City Council to Review Budget
The Medford City Council is in the process of reviewing the budget for fiscal year 2014, which begins July 1.
Budget hearings are scheduled for June 18, June 19, and June 26, according to information posted on the city website.
The Medford School Committee is holding its own public hearing to review the school budget on Wednesday, June 19.
The entire proposed budget for next year is $144,466,771, which includes $49,283,000 for the public schools and $95,183,771 for municipal services. The current year’s budget is $139,610,534.
The entire proposed draft city budget is as follows:
General Government
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Legislative/ 209,953/ 3,326/ 213,279
Executive/ 1,464,569/ 87,671/ 1,552,240
Assessors/ 243,560/ 119,312/ 362,872
Information Technology/ 101,294/ 90,606/ 191,900
Finance/Audit/Purchasing/ 412,193/ 60,761/ 472,954
License Commission/ 5,400/ 5,400
Workers Compensation/ 1,500/ 952,334/ 953,834
OCD/Boards/ 168,285/ 55,180/ 223,465
Human Diversity/Compliance/ 41,319/ 4,804/ 46,123
City Clerk/ 314,313/ 15,170/ 329,483
Election/Registration/ 191,868/ 49,445/ 241,313
Law/ 216,476/ 101,492/ 317,968
Treasurer/Collector/ 445,285/ 164,326/ 609,611
Energy & Environment/ 117,037/ 22,750/ 139,787
Protection Person and Property
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Police/ 10,262,510/ 983,151/ 11,245,661
Off Street Parking Comm./ 3,100/ 4/ 3,104
Traffic Commission/ 1,500/ 26,000/ 27,500
Fire/ 9,998,612/ 537,150/ 10,535,762
Building/ 481,243/ 299,374/ 780,617
Electrical/ 310,009/ 737,544/ 1,047,553
Weights/Measures/ 84,993/ 973/ 85,966
Consumer Advisory/ 1,000/ 1,000
Civil Defense/ 8,700/ 3,522/ 12,222
Public Works
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Non Enterprise Division* / 22,555,689/ 5,471,560/ 8,027,249
Sewer Enterprise/ 793,661/ 11,549,720/ 12,343,381
Water Enterprise/ 1,017,495/ 7,353,342/ 8,370,837
*Cemetery, Engineering, Highway, Park, Forestry, Recreation
Health and Elderly Services
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Board of Health/ 443,982/ 46,476/ 490,458
Council on Aging/ 209,821/ 65,594/ 275,415
Library
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Library/ 764,643/ 305,169/ 1,069,812
Veterans and Celebrations
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Veterans Services/ 1119,021/ 201,450/ 320,471
Celebrations/ 11,000/ 11,000
Pensions and Annuities
Expenses/ Total
Contributory/ 8,881,804/ 8,881,804
Non Contributory/ 272,000/ 272,000
Bonds and Interest
General/ 6,398,416/ 6,398,416
Enterprise (Water/Sewer)/ 939,254/ 939,254
Insurance
Fire/Glass Boiler/ 224,000
Group Health, Dental & Life/ 17,080,060
Liability/ 146,000
Medicare/Social Security/ 825,000
Unemployment Insurance/ 75,000
Employee Assistance Program/ 34,000/ 34,000
Summary
General Government/3,933,052/ 1,727,177/ 5,660,229
Protection Persons/Property/ 21,150,667/ 2,588,718/ 23,739,385
Public Works
Non Enterprise/ 2,555,689/ 5,471,560/ 8,027,249
Enterprise/ 1,811,156/ 18,903,062/ 20,714,218
Health/Human Services/ 653,803/ 112,070/ 765,873
Library/ 764,643/ 305,169/ 1,069,812
Veterans & Celebrations/ 119,021/ 212,450/ 331,471
Pensions & Annuities/ 9,153,804/ 9,153,804
Bonds & Interest/ 7,337,670/ 7,337,670
Insurance/ 18,384,060