City Council Passes $133 Mil.+ Budget

| June 28, 2011 | City Council, City Hall | No Comments

– Allison Goldsberry

The Medford City Council passed a budget for the city for fiscal year 2012. The budget passed with six councilors in favor and one absent, as City Councilor Robert Penta is on vacation.

The budget for fiscal year 2012, which begins July 1, is $133,285,781. The breakdown is $88,385,781 for municipal services and $44,900,000 for the schools, according to information released by City Clerk Ed Finn.

The municipal budget for this year is slightly larger ($88,492,056) than the $88,385,781 that was approved for next year. Alternatively, next year’s proposed school budget- $44,900,000- is larger than what was budgeted this year, $43,200,000. Medford’s entire budget for this year was $131,692,056, while next year’s proposed budget is $133,285,781.

Last week the Medford School Committee unanimously approved its $44,900,000 budget and Superintendent Belson met with the City Council last Tuesday afternoon before their meeting to discuss the school budget.

According to Mayor Michael McGlynn, the school budget has increased by 3.9% for next year, while the municipal budget is down 1%. The entire budget is up by 1%. The city is currently awaiting important actions by the state legislature that could save $2 million in healthcare costs and allow for the elimination of a deficit for the current fiscal year. Next year’s budget is contingent upon the healthcare savings and the elimination of the deficit and cuts would have to be made if those provisions don’t materialize.

The entire proposed city budget is as follows:

General Government

Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Legislative/ 208,656/ 3,326/ 211,982
Executive/ 464,454/ 65,086/ 529,540
Assessors/ 209,707/ 59,972/ 269,679
Information Technology/ 88,454/ 68,373/ 156,827
Finance/Auditing/ 257,427/ 44,702/ 302,129
License Commission/ 5,400/ 5,400
Workers Compensation/ 1,500/ 795,000/ 796,500
OCD/Boards/ 146,278/ 40,880/ 187,158
Human Diversity/Compliance/ 38,605/ 4,804/ 43,409
City Clerk/ 286,115/ 15,225/ 301,340
Election/Registration/ 218,575/ 48,096/ 266,671
Procurement/ 86,592/ 11,801/ 98,393
Law/ 152,487/ 88,000/ 240,487
Treasurer/Collector/ 410,339/ 98,576/ 508,915
Energy & Environment/ 68,527/ 2,750/ 71,277

Protection Person and Property

Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Police / 10,054,858/ 781,102/ 10,835,960
Off Street Parking Comm./ 3,100/ 4/ 3,104
Traffic Commission/ 1,500/ 26,000/ 27,500
Fire/ 9,248,655/ 434,103/ 9,682,758
Building/ 450,301/ 331,176/ 781,477
Electrical/ 306,227/ 676,904/ 983,131
Weights/Measures/ 78,334/ 705/ 79,039
Consumer Advisory/ 250/ 250
Civil Defense/ 8,700/ 3,522/ 12,222
Saving Lives Program/ 1/ 1

Public Works

Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Non Enterprise Division* / 2,068,104 / 4,833,503 / 6,901,607
Sewer Enterprise/ 792,034/ 11,495,365/ 12,287,399
Water Enterprise/ 1,205,252/ 6,756,223/ 7,961,475
*Cemetery, Engineering, Highway, Park, Forestry, Recreation

Health and Elderly Services

Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Board of Health/ 410,576/ 38,752/ 449,328
Council on Aging/ 122,727/ 57,136/ 179,863

Library

Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Library/ 719,267/ 276,088/ 995,355

Veterans and Celebrations

Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Veterans Services/ 109,421/ 146,450/ 255,871
Celebrations/ 8,250/ 8,250

Pensions and Annuities

Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Contributory/ 8,046,742/ 8,046,742
Non Contributory/ 290,000/ 290,000

Bonds and Interest

Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
General/ 5,919,393/ 5,919,393
Enterprise (Water/Sewer)/ 767,884/ 767,884

Insurance

Fire/Glass Boiler/ 220,000/ 220,000
Group Health,Dental & Life/ 16,638,465/ 16,638,465
Liability/ 160,000/ 160,000
Medicare/Social Security/ 725,000/ 725,000
Unemployment Insurance/ 150,000/ 150,000
Employee Assistance Program/ 34,000/ 34,000

Summary

General Government/ 2,643,116/ 1,346,591/ 3,989,707
Protection Persons/Property/ 20,151,676/ 2,253,766/ 22,405,442
Public Works
Non Enterprise/ 2,068,104/ 4,833,503/ 6,901,607
Enterprise/ 1,997,286/ 18,251,588/ 20,248,874
Health/Human Services/ 533,303/ 95,888/ 629,191
Library/ 719,267/ 276,088/ 995,355
Veterans & Celebrations/ 109,421/ 154,700/ 264,121
Pensions & Annuities/ 8,336,742/ 8,336,742
Bonds & Interest/ 6,687,277/ 6,687,277
Insurance/ 17,927,465/ 17,927,465

Municipal $88,385,781
School $44,900,000
Total $133,285,781

– InsideMedford.com