Finance Committee Booklet 2001

Annual Town Meeting April 2, 2001

(1) Elizabeth Steele Jeffers moved that the Town vote to waive the reading of the warrant.

Motion Carried.

(2) Elizabeth Steele-Jeffers moved that the Town vote to grant permission to speak at the April 2, 2001 Annual Town Meeting to the following persons who are not registered voters of the Town of Provincetown:

Dennis Anderson, Cape End Manor facilitator

Dennis Clark, Recreation Director;

David J. Ditacchio, Marine Superintendent

Dale Fanning, Director, Provincetown Heritage Museum;

Patricia Fitzpatrick, Tourism Director

Dr. Susan N. Fleming, Superintendent of Schools

John W. Giorgio, Esq., and other attorneys of the firm of Kopelman & Paige, P.C., Town Counsel

George Heufelder, Health Agent;

Tony Jackett, Shellfish Constable;

Michelle Jarusiewicz, Grant Administrator;

Bruce T. Miller, Director of Municipal Finance and Town Accountant

William Rokicki, Principal, Veterans Memorial Elementary School;

Kathleen Slivka, Schools Director of Student Services

Eileen Thomas, Cape End Manor Administrator

Craig Wiegand, Water Superintendent;

And

Geneva Cook

Judy Turtz

Motion Carried.

(3) Elizabeth Steele-Jeffers moved that on all matters to come before the April 2, 2001 Annual Town Meeting, requiring a two-thirds vote by statute, that a count need not be taken unless the vote so declared is immediately questioned by seven or more registered voters.

Motion Carried

Article 1. To Hear Town Reports. To see if the Town will vote to hear the reports of the Town Officials and Committees and to act thereon.

[Requested by the Board of Selectmen]

No reports heard.

Article 2. FY 2002 Operating Budget. To see to if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $14,566,728 to fund operating budgets for the several Town departments for Fiscal Year 2002 in accordance with Chapter 9, section 1 of the Provincetown Charter, as follows:

Division	FY 2001	FY 2002	%
I. General Government	$ 506,502	$ 512,681	1.2%
II. Finance	4,231,658	4,787,488	13.1%
III. Public Safety	2,299,455	2,358,269	2.6%
IV. Public Works	1,887,527	1,812,513	-4.0%
V. Public Services	924,664	1,002,006	8.4%
VI. Public Schools	3,995,996	4,093,771	2.4%
Total Divisions I-VI	$ 13,845,801	$ 14,566,728	5.2%

or to take any other action relative thereto.

[Requested by the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen]

FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS AS SHOWN ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES: 9-0-0

	Actual	Adjusted	Selectmen	FinCom	%
Budget	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2002	01-'02
I. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
113 Elections & Town Meetings
Expenses	$ 6,302	$ 9,146	$ 6,132	$ 6,132	-33.0%
122 Board of Selectmen
Personal Services	27,684	34,535	34,535	34,535
Expenses	4,703	6,600	7,400	7,400
sub-total	32,387	41,135	41,935	41,935	1.9%
123 Town Manager
Personal Services	150,556	161,798	161,798	161,798
Expenses	10,808	8,068	8,068	8,068
sub-total	161,364	169,866	169,866	169,866	0.0%
151 Legal Services
Expenses	138,271	110,000	120,000	120,000	9.1%
156 Administration
Expenses	55,799	56,656	56,656	56,656	0.0%
161 Town Clerk
Personal Services	52,780	55,013	55,149	55,149
Expenses	10,544	9,859	10,364	10,364
sub-total	63,324	64,872	65,513	65,513	1.0%
169 Licensing
Personal Services	30,088	31,037	30,077	30,077
Expenses	3,686	12,100	12,200	12,200
sub-total	33,774	43,137	42,277	42,277	-2.0%
171 Conservation Commission
Expenses	3,968	5,235	1,454	1,454	-72.2%
173 Housing Partnership
Expenses			1,000	1,000
174 LCP Implementation
Expenses			1,820	1,820
175 Planning Board
Expenses	1,480	2,075	2,142	2,142	3.2%
176 Zoning Board of Appeals
Expenses	2,159	2,910	2,253	2,253	-22.6%
179 Historical Commission
Expenses	996	1,470	1,632	1,632	11.0%
I. General Government	$ 499,824	$ 506,502	$ 512,681	$ 512,681	*1.2%*

II. FINANCE 131 Finance Committee
Expenses	$ 3,608	$ 3,450	$ 3,450	$ 3,450
Reserve Fund	35,000	35,000	35,000	35,000
sub-total	38,608	38,450	38,450	38,450	0.0%
135 Town Accountant (DMF)
Personal Services	109,130	114,951	132,910	132,910
Expenses	17,132	20,300	26,200	26,200
sub-total	126,262	135,251	159,110	159,110	17.6%
136 Management Information Systems Coordination
Personal Services		35,484	35,484	35,484
Expenses		1,000	102,883	102,883
sub-total		36,484	138,367	138,367	279.3%
141 Board of Assessors (DMF)
Personal Services	100,313	104,772	107,847	107,847
Expenses	11,798	19,189	27,522	27,522
sub-total	112,111	123,961	135,369	135,369	9.2%
145 Treasurer/Collector (DMF)
Personal Services	115,830	118,671	112,144	112,144
Expenses	27,795	28,200	43,543	43,543
sub-total	143,625	146,871	155,687	155,687	6.0%
710 Debt Service
Expenses	927,580	1,200,974	1,237,741	1,237,741	3.1%
820 Tax Title	3,966	10,000	10,000	10,000	0.0%
910 Retirement/Benefits/Insurance
Expenses	2,391,109	2,539,666	2,912,764	2,912,764	14.7%
II. Finance	$ 3,743,262	$ 4,231,658	$ 4,787,488	$ 4,787,488	*13.1%*

III. PUBLIC SAFETY
210 Police
Personal Services	$ 1,085,054	$ 1,152,836	$ 1,200,170	$ 1,200,170
Expenses	92,952	128,000	86,100	86,100
Sub-total	1,178,006	1,280,836	1,286,270	1,286,270	0.4%
211 Police Station	-	19,500	23,500	23,500	20.5%
220 Fire
Personal Services	161,065	201,485	205,627	205,627
Expenses	98,584	98,373	104,523	104,523
Sub-total	259,649	299,858	310,150	310,150	3.4%
231 Ambulance Service	24,500	24,500	26,950	26,950	10.0%
240 Inspections (DRM)
Personal Services	136,603	142,155	98,036	98,036
Expenses	25,379	21,800	21,950	21,950
Sub-total	161,982	163,955	119,986	119,986	-26.8%
241 Director of Regulatory Management
Personal Services	34,126	43,164	105,450	105,450
Expenses	154	600	11,100	11,100
Sub-total	34,279	43,764	116,550	116,550	166.3%
291 Emergency Management
Personal Services	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200
Expenses	231	250	250	250
Sub-total	1,431	1,450	1,450	1,450	0.0%
294 Harbor Committee		1,625	1,625	1,625	0.0%
295 Harbormaster/MacMillan Wharf
Personal Services	97,557	101,305	99,945	99,945
Expenses	31,764	36,230	34,500	34,500
sub-total	129,322	137,535	134,445	134,445	-2.2%
296 Shellfish
Personal Services	26,075	27,447	28,868	28,868
Expenses	6,080	6,430	6,510	6,510
sub-total	32,155	33,877	35,378	35,378	4.4%
299 Parking
Personal Services	207,709	231,012	233,240	233,240
Expenses	32,442	37,042	41,775	41,775
sub-total	240,150	268,054	275,015	275,015	2.6%
III. Public Safety	$ 2,085,975	$ 2,299,455	$ 2,358,269	$ 2,358,269	*2.6%*

IV. PUBLIC WORKS
192 Buildings & Grounds
Personal Services	$ 202,797	$ 387,354	$ 360,558	$ 360,558
Expenses	141,330	201,503	208,621	208,621
sub-total	344,127	588,857	569,179	569,179	-3.3%
421 Administration
Personal Services	134,431	175,151	143,209	143,209
Expenses	163,994	178,370	167,916	167,916
sub-total	298,425	353,521	311,125	311,125	-12.0%
422 Highway
Personal Services	237,522	213,735	219,293	219,293
Expenses	41,162	33,803	33,717	33,717
sub-total	278,683	247,538	253,010	253,010	2.2%
423 Snow & Ice
Personal Services	26,590	26,590	26,590	26,590
Expenses	23,000	23,000	23,000	23,000
sub-total	49,590	49,590	49,590	49,590	0.0%
431 Solid Waste/Recycling
Personal Services	210,647	244,637	258,157	258,157
Expenses	94,237	132,833	107,853	107,853
sub-total	304,884	377,470	366,010	366,010	-3.0%
439 Waste Disposal/Other
Expenses	170,926	270,550	263,600	263,600	-2.6%
IV. Public Works	$ 1,507,695	$ 1,887,527	$ 1,812,513	$ 1,812,513	*-4.0%*

V. PUBLIC SERVICES
511 Health/Conservation Agent (DRM)
Personal Services	$ 47,158	$ 48,539	$ 73,748	$ 73,748
Expenses	45,211	45,772	10,620	10,620
sub-total	92,369	94,311	84,368	84,368	-10.5%
512 Public Health/Nurse
Personal Services	12,968	13,332	13,332	13,332
Expenses	20,333	31,437	31,437	31,437
sub-total	33,301	44,769	44,769	44,769	0.0%
513 Board of Health	499	1,675	1,997	1,997	19.2%
541 Council on Aging
Personal Services	102,496	115,527	116,803	116,803
Expenses	15,331	9,462	9,685	9,685
sub-total	117,827	124,989	126,488	126,488	1.2%
543 Veterans Services
Personal Services	7,921	8,120	8,120	8,120
Expenses	12,565	18,885	19,143	19,143
sub-total	20,486	27,005	27,263	27,263	1.0%
610 Library
Personal Services	128,045	134,593	134,234	134,234
Expenses	43,331	43,338	56,328	56,328
sub-total	171,377	177,931	190,562	190,562	7.1%
620 Administration	6,315	7,500	2,500	2,500	-66.7%
630 Recreation Department
Personal Services	85,584	97,669	97,535	97,535
Expenses	11,425	12,300	12,500	12,500
sub-total	97,009	109,969	110,035	110,035	0.1%
651 Beautification Cte	funded by Tourism Fund
Expenses	1,352	3,900	10,000	10,000	156.4%
671 Heritage Museum
Personal Services	13,119	-	-	-
Expenses	17,899	18,300	19,800	19,800
sub-total	31,018	18,300	19,800	19,800	8.2%
672 Art Commission	792	4,500	9,700	9,700	115.6%
699 Tourism	funded by Tourism Fund
Coord/Support	51,961	62,618	65,264	65,264
Marketing	76,400	75,142	110,825	110,825
Municipal Projects	30,485	121,961	112,760	112,760
Promotional Events	50,189	50,094	85,675	85,675