TOWN OF GUILFORD BOARD OF SELECTMEN BUDGET 2020-2021 Mission of - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

TOWN OF GUILFORD BOARD OF SELECTMEN BUDGET 2020-2021

Mission of Our Town Government PUBLIC PROTECTION & SAFETY ECONOMIC MAINTAIN DEVELOPMENT INFRA- AND TOURISM STRUCTURE TOWN SUPPORT SERVICES BOARD OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF LIFE Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality .

3 3/5/2020 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 .

4 Budget Objectives and Key Factors, cont. ➢ 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 .

5 3/5/2020 Proposed Budget 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 .

6 3/5/2020 Employee Changes 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 .

7 3/5/2020 Increases in Operating Budget 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 .

8 3/5/2020 Reductions in Operating Budget 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 .

9 3/5/2020 Components of Capital Budget Police $187,091 Waste Youth & Family Transfer Public Works Services Station $120,000 $21,670 $25,000 Park & Library Recreation Other $10,600 $236,000 $58,970 Natural Building Resources $25,000 $15,700 Information Technology Communications $11,000 Fire $40,000 $222,020 Engineering $75,000 Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality .

10 3/5/2020 Increases in Operating Revenue 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 .

11 3/5/2020 Components of Debt Service Project Financed Gross Debt Service % of Total New GHS $ 4,704,470 44.44% School $ 2,330,574 22.01% 33.55% * Town $ 3,551,758 $ 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 .

12 3/5/2020 Debt Service Projection Town and School Projects & GHS New Construction Net of Proceeds and Debt Refunding Savings Town Projects School Projects Guilford High School $11,000 $10,000 $9,000 $8,000 Annual Debt Service $(000)s $7,000 $6,000 $5,000 $4,000 $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 $-

13 3/5/2020 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% Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality .

14 3/5/2020 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 .

15 Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go: FIRE DEPARTMENT - Responded to 3,489 calls in 2019 CALLS FOR SERVICE CALENDAR YEAR Average Response Times 3600 14 3550 12 3500 10 8 3450 6 3400 4 3350 2 3300 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 3250 2017 2018 2019 DOWNTOWN NORTH GUILFORD CALLS FOR SERVICE CALENDAR ALL Linear (ALL) YEAR Linear (CALLS FOR SERVICE CALENDAR YEAR) Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality .

16 3/5/2020 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 over 34,000 meals to seniors and Meals on Wheels • Maintains 40 athletic fields, turf management and mow and 100 acres Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality .

17 Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go: ➢ Engineering • 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 • Boston Street sidewalk extension • Saw Mill Road Bridge Replacement • Adams School parking lot expansion • Route 77 sidewalk extension and circulation improvements • Nut Plains Road Reconstruction • Jacobs Lane culvert replacement • Goose Lane Reconstruction • Noble Bridge pedestrian bridge replacement Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality .

18 3/5/2020 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 Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality .

19 3/5/2020 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 .

20 3/5/2020 OUR MISSION: TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS Infrastructure Public Safety Maintenance Economic Development Quality of Life Culture & Tourism Guilford is a SUSTAINABLE CT CERTIFIED™ municipality .

21 3/5/2020 Thank You