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TOWN OF GUILFORD

BOARD OF SELECTMEN BUDGET 2020-2021

PUBLIC PROTECTION & SAFETY

MAINTAIN INFRA- STRUCTURE TOWN SERVICES QUALITY OF LIFE SUPPORT BOARD OF EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM

Mission of Our Town Government

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

Budget Objectives and Key Factors

➢ Continued Initiatives to Provide ➢ High Level of Services in the Face of Increased Demand and Uncertainty with State Funding ➢ Essential Public Safety Services ➢ Current Levels of Senior Tax Freeze Program ➢ Capital Project Funding within the Operating Budget ➢ Pension Liabilities at Actuarially Recommended Levels

➢ Investments in ➢ Maintaining Infrastructure and Roads ➢ Overdue Improvements in Information Technology

Budget Without Reliance on Revenues from Undesignated Fund Balance

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

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Budget Objectives and Key Factors, cont.

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➢ Demographic changes mean increased demand on

Senior Services and Social Services

➢ Debt Service increase of +$978,000 ➢ ECS remains flat ➢ SAFER Grant – 35% Reimbursement for 10 months ➢ Increase staff levels by ½ position

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

Proposed Budget

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2020-21 % Increase Operating Budget 30,543,026 $ 2.90% Operating Capital 1,026,581 $ 20.47%

Town Operating Budget

31,569,607 $ 3.40% Total Debt Service 10,495,185 $ 10.29%

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

Employee Changes

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Park & Rec Receptionist from Part Time to Full Time + 0.50 New Public Works Maintainer III + 1.00 Eliminate one Animal Control Officer

• 1.00

Net Change in Employee Totals + 0.50 Net change to budget – increase of $28,528

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

Increases in Operating Budget

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Building Department 54.62% Capital 20.47% Fire Department 6.29% Public Works 3.29% Employee Benefits: Reserve For Personnel 16.57% All other 1.88%

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

Reductions in Operating Budget

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Legal

• 15.67%
• Bd. Assessment Appeals
• 15.15%

Golf Course

• 8.96%

Historic District

• 8.73%

Town Properties

• 1.71%

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

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Components of Capital Budget

Building $25,000 Communications $40,000 Engineering $75,000 Fire $222,020 Park & Recreation $236,000 Police $187,091 Public Works $120,000 Waste Transfer Station $25,000 Youth & Family Services $21,670 Library $10,600 Natural Resources $15,700 Information Technology $11,000 Other $58,970

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

Increases in Operating Revenue

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Building Department 240,000 $ Interest Income 100,000 $ State Revenue 78,635 $ Town Clerk 59,423 $ EMS Revenue 30,000 $ Other Local 1,481 $ 509,539 $

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

Components of Debt Service

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Project Financed Gross Debt Service % of Total New GHS 4,704,470 $ 44.44% School 2,330,574 $ 22.01% Town 3,551,758 $ 33.55% * 10,586,802 $ Premiums Applied (180,927) $ Net Debt Expense 10,405,875 $

*Does not include Lease for the Energy Performance Contract

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

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$- $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 $10,000 $11,000 Annual Debt Service $(000)s

Town Projects School Projects Guilford High School

Debt Service Projection

Town and School Projects & GHS New Construction Net of Proceeds and Debt Refunding Savings

Significant Budget Highlights

➢The BOS Reduced the Department Budget Requests by $438,471

and Capital by $1,149,179

➢Increase in Salaries is 4.81% including reserve funding for

contracts expiring June 30, 2020 and reduced funding from SAFER Grant

➢Increased Capital Funding to Target Levels Consistent with BOS

Goals in Recognition of Debt Service Increases

➢Departmental Operating Expenses without Salaries Decreased

by .21%

➢State Funding Estimates Based on Biennial State Budget ➢Grand List Growth 1.18%

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Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

Other Considerations

➢Revaluation

➢2022 Full Physical Revaluation ➢$425,000

➢Other Post Employment Benefits

➢Long Term Liability ➢Transition from Pay-As-You-Go to an OPEB Trust

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

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Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go:

FIRE DEPARTMENT - Responded to 3,489 calls in 2019

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

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3250 3300 3350 3400 3450 3500 3550 3600 2017 2018 2019

CALLS FOR SERVICE CALENDAR YEAR

CALLS FOR SERVICE CALENDAR YEAR Linear (CALLS FOR SERVICE CALENDAR YEAR) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 2016 2017 2018 2019

Average Response Times

DOWNTOWN NORTH GUILFORD ALL Linear (ALL)

Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go

➢Police Department

• Responded to 12,226 Complaints

➢Public Works

• Maintains 49 sq. miles of area, and 186 miles of road,

cleans 3,564 catch basins ➢Parks & Recreation

• Served 20,000 Participants in Classes and Events, Served
• ver 34,000 meals to seniors and Meals on Wheels
• Maintains 40 athletic fields, turf management and mow

and 100 acres

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Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go:

➢Engineering

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• 20 Road Excavation permits for work done by contractors

and utilities in Town roads

• 54 Flood Hazard Permits for Floodplain Management
• MS4 Compliance
• MSW Compliance
• Major Infrastructure Projects:
• Falcon Road/Chimney Corners Circle
• Saw Mill Road Bridge Replacement
• Route 77 sidewalk extension
• Nut Plains Road Reconstruction
• Goose Lane Reconstruction
• Boston Street sidewalk extension
• Adams School parking lot expansion

and circulation improvements

• Jacobs Lane culvert replacement
• Noble Bridge pedestrian bridge

replacement

Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go

➢Guilford Free Library

• 277,864 circulations last year, a 13% increase over the last two

years.

• Program attendance surpassed 25,000 for second year in a row.

➢Youth and Family Services

• 2,698 Program Participants
• 2,061 Clinical Appointments
• Provided Clinical Service to 228 children

➢Health Department

• Conducted 721 Inspections

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Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go

➢Social Services

• Responded to 4,316 calls,
• Assisted 965 Walk-ins, and 625 Households,
• Administers 20 programs

➢Town Clerk

• Recorded 3,587 Deeds,
• Issued or Received Over 6,200 Licenses, Permits & Certificates

➢Assessor

• Manages Over 20 Tax Assistance Programs,
• Values Over 21,000 Motor Vehicle Accounts,
• Over 10,000 Real Estate Accounts
• Over 1,600 Business Personal Property

Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

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OUR MISSION: TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS

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Public Safety Infrastructure Maintenance Culture & Tourism Quality of Life Economic Development

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Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality.

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Thank You