Borough of Haddonfield 2010 Community Budget Briefing Jeffrey S. Kasko, Commissioner Sharon McCullough, Administrator July 22, 2010

2010 Borough Budget Briefing 1. Budget Highlights 2. Budget Summary 3. Capital Plan Highlights 4. Budget Documents 5. Comments / Q&A 2

Budget Highlights 2009 Appropriations: $13,790, Appropriations: $13, Increase: $85,741 (.62%) (grants not included) 3

Budget Highlights Major Appropriations – 2010: Salary & wages - $4,607,811 Health benefits - $1,635,125 Reserve for uncollected taxes - $1,287,811 Debt service - $1,124,985 Library - $896,800 Cash for capital projects - $615,000 4

Budget Highlights Major Appropriations – 2010 Pensions - $785,945 Solid waste disposal - $360,000 Energy/fuel costs - $289,000 Social Security - $236,000 Workers comp. - $206,096 Casualty insurance - $190,586 5

Budget Highlights 2010 Appropriation Increases: Pension contributions – up 17% Debt service – up 17% Insurance/Comp/Health benefits – up 15.6% Reserve for uncollected taxes – up 5.5% 6

Budget Highlights 2010 Appropriation Cuts: Municipal court costs – down 31% Solid waste disposal – down 20.9% Social Security payments – down 7.45% Cash for capital projects – down 5.4% Library operations – down 5% Salary & wages – down 4.6% Energy/fuel costs – down 3% 7

Budget Highlights 2009 Non-property tax revenues: $4,921, Non-property tax revenues: $4,274,025 (includes surplus + misc. revenues, but not grants) 8

Budget Highlights Revenue Sources: State Aid Miscellaneous Revenues Grants (offset by appropriations) Surplus Funds, from prior years Delinquent taxes Property taxes 9

Budget Highlights Miscellaneous Revenues: Court fines Construction fees Parking meters Parking permits Other fees & permits Emergency service fees 10

Budget Highlights Miscellaneous Revenues con’t: Cable TV franchise fees DRPA funds Reserve of payment of bonds Interest & cost on taxes 11

Budget Highlights 2010 Anticipated Revenue Increases: None Some miscellaneous revenues are projected to be flat – approximately the same as last year 12

Budget Highlights 2010 Anticipated Revenue Decreases: State Energy Receipts tax – down 13.6% State Property Tax Relief aid – down 53.5% Surplus – down 13.8% Court fines – down 11.3% Construction fees – down 19.35% 13

Budget Highlights Salaries & Benefits /2010: Wages – $4.832m / $4.608m Pension costs – $671.5k / $786k Health Benefits – $1.38m / $1.63m 14

Budget Highlights Breakdown of employees – 2009/2010: Non-union permanent – 26 / 23 Police – 24 / 23 Public Works – 14 / 11 P/T permanent – 35 / 23 P/T crossing guards – 22 / 22 P/T recreation 15

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Budget Summary Appropriations almost flat: Increase of $85,741 over last year*.62% over last year* Operational costs down 2% from last year * grants not included 18

Budget Summary Where savings are coming from: Outsourced trash collection Reduced leaf collection Reduced # of employees Reduced O/E Reduced court costs Reduced library appropriation No cost-of-living increases for police and non-union employees 19

Budget Summary Where spending increases are found: Public Works wages (contract 3.25%) Pension payments Benefit costs Debt service Public Works leak/clean-up 20

Budget Summary What are the biggest revenue challenges? Reduced state aid Reduced Misc. revenues Reduced surplus 21

Budget Summary Property tax calculation: Total appropriations $13,876,039 minus Anticipated revenues $4,274,025 = Amount to be raised by taxation $9,602,014 22

Budget Summary Increase per average assessment: $245,680: $78 $491,359: $156 $737,039: $235 23

Capital Plan Highlights 24 Total for current projects: $3.5 million Road improvements - $1.9 million Public Works facility/clean up - $1.2 million Fire Dept. equipment & gear - $225,000 Parking kiosks - $160,000 Water/Sewer utility replacement: $300, cash appropriation - $615, bond ordinance - $1,885,750

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2010 Borough Budget Briefing Comments Q&A 34