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Brentwood 2019 Budget Public Hearing

This public hearing aims to inform the Brentwood community about the Town & Swasey School warrant articles and citizen petitions with financial implications. The Budget Committee will provide their current recommendations and gather public input.

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Brentwood 2019 Budget Public Hearing

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  1. Brentwood 2019 Budget Public Hearing Monday, February 11, 2019

  2. What is our goal tonight? • Inform the public about Town & Swasey School Warrant Articles (WAs) and Citizen Petitions with financial implications that will be voted on at the Town and School Meetings in March 2019 • Provide Budget Committee current recommendations • Gather public input

  3. What will we cover? • Town WAs & Citizen Petitions with financial implications • Swasey School WAs & Citizen Petitions with financial implications • ERCSD Budget & WA (information purposes only, Brentwood Budget Committee has no jurisdiction over these budgets)

  4. Town Warrant Articles Operating Budget Specific Expenditures Additions to Capital Reserve Funds

  5. Town Operating Budget • $3,994,041 • Increase of $153,319 over FY18 (3.99%) • Many budgets were level funded or decreased • Increases over 10% - ACO, Cemetery, Code Enforcement, Government Buildings, Highway and PD

  6. WAs: Specific Expenditures • Road Repairs (Recommended) • Increase from $350,000 to $400,000 • Martin Property Easement (Recommended) • $150,000 • Veterans credit (Recommended) • $12,7000 • Fire Dept Vehicle Lease (Recommended) • payment new pumper truck, approx. $89K (Final Payment) • Charitable Donations: $6,800 (Recommended)

  7. WAs: Specific Expenditures • FD Replacement Vehicle (Not recommended) • $75,000

  8. WAs: Capital Reserves • Bridge Repairs (Recommended) • $50k requested this year; $50k allocated in FY18 • Current balance of$435k • Highway Vehicles (Recommended) • $15k requested this year; $50k allocated in FY18 • Current balance of$185k • Police Facility (Not recommended) • $100k to establish a capital reserve fund for a new police building

  9. WAs: Capital Reserves • Solar Array(Recommended) • $17k • Revaluation/Assessment (Recommended) • Capital reserve to save for assessments required every 5 years • Fund with $25k • Software (Recommended) • 20k • Information Systems/ Hardware (Recommended) • 20K

  10. Warrant Article Total

  11. Brentwood Tax Impacts – Town (2019)

  12. Swasey School Warrant Articles Operating Budget Safety & Security Fund School Maintenance Special Education Fund

  13. Swasey School Warrant Articles • Operating Budget (BudCom recommended) • $5,744,219.89 • 152,296 Increase over FY18/19 budget (2.72%)

  14. Brentwood Tax Impacts – Swasey (2019/20)

  15. Brentwood Tax Impacts – Local Total* (2019) *These figures do not include Exeter Regional Cooperative School District Budget

  16. Coop School District WAs • Operating Budget • Default $59,852,502 • Proposed $60,342,073 • Difference $489,571 • Turf Replacement Fund • $50,000 from unreserved fund balance • CMS Renovation • $425,222 Interest first year • $1,584,200, 2nd year payment

  17. Brentwood Tax Impacts – Total (2019)

  18. Meeting & Voting Dates • Tuesday, February 19th, Brentwood Library, 7-9PM, Meet the Candidates ight • Friday, March 8th, Swasey School Meeting 6:30pm, Swasey School • Tuesday, March 12th, Voting on Coop. School District WAs & Candidate Selection 7:00am -7:00pm, Community Center • Saturday, March 16th, Town Meeting 9:00am, Swasey School

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