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Article 37 - FY25 Budget Target Calculations Revised 2-15-24 pdf file

Budgets & Finance · Record date 2024-02-15 · Record fbebf68590eac65b21

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GUIDELINE USED TO ESTABLISH OPERATING BUDGET TARGETS
                                                       FY 2025


123,990,083 Total FY '25 General Revenue Estimate

     (71,387) FY '25 State Aid School Increase (Governor's FY 25 Proposal - FY '24 Budget)
     (86,380) FY '25 State Aid General Government Increase (Governor's FY 25 Proposal - FY '24 Budget)
 (53,490,543) FY 24 Budget - School
 (26,621,741) FY 24 Budget - Municipal
 (35,767,283) FY '25 Fixed Costs
  (1,559,466) FY '25 State & County Charges
  (2,152,000) FY '25 School & Municipal Cash Capital Allocated
    (532,000) FY '25 Dedicated Transfer: Funding for Ambulance Capital
(120,280,800) Reduction to FY '25 Revenue to Determine Incremental New Funds for School & Municipal Budgets

  3,709,283                 New Funding for FY '25 Budget, Excluding State Aid Change & Dedicated Ambulance Receipts
   3,867,050         66.77% FY '24 School Share of Combined School/Municipal Budgets
                     33.23% FY '24 Municipal Share of Combined School/Municipal Budgets

  2,476,669 FY '25 School 66.77% Share of New Revenue Excluding State Aid Change
     71,387 FY '25 State Aid School Increase
 53,490,543 School - FY '24 Budget
 56,038,598 FY '25 School Budget Target
     66.73% FY '25 School Share of Combined School/Town Budgets

 58,243,919       (2,205,321) Budget Request and Reduction Needed
  8.9%            4.76%       Percentage growth in FY25 Budget

  1,232,615 FY '25 Municipal 33.23% Share of New Revenue Excluding State Aid Change
     86,380 FY '25 State Aid General Government Increase
          0 FY '25 Dedicated Transfer: Dedicated Funding for Ambulance Capital
 26,621,741 Municipal - FY '24 Budget
 27,940,736 FY '25 Municipal Budget Target
     33.27% FY '25 Municipal Share of Combined School/Municipal Budgets

 29,006,512       (1,065,776) Budget Request and Reduction Needed
  9.0%            4.95%       Percentage growth in FY25 Budget


 83,979,334 TOTAL SCHOOL & MUNICIPAL BUDGET TARGET
        -      #VALUE!
                                                                                                                       2/15/2024

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FIXED COSTS and STATE and COUNTY ASSESSMENTS


                                           FY 2019       FY 2020        FY 2021      FY 2022      FY 2023      FY 2024        FY 2025      FY25 vs FY24
DEPT                  DESCRIPTION          ACTUAL        ACTUAL         ACTUAL       ACTUAL       ACTUAL       BUDGET        ESTIMATE       % Change

132     RESERVE FUND (for Transfer Out)             0            0               0            0            0      600,000       600,000        0.0%
422     STREET LIGHTS                          78,799       62,632          79,317       77,265       74,999       97,000        97,000        0.0%
423     SNOW & ICE                            714,458      405,906         835,317      758,519      510,500      650,500       650,500        0.0%
433     TRASH COLLECTION                    1,951,969    2,024,995       2,096,983    2,316,063    2,529,282    2,584,500     2,676,652        3.6%

        INSIDE LEVY                         2,800,082    2,801,029       3,164,705    3,054,669    3,169,969    3,356,837     3,441,428         2.5%
        OUTSIDE LEVY                        1,757,578    1,635,229       2,018,114    1,491,609    1,508,900    1,307,645       933,459       -28.6%
              TOTAL DEBT SERVICE            4,557,661    4,436,257       5,182,819    4,546,278    4,678,869    4,664,482     4,374,887        -6.2%
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840     BLUE HILLS REGIONAL                 1,207,788    1,447,694       1,476,512    1,472,906    1,570,786    1,770,018     1,759,530        -0.6%
841     NORFOLK COUNTY AGGIE                   13,755       19,460          16,000       19,800       38,196       50,000        50,000         0.0%
911     RETIREMENT EXPENSES                 5,249,461    5,638,718       6,035,583    6,449,186    6,932,851    7,323,368     7,569,612         3.4%
913     UNEMPLOYMENT                          100,000      100,000         100,000      100,000      100,000      100,000       100,000         0.0%

914     HEALTH INSURANCE                   12,428,532   12,452,037     12,898,486    12,856,382   12,967,659   13,242,449    13,741,272        3.8%
915     LIFE INSURANCE                         60,202       59,181         59,193        58,387       58,882       62,250        62,250        0.0%
         TOTAL HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE     12,488,734   12,511,218     12,957,679    12,914,769   13,026,541   13,304,699    13,803,522        3.7%

946     TOWN INSURANCE                      1,133,634    1,137,058       1,218,901    1,335,328    1,447,430    1,525,950     1,664,092        9.1%
993     OPEB TRUST FUND                       800,000    1,030,000         914,000    1,050,000    1,150,000    1,250,000     1,350,000        8.0%
116     PLYMOUTH RUBBER DIF TRANSFER           15,918       94,885          50,970       98,497      656,011      523,440     1,071,488       104.7%

                  TOTAL FIXED COSTS        28,312,177   28,908,823     30,964,081    31,138,611   32,715,465   34,443,957    35,767,283        3.8%
                                              1.5%         2.1%            7.1%        0.6%         5.1%         5.3%          3.8%


820     STATE ASSESSMENTS                   1,016,466      969,533       1,202,295    1,236,874    1,283,299    1,341,442     1,311,269        -2.2%
830     NORFOLK COUNTY TAX                    214,234      217,129         222,558      224,723      230,186      242,144       248,197         2.5%

        TOTAL STATE & COUNTY                1,230,700    1,186,662       1,424,853    1,461,597    1,513,485    1,583,586     1,559,466        -1.5%

                                                         Fixed Costs are Estimated to Grow by 3.8%, or $1.3MM in FY25
                                           DIF Transfer Increasing $548K; Retirement Increasing $246K; Debt Service DEcreasing $290K
                                           Health Insurance $499K Increase Reflects Growth in Subscribers, but No Premium Increases
                                                     Blue Hills & Norfolk County Assessments Reflect Preliminary Estimates


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