,932,332 $3,490,149 3.7%
<br /> Expenses $18,111,574 $19,425,324 $1,313,750 7.3%
<br /> 1100 Lexington Public Schools $113,553,757 $118,357,656 $4,803,899 4.2%
<br /> Source:Lexington Public Schools FY2021 Recommended Budget,January 7,2020
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