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January 30, 2012

Paul E. CohenTown Manager

“It’s clearly a budget. It’s

got a lot of numbers in it.”

President George W. Bush

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Fiscal 2013

RECOGNIZING

THE PAST

MEETING

TOMORROW’S

CHALLENGES

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Sunny Meadow Farm

22.5 acres of agricultural land preserved with Community Preservation Funds with State contribution.

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Pond Street Town Beach

1.82 acres of open space land preserved with Community Preservation funds with State contribution.

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Center Town Hall

Historic Restoration for use by non-profit Chelmsford Center for the Arts with Community Preservation funds with State contribution.

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North Town Hall

Historic Restoration for community center with Community Preservation funds with State contribution.

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Community Housing

CPC Funded Projects with State $:

- Harding/Putman Street

- Sheila Avenue

- Highland Avenue

CHS Facade and Windows

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Energy Efficient Windows

$1.8M with 50% MSBA Reimbursement

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CHS Library Rehabilitation

$270K Capital Budget Expenditure

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CHS Language Lab

$250K Capital Expenditure

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CHS Stadium Bleachers

$625K Capital Expenditure

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McCarthy High School Gymnasium

$125K Capital Expenditure

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Byam Elementary School Roof

$500K with 50% MSBA Reimbursement

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DPW Facility on Alpha Road

$5M Debt Exclusion toPurchase & Renovate

Vacant Warehouse Building - Phase 1

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Additional and Repaired Sidewalks

� 2007: Smith Street (Steadman to Balsam), Boston Road (Mill Rd to Warren Ave)

� 2008: Boston Road (Warren Ave to Central Square), Central Square area improvements

� 2009: Wildes Road

� 2010: Boston Road (South Row School to Wildes/Roberts)

� 2011: Groton Road (Lowell 5 to Senior Center), Chelmsford Street (Central Sq to Fletcher St)

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Chelmsford Forum

New Roof, Ice Surface & Boards, Scoreboard, and Resurfaced Parking Area funded by ice rink operating revenue

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Katrina Road Brownfield Site Remediation

Remediate Tax Foreclosure Property Environmental Contamination with EPA, DEP and MassDevelopment

Funding Sources

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Revised Master Plan

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Updated Open Space and Recreation Plan

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Updated Affordable Housing Master Plan

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1st Group of Green Communities

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Solar Panel Installations& Energy Star Certifications

Adams Library, Parker Middle School, CHS with Green

Communities, Federal Stimulus, and Other Grant Funding

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1st to Adopt Electronic Voting At Town Meeting

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Among 1st Communities to Achieve Municipal Health Insurance Reform

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200 Additional Acres of Land Placed into Permanent Conservation

2008

� 975 acres of protected open space

� 6.7% of the total land area in Town

2012

� 1,175 acres of protected open space

� 8.1% of the total land area in Town

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Oak Hill Study

$15,000 Community Preservation Funds

Plan for future use of 66.37 acres

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Public Safety Excellence

� Police Accreditation 2012� The Chelmsford Police

Department received Accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission on January 26, 2012. Chelmsford is now one of only 39 Accredited Police Departments in the state.

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Public Safety Excellence

� Fire Department Honored Firefighters � Boston – December 21, 2010:

Gov. Deval Patrick presents Chelmsford Firefighter Kevin O'Brien, top photo, with the Massachusetts Firefighter of the Year Award today at Faneuil Hall.

� The governor also presented O'Brien and Chelmsford Firefighters Daniel Manley, Daniel Corey, Michael Chiasson and Capt. Dan Funaro with the Meritorious Group Award for their bravery during a Gay Street fire in December 2009

MIIA Loss Control Award

� Chelmsford receives the Loss Control Award from Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association for FY 2010. MIIA is the Property and Casualty Insurance carrier for the Town of Chelmsford

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Other Achievements

� Transparent Website Awards

� Award Winning Annual Town Report

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Financial Reserves & Bond Rating

FY07 Stabilization Fund Balance: $1.7M

FY12 Stabilization Fund Balance: $7.9M

2011: Standard & Poor’s credit rating agency affirmed the Town of Chelmsford’s AA- Bond Rating and advanced our outlook to positive.

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Board of Selectmen Members

� Sam Chase� Eric Dahlberg� Bill Dalton� George Dixon� Philip Eliopoulos� Matt Hanson� Clare Jeannotte� Jon Kurland� Jim Lane� Michael McCall� Tom Newcomb� Sean Scanlon� Pat Wojtas

160% Turnover Rate in 5 Years

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School Committee Members

� Janet Askenburg

� Nicholas DiSilvio

� Kathy Duffett

� Kevin Porter

� Michael Rigney

� Angelo Taranto

� W. Allen Thomas

� Evelyn Thoren

� Christina Walsh

80% Turnover in 5 Years

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Planning Board Members

� Pamela Armstrong� Colleen Stansfield� Susan Carter� Nancy Araway� S. George Zaharoolis� Michael Raisbeck� Richard Johnson� Robert Joyce� Richard McClure� Robert Morse� Edmond Roux� Ann McGuigan� James Lane

85% Turnover Rate in 5 Years

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Finance Committee Members

� Sasha Bonakdar� Stratos Dukakis� Mary Frantz� William Fulton� Dwight Haywood� Clare Jeannotte� Jon Kurland� Timothy McIlvenna� Roy Treible� David Turocy� Donald Van Dyne� Vincent Villano

100% Turnover Rate in 5 Years

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Community Recognition

Money Magazine’s list of Best Places to Live ranks the Town of Chelmsford as the 28th best small town in the country.

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Status of FY12 Budget Revenues

� Revenues through December amount to 52% of our $110M budget total

� Total Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Commitments unchanged from a year ago.

� Permit fees are up 37% ($115,379) from a year ago due to Stop & Shop and Lowell General Hospital construction projects.

� Property Tax collections remain solid.

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Town of Chelmsford

Receipts Year-To-Date

December 31, 2011

Dec. Dec.

FY11 FY12 %

Actual Actual Budget Budget vs

Y-T-D Y-T-D 2012 Actual

I. Local Rece ipts

504,663$ 1. Motor Vehicle Excise 423,397$ 4,125,000$ 10.3

256,343$ 2. Pena lties and Inte res t on Taxes and Excises 249,172$ 400,000$ 62.3

216,636$ 3. Meal Tax .75% 235,389$ 397,725$ 59.2

253,582$ 4. Hote l/Rooms Tax 2% 274,110$ 412,725$ 66.4

161,045$ 5. Fees 166,158$ 300,000$ 55.4

30,943$ 6. Renta l Income 30,517$ 65,000$ 46.9

225$ 7. Department Revenues - Schools 30$ 500$ 6.0

55,265$ 8. Department Revenues - Cemetary 69,570$ 100,000$ 69.6

135,667$ 9. Department Revenues - Other 128,468$ 170,000$ 75.6

63,150$ 10. Alcoholic Licenses 79,990$ 90,000$ 88.9

23,908$ 11. Other Licenses 34,313$ 70,000$ 49.0

315,153$ 12. Permits 430,532$ 600,000$ 71.8

69,838$ 13. Fines and Forfe its 93,745$ 190,000$ 49.3

121,880$ 14. Inte res t Inves tment 137,409$ 250,000$ 55.0

126,674$ 15. Misce llaneous - Recurring 102,929$ 541,000$ 19.0

22,269$ 16. Lowell Regiona l Transportation 15,633$ 39,550$ 39.5

804,915$ 17. Misce llaneous - Non Recurring 335,751$ 248,500$ 135.1

3,162,154$ Subtota l 2,807,111$ 8,000,000$ 35.1

II. Taxes

37,254,887$ 1. Rea l Es ta te & Persona l Property 39,027,267$ 78,965,974$ 49.4

529,523$ 2. Tax Liens 319,556$ -$ N/A

37,784,410$ Subtota l 39,346,823$ 78,965,974$ 49.8

III. State Reimburs ement

7,409,553$ Subtota l 7,464,130$ 14,852,028$ 50.3

IV. Other Finance Sources

2,650,177$ Subtota l 7,716,700$ 7,716,700$ 100.0

51,006,294$ Total Rece ipts 57,334,764$ 109,534,702$ 52.3

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Motor Vehicle Excise TaxJanuary Commitment History

Year Commitment # Bills Average Bill

2012 $3,154,624 30,670 $102.86

2011 $3,068,454 30,378 $101.01

2010 $3,007,370 30,281 $99.32

2009 $2,843,571* 27,847* $102.11*

2008 $3,105,044 30,253 $102.64

*The RMV erroneously omitted certain vehicle classes from Commitment 2009.

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Status of FY12 Budget Expenditures

� Generally within budget funding levels – 53.5% expended through January.

� Monitoring Police and Fire Overtime - personnel on paid long-term injury leave.

� Unemployment benefit claims have reached $286K of the $200K budget through December primarily due to School Department custodian layoffs.

� Snow & Ice – Expended $470,812 (41.17%) to date, including October snow storm cleanup.

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FY12 Add'l Town Recap Received/

Orgina l Budget Meeting Votes Budget Expended Under/(Over) Percentage

Expenditures: Municipal Admin.

Persona l Services 1,500,527 8,366 1,508,893 842,560 666,334 55.8% Expenses 875,187 21,214 896,401 463,994 432,407 51.8%

Tota l 2,375,714 29,580 0 2,405,294 1,306,554 1,098,741 54.3%Public Education

Expenses 46,185,662 46,185,662 20,856,171 25,329,491 45.2% Nashoba Valley Tech H 1,840,866 1,840,866 920,433 920,433 50.0%

Tota l 48,026,528 0 0 48,026,528 21,776,604 26,249,924 45.3%Public Safety

Persona l Services 9,207,372 115,587 9,322,959 5,393,241 3,929,718 57.8% Expenses 1,060,451 25,000 1,085,451 569,740 515,711 52.5%

Tota l 10,267,823 140,587 0 10,408,410 5,962,982 4,445,429 57.3%Public Works

Persona l Services 1,496,600 16,491 1,513,091 861,380 651,711 56.9% Expenses 2,985,053 2,985,053 1,593,932 1,391,121 53.4% Snow & Ice 1,143,500 1,143,500 470,812 672,688 41.2%

Tota l 5,625,153 16,491 0 5,641,644 2,926,124 2,715,520 51.9%Munic ipal Fac ilities

Persona l Services 610,353 10,019 620,372 340,841 279,531 54.9% Expenses 509,685 52,801 562,486 351,282 211,204 62.5%

Tota l 1,120,038 62,820 0 1,182,858 692,123 490,735 58.5%Cemetery Commis s ion

Persona l Services 244,612 1,965 246,577 130,949 115,628 53.1% Expenses 42,385 42,385 20,987 21,398 49.5%

Tota l 286,997 1,965 0 288,962 151,937 137,025 52.6%Community Services

Persona l Services 494,435 3,664 498,099 281,826 216,273 56.6% Expenses 284,790 284,790 167,122 117,668 58.7%

Tota l 779,225 3,664 0 782,889 448,948 333,941 57.3%Library

Persona l Services 1,159,372 14,512 1,173,884 672,836 501,048 57.3% Expenses 417,860 417,860 274,723 143,137 65.7%

Tota l 1,577,232 14,512 0 1,591,744 947,559 644,185 59.5%Benefits & Ins urance

Tota l Budget 18,216,236 18,216,236 13,834,011 4,382,225 75.9%Tota l 18,216,236 0 0 18,216,236 13,834,011 4,382,225 75.9%

Debt & Interes t P rincipa l 9,473,179 -195,214 9,277,965 3,116,447 6,161,518 33.6% Inte res t 3,762,871 3,762,871 2,203,497 1,559,374 58.6%

Tota l 13,236,050 -195,214 0 13,040,836 5,319,943 7,720,893 40.8%Total Operating 101,510,996 74,406 0 101,585,402 53,366,785 48,218,617 52.5%

State As s es s ment & Overlay Sta te Assess ments 1,768,122 33,958 1,802,080 596,316 1,205,764 33.1%Overlay Res erve 800,000 163,173 963,173 0 963,173 0.0%Overlay Deficit P rior Yr 24,702 24,702 0 24,702Cherry Shee t Under Ass es sments 121,882 10,074 131,956 0 131,956 0.0% - Offse t 0 0 0Tota l S ta te Assess . & Overlay 2,690,004 0 231,907 2,921,911 596,316 2,325,595 20.4%

Warrant Artic les Fund 02 Finance Comm Reserve Fnd 400,000 400,000 0 400,000 0.0%Stabiliza tion Fund 3,957,862 3,957,862 3,957,862 0 0.0%Collective Barga ining Agreement 111,081 -111,081 0 0 0Electronic Ta lly 10,000 10,000 10,000 0 100.0%OFS F/Cash Sewer Stab 359,723 359,723 359,723 0OFS F/Cash OPEB 269,901 269,901 269,901 0School E Rate Reimb 20,000 9,900 29,900 1,474 28,426 4.9%

Subtota l 541,081 9,900 4,476,405 5,027,386 4,598,960 428,426 91.5%Inte r Fund Trans fer 0 0 0 0.0%

Tota l Warrant Articles 541,081 9,900 4,476,405 5,027,386 4,598,960 428,426 91.5%

Prior Year La te Bills 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%Grand Total Expend itures 104,742,081 84,306 4,708,312 109,534,702 58,562,061 50,972,638 53.5%

FY 2012 STATUS REPORT

Year-To-Date: January 31, 2012

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Unemployment Claims

CY 2010 CY 2011January $ 13,786 $ 12,128February $ 4,925 $ 11,782March $ 7,780 $ 13,214April $ 2,702 $ 5,300May $ 9,411 $ 16,845June $ 7,455 $ 11,938July $ 7,133 $ 25,857August $ 14,579 $ 57,560September $ 24,440 $ 55,319October $ 23,179 $ 52,620November $ 19,179 $ 50,561December $ 16,665 $ 44,184Total: $151,234 $357,308

Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Priorities

�Education

�Public Safety

�Care of Senior Citizens

�Preservation of Municipal Facilities

$1,430,000 (3.10%) New Funding for Chelmsford Public Schools

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Restoration of 2 Police Officers

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Address Neighborhood Traffic Safety Concerns

Fire Department Training Officer

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Firefighter and Public Safety & ISO Rating

Partnership with the Chelmsford Housing Authority to Enhance the Senior Center

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Additional Hours, Adult Day Care, Medical Care, & Fitness

$500,000 Community Innovation Challenge Grant Application

Restoration of 2 Facilities Maintenance Positions

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Preserve Investment in Buildings & Improve Field Conditions

Restoration of Sunday Hours at the Adams Library

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Care of Public Shade Trees

Beech Tree PlantingMrs. Emerson and her class plants the Purple Beech

tree on the Chelmsford town common,1892.

Tree Budget increased to $67,000. Become a Tree City USA.

$2.95M Capital Expenditure Plan

FY2013 PROPOSED CAPITAL BUDGET

Department /Location ProjectExpenditur

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Information Technology Cat 6 Wiring DPW Facility $35,000

Fiber Run DPW Facility $100,000

Database Update Police & Fire $60,000

Virtual Environment Consolidation $40,000

Information Technology Subtotal $235,000

Police Automated License Plate Readers $40,000

Fire Digital Radio Upgrade $112,000

Public Safety Subtotal $152,000

Public Works Drainage Improvements $100,000

Sander Truck Replacement (1998) $180,000

Roadway Improvements $100,000

One Ton Dump Truck Replacement (2000) $45,000

6 Wheel Truck Cab & Chassis $160,000

Sidewalk Construction $220,000Cemetery Pick up Truck Replacement $40,000

Public Works Subtotal $845,000

General Government Facilities Library – Upgrade Controllers $65,000

General Government Facilities Subtotal $65,000

General Government Vehicles Motor Pool Hybrid Vehicles $100,000

General Government Vehicles Subtotal $100,000

South Row School Plumbing $255,441Parker Middle School Locker Room Renovation $42,000

Gymnasium Upgrade $119,000

McCarthy Middle School Parking Lot, Curbs and Sidewalks $70,000Locker Room Renovation $52,000

High School Gymnasium Upgrade $305,000Stadium Lights $55,000

Renovate Locker & Team Rooms $95,000

School Facilities Subtotal $1,158,441

School -Technology Thin Clients $107,890

21st Century Classroom (incl. whiteboards) $75,000Wireless Initiative $90,000

One to One Computing $85,000

POE Switches/ VOIP Phones $108,000

School Technology Subtotal $555,890

CAPITAL PROJECTS TOTAL $2,946,331

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$1M Capital Investment in School Department Facilities

� CHS Gymnasium & Locker Room Renovation

� Parker Middle School Gymnasium & Locker Room Renovation

� South Row School Plumbing Renovations

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$556K Investment in School Department Technology

� Thin Client Computers

� 21st Century Classroom

� Wireless Initiative

� One to One Computing

� VOIP Phones

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Public Safety Capital Investment

� Public Safety Database Upgrade

� Fire Department Digital Portable Radios

� Police Department Automated License Plate Readers

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$3.6M Investment in 5 Public Schools’ Ventilation Systems

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New Center Fire Headquarters

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Debt Service for $7.5M Fire Department Headquarters funded without a Proposition 2 ½ Debt Exclusion

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FY13 Revenue Sources

�Property Taxes

�State Aid

�Local Receipts

�Available Funds

Property Tax

FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Estimated

Base Levy 59,882,048 62,458,272 64,896,085 67,396,899 70,009,328 72,684,916

2 1/2% Increase 1,497,051 1,561,457 1,622,402 1,684,922 1,750,233 1,817,123

New Growth 1,079,173 876,356 878,412 927,507 925,355 975,000

Total Base Levy 62,458,272 64,896,085 67,396,899 70,009,328 72,684,916 75,477,039

Annual Increase 2,576,224 2,437,813 2,500,814 2,612,429 2,675,588 2,792,123

Total available new revenue from property tax is $2,792,123.

Average Single Family Property Tax Bill

Fiscal Average Tax Family State

Year Value Rate Tax Bill Rank

2002 234,264 15.84 3,711 63

2003 280,991 14.05 3,948 61

2004 320,799 13.13 4,212 60

2005 331,102 13.49 4,467 63

2006 357,329 13.12 4,688 63

2007 396,327 12.53 4,966 61

2008 378,123 13.50 5,105 62

2009 360,280 14.07 5,069 73

2010 347,659 15.15 5,267 67

2011 324,573 16.72 5,427 70

2012 323,234 17.49 5,653 70

5-year est. increase = $687 (13.83%)

Chelmsford’s state-wide rank has improved.

Property Tax Increase Analysis

A compounded 2.5% increase in the FY07 $4,966 average single-family property tax bill over the past 5 fiscal years would equal $5,618 in FY12.

This amount is only $35 less than the actual FY12 single-family bill of $5,653.

Property Tax Allocation

Fiscal Residential Commercial

Year % of Tax Levy % of Tax Levy

2007 82.5% 17.6%

2008 81.5% 18.5%

2009 80.5% 19.5%

2010 80.4% 19.6%

2011 80.0% 20.0%

2012 80.5% 19.6%

Excluded Debt Service

FY08: $8,396,816

FY09: $6,464,744

FY10: $6,163,016

FY11: $6,393,028

FY12: $6,295,643

FY13: $5,720,668

Excluded Debt Service

The decrease of $574,975 in excluded debt for FY13 will offset 31% of the $1,817,123 allowed 2 ½% increase in the base property tax levy.

State AidFY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL Proposed

Chapter 70 8,365,004 8,440,095 9,243,365 9,828,091 9,880,853 9,880,853

Charter Tuition Reimb. 534,084 361,911 469,836 356,111 191,775 165,726

School Lunch 17,554 17,845 20,201 14,482 16,208 15,726

School Choice Tuition 15,000 75,074 114,224

Lottery 3,781,598 3,413,096

Additional Assistance 2,535,342 2,288,283

Gen. Government Aid 4,471,873 4,292,998 3,982,596 3,982,596

Police Career Incentive 191,438 183,002 35,589 17,786 0 0

Veterans Benefits 25,030 57,598 51,553 68,099 74,543 93,268

Exemptions: Vets, Blind & S. Spouse106,580 155,128 156,662 195,794 205,707 204,504

Exemptions: Elderly 40,704 40,672

State Owned Land 17,789 19,073 17,183 5,198 5,383 5,385

Libraries 54,962 58,134 43,169 43,734 40,674 41,174

Total 15,670,085 15,034,837 14,509,431 14,837,293 14,472,813 14,503,456

Proj. Change: FY13 v. FY12 $30,643

State Aid has decreased by $1,166,629 (7.45%) during the past 5 years.

Local ReceiptsFY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET ESTIMATED

Motor Vehicle Excise 4,323,425 4,151,866 3,891,862 4,118,411 4,125,000 4,175,000

Interest on Late Taxes 266,153 276,443 409,608 511,944 400,000 400,000

Payments in Lieu of Taxes 40,000 40,600 41,000 42,025

Meals Tax - Local 225,714 453,533 397,725 475,000

Fees 250,114 222,517 293,006 305,740 300,000 300,000

Rental Income 98,384 72,865 67,859 66,433 65,000 65,000

Dept Revenue - Schools 1,833 7,236 8,387 585 500 500

Dept Revenue - Cemetery 96,860 104,240 102,070 121,890 100,000 125,000

Dept Revenue - Other 146,073 181,653 174,367 236,489 170,000 185,000

Alcohol Licenses 84,582 94,741 91,395 96,190 90,000 95,000

Other Licenses 48,647 86,900 71,213 65,950 70,000 70,000

Permits 567,042 488,493 600,806 620,122 600,000 650,000

Fines & Forfeits 247,939 219,301 192,729 208,494 190,000 210,000

Interest on Investments 813,308 515,184 369,985 259,232 250,000 260,000

Miscellaneous Recurring 480,034 635,311 737,113 545,363 500,000 259,000

Hotel Tax 330,137 331,279 360,583 436,694 412,725 450,000

LRTA 35,954 38,364 33,933 38,523 39,550 39,550

Misc. Non-Recurring 333,260 354,291 442,895 812,690 248,500 321,327

Total 8,123,745 7,780,684 8,113,525 8,938,883 8,000,000 8,122,402

Change FY13 v. FY12: 122,402

1.51%

Available Funds

Change

� Wetlands Protection Act Funding: $6,000 $0

� Sewer Betterments: $2,431,373 ($7,809)

� Center School Construction Reimbursement: $379,215 $0

� Sewer User Fees (offset): $482,709* ($5,528)

� Childcare Revolving Fund: $125,006* $7,076

� Insurance Recovery: $0 ($52,801)

*6% projected increase for health insurance premiums => FY13

Estimated Total Change of ($59,062)

FY13 Revenue Increase

� Property Tax: $2,231,733

� State Aid Receipts: $30,643

� Local Receipts: $122,402

� Available Funds: ($59,062)

Total: $2,325,716

FY13 Expenditure Increases

Budget proposal amounts to $2,325,716 increase (2.22%)%Chg.

� General Government: $ 161,966 6.7%� Chelmsford Public Schools: $1,430,000 3.1%� Nashoba Valley Tech: $ 200,000 10.9%� Public Safety: $ 420,191 4.0%� Public Works: $ 264,943 4.7%� Municipal Facilities: $ 76,195 6.4%� Cemetery Commission: $ 7,999 2.8%� Community Services: $ 82,443 10.5%� Library: $ 68,232 4.3% � Benefits & Insurance: $ (617,458) - 3.4%� Debt Service: $ 334,514 2.6%� State Assessments & Overlay: $ (88,468) -3.0%� Misc. Warrant Articles: $ (14,840) -3.6%

Total: $ 2,325,716

FY13 Budget Points of Interest• Funding for the Chelmsford Public Schools increases by $1.43M (3.10%), while foundation enrollment declines by 95 students (-1.8%) to 5,226.

• Chelmsford’s foundation enrollment at Nashoba Valley Technical High School increases by 11 students (8.27%) to 144. Chelmsford represents 24.78% of the foundation enrollment, which is an increase from 23.50%.

• Solid Waste disposal costs increase by $51,000 (6.33%) and solid waste collection costs increase by $27,523 (2.18%).

• Veterans Benefits increases by $45,000 (53%) to $130,000.

• Middlesex County Retirement Board assessment increases by $249,904 (4.42%) to $5.9M.

• Employee and retiree health insurance funding decreases by $842,362, which is a 7.70% reduction due to municipal health insurance reform.

• Non-Excluded Debt Service budget with proposed FY13 capital expenditure plan increases by $270,676 (6.27%).

5 Fiscal Year Revenue Comparison

FY08 FY13

Property Tax $70,855,088 (72.20%) $81,197,707 (75.71%)

State Aid $15,670,085 (15.97%) $14,503,456 (13.52%)

Local Receipts $8,123,745 (8.28%) $8,122,402 (7.57%)

Available Funds $3,488,571 (3.55%) $3,424,303 (3.19%)

Total $98,137,489 $107,247,868

Chapter 70 funding: $8,365,004 in FY08; $9,880,853 in FY13;

increase of $1,515,849 (18.12%);

Gen Govt. Aid: $6,316,940 in FY08; $3,982,596 in FY13;

decrease of $2,334,344 (36.95%)

5 Fiscal Year Expenditure Comparison

FY08 FY13 $ Change %Change

Municipal Admin. $2.18M $2.57M $.39M 17.89%

Chelmsford Schools $42.84M $47.62M $4.78M 11.16%

Nashoba Tech $1.40M $2.04M $.64M 45.71%

Public Safety $9.74M $10.83M $1.09M 11.19%

DPW $5.84M $5.91M $.07M 1.20%

Munic. Facilities $1.14M $1.26M $.12M 10.53%

Cemetery $.28M $.30M $.02M 7.14%

Community Services $.74M $.87M $.13M 17.57%

Library $1.58M $1.66M $.08M 5.06%

Benefits & Insurance $15.47M $17.60M $2.13M 13.77%

Debt Service $11.84M $13.38M $1.54M 13.01%

State Amts/Overlay $1.93M $2.83M $.90M 46.63%

Staffing levels remain over 90 positions (9.5%) below five years ago.

Thank You

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”

President Theodore Roosevelt