Council Passes Fiscal Year 2010 Budget

Medford City CouncilThe Medford City Council passed a budget for fiscal year 2010, which starts on July 1. The $129,847,388 budget is less than the $132,038,396 budget originally approved for fiscal year 2009 last June.  It’s also less than the 2009 budget after a $1.4 million budget cut made in the middle of the year following a cut in local aid from the state by that amount.

Total City Budget (Municipal and School) for Fiscal Year 2010- $129,847,388
The above total reflects last minute deductions in the water and sewer account that were made prior to the City Council’s Tuesday meeting. The totals for water and sewer below do not reflect the last minute reduction of over $143,000.

Department/Salaries/Expenses/Total
Legislative/207,978/3,326/211,304
Executive/476,142/65,086/541,228
Assessors/263,887/39,700/303,587
Information Technology/88,126/68,701/156,827
Finance/Auditing/256,149/30,203/286,352
License Commission/5,400/1/5,401
Workers Compensation/695,000/695,000
OCD/Boards/166,855/44,884/211,739
Human Diversity/Compliance/37,968/5,554/43,522
City Clerk/282,407/16,030/298,437
Election/Registration/184,633/45,301/229,934
Procurement/159,452/11,050/170,502
Law/152,335/88,000/240,335
Treasurer/Collector/403,862/101,401/505,263
Energy & Environment/67,879/2,980/70,859
Police/9,466,077/772,602/10,238,679
Off-Street Parking Commission/3,104/3,104
Traffic Commission/1,500/26,000/27,500
Fire/9,137,934/469,103/9,607,037
Building/445,608/349,002/794,610
Electrical/362,047/866,004/1,228,051
Weights/Measures/77,801/705/78,506
Consumer Advisory/250/250
Civil Defense/8,700/3,522/12,222
Saving Lives Program/1/1
Cemetery, Engineering, Highway, Park, Forestry, Recreation/2,252,844/5,868,166/8,121,010
Sewer Enterprise/929,660/11,030,121/11,959,781
Water Enterprise/1,264,840/6,490,759/7,755,599
Board of Health/405,723/38,752/444,475
Council on Aging/132,649/59,729/192,378
Library/895,584/331,002/1,226,586
Veterans Services/107,412/91,450/198,862
Celebrations/8,250/8,250
Pensions & Annuities- Contributory/7,577,000/7,577,000
Pensions & Annuities- Non-Contributory/290,000/290,000
Bonds & Interest- General/6,118,021/6,118,021
Bonds & Interest- Enterprise-Water/Sewer/1,014,932/1,014,932
Insurance- Fire/Glass Boiler/200,000/200,000
Insurance- Group Health & Life/15,050,000/15,050,000
Insurance- Liability/190,000/190,000
Insurance- Medicare/Social Security/700,000/700,000
Insurance- Unemployment Insurance/1/1
Insurance- Employee Assistance Program/34,000/34,000
Total School Budget– $43,010,000