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| Town
of Easton Budget 2006 - 2007 |
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Click on any pie piece on the charts above to see budget
details.
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| Selectman's Accounts |
10,249,842
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| Debt Service |
4,397,179
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| Easton
Board of Education |
13,032,432
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| Regional
Board of Education |
7,777,482
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35,456,935
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| Property Taxes |
32,511,089
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| State Grants |
1,545,439
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| Selectman's Receipts |
837,653
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| Other |
562,754
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35,456,935
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| Click on any pie piece on the charts above to see budget
details. |
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| Expenses |
| Regional
Board of Education |
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No
Further Detail
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| Expenses |
| Selectman's
Accounts |
| Account |
Amount |
| Gen. Govt.Town Clerk |
131,466
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| Gen. Govt. First Selectman |
147,540
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| Gen. Govt.Probate Court |
4,115
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| Gen. Govt.Elections |
43,451
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| Gen. Govt.BD of Finance |
7,000
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| Gen. Govt.Auditors |
35,050
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| Gen. Govt.Treasurer |
204,962
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| Gen. Govt.Assessor |
118,053
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| Gen. Govt.BD of Assessment Appeals |
925
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| Gen. Govt.Tax Collector |
86,781
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| Gen. Govt.Town Attorney |
100,000
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| Gen. Govt.Planning & Zoning Comm. |
105,173
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| Gen. Govt.Zoning BD of Appeals |
6,504
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| Gen. Govt.Building Department |
90,016
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| Gen. Govt.Town Hall |
138,199
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| Gen. Govt.Comm. Dispatchers |
202,425
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| Gen. Govt.Comm. for the Elderly |
49,417
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| Gen. Govt.Senior Center |
137,778
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| Gen. Govt.,SSS Building |
206,000
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| Gen. Govt.Public Celebrations |
700
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| Public Safety, Police Dept. |
1,366,174 |
| Public Safety, Fire Department |
544,024
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| Public Safety, Fire Marshal |
26,692
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| Public Safety, Emergency Mgnt. |
9,957
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| Public Safety, Conservation Comm. |
36,554
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| Public Works, Recycling Fund |
114,602
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| Public Works, Highway Department |
2,024,680 |
| Public Works, Street Lights |
1,667
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| Public Works, Engineering & Prof. Serv. |
55,500
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| Health & Sanit, PHNA |
1,115
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| Health & Sanit, Health Department |
73,970
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| Health & Sanit, EMS Commission |
305,023
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| Public Welfare |
3,940
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| Library |
500,959
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| Park & Recreation Commission |
297,521
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| Park & Recreation, Tree Warden |
17,250
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| Pension |
575,682
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| Fringe Benefits |
1,413,275 |
| Social Security & Medicare |
350,000
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| Insurance Commission |
435,800
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| Contingency |
150,000
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| Firehouse Rent |
40,000
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| Animal Control |
89,902
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10,249,842 |
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| Expenses |
| Easton
Board of Education |
| Account |
Amount |
| General Instruction |
6,670,326 |
| Kindergarten |
8,700
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| Humanities |
27,868
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| Integrated Lang. |
25,987
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| Curriculum |
36,550
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| Industrial Technology |
8,064
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| Science/Math.Technology |
31,416
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| PE/Health |
3,986
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| Special Services |
15,420
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| Special Education |
2,664,344 |
| Guidance |
6,206
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| Health Services |
141,997
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| Psychological Services |
34,475
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| Speech Services |
12,200
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| Ed. Media Services |
45,993
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| Technology Plan |
114,549
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| Board of Education |
47,055
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| Central Administration |
441,938
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| School Administration |
803,690
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| Operation/Maint.Physical Plant |
1,155,696 |
| Student Transportation |
735,972
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13,032,432 |
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| Debt
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| Revenue |
| Selectman's
Receipts |
| Town Clerk Fees |
315,000 |
| Building Permits |
125,000
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| Health Permits |
18,000
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| Planning & Zoning Permits |
22,000
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| Conservation Permits |
24,000
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| Police Department |
39,100
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| First Selectman |
124,000
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| Municipal Building Lease |
79,167
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| Fire Marshal |
200
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| Boe-Tuition |
1,946
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| Reg.9 - Tuition |
2,910
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| Parks & Recreation |
2,930
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| Highway Department |
1,400
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| EMS Department |
80,000
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| Various Other Departments |
2,000
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837,653 |
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| Revenue |
| State
Grants |
| School Aid for SSS & HKMS: |
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| Education Cost Sharing Grant |
399,292
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| Special Education |
6,550
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| Bond Subsidy, Principal & Interest: |
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| Helen Keller & Samuel Staples |
168,913
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| Bond Subsidy-Progress Payments |
250,000
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| Adult Education |
90
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| Transportation |
804
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| School Aid for District #9 |
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| Transportation |
6,649
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| Bond Subsidy, Principal & Interest |
13,392
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| Town Aid Roads - Maintenance |
108,693
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| Local Capital Improvement (Infrastructure) |
445,613
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| In
Lieu of Tax Loss - Boats |
4,814
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| Elderly Tax Relief - Freeze |
2,000
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| Elderly Tax Relief - Circuit Breaker |
54,238
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| State Owned Property |
56,279
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| Pequot Grant |
16,359
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| Civil Preparedness |
2,052
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| Property Tax Relief (Veterans) |
5,735
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| Other (new property tax relief grant) |
3,966
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1,545,439 |
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| Revenue |
| Other |
| Treasurer Interest Earnings General Funds |
375,000 |
| Other |
187,754
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| Total Revenue |
562,754 |
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| The Easton budget process begins
in late fall when the various departments, boards
and commissions start putting together their funding
requests for the following fiscal year. |
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| Early in the
calendar year those requests are submitted to
the Controller's office where they are compiled
into a comprehensive package for review by the
Board of Finance. |
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| In early March
the Board of Finance holds a series of meetings
with all the departments to give them an opportunity
to explain and justify their spending requests.
These meetings and all subsequent meetings of
the Board of Finance are open to the public. At
the same time the Town Treasurer is compiling
a list of all non-property tax sources of revenue
such as permit fees, state or federal aid, etc. |
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| In late March
the Board of Finance holds a formal Public Hearing
on the budget. This is an opportunity for the
public to hear an explanation of the various department
requests, ask questions both general and specific
about any aspect of the budget, and, most important,
express any opinions about the budget or its components.
Following the Public
Hearing the Board of Finance meets over several
evenings, again, in public, to decide whether
to cut, raise or leave as requested each line
item in the budget. (By statute the entire budget
for the Board of Education is defined as a single
line item.)
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| Once
the Board of Finance agrees on a total budget
package, it is presented to the Annual Town Meeting
for approval. Again, by statute, the Town Meeting
has the authority to adopt the budget as presented
or make reductions in the amounts recommended
by the Board of Finance. There is also a provision
in the statutes that permits either the Board
of Selectmen or citizens via petition to take
the vote on the budget from the Town Meeting to
a machine vote, commonly referred to as the budget
referendum. That has been the route taken in Easton
for the last several years. |
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| Fiscal year
begins July 1. |
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| If the voters
reject the budget presented by the Board of Finance
then the process goes back to the point after
the Public Hearing and starts again. |
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Once the final budget
has been approved by voters, the Board of Finance
establishes the mill rate, which when multiplied
by the value of assessed property (grand list
value), will produce the "Property Tax Revenue"
needed to meet spending obligations.
The mill rate is defined as
the tax per dollar of assessed value of property.
The rate is expressed in "mills", where one
mill is one-tenth of a cent ($0.001). The mill
rate for the 2006 - 2007 fiscal year is 26.57.
Click of Property Taxes below for a detailed
calculation.
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| Revenue |
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Taxes |
| 2006
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| Current Property Tax Revenue (Needed to Meet Spending
Obligations |
32,511,089 |
| Estimated Property Tax Collection Rate |
98.85% |
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| Property Tax Revenue Required to Meet Obligations |
32,889,316 |
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| Grand List Value at 10/1/05 |
1,237,750,240 |
| Mill Rate Value of $1 |
0.001 |
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| 1
Mill Rate Value in $ |
1,237,750 |
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| Mills Needed to Generate Assessed Revenue Required |
26.57 |
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