Town of Simsbury - Board of Finance Agenda 04/06/2010-PUBLIC HEARING

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LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF SIMSBURY
SIMSBURY BUDGET HEARING

The Board of Finance of the Town of Simsbury will hold a public hearing Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Simsbury High School Auditorium, 34 Farms Village Road, Simsbury, Connecticut. Itemized estimates of annual budget expenditures of the Town for the ensuing fiscal year shall be presented at the hearing. Interested persons will be heard in regard to any proposed appropriation, and any other business proper to come before said meeting will be transacted.

BOARD OF FINANCE
Paul W. Henault

	ADOPTED	REQUESTED
	BUDGET	BUDGET	CHANGE
	2009-10	2010-11	DOLLAR	PERCENTAGE
GENERAL FUND BUDGET
BOARD OF SELECTMEN	17,775,739	17,823,752	48,013	0.27%
DEBT RETIREMENT	6,114,025	6,052,606	(61,419)	-1.00%
BOARD OF EDUCATION	60,868,434	61,842,329	973,895	1.60%
NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS	512,927	519,624	6,697	1.31%

	~	~	~	~
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	85,271,125	86,238,311	967,186	1.13%

LESS ESTIMATED REVENUES	8,208,612	7,991,954	(216,658)	-2.64%

	77,062,513	78,246,357	1,183,844	1.54%

	ACTUAL	BUDGET	ACTUAL	PROJECTED	ESTIMATED
	REVENUE	REVENUE	REVENUE	REVENUE	REVENUE
	2008-09	2009-10	12/31/09	06/30/10	2010-11

GENERAL FUND BUDGET

Board of Selectmen:
Property Taxes - Interest & Liens	272,684	250,000	145,931	250,000	250,000
Licenses & Permits	346,713	418,350	296,870	435,450	404,850
Intergovernmental Revenues	791,189	531,753	460,857	949,736	577,763
Charges for Goods & Services	674,624	804,078	296,010	770,001	788,235
Interest Income	270,672	300,000	29,752	100,000	100,000
Rental of Town Owned Property	3,815	9,000	2,423	5,000	5,000
Local Revenue	213,703	226,425	151,407	234,991	187,300
Assessments	4,091	-	250	250	-
Other Revenue	175,881	10,000	-	10,000	10,000
	2,753,372	2,549,606	1,383,500	2,755,428	2,323,148

Non Public Schools	41,982	42,489	-	40,234	36,420

Board of Education:
Tuition Fees - Regular Education	48,880	62,375	24,780	103,542	90,405
Rental School Buildings	100,897	45,000	35,912	60,000	60,000
Other Revenue - Local	2,879	15,000	1,267	5,000	5,000
Education Cost sharing (ECS)	5,368,467	5,367,517	1,530,440	5,394,863	5,367,517
Elementary - Secondary Transportation	110,845	118,100		123,971	100,602
Adult Education	8,431	8,525	4,995	9,438	8,862
	5,640,399	5,616,517	1,597,394	5,696,814	5,632,386

TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES	8,435,753	8,208,612	2,980,894	8,492,476	7,991,954

	ACTUAL	BUDGET	ACTUAL	ESTIMATED	BUDGET
	EXPENSES	ADOPTED	EXPENSES	EXPENSES	REQUEST
	2008-09	2009-10	12/31/09	06/30/10	2010-11
BOARD OF SELECTMEN BUDGET

GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION	519,006	508,724	279,837	509,659	455,673
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES	60,844	56,697	28,994	60,555	60,843
BOARD OF FINANCE	4,903	11,330	129	8,984	8,984
LAND USE COMMISSIONS	26,521	34,126	8,718	34,126	31,751
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION	49,568	46,418	46,203	46,418	54,700
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION	142	1,949	199	1,949	2,300
PUBLIC BUILDING COMMITTEE	3,074	3,418	1,350	2,840	3,418
POLICE COMMISSION	-	348	-	348	348
BEAUTIFICATION	4,786	4,600	340	4,600	4,600
TOURISM	2,077	2,515	631	2,515	2,515
ELECTIONS	100,213	110,656	53,161	104,461	106,293
FINANCE DEPARTMENT	322,398	311,358	160,000	308,240	311,731
TAX DEPARTMENT	157,861	159,536	85,268	160,041	159,931
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE	224,937	225,478	108,474	186,200	162,814
DATA PROCESSING	123,027	128,396	60,645	129,396	128,396
AUDITORS	29,700	30,850	22,500	30,850	31,975
LEGAL	186,348	211,712	59,220	204,732	204,732
TOWN CLERK	193,340	188,832	94,595	188,813	189,717
PROBATE COURT	5,614	6,130	1,395	6,130	3,005
TRANSPORTATION	7,860	6,050	3,935	7,860	7,860
MISCELLANEOUS	3,046	3,800	-	3,000	3,800
	2,025,264	2,052,923	1,015,595	2,001,717	1,935,386
PUBLIC SAFETY:
POLICE DEPARTMENT	3,971,488	3,846,842	1,993,215	3,877,207	3,899,544
CIVIL PREPAREDNESS	1,962	1,900	-	1,900	16,563
	3,973,450	3,848,742	1,993,215	3,879,107	3,916,107
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT:
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	265,153	200,800	79,302	200,827	201,636
PLANNING DEPARTMENT	139,924	137,889	72,712	141,494	137,639
BUILDING DEPARTMENT	192,529	203,365	97,732	203,365	142,595
ENGINEERING	216,937	214,538	107,712	202,716	159,835
	814,543	756,592	357,458	748,402	641,705
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT:
PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION	138,988	199,827	87,716	199,477	195,479
BUILDINGS & MAINTENANCE ADMINISTRATION	363,938	418,594	171,498	424,851	362,254
TOWN OFFICES	252,519	176,440	90,204	176,486	175,916
ENO MEMORIAL HALL	90,560	143,694	33,987	143,988	85,663
MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS	19,052	13,423	6,182	13,423	13,025
HIGHWAY - LABOR & EQUIPMENT	1,652,840	1,465,646	638,691	1,465,636	1,453,164
HIGHWAY - FACILITIES & PROGRAMS	955,480	1,082,749	469,816	1,086,583	1,084,249
LANDFILL	190,820	182,100	118,010	182,180	176,000
	3,664,198	3,682,473	1,616,103	3,692,624	3,545,750

HEALTH	98,189	100,551	100,551	100,551	100,364

SOCIAL SERVICES:
SOCIAL SERVICES - ADMINISTRATION	178,512	173,311	86,349	173,311	172,711
ELDERLY SERVICES OUTREACH	23,679	23,810	11,739	23,810	23,810
SENIOR CENTER	122,935	115,434	56,136	115,434	115,434
TRANSPORTATION	116,783	116,695	58,347	116,695	108,370
	441,908	429,250	212,571	429,250	420,325
CULTURE, PARKS & RECREATION:
RECREATION - ADMINISTRATION	82,747	83,104	41,347	82,734	49,792
RECREATION - MEMORIAL POOL	35,995	37,392	32,605	37,392	23,800
PARKS & OPEN SPACE - MAINTENANCE	597,264	573,668	323,088	580,304	561,780
PARKS & OPEN SPACE - MEMORIAL FIELD	21,246	22,543	8,218	22,843	22,843
PARKS & OPEN SPACE - MEMORIAL POOL	18,586	20,273	14,895	20,273	20,173
	755,839	736,980	420,153	743,546	678,388
LIBRARY:
LIBRARY - ADMINISTRATION	634,539	478,015	261,828	478,015	465,653
LIBRARY - ADULT & YOUNG ADULT	451,155	475,304	235,072	475,304	465,504
LIBRARY - CHILDREN SERVICES	298,739	297,175	150,112	297,309	292,494
LIBRARY - BUILDINGS & GROUNDS	143,145	135,622	52,583	135,622	124,872
	1,527,578	1,386,116	699,595	1,386,250	1,348,523
FRINGES & INSURANCES:
SOCIAL SECURITY	663,334	694,979	332,923	682,514	690,264
GENERAL LIABILITY	328,954	352,532	151,139	351,386	351,532
EMPLOYEE GROUP INSURANCE	2,574,124	2,349,533	1,291,696	2,313,500	2,408,163
UNEMPLOYMENT RESERVE	14,303	12,836	1,180	12,836	38,129
PENSIONS	818,541	870,006	870,002	870,006	1,131,580
	4,399,255	4,279,886	2,646,941	4,230,242	4,619,668
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
UNNEGOTIATED SALARIES	15,000	-	-	-	190,810
	15,000	-	-	-	190,810

OPERATING TRANSFERS OUT	551,499	502,226	500,476	500,476	426,726

TOTAL BOARD OF SELECTMEN BUDGET	18,266,723	17,775,739	9,562,658	17,712,165	17,823,752

DEBT SERVICE BUDGET:

PRINCIPAL	4,815,000	4,815,000	-	4,815,000	4,840,000
INTEREST	1,443,285	1,299,025	648,513	1,299,025	1,212,606
TOTAL DEBT SERVICE BUDGET	6,258,285	6,114,025	648,513	6,114,025	6,052,606

NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDGET:

HEALTH SERVICES	186,056	208,935	28,454	208,935	208,274
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES	198,474	184,232	52,325	184,232	189,195
CULTURAL/RECREATIONAL COMMISSION	119,742	119,760	3,409	119,760	122,155
	504,272	512,927	84,188	512,927	519,624

BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET:

GENERAL CONTROL	1,824,831	1,840,011	877,720	1,840,136	1,849,718
INSTRUCTION	36,885,032	37,182,056	16,997,607	37,159,556	37,270,516
HEALTH SERVICES	635,793	560,148	293,071	560,148	538,693
TRANSPORTATION	2,186,174	2,188,516	963,863	2,188,516	2,238,360
OPERATION OF PLANT	4,938,180	5,185,762	2,332,127	5,145,762	5,083,629
MAINTENANCE OF PLANT	1,430,703	1,432,393	403,814	1,432,393	1,394,200
INSURANCE/PENSION	9,849,096	10,616,861	5,031,398	10,666,861	11,375,747
FOOD SERVICES	6,781	6,800	3,558	6,800	6,800
STUDENT BODY ACTIVITY	488,581	409,060	199,457	403,810	419,281
COMMUNITY SERVICES	27,031	32,855	16,499	32,855	34,000
NEW EQUIPMENT	821,176	386,497	40,404	386,497	388,000
OUTGOING TRANSFER ACCOUNT	1,010,582	1,027,475	612,653	1,027,475	1,050,000
RESERVE/UNNEGOTIATED SALARIES					193,385
	60,103,960	60,868,434	27,772,171	60,850,809	61,842,329

	ADOPTED	REQUESTED
	BUDGET	BUDGET
	2009-10	2010-11	DOLLAR	PERCENTAGE
SEWER USE FUND

ESTIMATED REVENUES	3,342,164	3,212,765	(129,399)	-3.87%

APPROPRIATIONS (EXPENDITURES)	3,170,630	3,212,765	42,135	1.33%

RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
PROPERTIES FUND

ESTIMATED REVENUES	33,453	33,897	444	1.33%

APPROPRIATIONS (EXPENDITURES)	33,453	33,897	444	1.33%

ANIMAL CONTROL FUND

ESTIMATED REVENUES	76,231	76,354	123	0.16%

APPROPRIATIONS (EXPENDITURES)	76,231	76,354	123	0.16%

SIMSBURY FARMS/
SPECIAL PROGRAMS FUND

ESTIMATED REVENUES	1,794,249	1,818,112	23,863	1.33%

APPROPRIATIONS (EXPENDITURES)	1,794,249	1,818,112	23,863	1.33%

	ACTUAL	BUDGET	ACTUAL	PROJECTED	ESTIMATED
	REVENUE	REVENUE	REVENUE	REVENUE	REVENUE
	2008-09	2009-10	12/31/09	06/30/10	2010-11
SEWER USE FUND

Interest on Investments	47,472	57,976	7,137	60,000	17,249
Interest & Liens	19,316	-	23,004	23,004	19,000
CWF Loan Payment - Avon	617,147	293,528	146,764	293,528	293,528
CWF Loan Payment - Granby	244,731	116,399	58,200	116,399	116,399
WPCA Fees	418,896	473,500	168,373	336,746	293,400
Assessments	2,606,289	2,400,761	2,488,263	2,488,263	2,461,533
Transfer From Fund Balance	-	-	-	-	11,656
Total Sewer Use Fund	3,953,851	3,342,164	2,891,741	3,317,940	3,212,765

RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTIES

Amos Eno Farm House	11,894	11,124	7,518	15,034	10,664
Walsh House & Barn	-	3,600	1	1	1
Pattison Property	1,860	1,920	1,860	1,860	1,860
Sweeton Property	-	6,549	-	-	11,112
Orkil Farm	10,257	10,260	5,130	10,260	10,260
Total Residential Rental Properties Fund	24,011	33,453	14,509	27,155	33,897

ANIMAL CONTROL FUND

Dog Warden Revenues	17,868	16,793	4,873	16,793	17,868
Transfer From Fund Balance	-	16,518	-	16,171	15,566
Transfer From General Fund	42,920	42,920	42,920	42,920	42,920
Total Animal Control Fund	60,788	76,231	47,793	75,884	76,354

SIMSBURY FARMS/
SPECIAL PROGRAMS FUND

Playgrounds	172,486	187,000	25,113	187,000	186,000
Special Programs - Recreation	326,242	280,000	98,042	280,000	318,000
Simsbury Farms - Swimming Pools	142,468	125,000	45,828	125,000	140,000
Simsbury Farms - Skating	192,272	198,000	42,016	198,000	200,000
Simsbury Farms - Vending	23,991	24,000	24,823	24,000	28,000
Simsbury Farms - Court Rental	11,661	11,000	56	11,000	14,000
Simsbury Farms - Apple Barn Rent	12,375	16,000	5,192	16,000	18,000
Golf Course Revenues	860,198	887,583	435,643	887,583	914,112
Transfer From General Fund	65,666	65,666	65,666	65,666	-
Total Simsbury Farms/Special Programs Fund	1,807,359	1,794,249	742,379	1,794,249	1,818,112

	ACTUAL	BUDGET	ACTUAL	ESTIMATED	BUDGET
	EXPENSES	ADOPTED	EXPENSES	EXPENSES	REQUEST
	2008-09	2009-10	12/31/09	06/30/10	2010-11

SEWER USE FUND	4,001,837	3,170,630	1,402,570	3,182,852	3,212,765

RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTIES FUND	89,002	33,453	15,811	33,366	33,897

ANIMAL CONTOL FUND	69,239	76,231	38,373	75,884	76,354

SIMSBURY FARMS/SPECIAL PROGRAMS FUND:

RECREATION - ADMINISTRATION	153,203	150,839	92,038	149,332	204,176
SPECIAL PROGRAMS	412,299	439,126	314,222	438,909	429,038
SIMSBURY FARMS FACILITY	446,179	455,847	269,194	457,489	439,353
SIMSBURY FARMS GOLF COMPLEX	702,201	713,693	365,142	711,571	719,135
OPERATING TRANSFERS OUT	27,942	34,744	34,743	34,743	26,410

	1,741,824	1,794,249	1,075,340	1,792,044	1,818,112

TOWN OF SIMSBURY
2010-11 CAPITAL & NONRECURRING FUND BUDGET

	Appropriations	Charge -Back Against
	Actual	Actual	Actual	Actual	Requested	General	Simsbury
Description	06/07	07/08	08/09	09/10	10/11	Fund	Farms Fund

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

Police - Live Scan Fingerprint System	43,200
Engineering - Survey Van	23,000					783
Engineering - Copier	10,000					1,889
Firetown Road Bridge - STP; Design	28,000					5,600
Buildings & Grounds - Pickup Truck	45,000					8,948
Town Offices - Renovate Main Floor	60,000					10,193
Miscellaneous Bikeway Improvements	25,000					4,997
Highway - Waste Oil Heater	7,500					1,500
Parks & Open Space - Double Wing Rotary Mower	47,000					9,400
Memorial Park - Reel Mower	22,000					4,400

Administrative Services - Copier		20,000				4,000
Data Processing - Technology Needs Assessments		58,000				11,600
Police - Portable Radios		28,000				5,600
Sidewalk fill-ins RR / Station Street		55,000				11,000
10/05 Storm Drainage Repairs		70,000				14,000
Buidings & Grounds - 3/4 Ton Van		28,000				5,600
Highway - Air Handling System in Mechanic Area		35,000				7,000

Police - Replace 8 Mobile Data Terminal			40,000			8,000
Town Offices - New Phone System			65,000			13,000
Scout Hall Improvements			30,000			6,000
Bikeway Improvements			80,000			16,000
Tariffville Gazebo			75,000			15,000
Simsbury Farms Architectural Services			75,000			15,000

Town Offices Improvements				46,000		9,200
Highway - Connect to Sanitary Sewer				105,000		21,000
Bikeway Improvements				72,500		14,500
Curtiss Field Improvements				75,000		15,000

Tariffville Connection Greenway Design					35,000	7,000
Town Offices Parking Lot Resurfacing					125,000	25,000
Eno Memorial Study					35,000	7,000
Simsbury Farms Main Building Design					90,000	18,000
Simsbury Farms Improvements					30,000	6,000
Golf Course Improvements					30,000	6,000
Golf Trap Rake					20,000	4,000

	310,700	294,000	365,000	298,500	365,000	312,210	~

EXPENDITURES REIMBURSABLE FROM STATE GRANTS

Highway - Paving Management	159,420	159,420	160,957	161,341	158,925
		~	~	~	~	~
	159,420	159,420	160,957	161,341	158,925	~	~

SIMSBURY FARMS/SPECIAL PROGRAMS FUND

Golf Course - F250 Pickup truck w/trailer dump	30,300						4,110
Golf course - Greens Mower	24,000						4,800

Simsbury Farms Study		50,000
Golf Course - Green Areator		21,000					4,200

Simsbury Farms Repairs				40,000			8,000
Golf Utility Vehicle				26,500			5,300

	54,300	71,000	~	66,500	~	~	26,410

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Computer Technology	202,866					40,573
Maintenance Vehicle		30,000	37,000	40,000		21,400
Buses	195,000	142,000	225,000	240,000	80,000	176,400
Ceiling/Flooring Replacement		139,000	105,000	75,000	70,000	77,800
Interior Building Renovation	147,134	147,000	88,000	68,000	68,000	103,627
Plumbing Modifications		55,000	60,000	25,000	80,000	44,000
Equipment - Instructional / Non-Instructional	90,000		120,000	95,000	40,000	69,000

	635,000	513,000	635,000	543,000	338,000	532,800	~


GRAND TOTAL	1,159,420	1,037,420	1,160,957	1,069,341	861,925	845,010	26,410

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