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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT TO THE MARCH 2013 ATM Authorized FY2014 Fund Departmental FY2013 # Program or Purpose Representative or Receipts Authorization Requested Board to Spend Authorization Building Rental Public Facilities Building Rental 2400 Fund Director Fees $375 000 $405 000 Regional Cache— Public Works User Fees from 3110 Hartwell Avenue Director Participating $20,000 $20,000 Municipalities 3320 Trees Board of Selectmen Gifts and Fees $20,000 $25,000 DPW Burial Public Works Sale of Grave Boxes 3330 Containers Director and Burial Vaults $35 000 $40 000 DPW Compost Public Works Sale of Compost 3420 Operations Director and Loam,Yard $400,000 $465,000 Waste Permits Minuteman Public Works Fees Paid by 3420 Household Hazardous Director Consortium Towns $175,000 $175,000 Waste Pro ram 6120 Council on Aging Human Services Program Fees and $100,000 $100,000 Pro rams Director Gifts 7140 Health Programs Health Director Medicare $10,000 $10,000 Reimbursements 7320 Tourism/Liberty Ride Town Manager and Liberty Ride $285,000 $290,000 Tourism Comm. Receipts 8140 PEG Access Board of Selectmen License Fees from $450,000 $450,000 and Town Manager Cable TV Providers Reauthorization of all existing municipal revolving funds is requested for FY2014 as shown in the table above. Detailed descriptions of these funds can be found in Appendix C. A summary of the Revolving Fund balances can be found on page C-2 in the Brown Book The spending limit proposed for each of the funds is based on a reasonable estimate of the fees and charges likely to be received, as well as of the ex- penditures likely to be required. Chan1jes in Authorization Levels from FY2014 The increases to the Building Rental, Trees, DPW Burial Containers and Tourism/Liberty Ride Revolving Funds are based upon anticipated increased usage of services, increased costs and are supported by antici- pated increased revenue. The $65,000 increased authorization in the DPW Compost Operations Revolv- ing Fund is to cover increased staffing and to fund debt service for the reconstruction of the culvert under the facility's driveway. The Committee recommends approval of this request(9-0). Article 8: Appropriate the FY2014 Funds Funding Committee Community Preservation Requested Source Recommendation Committee Operating Budget $3,048,377 CPA p g g $186,750 Rec RF and CPA Projects $228,250 GF Debt Approve (9-0) $875 GF Cash except 8(c),(d),(e) $3,464,252 The Community Preservation Act (CPA) is a state statute that allows municipalities to raise a surcharge on property taxes for local use for purposes related to historic preservation, open space (including recrea- 21