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Thursday - April 30, 1998 - 7 PM - Community School
Budget was approved by voters at this meeting
NOTICE
Annual Town Budget Meeting
Notice is hereby given to those persons eligible to vote at a Town meeting in the Town of Prospect that the Annual Town Budget Meeting will be held on April 30, 1998 at 7 PM. at Community School in Prospect for the purpose of acting on the Town Government Budget for 1998-1999 fiscal year.
AGENDA ITEMS
Adopt Annual Budget
To consider and act upon a proposal for a lease/purchase agreement for a 1999 International heavy-duty dump truck, in substantially the form as that on file in the office of the Prospect Town Clerk.
To consider and act upon an authorization of an appropriation in the amount of up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in Prospect highway safety improvements, to authorize the issuance of bonds and/or bond anticipation notes up to that amount, and to authorize the Mayor and Treasurer to determine certain terms and particulars in connection therewith,
To consider and act upon an authorization of an appropriation in the amount of up to One Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($155,000) for water line extensions in Prospect on Route 69 north approximately 700 feet from Lombard Drive and on Merriman Lane for a distance of approximately 1800 feet southeast of the intersection with Summit Road,
DOMINIC N. MOSCHELLA
Chairman, Town Council
Dated this 14th day of April 1998 at Prospect, Connecticut.
| TOWN GOVERNMENT BUDGET | |||
| July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999 | |||
Item |
1996-1997 |
1997-1998 |
1998-1999 |
Expended |
Budgeted |
Adopted |
|
Office of Mayor |
79,470.00 |
92,941.00 |
95,400.00 |
Probate Court |
1,050.00 |
1,350.00 |
1,350.00 |
Zon. Board Appeals |
1,120.00 |
1,450.00 |
1,450.00 |
Elect. & Registrars |
13,071.00 |
18,200.00 |
18,770.00 |
Auditor |
7,050.00 |
7,200.00 |
7,200.00 |
Assessor |
52,175.00 |
54,090.00 |
57,110.00 |
Bd, Zsessment Appeals |
169.00 |
300.00 |
300.00 |
Tax Collector |
50,023.00 |
52,005.00 |
51,100.00 |
Treasurer |
7,182.00 |
7,430.00 |
7,475.00 |
Legal Fees |
65,000.00 |
100,000.00 |
100,000.00 |
Town Clerk |
53,042.00 |
59,125.00 |
65,410.00 |
Refund of Taxes |
3,139.00 |
1,900.00 |
2,500.00 |
Plan. & Zon. Comm. |
8,802.00 |
7,810.00 |
8,500.00 |
Economic Development |
260.00 |
1,260.00 |
1,260.00 |
Advert. & Printing |
10,165.00 |
13,750.00 |
14,750.00 |
Social Security |
74,610.00 |
73,000.00 |
75,000.00 |
Auto Process Records |
21,759.00 |
34,000.00 |
34,000.00 |
Building Official |
25,600.00 |
27,545.00 |
29,200.00 |
Water Pollution Authority |
38,442.00 |
45,010.00 |
55,910.00 |
Mun. Organizational Fees |
5,795.00 |
5,795.00 |
6,009.00 |
Town Council |
5,386.00 |
5,610.00 |
5,730.00 |
Town Hall Buildings |
139,643.00 |
102,660.00 |
152,660.00 |
Unemploy. Comp. Tax |
15,000.00 |
15,000.00 |
15,000.00 |
Benefits Town Employees |
148,676.00 |
152,000.00 |
173,000.00 |
Postage |
9,700.00 |
8,000.00 |
10,000.00 |
Town Garage |
33,614.00 |
- |
24,000.00 |
Conservation Comm, |
70.00 |
253.70 |
600.00 |
Inland-Wetlands |
3,477.00 |
4,350.00 |
4,350.00 |
Land Use inspector |
35,870.64 |
36,138.00 |
38,950.00 |
Safety Commission |
- |
210.00 |
210.00 |
Hotchkiss House |
4,450.00 |
- |
45,000.00 |
Fire Protection |
165,000.00 |
165,000.00 |
155,000.00 |
Fire Marshal |
13,885.00 |
15,680.00 |
17,250.00 |
Police |
241,958.00 |
234,350.00 |
240,350.00 |
Insurance |
103,759.00 |
87,050.00 |
95,250.00 |
Civil Preparedness |
- |
100.00 |
100.00 |
Household Hazard Waste |
2,286.06 |
8,500.00 |
4,000.00 |
911 Service |
27,654.00 |
28,000.00 |
28,210.00 |
Solid Waste |
342,471.00 |
324,100.00 |
337,750.00 |
Town Roads |
93,387.00 |
95,500.00 |
104,500.00 |
Ice & Snow |
189,484.00 |
185,000.00 |
258,300.00 |
Street Lighting |
40,337.00 |
41,000.00 |
42,000.00 |
Town Trucks |
133,500.00 |
92,000.00 |
104,000.00 |
Town Aid Road |
30,000.00 |
30,000.00 |
30,000.00 |
Road Reconstruction |
154,311.28 |
168,336.00 |
169,579.00 |
Parks |
69,542.00 |
61,500.00 |
103,000.00 |
Library |
191,125.00 |
200,296.00 |
205,597.00 |
Recreation |
86,703.00 |
89,650.00 |
100,025.00 |
Holiday Observances |
3,244.00 |
4,300.00 |
5,300.00 |
Youth Summer Activities |
5,838.83 |
12,300.00 |
21,500.00 |
Health |
39,621.00 |
44,101.00 |
52,580.00 |
Vital Statistics |
330.00 |
370.00 |
370.00 |
Welfare |
8,034.00 |
13,350.00 |
6,675.00 |
Commission on Aging |
46,345.00 |
38,076.00 |
43,547.00 |
Region 1 Animal Control |
20,000.00 |
23,000.00 |
27,000.00 |
Contingency |
8,555.00 |
3,000.00 |
6,000.00 |
Fire House Bldg. Corn. |
5,740.00 |
420.00 |
- |
Debt Service |
328,970.00 |
402,398.01 |
636,149.50 |
Truck Lease |
109,728.00 |
91,917.00 |
143,998.00 |
Cap.lNon-Rec. Expense |
- |
5,000.00 |
5,000.00 |
Open Space |
- |
- |
|
Playscape |
- |
- |
|
Community Sign |
2,000.00 |
2,000.00 |
|
Water Line Ext. |
- |
- |
|
TOTAL |
3,342,005.58 |
3,419,676.71 |
4,047,224.50 |
Region 16 Education Assessment Est. |
10,142,963.00 |
||
Total 1998-99 Proposed Budget |
14,190,187.50 |
||
| REVENUES | |||
1996-1997 |
1997-1998 |
1998-1999 |
|
Actual |
Estimated |
Proposed |
|
Taxes Collected List 10/1/95 |
7,769,442.81 |
||
Taxes Collected List 10/1/96 |
8,346,022.73 |
||
Levy on List 10/1/97 |
- |
||
Collection of Prior Years Taxes |
240,976.88 |
185,000.00 |
95,000.00 |
Interest Liens & Fees |
150,100.00 |
90,000.00 |
55,000.00 |
Auto Supplements |
105,888.36 |
96,000.00 |
90,000.00 |
Licenses & Permits |
35,816.35 |
35,900.00 |
30,650.00 |
Interest Income |
91,964.73 |
80,000.00 |
60,000.00 |
State Grants |
4,133,922.40 |
4,142,505.98 |
4,262,995.00 |
Income from Other Agencies |
81,236.58 |
53,300.00 |
63,300.00 |
Miscellaneous Income |
41,689.69 |
35,800.00 |
39,700.00 |
TOTAL |
12,651,037.80 |
13,139,528.54 |
14,190,187.50 |
Annual Town Budget Public Hearing
Tuesday - April 14, 1998 - 6:30 PM - Town Hall
A public hearing was be held on Tuesday, April 14 to present the Prospect Town Budget. Major increases in the Budget include Principal and Interest payments on the new Firehouse ($298,000), additional operating costs for the building, $50,000 in lease payments for a new fire department pumper, and other items.
Detailed Breakdown of
Budget
Click to see entire presentation from Public Hearing
1998-99 Town Government Budget
as presented at April 14, 1998 Public Hearing
Summary:
| 1997-98 Approved Budget | $3,419,677 |
| 1998-99 Proposed Budget | $4,047,225 |
| Proposed Increase | $627,548 |
| Percentage Increase | 18.4% |
Note: The proposed increase in the town budget cannot be simply equated to a resultant tax increase. The spending increase represents 1.7 mills in new spending, to which the Prospect share of Region 16 school increase must be added (currently projected at $295,260, or 0.8 mills). The resultant 2.5 mill spending increase is then reduced by increased revenues from the growth in the Grand List ($193,050 or 0.5 mills), any budget surplus (to be defined), and state and federal grants (to be defined). Any tax increase would be decided after both the town and Region 16 budgets are approved.
Note: On May 12, 1998, following approval of the town and Region 16 budgets, the town council set the new mill rate at 25.8 mills, an increase of 2.0 mills over the 1997-98 rate of 23.8 mills. A mill rate of 25.8 mills would correspond to a yearly tax bill of $2,580 on a house assessed at $100,000.
Note: At the meeting following the hearing, the town council made adjustments to this budget, reducing one capital line item and increasing funding for the Hotchkiss House. The totals for the entire budget remained unaffected.
Budget Archives
1998-99 Town Budget Detailed Breakdown <= Click to see details of Budget
1997-98 Town Budget <= Click to view last years Town Goverment Budget