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Pu Publ blic ic Hear aring ing Pr Propose posed d An Annua nual l Bu Budge get FY 2017-20 2018

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April 18, 2017

PROP OPOSED OSED 2017-20 2018 8 BUD UDGET PUB UBLIC IC HEARING ING

Introduction

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James es Per ersano Budg dget et Over ervie iew Mic ichael el Marin inacci cio Town Gover ernmen nment Lis isa Pel elleg egrin ini Boar ard d of Edu ducat ation ion

• Dr. Mayna

nard d Suf uffred fredin ini Public lic Comme mments ts Audi dien ence Pre resentation ntation of t the Prop roposed ed Budg dget et

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TOWN BU N BUDGET OVERVIEW IEW

Michael ael Marin inacci accio Chief f Fi Financial ancial Of Officer cer

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penditure re budge dget sum ummar mary

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er De Debt bt Service vice and d Capital ital Pr Projects

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enue budge dget t over ervi view

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Use of fund nd balan lance ce

• Mill

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pari rison sons

• Tax

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OVE VERVIE VIEW

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• Town’s Grand List increased approximately $6 million or

0.68% higher than last year ($852 million less $846 million)

• That slight increase results in additional tax revenue of

about $141,000

• Budgeted State aid based on the Governor’s FY 2018

proposal for municipal aid (nothing else to go on)

• Legislature in the process of reviewing the Governor’s
• budget. Deadlines: April 27th – Appropriations & April 28th –
• Finance. Session ends June 7th
• However, budget does not include the proposed Town

contribution to the State Teachers’ Retirement Fund of $1,157,222 (Potential Board of Education Expense)

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BA BACKGR GROU OUND ND

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TOWN N BU BUDG DGET ET HI HIGHL HLIGHT IGHTS

• Have attempted to hold the line on budget growth while

balancing the negative effects of State aid cuts

• Proposed Town budget is $32,232,993, an overall

increase of 2.67% over last year

• General Government (Selectmen’s budget) increased

4.66% over last year

• Board of Education budget increased 2.47%
• In an effort not to negatively impact our community,

proposing both use of fund balance in the amount of $803,174 and a 1.25 mill increase

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20 2016-17 17 20 2017-18 18 Inc ncreas rease/ e/ % Adopt dopted ed Propos

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ed (D (Decrea ecrease) e) Cha hange nge Town wn G Govern ernme ment nt $ 7 $ 7,4 ,410,8 0,849 49 $ 7 $ 7,75 ,756, 6,42 421 $ 34 345, 5,572 72 4.66% 66% Boa Board d of Edu

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22, 22,014,8 4,859 59 22, 22,558, 558,627 543,7 543,768 68 2.4 .47% 7% Debt Debt S Ser ervic vice 1,720 ,720,333 ,333 1,667,9 ,667,945 45 (52,388) 2,388) (3.05% 3.05%) Ca Capit ital I l Impr provem ements ents 250, 250,000 000 250, 250,000 000 0 0.0% Tota tals ls $ 3 $ 31,396,04 ,396,041 1 $ 32,23 $ 32,232,993 ,993 $ 836, $ 836,952 52 2.67% 67%

EXPENDITURE ENDITURE BU BUDG DGET

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$7,756, 756,42 421 1 24% $22, 2,558, 558,62 627 7 70% 70% $1, 1,667,9 67,945 5% $250, 0,000 000 1% 1%

Pr Propo posed sed Expe pend nditure iture Bud udget get

Tow Town Gove n Governme nment nt Education Education Debt Debt Se Service ce Capital Impro Capital Improvement vement

Total al Bud udget get $32,2 2,232, 32,993 993

WHER ERE E DO YOUR UR TAX DOLL LLARS ARS GO GO?

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DE DEBT BT SE SERVI VICE CE

Princi cipa pal $ 1, 1,30 305,000 5,000 Net et Intere erest st $ 362 62,945 ,945 Debt bt Issuanc ance Cost sts $ 0 FY20 2018 8 Debt t Service vice $ 1, 1,66 667,9 7,945 45 FY20 2017 7 Debt t Servi vice ce $ $ 1, 1,72 720,333 0,333 Decrease rease $ (52,3 ,388) 88)

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# Year Pri rincip ipal Interest erest Tot

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1 2018 18 $1, 1,305 05,0 ,000 $362,945 $1, 1,667 67,9 ,945 2 2019 $1, 1,400 00,0 ,000 $316,4 ,421 $1, 1,716,42 6,421 3 2020 2020 $1, 1,380 80,00 000 $268,82 829 $1, 1,648, 48,829 29 4 2021 $1, 1,375, 5,000 00 $221, 1,671 $1, 1,596 96,67 671 5 2022 2022 $975,00 000 $18 185,58 588 $1, 1,160 60,58 588

CA CAPIT ITAL L PROJEC OJECTS

FY FY2018 8 Gen ener eral Fund d Contri ribution bution* * $ $ 250,000 50,000 FY FY2017 7 Gen ener eral Fund d Contributi ibution

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$ 250,000 50,000 Increa ease se $ 0

 Purcha

chases ses bei eing pr g propo posed sed by the e CIP in include de hea eavy and l d lig ight du duty y veh ehic icle les, s, in infrastruct tructure ure impr improvemen ements ts, , tec echnol hnology

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upda dates es an and d ong ngoin ing g lea ease e pa paymen ents. ts. * * Represents

ts the general fund c d contrib ibutio tion to the capital ital equipme ment t fund a d and not d not the cost of the pro roposed sed capital ital items. ms.

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FY FY 20

2016-17 17 FY 20 FY 2017-18 18 Increas crease/ e/ % Adop

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ed (Decrea ease) e) Chang nge Proper

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ty Tax axes es $2 $20,26 264, 4,040 40 $2 $21,45 453,004 004 $1,188,9 88,964 64 5.87% 7% Sta tate/F e/Fed ederal Gran eral Grants ts 9, 9,565, 65,139 39 9,20 202,5 2,515 5 (362,62 2,624) (3.79 79%) %) Use se of F f Fund nd Ba Balanc lance 55 559,25 257 7 803, 3,174 4 243 43,917 43. 3.61% 1% Ot Other Fina er Financ ncin ing g Sour

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ces 1,00 007,60 605 774,30 300 (233, 3,305) 305) (23 23.15% 5%) Tota tal $3 $31,39 396,04 041 $3 $32,232, 232,993 93 $ 836, 6,952 952 2.67 67%

REV EVENUE ENUE BU BUDG DGET ET

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$21,453, 453,004 004 67% 67% $9,202, 202,515 5 29% 29% $803, 3,174 2% 2% $774, 4,300 300 2% 2%

Pr Propo posed sed Reven enue ue Sour urces ces

Prop Proper erty y Ta Taxes St Stat ate & e & Federal Aid Federal Aid Us Use e of

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Fund nd Ba Balanc ance Other Other Fin inanci ncing ng Sources

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Total al Revenue venue $32,2 2,232, 32,993 993

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WHE HERE DO DO THE HE FU FUNDS DS COM OME FR FROM OM?

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• Increase of $1,188,964 or 5.87% over last year’s budget
• Proper

perty ty Taxes es account nt for 67% of the FY 2018 R 18 Revenue nue in the budget

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ed on pr n prior

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ection hist stor

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y we have assume sumed a 98.5% tax x collection ection rate

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tinue to expec pect t modest est increases eases in delinq inque uent nt tax x revenue nue colle lections ctions

PROPER PERTY Y TAXES

TO TOTAL AL BUDGE GET T $21,45 453,00 3,004

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$342,365 2,365 $858,635 8,635 $1, 1,59 594, 4,62 627 7 $1,895, 1,895,056 056 $4,511,832 832

$- $- $1 $1,00 ,000,0 ,000 $2 $2,00 ,000,0 ,000 $3 $3,00 ,000,0 ,000 $4 $4,00 ,000,0 ,000 $5 $5,00 ,000,0 ,000

All All Other Other Grants ants PI PILOT OT Peq Pequot uot Sp Special Educa ecial Educati tion

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ST STATE E & FE FEDE DERAL AL AID

TOTAL AL BUDGET GET $9,202,5 202,515 15

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US USE E OF OF FUN FUND D BA BALANCE NCE

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d balance ance is th the cash th that t th the Town wn has accumulat umulated ed fro rom m prior

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r budg dgets ts when en reven enues es exceeded eded actu tual al expenditu nditure res. s. FY2018 18 Genera eral l Fund Contribu ntributi tion

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$ 803,174 FY2017 General eral Fund Contributi tribution $ 559,257 Increase ease $ 243,917 Unr Unrest estrict ricted d fund balance nce $6,144,025 025 Less: ss: reser erves es $4,834,949 Available lable for use $1,309,076

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$35,000 00 $230,5 ,500 00 $200,000 000 $308,800 800

$ $- $ $50,0 ,000 $ $100,0 ,000 $ $150,0 ,000 $ $200,0 ,000 $ $250,0 ,000 $ $300,0 ,000 $ $350,0 ,000

Inves nvestmen ment Ea Earnin ings gs Miscel iscellaneous aneous Tra Transfer nsfers-in in fr from

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Other ther Funds unds Charg Charges for es for Se Services ices

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OTHE HER R FI FINANCING ANCING SO SOUR URCES CES

TOTAL AL BUDGET GET $774, 4,300 300

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SO SOME MERS RS HI HIST STORIC ORICAL AL MI MILL RATE TE

21. 1.91 22.11 21. 1.12 12 22.12 12 23.12 12 23.37 23.37 23.37 24.22 22 25.47 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018

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Since 2013 (5 years) will be only a 2.35 mill rate increase

MI MILL RATE TE COM OMPARISONS ARISONS

Town Prior Year Mill Rate FY 2014-15 Previous Year Mill Rate FY 2015-16 Current Year Mill Rate FY 2016-17 Proposed Mill Rate FY 2017-18 Tax on $200,000 Assessed Value FY 2017-18

Somers 23.37 23.37 24.22 25.47 $5,094 Suffield 27.12 27.78 28.20 Undecided $5,640 (17) Ellington 28.70 30.50 30.50 33.80 $6,760 Union 29.00 29.60 30.27 Undecided $6,054 (17) East Windsor 29.78 30.31 30.93 31.78 $6,356 Stafford 33.03 33.37 33.51 Undecided $6,702 (17) Tolland 31.05 33.36 34.19 40.07 $8,014

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Surrounding Communities

Other er town

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s are experi erien encin cing g signif ifican cant t mill rate increa reases ses

TAX IN INCREAS REASE E IM IMPACT CT

PR PROPE PERTIES IES AT VARIOUS RIOUS ASS SSESSED ESSED VALUES UES

Assesse essed Value Tax with Mill Rate 24.42 Tax with Mill Rate 25.47 Annual Tax Increa ease se Monthly thly Equiv quival alent nt Weekly y Equiv quival alent nt $100,00 000 $2,442 $2,547 $105 $8.75 $2.02 $18 188,90 900* 0* $4,613 $4,811 $198 $16.50 $3.81 $200,00 000 $4,884 $5,094 94 $210 $17.50 $4.04 $250,00 000 $6,105 $6,368 $263 $263 $21. 1.92 92 $5.06 $300,00 000 $7,326 $7,641 $315 $26.26 $6.06 $400,00 000 $9,768 68 $10,188 188 $420 $420 $35.00 $8.08

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* Median assessed value

TOWN G N GOVERNM NMEN ENT

Lisa Pelleg legrini rini Fi First t Se Selectman ctman

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TOWN WN GOVE VERN RNMEN MENT

Senior

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Commu muni nity y 4% Library 6% Sanitat ation

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Public c Works ks 23% 23% Public c Safet ety 24% SSI, Insu suranc ance, e, & Benef efit its 15% General Governmen ernment 20% 20% Miscel cellaneous aneous 1% Tot

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get $7,756,42 756,421

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$42,5 ,500 $324,8 ,891 $470,8 ,835 $491,6 ,617 $1,7 ,798,0 ,098 $1,8 ,843,5 ,571 $1,2 ,200,9 ,913 $1,5 ,583,9 ,996 $42,5 ,500 $268,6 ,623 $461,115 $481,2 ,223 $1,970,4 ,489 $1,5 1,577,5 7,548 48 $1,0 ,084,9 ,931 $1,5 1,524,42 ,420 $ $- $ $500,0 ,000 $ $1,000,0 ,000 $ $1,500,0 ,000 $ $2,000,0 ,000 $ $2,500,0 ,000

Mi Miscel scellan aneo eous us Sen Senior & r & Com Commu muni nity ty Lib Library rary Sa Sani nitation tation Pub ublic c Work Works Public ublic Safety Safety SSI, I, I Insura nsurance nce, , Benefits nefits Ge Gene neral G ral Gove

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TOWN N GOVERNMENT VERNMENT

FY 2017 7 BUDGET GET $7,410,8 0,849 49 FY 2018 8 BUDGET GET $7,756, 756,42 421 1 – 4.66% 6% INCREA CREASE SE

2017 2018

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• Towns are now responsible for 100% of costs

associated with the Resident State Trooper program

• Also, an additional $750 surcharge for each

constable supervised by Trooper

• Somers Police budget up 33.5% or $252,914
• 98.8% of increase related to Resident Trooper line

item

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BUD UDGET ET IM IMPACT T TO O SO SOME MERS RS

PROTECT TECTING ING OUR R COMMUN MUNIT ITY

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• Considerable discussion among Selectmen and

Police Administration regarding:

• Budget options and course of action (various proposals)
• Police Department make-up (Constables & Troopers)
• Managing resources
• Weighing cost of policing and associated benefits
• Potential future issues

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BUD UDGET ET IM IMPACT T TO O SO SOME MERS RS

PROTECT TECTING ING OUR R COMMUN MUNIT ITY

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ST STAFF FFING ING CHA HANG NGES ES

Total l staff f FY 2017 57.5 .5 Add dditions: itions:

 Rec

ecreat reation ion Coordinat dinator

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1. 1.0 FTE TE Decreas reases: es:

 DPW

W Maintai ntainer ner 2.0 0 FTE TE

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ecreat reation ion Assistan istant 0.5 5 FTE TE Net Net Chan ange/De ge/Decrease crease (1. (1.5) 5) Proposed

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Staff f FY 2018 18 56.0 .0

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SELECTMEN’S BUDGET

HI HIGHL HLIGHT HTS

• Total Sel

elec ectme tmen budg dget et 4.66 66% in increa ease e over er last yea ear

• Cost

t dr driv iver ers in include de hea ealth h in insurance ce pr prem emiu iums ms and d cost st of po polic icin ing

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Without ut the e po polic icin ing g in increa ease, se, the e budg dget et in increa ease e would ld have e bee een 1.2 1.23% 3%

• Staf

affin ing g red educ ucti tion

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1.5 ful ull l tim ime e equi equival alen ent t po posit itio ions ns

• Assumes

umes the e res esurfaci acing g of 3.5 5 mil iles es of Town roads ds

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previo iously usly men entio ioned ed, , wil ill require equire both h the e use e of fund d balance e as reven enue e and d a 1 1.25 25 mil ill rate e in increa ease e

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FY FY 2018 8 CHA HALLENG LENGES ES

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“Hold the line on our budget growth w wth while balancing the hile balancing the ne nega gativ tive ef e effects ects of

• f Sta

State aid te aid cuts”

FY FY 2018 8 BUD UDGET ET OB OBJE JECTIV CTIVES ES

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Sound d Budge geti ting ng Qualit ity y of Life Public ic Safety ety Financi ncial Stabil ility ty Economic nomic Devel elopme

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nt Well Maint ntain ined ed Roads ds High Performi ming ng Governm ernmen ent Superior ior School

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“A Healthy Community”

SELECTMEN’S PROPOSED BUDGET

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Tha hank nk you

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wn Depa Departmen tment Hea t Heads, ds, Fina Financ nce e Depa Departmen tment, t, a and nd Chief Chief F Finan inancial cial Of Office ficer f r for

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their h ir help elp i in p n prep eparin aring th g the e Selectmen’s Budg Budget. et.

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TOWN’S PROPOSED BUDGET

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Budget Documents Available Online at:

www.somersct.gov

Binders also available at the Town Clerk, Library and Senior Center

BO BOARD RD OF OF ED EDUCA UCATION TION

• Dr. Maynar

nard d Su Suffred edin ini Su Superint rintende endent nt of Sch Schools

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