Current Budget Cycle Updates


2005 Projections
(as of 12/10/03, source:
Finance Director's dated Budget Projection
FY2005 Exhibits 1 through 5)

-- Revenues --

Property Tax 34,432,526
Local State Aid 3,862.626
Local Receipts 4,053,407
Cash and Available Funds 124,155
Free Cash 2,027,245
MMLD Surplus

320,000

WSDH Surplus 341,060
Other sources

00..00

Total Estimated Revenues 45,161,019

-- Appropriations --

Annual Town Meeting 44,803,712
Special Town Meeting  
Court Judgments  
Cherry Sheet Offsets 492,637
Group Insurance 279,312
Snow Removal Deficit

150,000

State Charges 2,000,000
Overlay

250,000

Total Amount To Be Raised* 47,975,661
Out Of Balance 2,814,642
6.23%

* excluding capital and debt exclusions, and all enterprise funds


Components Contributing
to the FY05 Deficit Projection

(as of 12/11/04)

Group Insurance increases  
+ 950,000
"Other" insurance increase  
+ 50,000
Medicare "match"  
+ 45,000
Municipal, Fire, Police "step" increases  
+73,128
Municipal, Police and Fire pay increases  
-185,000
School Dept. "step" increases  
+329,500
School Dept. pay increases  
+630,000
Snow removal  
+50,000
Group Insurance rate hike  
+279.312
   
+2,807,284
Chart School deductions  
+1,200,000