Town of Brighton 2018 Budget

Police Department & Court – Your Tax Dollars at Work A Safe and Secure Community New York State Accredited Police Agency with a staff of 40 professional and dedicated sworn police officers. 24-hour per day operation. Services include emergency response, road patrol, criminal investigations, crime prevention, youth programs, animal control and school crossing guards. In 2016 there were nearly 46,000 calls for service, up 6% from 2015. (The forecast for 2017 is 48,000, up another 5%). There were 580 criminal arrests made in 2016, the forecast for 2017 is 600 (up 3%). As part of the Community Engagement Initiative there were a total of 90 community presentations made. Courts will complete 11,800 cases in 2017. Before we look at the specific budget figures, I wanted to take a moment to point out the many services that the Town provides with your tax dollars. The Town has a dedicated police force of 40 sworn officers, with over 25 thousand response calls during the last year

Highway & Sewer– Your Tax Dollars at Work Roadway and Infrastructure Maintenance Maintenance of roads, storm sewers, concrete gutters, curbing, and approx. 1,700 road signs Repaving and surface treatment of roadways Snow and Ice control on 318 lane miles of roads during inclement weather Curbside brush and leaf pickup townwide including processing at Town Landfill 2017 Trees: 45 removed, 35 planted, 200 tree hazards trimmed The Highway and Sewer departments maintain a large and varied infrastructure within the town. One item that stands out to me is that the Highway department processed over 39 thousand yards of brush and 25 thousand yards of leaves last year. I can understand the magnitude of that number since my pickup can haul about 1 yard at a time.

Brighton Memorial Library – Your Tax Dollars at Work Information Access & Lifelong Learning Wide array of information including books, multimedia, Internet access, and online reference tools Community resources including computer classes, Partners in Reading Program for seniors, tutoring/study rooms, Friends of the Library Book Store, Brighton Kiwanis Discovery Room for children and the Alice Wilson low vision technology room 591,400 materials checked out in 2016 Patron internet activity forecast of 110,000 PC Hours in 2017 The Town library is a key part of the community and is funded through town taxes. Last year over 700 thousand materials were checked out

Parks, Recreation and Community Programs – Your Tax Dollars at Work 7 parks and various recreation areas encompassing over 528 acres Recreation facilities including 7 playgrounds, 2 lodges, pavilions, an indoor and outdoor pool, 8 soccer fields, 7 baseball/softball fields, 4 tennis courts, 2 basketball courts, 2 pickleball courts, and picnic facilities Over 15 miles of walking trails Activities and classes year round for all ages groups (265 programs with 660 sessions offered in 2017) Community garden, Farmers Market and Veterans Memorial The Town supports vigorous parks and recreation programs. Our parks department maintains over 485 acres of parkland

General Government Services – Your Tax Dollars at Work Fire Marshal ensures compliance with Fire and Building Codes Public Works reviews plans for construction projects Public Works plans new Town infrastructure and development projects such as the Highland Canal Trail Cable Broadcasting of Town Public Meetings Town Clerk provides Marriage Licenses, Passports and conducts Elections Town Historian collects, organizes, and preserves historical Town records Assessor maintains property valuation records for all Town parcels  Town taxes also help support many of the day to day services that ensure safety such as building and fire codes, zoning, and planning

Summary of Town Net Operating Budget - 2018   Authorized Estimated Appropriated Amount to be Town Operating Funds Appropriations Revenues Fund Balance Raised in Taxes General Fund $17,436,000 $7,951,000 $885,000 $8,600,000 Highway Fund $5,458,000 $1,118,000 $250,000 $4,090,000 Library Fund $2,204,000 $126,000 $45,000 $2,034,000 Total All Town Funds - 2018 $25,099,000 $9,263,000 $1,180,000 $14,724,000 Total All Town Funds - 2017 $24,635,000 $8,730,000 $14,725,000 Change in Operating Tax Levy ($) -$1,000 Change in Operating Tax Levy (%) -.01% 2018 Tentative 2017 Adopted Change Tax Rate Comparison: Town Budget in Dollars As a Percent Town Assessed Value $2,639,218,000 $2,642,711,000 -$3,493,000 -0.13% Tax Rate per $1,000 of A.V. $5.579 $5.572 $0.007 0.12% This slide shows a brief budget overview of spending and funding sources for 2016 as well as a comparison to last year. Total spending is estimated to decrease by roughly 100 thousand, offset by roughly 99 thousand decrease in revenues. We are decreasing the amount of fund balance or town savings used to fund operating expenses by roughly 124 thousand. The net result is a increase of 122 thousand in the tax levy representing a .67% increase

Summary of Town Operating Funds and Special Districts   Authorized Estimated Appropriated Amount to be Appropriations Revenues Fund Balance Raised in Taxes 2018 Town Operating Funds $25,099,000 $9,195,000 $1,095,000 $14,724,000 2018 Special Districts $5,157,000 $252,000 $241,000 $4,664,000 2018 Total Operating & Special Districts $30,257,000 $9,447,000 $1,336,000 $19,388,000 2017 Total Operating & Special Districts $29,723,000 $9,106,000 $1,405,000 $19,127,000 Change in Total Tax Levy ($) $261,000 Change in Total Tax Levy (%) 1.36%

Capital Budget Overview – Investing in Critical Infrastructure & Equipment Special Districts $635,000 Sewer District Sewer Relining $280,000 Sewer District Small Dump Truck, Trade-in 2 Bobcats, Camera Equip. $129,000 ($121,000 in planned borrowing) Sidewalk District Maintain Sidewalks (includes 18,000 SF replaced) $151,000 ($15,000 from Fund Balance) Ambulance District Contribution to Equipment Reserve for Purchase of Ambulance $75,000 Briefly discuss Capital Items Thank you for your interest in the Town Budget Process. We greatly encourage comments and public participation in the budget process. And please as I mentioned earlier, feel free to view this presentation and the full town budget either at the town website or in person at the Town Clerks Office or the Library.

Capital Budget Overview – Investing in Critical Infrastructure & Equipment Info Systems/Police/Parks/Rec/Facilities $798,500 Information Systems / Finance Replace Servers and Network Equipment $25,000 Police Vehicles Replace 4 Vehicles, Body Camera Data Storage $173,000 ($11,825 from reserves) Rec / Parks / Facilities Farmers Market Barn New Rec Van, T Hall HVAC engineering, Park Lodge repair $509,000 ($364,000 grant funding, $40,000 planned borrowing) Assessment Town Wide Assessment Update (year 2 of 2) $91,500 ($40,000 from reserves) Briefly discuss Capital Items

Capital Budget Overview – Investing in Critical Infrastructure & Equipment Highway and Public Works $2,837,500 Vehicles 2 Large Trucks, 2 Small Trucks, 2 Tractors $571,000 ($571,000 in planned borrowing) Road Programs Resurfacing /Storm Sewers / Gutters/ Town Sidewalks $1,275,000 ($736,000 grants) Planning & Other HWY Cobra-head lights / Ped. & Bike Implement. / Highland Canal Trail $929,000 ($865,000 grant funded) Forestry Management Tree Trimming, Removal, Planting $62,500 Briefly discuss Capital Items