T OWN OF O RCHARD P ARK , N EW Y ORK 2020 Preliminary Budget Presentation October 29, 2019
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Allocation of 2019 Taxes and Fees (as percentage) 2.51% 21.30% County Town School 16.73% Fire 59.46% Source: 2019 Annual Report of the Department of Real Property Tax Services, County of Erie, NY 1
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Town Services Included in the 16.73% – Police Services – Road Repair – Snow Plowing – Garbage and Brush Pickup – Senior Services – Parks and Playgrounds – Water Infrastructure – Sewer Operations and Infrastructure – Drainage – General Town Operations (Town Board, Town Clerk, Town Courts, Etc.) 2
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Allocation of 2019 Tax Bills - $7,589.05* $190.29 $1,616.21 County Town School $1,269.52 Fire $4,513.03 NOTE: Represents 2019 taxes on a typical Orchard Park home valued at $250,000. 3 *Includes benefit basis taxes and fees
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Allocation of 2019 Tax Bill - $7,589.05* County, School and Fire $1,269.52 Town • Ad Valorem Tax $912.60 • Sewer, Water, Garbage, Lighting, Etc. $356.92 Total Town $1,269.52 NOTE: Represents 2019 taxes on a typical Orchard Park home valued at $250,000. 4 *Includes benefit basis taxes and fees
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Allocation of 2019 Town Tax and Fees - $1,269.52 $111.85 $141.77 $32.45 $151.06 General Government Support Culture & Recreation Public Safety Transportation Lighting Sewer, Water, Drainage $121.69 Garbage Debt $433.52 $22.53 $254.65 NOTE: Represents 2019 taxes on a typical Orchard Park home valued at $250,000. 5
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Tentative Budget Proposed Increase 11.9616% NOTE: 2020 Tentative Ad Valorem Budget Filed September 30, 2019. 6
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Tentative Budget Proposed Increase - Dollars $109.16 Ad Valorem 42.69 Sewer, Water, Garbage, Lighting, Etc. $151.85 Per household NOTE: Represents 2020 tax increase on a typical Orchard Park home valued at $250,000. 7
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Tentative Budget Key Impacts Debt (CAC, Sewer, Water, Roads, Parks & Playgrounds) 2.3% Highway Contract (2.75% wage increase) 1.9% Police Contract (3.75% wage increase) 1.2% Other Wages (Modest increases/minimum wage) 0.6% CAC Operating Costs 3.1% Garbage Contracts, Etc. 1.2% Other Contractual Costs (Road Salt, Oil, Etc.) 1.7% 12.0% 8
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Tentative Budget CAC Increases Debt $415,020 Operations $492,728 $907,748 Tax Levy Impact: 5.65% 9
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Tentative Budget Proposed Increase Without CAC 6.31467% NOTE: 2020 Tentative Ad Valorem Budget Filed September 30, 2019 net of CAC increases. 10
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Towns with Police Force Comparisons- Per $250,000 FMV 2019 Ad Valorem Taxes* $2,264.86 $2,072.21 $1,356.36 $1,286.53 $912.60 Orchard Park Lancaster Evans Hamburg West Seneca *Excludes Benefit Basis (Sewer, Water, Garbage, Lighting, Etc.) 11
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Towns with Police Force Comparisons- Per $250,000 FMV Compared to Orchard Park 2020 Tentative Tax* $2,264.86 $2,072.21 $1,356.36 $1,286.53 $1,021.76 Orchard Park Lancaster Evans Hamburg West Seneca *Excludes Benefit Basis (Sewer, Water, Garbage, Lighting, Etc.) 12
Town of Orchard Park, N.Y. – 2020 Budget Process Culture & Recreation Net Operating Cost Peer Town Budgets Compared to 2020 Orchard Park Preliminary Budget* Per Capita Cost without CAC 88.67050 66.54326 63.81297 49.52108 36.72669 Orchard Park Clarence Grand Island Hamburg Lancaster *Clarence and Grand Island data obtained from the 2019 budget. Hamburg and Lancaster data obtained from the 2020 budget. 13
Town of Orchard Park, N.Y. – 2020 Budget Process Culture & Recreation Net Operating Cost Peer Town Budgets Compared to 2020 Orchard Park Preliminary Budget* Per Capita Cost with CAC 88.67050 66.54326 63.81297 53.27452 49.52108 Orchard Park Clarence Grand Island Hamburg Lancaster *Clarence and Grand Island data obtained from the 2019 budget. Hamburg and Lancaster data obtained from the 2020 budget. 14
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Next Steps • From September 30 until Budget Adopted – Town Board is identifying opportunities for revenue enhancement and expense reduction without reducing current level of service. 15
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Possibilities Being Considered Expenditures Health Insurance Options $350,000 Brush Pick Up Alternatives 200,000 Overtime 207,000 Outside Attorney 50,000 Community Activity Center Operations 42,000 Building Inspector Vehicle 30,000 Engineering Hire (Mid Year) 25,000 Rescind Elected Officials Raise Until at Tax Cap 14,000 $918,000 16
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Possibilities Being Considered Revenues Revised Fees & Permits $340,000 Community Activity Center Program Revenues 125,000 $465,000 17
Town of Orchard Park, NY – 2020 Budget Process Potential Tax Levy Impact 3.27% NOTE: Without CAC increases, the aforementioned tax levy impact would result in 18 a decreased tax levy.
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