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REVENUE FORECASTING POLICY


Revenue surpluses are more desirable than revenue deficits. Therefore, the process of estimating revenues is
not designed to reach a number which has an equal probability of being exceeded or producing a shortfall.
Rather, the objective is to develop an estimate, based on historical averages and current available information,
which has a substantial chance of being met and a small chance of falling short.




REVENUE FORECASTING POLICY.DOC

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SUMMARY OF GENERAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES                                                                                  -~
                                                 FY 2012          FY 2013      FY 2014     FY 2015     FY 2016      FY 2017        FY 2017  FY 2018
                                                 ACTUAL           ACTUAL       ACTUAL      ACTUAL      ACTUAL       BUDGET        ESTIMATE ESTIMATE
GENERAL FUND REVENUES:

PROPERTY TAX REVENUE                             57,020,621     58,943,238 61,389,516 63,587,464 67,267,824        69,587,305 69,956,355 73,073,334
STATE AID                                         6,972,715       7,767,007    8,166,757   7,553,514   7,891,869    8,052,320     8,224,875 1 8,868,080
LOCAL RECEIPTS                                    5,702,014       6,594,642    6,982,273   7,720,938   7,801,500    6,263,040     6,263,040    6,468,816
TRANSFERS FROM OTHER FUNDS                        2,404,929       2,664,482    3,004,822   2,966,964   3,249,544    2,248,003     2.,267,025   2,340,524
TAX TITLE /FORECLOSURE REVENUE                     371,909          219,963     782,539      351,721     147,456            0        78,707            0
TOTAL REVENUES                                   72,472,188     76,189,331 80,325,907 82,180,601 86,358,192        86,150,668 86,790,001 90,750,753


GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES:         __   _   _       __       _~

SCHOOL PRIOR YEAR BUDGET                                                                           36,259,994        ~ 38,077,710
SCHOOL STEPS &LANES                      ~          ~                                                 350,709             331,120
SCHOOL COLA'S                                                                                         796,085           1,037,732
SCHOOL BUDGET ADJUSTMENT NEEDED TO BALANCE                                                       ~ 1,165,922'             774,997
SCHOOL EXPENSES                            30,390,978 32,011,496 33,395,505 34,627,548 36,259,290 38,572,738,572,710 40,221,559

MUNICIPAL PRIOR YEAR BUDGET                                                                                         8,101,726            19,016,901
MUNICIPAL STEP/LONGEVITY INCREASES                                                           ~                        129,968               164,858
MUNICIPAL COLA'S                                                                                                      243,043               236,969
MUNICIPAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENT NEEDED TO BALANCE                                                                         542,164               500,348
MUNICIPAL EXPENSES                               15,562,479     16,079,678 16,918,738 17,488,884 18,136,889        19,016,901 19,016,901 19,919,076

FIXED COSTS                                      23,055,030     23,857,242 24,674,243 25,451,017 i 25,878,984      26,804,887 26,857,974 28,175,270

            TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES             69,008,487     71,948,416 74,988,486 77,567,449 80,275,163        84,394,498 ' 84,447,585 88,315,904

CASH CAPITAL EXPENDITURES                         1,119,429 '     2.,087,710   1,821,917   1,765,198   2,120,500    1,972,000     1,972,000    1,400,000

TRANSFERS TO STABILIZATION FUNDS                   690,000         400,000      485,000     700,000     600,000             0             0            0

SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS                                     0       120,000       70,000      85,000     183,069      159,265       159,265             0
STATE &COUNTY CHARGES                              874,821         959,538      959,868     944,583     927,338      956,905      1,002,359    1,034,849

TOTAL EXPENDITURES                              71,692,737      75,515,665 78,325,271 81,062,230 84,706,070        87,482,668 87,581,209 90,750,753


OPERATING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)-GENERAL FUND           779,452         673,666 ' 2,000,636     1,118,371   2,252,122   (1,332,000).   (791,208)            0
   ATM DATA.xlsx                                                summary                                                                   1 /26/2017

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PROPERTY TAX REVENUE

                          A                              W               Y           AA          AC          AE              AF          AG             AH
1
2                                                     FY 2012         FY 2013     FY 2014      FY 2015     FY 2016         FY 2017      FY 2017  FY 2018
3                                                     ACTUAL          ACTUAL      ACTUAL       ACTUAL      ACTUAL          BUDGET      ESTIMATE ESTIMATE
4 GENERAL FUND REVENUE:
5                                                                 I                                                    I
 7
8 ADD 2.5%                                            1,361,400       1,412,490 ~, 1,464,807 ; 1,526,406   1,603,762       1,676,682   1,676,682   1,758,736
 9                                                                              I
10 ADD REAL ESTATE NEW GROWTH                          364,865          379,310      450,088     800,518    985,309         600,000    1,107,638       600,000
11
12 ADD PERSONAL PROP NEW GROWTH                        317,329         300,896     549,052      767,316     327,736         200,000     497,845        250,000
13
14 ADD OVERRIDE                                               0               0           0           0           0               0           0              0
15
16                 SUB-TOTAL LEVY LIMIT              56,499,590 58,592,286 61,056,233 64,150,473 67,067,280 69,543,962 70,349,445 72,958,181
17
18 ADD DEBT EXCLUSIONS(NET OF REIMBURSEMENTS)         2,141,667       2,111,287   2,019,591    1,643,171   1,706,408 1,575,033 , 1,559,011 1,651,108
19                                                                                                                             '
20 LESS UNUSED LEVY CAPACITY                          (566,772).      (548,306)   (610,696) (1,164,023)1   (577,358) (535,955) (961,686) (535,955)
21
22 TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES-CURRENT YEAR                 58,074,484 60,155,267 62,465,128 64,629,621 68,196,330 70,583,040 70,946,770 74,073,334
23
24 LESS ABATEMENTS                                    (512,825)       (878,605)   (805,173)    (761,986)   (747,431) (1,000,000)' (1,000,000) (1,000,000)
                                        -        -       -
25
26 ADJUST TO ACTUAL AMOUNT BILLED                      (60,575)         (8,439)    (46,041)'      6,808       8,513           4,265       9,585              0
27
28 SUB-TOTAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE                    57,501,084 59,268,223 61,613,914 63,874,443 67,457,412 69,587,305 69,956,355 73,073,334
    --                                                         -- -                             -
29
30 OVER/(UNDER) COLLECTIONS                           (480,463)1      (324,985)   (224,398)    (286,979)   (189,588)              0           0              0
31
32 TOTAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE                        57,020,621 58,943,238 61,389,516 63,587,464 67,267,824 69,587,305 69,956,355 73,073,334




      ATMDATA.xlsx                                           property taxes                                                                1/26/2017

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                     ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAXES FROM DEBT EXCLUSIONS -NET OF REIMBURSEMENTS

                       A                      S               T                  U               W                  Y                 Z                  AA                     AB
 1                                                                                         I
2                                           FY 2012        FY 2013           FY 2014           FY 2015            FY 2016           FY 2017       !     FY 201           FY 2018
 3                DESCRIPTION               ACTUAL         ACTUAL            ACTUAL            ACTUAL             ACTUAL            BUDGET             ESTIMATE         ESTIMATE
4
5 DRAPER PROPERTY (behind Police Station)     111,480        106,756            103,544           96,220             93,055            38,528              38,528                36,532
6
 7 WILLIAMS ESTATE(Armando Center)            176,942        169,864            164,044          150,631            143,402           134,130             134,130                      0
8
9 SCHOOL ADA                                   82,279         79,080              76,626          69,607             66,343            62.,610             62,610                59,364
10
1 1 SCHOOL REPAIRS                            142,979        137,420            133,149          120,941            115,239           108,704 '           108,704               103,326
12
13 SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY                                  0              0                 0                 0                  0                 0                 0                      0
14
15 LUCE SCHOOL                                664,350        645,920            624,150          605,110            585,390 ~         551,600             551,600 ,             527,380
16
17 LIBRARY                                    446,888        437,513            443,710          381.,905 ~         366,920           352,710             352,710               338,440
18
19 HIGH SCHOOL                               1,558,500      1,527,250         1,527,842          807,112            758,093           707,783             707,783               659,098
ZO
21 HANSEN SCHOOL ADDITION                             0              0                0 I                0                  0          41,000              44,000               349,000
22                                                                                      I
23             TOTAL DEBT SERVICE            3,183,417      3,103,802         3,073,065 ~       2,231,526         2,128,440          1,997,065          2,000,065          2,073,140
24                                                                       i                                   ~                  !                 'i
25 LESS MSBA OFFSETS &OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:                                                                     ',                                                     '
26
27 LUCE SCHOOL MSBA REIMBURSEMENT            (458,345)      (422,032)          (422,032)        (422,032)          (422,032)         (422,032]           (422,032)          (422,032)
28 HIGH SCHOOL MSBA REIMBURSEMENT            (550,810)i,    (539,765)          (550,537)               0                  0                 0                   0                  0
29 ADDITIONAL INTEREST PAID IN APRIL 2014                                       (52,289)'         52,289
30 NET PREMIUM RECEIVED ON NOTES &BONDS       (32,595)       (30,718)           (28,616)        (218,612)                   0~                0           (19,022)                     0
31
32 TOTAL MSBA OFFSETS &OTHER ADJUSTMENTS    (1,041,750)     (992,515)        (1,053,474)        (588,355)          (422,032)         (422,032            (441,054)          (422,032)
33
34              NET DEBT SERVICE            2,141,667 j    2,111,287          2,019,591 j       1,643,171         1,706,408          1,575,033          1,559,011          1,651,108




      ATMDATA.xlsx                                                   debt exclusions                                                                                1/26/2017

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STATE AID COMPARISON
                           A                          B          O            Q          S           U           W           X            Y              Z
 1
2                                                             FY 2012     FY 2013     FY 2014     FY 2015     FY 2016     FY 2017 FY 2017  FY 2018
 3                   DESCRIPTION                              ACTUAL      ACTUAL      ACTUAL      ACTUAL      ACTUAL      BUDGET ESTIMATE ESTIMATE
4
 5 CHAPTER 70                                                 3,838,238   4,580,646   4,751,687 4,936,587     5,126,669   5,191,049    5,320,092    5,903,276
6
 7 SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION                                             0            0          0           0           0           0            0              0
 8
 9 CHARTER TUITION ASSESSMENT REIMBURSEMENT                      5,102       54,945     36,456       6,667       3,969      14,868       49,046         25,768
10
11               SUB-TOTAL EDUCATION                          3,843,340   4,635,591   4,788,143 ~ 4,943,254   5,130,638   5,205,917    5,369,138 , 5,929,044
12
13
17 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL GOVERNMENT AID                        1,682,666   1,813,812 ' 1,856,687   1,908,176   1,976,870   2,061,875    2,061,875    2,142,288
18
19 HIGHWAY FUND                                                      0i           0          0           0           0           0            0              0
20
21 POLICE CAREER INCENTIVE(QUINN)                                    0'           0          0           0           0           0            0              0
22
23 VETERANS' BENEFITS                                          100,759      106,829    129,968     147,636     143,180     143,237      152,714        159,972
24                                                        i
25 STATE OWNED LAND(PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES)                 149,899      149,947    152,912      37,903      37,903      38,013       37,870         37,870
26
27 EXEMPTIONS FOR ELDERLY, VETS ETC.                           152,623       64,758    232,205      60,240     146,973     146,973      146,973        142,601
28
29         SUB-TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT                       2,085,947 ' 2,135,346   2,371,772   2,153,955   2,304,926   2,390,098    2,399,432    2,482,731
30
31                SUB-TOTAL STATE AID                         5,929,287   6,770,937   7,159,915   7,097,209   7,435,564   7,596,015    7,768,570    8,411,775
32                                               'i
33
34 SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION (MSBA):
35   LUCE SCHOOL                                                458,345     422,032   422,032      422,032     422,032     422,032      422,032      422,032
36   HIGH SCHOOL                                                550,810     539,765   550,537            0           0           0            0            0
37   HANSEN SCHOOL ELEVATOR                                      18,328      18,328    18,328       18,328      18,328      18,328       18,328       18,328
38   KENNEDY SCHOOL ELEVATOR                     ~'              15,945      15,945 '  15,945       15,945      15,945      15,945       15,945       15,945
39          TOTAL SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AID                     1,043,428     996,070 1,006,842      456,305     456,305     456,305 '    456,305 '    456,305
40
41
42                  TOTAL STATE AID                           6,972,715   7,767,007   8,166,757   7,553,514 7,891,869 ' 8,052,320      8,224,875    8,868,080



      ATMDATA.xlsx                                                    state aid                                                            1/26/2017

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LOCAL RECEIPTS
                   A              B    C      D         Q                 S                 U           W                 Y             Z              AA           AB
 1
 2                                    ORG             FY 2012           FY 2013       FY 2014         FY 2015           FY 2016       FY 2017        FY 2017      FY 2018
 3           DESCRIPTION               #              ACTUAL            ACTUAL        ACTUAL          ACTUAL            ACTUAL        BUDGET        ESTIMATE     ESTIMATE
 4                                            ~ ~
 5 EXCISE TAXES (Motor Vehicle)       10015           3,165,287         3,473,978     3,714,753       4,119,643         4,555,904     3,600,000      3,600,000    3,850,000
 6
 7 OTHER EXCISE (Hotel &Meals)        10016              38,309           460,905          568,317      581,621           601,227       600,000       600,000       550,000
 8
 9 PENALTIES &INTEREST                10017             291,572           323,695          344,012      310,740           254,164       300,000       300,000       300,000
10
1 1 PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES         10018             219,2051          224,311 ~        214,543      222,149           225,405       231,040       231,040       236,816
12                                                                                j
13 FEES                               10032             160,747           166,510          177,668      160,361           199,823       150,000        150,000      150,000
14
15 RENTALS                            10036             19.8,375          201,454          218,135      247,420           193,689       200,000       200,000       200,000
16
17 OTHER DEPARTMENT REVENUE           10037              58,673            58,575           96,811      124,390           144,641        77,000        77,000           77,000
18                                                                                                                  j
19 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES       10041              75,075            74,040           72,915       79,970            77,035        70,000        70,000           70,000
20
21 OTHER LICENSES                     10042              83,928'           91,849           94,133       86,466            84,019        80,000        80,000           80,000
22
23 PERMITS                            10045             753,229           878,021          650,781    1,116,006           874,017       650,000       650,000       650,000
24
25 OTHER FEDERAL REVENUE              10054              71,103                   0        251,643,             0                 0             0            0              0
26
27 OTHER STATE REVENUE                10068                     0                 0         18,408              0                 0             0            0              0
28                                                j
29 FINES &FORFEITURES                 10077              99,500           109,411          141,311      113,467           119.,540      100,000       100,000       100,000
30
31 INTEREST INCOME                    10082              96,495'           82,772           91,250      81,755,            96,625        80,000        80,000           80,000
32
33 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE        10084              38,701            59,018           44,668      71,969            113,864'       25,000        25,000           25,000
                                              -                     -
34
35 REIMBURSEMENTS                     10085       i     351,814           390,105          282,925,    404,982           261,549        100,000       100,000       100,000
36
37       TOTAL LOCAL RECEIPTS                         5,702,014         6,594,642     6,982,273       7,720,938         7,801,500     6,263,040      6,263,040    6,468,816



     ATMDATA.xlsx                                                         local receipts                                                                    1/26/2017

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TRANSFERS FROM OTFIER FUNDS
     A                         B                       O                Q          S           U               W           X            Y                 Z
 ~                                         -     i
 2                                                   FY 2012     i   FY 2013     FY 2014     FY 2015         FY 2016     FY 2017   FY 2017         FY 2018
 3 FUND #                   DESCRIPTION              ACTUAL          ACTUAL^     ACTUAL      ACTUAL      i   ACTUAL      BUDGET ~ ESTIMATE        ESTIMATE
 4
 5  101   SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE                          115,165         102,224     102,224    122,378          120,770    146,805 ~    146,805        160,500
6   111   SOLAR FACILITY                                     0         303,519     413,585    498,069          556,205    323,067      323,067        331,144
 7  115   BOND PREMIUMS &ISSUANCE COSTS                100,506         143,525     171,821    275,400           31,648          0       19,022              0
 9  135   GREENLODGE STREET PARKING FEES                40,000          45,000      35,000     35,000           35,000     35,000 ~     35,000         35,000
13  170   AMBULANCE SERVICE -OPERATING           ~     650,000         650,000     803,476    650,000          650,000    650,000 '    650,000        650,000
14  170   AMBULANCE SERVICE -CAPITAL                    91,000               0      45,000          0          326,000          0            0              0
15  170   AMBULANCE SERVICE -DEBT SERVICE              112,160         108,960      86,980     53,350          107,325    111,150      111,150        175,190
16  170   AMBULANCE SERVICE -REGIONAL DISPATCH               0               0           0          0                0          0            0        100,000
17  170   AMBULANCE SERVICE -TOTAL                     853,160         758,960     935,456    703,350        1,083,325    761,150      761,150        925,190
18  171   ANIMAL CONTROL FEES                                0          30,000           0          0                0          0            0              0
19  172   SALE OF LOTS/GRAVES                           25,000 ~         5,000      10,000     10,000           10,000     10,000       10,000         10,000
20  173   INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT OVER $20,000               0               0           0     73,536                0          0            0              0
21  174   WETLANDS PROTECTION                    ~      10,000           5,000       5,000          0                0          0            0              0
22  175   SALE OF REAL ESTATE                           23,378          22,809      12,677          0                0          0            0              0
26  600   SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND                        373,811         388,281     394,399    376,369          384,876    356,442      356,442        358,865
27  640   WATER ENTERPRISE FUND                        716,685         744,799     756,170    620,022         978,960     510,539      510,539        514,825
28  700   RINK ENTERPRISE FUND                          76,472          80,243      82,015     90,729                0          0            0              0
29  801   STABILIZATION FUND                                 0               0      75,000     80,000                0          0            0              0
32  812   CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE(EXPENDABLE)            5,000          15,000       5,000      5,000            5,000      5,000        5,000          5,000
33        MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS                           33,555          20,122       6,475     77,112           43,759    100,000      100,000              0
35                          TOTALS                   2,404,929       2,664,482   3,004,822   2,966,964       3,249,544   2,248,003    2,267,025     2,340,524




     ATMDATA.xlsx                                                    trensfers                                                                1/2612017

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                                         FIXED COSTS AND STATE AND COUNTY CHARGES

      A                      B                   N           O                    Q        S             U            V            W                 X
 1
 2                                            FY 2012     FY 2013          FY 2014     FY 2015       FY 2016      FY 2017        FY 2017       FY 2018
 3   DEPT              DESCRIPTION            ACTUAL      ACTUAL           ACTUAL      ACTUAL        ACTUAL       BUDGET        ESTIMATE      REQUEST
 4
 5   132    RESERVE FUND                              0             0              0            0             0      500,000       500,000       500,000
 6   422    STREET LIGHTS                       125,028      1 15,634        100,141      100,116       136,752      120,000       120,000        95,000
 7   423    SNOW &ICE                           226,849     644,641          839,895    1,263,215      681,690       564,500       564,500      600,500
 8   433    TRASH COLLECTION                  1,371,307    1,453,522       1,484,613    1,665,574     1,797,927    1,840,240     1,840,240     1,900,000
 9
10          INSIDE LEVY                       2,804,501    3,052,193       2,966,683    2,608,238     2,818,352    2,886,141     2,867,843     2,713,463
11          OUTSIDE LEVY                      3,183,417    3,103,803       3,073,065    2,231,526     2,128,440    1,997,065     2,000,065     2,073,140
12                TOTAL DEBT SERVICE          5,987,919    6,155,995       6,039,748    4,839,764     4,946,792    4,883,206     4,867,907     4,786,603
13
14   840    BLUE HILLS REGIONAL               1,337,865    1,173,074       1,059,042    1,098,642     1,117,954    1,195,356     1,180,767     1,235,185
15   841    NORFOLK COUNTY AGGIE                      0        6,000           8,589        7,472         9,340       10,000        10,000        10,000
16   911    RETIREMENT EXPENSES               2,942,040    3,085,292       3,202,606    3,595,847     3,994,324    4,397,322     4,397,289     4,799,947
17   913    U NEMPLOYMENT                       100,000      100,000         150,000      150,000       100,000      100,000       100,000       100,000
18
19   914    HEALTH INSURANCE                 10,146,298   10,018,636      10,473,152   1 1,251,554   10,924,342   1 1,279,278   1 1,362,286   12,082,117
20   915    LIFE INSURANCE                       57,233       57,696          58,289        58,637       58,637        60,000        60,000       60,000
21           TOTAL HEALTH &LIFE INSURANCE    10,203,531   10,076,332      10,531,441   1 1,310,191   10,982,980   1 1,339,278   1 1,422,286   12,142,117
22
23   946    TOWN INSURANCE                     760,491      846,675          910,457     869,196      1,011,226    1,084,985     1,084,985     1,205,918
24   993    OPEB TRUST FUND                          0       50,000          400,000     551,000        750,000      770,000       770,000       800,000
25   990    OTHER TRANSFERS                          0      150,078                0           0        350,000            0             0             0
26
27                   TOTAL FIXED COSTS       23,055,030   23,857,242     24,726,532    25,451,017    25,878,984   26,804,887    26,857,974    28,175,270
28
29
30   820    STATE ASSESSMENTS                  683,717      763,657          765,462     745,317       725,754      750,282       795,736        825,840
31   830    NORFOLK COUNTY TAX                 191,104      195,881          194,406     199,266       201,584      206,623       206,623        209,009
32
33          TOTAL STATE &COUNTY                874,821      959,538          959,868     944,583       927,338      956,905      1,002,359     1,034,849




      ATMDATA.xlsx                                                  fixed costs                                                          1/26/2017