FY2021 Budget

Vehicle Replacements: Replacement of two public works vehicles, one administration vehicle, one fire vehicle and the Parks and Recreation bus are deferred. Space Renovation/Upfit (Town Buildings, old Fire Station #1 & Related Modifications): Current public buildings are not able to accommodate staff, meeting or storage needs. Council reduced the budgeted cost at adoption.

243,000

243,000

-

200,000

Smart City Projects: Deferral of $150,000 of original $250,000 request to support Smart City projects.

150,000

150,000

Staffing Operations Costs : Required uniforms, equipment, training/evaluation and computer/electronic equipment including necessary vehicles for deferred new positions. Affordable Housing Implementation Plan: Consultant assistance to help develop a strategy to implement affordable housing initiatives. This request would have helped develop a plan to implement one or more of the options in the affordable housing study completed in FY2020 based on Town Council’s policy guidance and direction. Road Paving Projects: Additional request to accelerate proactive road maintenance to maintain acceptable levels of road condition and reduce the percentage of deficiencies. Public Works Initiatives and Equipment: Proposed requests to address facility and equipment needs. • Town Hall Public Bathrooms Renovation Design • Town Hall Carpet (excluding Council Chambers) • Dynamic Sign Boards Communications/Outreach Programs: Proposed requests to support video production, graphic design and advertising/marketing services were reduced by more than ½ to balance proposed operating budget for FY 2021. Council Contingency: Undesignated (contingency) allocation reserved to advance Council initiatives. Sustainability Initiatives: Annual allocation of funds to support sustainability initiatives that include environmental and energy innovations. Park and Recreation Program Support: Proposed requests to support Cultural Program and Healthy Food Hub programs were reduce by ½ to balance proposed operating budget for FY 2021. Citizen Satisfaction Survey: The town conducts a National Community Survey every three to five years. The last survey was done in 2017. The plan to conduct the survey this year has been deferred. Capital and Reserve Allocations Roadway & Transportation Capital Reserve : Allocation and transfer to Capital Reserve Fund equivalent to one cent ($0.01) of the tax rate for future roadway and transportation projects identified by Town Council. Fire Apparatus Capital Reserve Fund: Allocation and transfer to Capital Reserve an amount reserved to prepare for future apparatus. CIP Capital Reserve Fund: Annual allocation and transfer to Capital Reserve an amount reserved to prepare for future CIP Projects. Other: Deferred or other adjusted items at budget adoption. TOTAL

119,500

403,400

100,000

100,000

100,000

100,000

78,800

78,800

52,050

52,050

50,000

50,000

50,000

-

36,750

36,750

27,400

27,400

-

74,900

$1,257,500

$2,041,300

600,000

-

400,000

400,000

200,000

200,000

TOTAL

$1,200,000

600,000

Budgetary Items Deferred or Reduced Total

$3,124,750 $3,635,850

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