Category Base Budget Potential Additions to Base Total
         
Personnel Costs -
Base salaries and benefits plus full year cost of pay increases authorized for only 7 months, and estimated potential increases of 20% in medical insurance and 15% in workers' compensation costs
26,108,000
Potential costs of competitive market and merit adjustments effective October 1, 2003:
   
    l  General market and merit
     adjustments as defined in
     Town Classification and
     Pay Plan
815,000  
    l  2% range adjustment for
     employees below the job
     rate for their grade
215,000  
    l  One-time adjustment for
     employees in specific job
     groups determined to be
     below competitive market
     level
200,000 27,338,000
         
Operating Costs -
Base operating costs excluding grants to other agencies
8,712,000
Level provided for human service contracts, hotel/motel allocations and grants to other agencies in past years
513,000  
         
    Potential increase in landfill tipping fees 50,000  
         
    Allowance for 3% increase in operating costs and capital equipment  replacement costs 350,000 9,625,000
         
Debt Service -
Payments on current bonds
2,254,000 New debt service on 1996 Bonds - Cost for $4.25 million in 1996 bonds to be issued to continue bond projects 425,000 2,679,000
         
Capital Equipment -
Miscellaneous
100,000     100,000
         
Transfer for Capital Improvements -
Based on 15-year Capital Improvements Program
408,000 Additional funding needed to restore Capital Improvements Program to prior level 975,000 1,383,000
         
         
Total Base Costs 37,582,000 Total Potential Additions 3,543,000 41,125,000
         
Estimated Total Revenue Available 40,293,000   40,293,000
       
Difference 2,711,000     (832,000)