2/13/2020 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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3 Finance Committee Minutes February 13, 2020 Town Manager Rodne C. Collins: Fiscal Year 2021 Bud et Recommendation* Town Manager Rodney C. Collins presented the Town Manager's Recommended Budget for fiscal year 2021. The $3 9,297,75 8 budget is reflective of a 0.9% increase. with the School budget of$22,778,314, a 2.7% increase,the overall FY2021 budget of$61,966,072 represents an increase of 1.5% over last fiscal year. The FY21 budget does not include contract settlements. Funding for collective bargaining has been set aside with the expectation to fund the respective (10) contracts; 9 units including the P.A.P. at the May 2020 Town Meeting. Negotiations are ongoing and remain confidential. There is a significant savings in Medial Insurance planned for a projected increase of 12%. This year and in the past year, the increase has been zero. The Cape Cod Municipal Health organization has mentioned there is good tracking history on the Cape, and group purchasing may be a less expensive option. Most Cape communities participate in the regional insurance program.. In the Town of Mashpee employees contribute 25%towards the cost of health insurance. The Cape Cod Technical School enrollment was lower than anticipated. A total of 48 students are attending, which is down by 20%. Tuition is based on the number of students attending. The decrease in enrollment may be due to the ongoing construction and it is likely enrollment figures would change with the operation of the new school. Construction debt is also based on enrollment. with lower than anticipated costs associated to enrollment,the assessment has risen by 3.8%. School Superintendent Robert P. Sanborn is scheduled to meet with the Board of Selectmen at their March 2, 2020 meeting to further review the technical school budget. Although initial departmental requests are down by $900,000 there are increases within the operational budget. Of note is the increase to the Human Resources budget. The 7.6% escalation is largely due to medical exams and other required examinations. The IT Department depicts an increase in the salary/wage and expense line items. Funds were transferred from GIS (100%) to Information Technology as GIS is not considered a department. This is a housekeeping transfer for uniformity. The budget in Elections & Registrations has increased to augment additional elections. The budget of the Conservation Commission reflects an additional increase of$400 for work to be completed at the Community Garden. The sum of$500 has been added to the Planning Board Expense Account for professional development. The budget of the Tree warden has also increased from. $425 to $2,000 to adhere to OSHA compliance and the mandate for training and licensing.