Marlborough 2010 Budget: BOS Says “Business As Usual Is No Longer Enough”
The Proposed 2010 Budget from the Marlborough Town Website.
I’ve converted it to pdf for those of you who don’t have Microsoft PowerPoint installed, click here.
Highlights:
| Total Budget | $20,976,927 |
| Estimated Overall Budget Increase | $137,892 + 0.66% |
| 7.5% of F/Y 10/11 Projected Budget | $1,573, 270 |
| Balance left to offset 10/11 Budget | $561,723 |
| Summary of Revenues | $3,894,483 |
| Total Revenues | $4,456,206 |
| Tax Levy | $16,520,721 |
| Grand List | $624,456,667 + 0.3862% |
| Estimated Collection Rate 98.9% | $617,587,643 |
| Mill Rate Estimated at (for “10/11) | 26.75 |
| Tax Increase | 1.02% or .27 Mill |
Other Considerations Currently not in Budget:
Senior Homeowner Tax Rebate of $750/per Estimated revenue loss +/-$100k
Commission on Aging Request – Requesting a full time Administrative Assistant Social Services +/-$40k
PW Summer Hires – 30 weeks of help requested to mow – lack of funding impacts cul-de-sacs, ball fields, cemeteries, grounds, roadsides –continues to generates concerns from our residents +/-$12k
Park & Recreation lifeguard program +/-$47k
Schedule of budget meetings:
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
In the Media Room of the school at 7:00PM unless otherwise noted.
March 16, 2010
March 30, 2010
March 18, 2010 (Richmond Library)
April 6, 2010
March 23, 2010 (Choral Room)
April 8, 2010
March 25, 2010 (6:30 p.m.)
April 13, 2010
Letter to the Editor.
From Midge Denno
Dear (editor),
As a member of the Commission on Aging, I would like to provide futher information on the first two items.
First, the estimated $100,000. is projected over a 7 year period!
More importantly, the Board of Selectman passed the Ordinance for Tax Relief. The next step is required by Connecticut State Statute. It requires an independent committee to study the economic impact on the community.
While the Board of Selectmen has advertised for volunteers, to date there is no study committee.
In correspondence from Riva Clark, Board of Selectmen, to Dennis Hawrlko, Chairman of the Council on Aging, she said ” I am seeking a Democrat and enlisted the help of the Town Clerks for imput.” She does have Republican volunteers.
At this point in time the process is stalled for tax relief. Once information is received from the economic impact committee, the Citizen must vote on the ordinance.
Only when all these steps are met can this be considered as a budget item. So far the citizens of Marlborough have not approved the Ordinance.
Second, the Commission on Aging does see a need for administrative support at the Senior Center .
Vi Schwarzmann, as director, meets many needs of the community. Robin Hodge who worked 10 hrs a week at the Senior Center has been terminated. (The van drivers and individual answering the phones are paid thru grants).
At our meeting yesterday, this topic was discussed.
We are aware of the economic need to contain costs. For fiscal 2010/2011 the administrative support will be provided by volunteers and unpaid college interns.
At the upcoming Board of Finance meeting next Tuesday, this information will be presented to the Board of Finance.