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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE-2.020 ATM 25 March 2020
<br /> Municipal (3000-8000)
<br /> The municipal operating budget comprises all line items from 3000 to 8999. As shown in the table below,
<br /> the FY2021 Recommended Budget of$41.6 million represents a$1.3 million or 3.24%increase.The largest
<br /> components of the municipal budget are those for Public Safety,the DPW, and General Government.
<br /> Municipal Budgets FY2020 FY2021 Change Change/a
<br /> Appropriated Budget $
<br /> 3000 Public Works $10,482,790 $10,805,637 $322,847 3.08%
<br /> 4000 Public Safety $14,623,802 $15,536,792 $912,990 6.24%
<br /> 5000 Culture &Recreation $2,848,949 $2,959,426 $110,477 3.88%
<br /> 6000 Human Services $1,458,936 $1,486,822 $27,886 1.91%
<br /> 7000 Land Use,Health &Development $2,579,144 $2,624,761 $45,617 1.77%
<br /> 8000 General Government $8,282,395 $8,168,922 $ ($113,473) (1.37%)
<br /> TOTAL $40,276,016 $41,582,360 $1,306,344 3.24%
<br /> Public Works (3000)
<br /> The recommended appropriation for Public Works of $10,805,637 represents a 3.08% increase over
<br /> FY2020. Of the total, 91.3%is covered by the tax levy, 5.8%is covered by payments from the enterprise
<br /> funds for services rendered, and 2.9% comes from other sources, primarily fees and the Cemetery Trust
<br /> Fund. About 40% of the recommended budget is for compensation, i.e., salaries and wages, while the re-
<br /> maining 60%is for Expenses.
<br /> The net increase in compensation of$91,765 (2.16%) from FY2020, includes the conversion of a Staff
<br /> Engineer to a Senior Engineer (annual cost of$9,426 plus an additional $137 in Shared Expenses). An
<br /> additional point to note is that the contract for AFSCME Local 1703 Public Works is currently being nego-
<br /> tiated and the estimated cost of the additional compensation under a new contract is budgeted in the Salary
<br /> Adjustment account.
<br /> The net increase in expenses of$231,082 (3.70%) from FY2020 is largely for contractual services and
<br /> supplies. Two Program Improvement Requests totaling $22,000 are recommended. The first is a real time
<br /> monitoring system contract for $12,000 that will monitor pavement conditions during a snowstorm and
<br /> enable better utilization of resources. The second is an appropriation of$10,000 towards regular mainte-
<br /> nance of the Town's playgrounds.
<br /> Some noteworthy points in the budget are:
<br /> • The initial savings from conversion of the Town's streetlights to LEDs that was funded at the fall
<br /> 2019 STM is rather conservatively estimated at $28,550. If no serious maintenance problems de-
<br /> velop and projected reductions in electricity use are realized, further savings are likely. Future
<br /> budgets will reflect the experience of the first year after the conversion project has been completed.
<br /> • There is a net increase of$98,123 for refuse collection, disposal, and recycling which is due to the
<br /> unsettled recycling market.
<br /> Public Safety (4000)
<br /> Public Safety covers Law Enforcement (4100) and Fire and Rescue (4200). Of the total recommended
<br /> appropriation of$15,536,792, about 52%is for Law Enforcement and 48%for Fire and Rescue.
<br /> The recommended FY2021 appropriation for Law Enforcement is $8,038,558 which is a 6.23% increase
<br /> over the FY2020 budget. About 88% of the budget is for compensation and approximately 12% is for
<br /> expenses. The net increase in compensation of$421,087 (6.32%) is driven by contractual cost of living
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