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To: Honorable Town Council
From: Michael J. Driscoll, Town Manager
Date: October 22, 2015
RE: Proposed Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
Enclosed please find, for your review and consideration a Proposed Amendment to the Fiscal Year
2016 Budget. The Proposed Amendment is related to the following:
• New Growth number updated from the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget.
• Receipt of actual Fiscal Year 2016 Cherry Sheet Estimated Receipts and Charjaes
(Attachment I).
• Rentals number updated from the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget as a result of the
discontinuance of the Growing Places Lease at the Phillips School (see attached August 28,
2015 email correspondence).
• Appropriating monies from the Collective Bargaining Stabilization Fund to replenish the
Fiscal Year 2016 Town Health Insurance Account and the Fiscal Year 2016 Town Council
Reserve Account as a follow-up to the September 22, 2015 funding of a seven year contract
covering July 1, 2009--June 30, 2016 with the Watertown Firefighters, IAFF Local 1347
(see September 18, 2015 agenda item correspondence).
I respectfully request the attached Amendment be placed on the October 27, 2015 Town Council
Agenda as a First Reading amending the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget.
Given this Amendment, the Fiscal Year 2016 Revenues and Expenditures will be each increased by
$3,338,147. Therefore, the revised Fiscal Year 2016 Revenues and Expenditures are $122,453,397.
cc: Honorable School Committee
Honorable Library Board of Trustees
Department Heads
FISCAL YEAR 2016
BUDGET AMENDMENT
INCREASE
REVENUE (DECREASE) TO READ
REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY TAXES $ 69,981 $ 89,997,476
STATE AID $ (18,586) $ 11,698,728
TOWN RENTALS $ (25,000) $ 104,160
TRANSFER FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING STAB. FUND $ 3,311,752 $ 3,311,752
TOTAL REVENUE ADJUSTMENT $ 3,338,147
INCREASE
EXPENDITURES (DECREASE) TO READ
STATE ASSESSMENT-SCHOOL CHOICE $ 16,348 $ 36,448
0182056-560629
STATE ASSESSMENT-CHARTER SCHOOL $ 40 $ 177,149
0182056-560630
TOWN HEALTH INSURANCE $ 2,492,831 $ 3,569,950
0191200-510180
TOWN COUNCIL RESERVE $ 828,928 $ 864,828
0111152-570780
$ 3,338,147
C.S. 1-ER Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Revenue FY2016
NOTICE TO ASSESSORS OF ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
General Laws, Chapter 58, Section 26A
Watertown
A. EDUCATION:
Distributions and Reimbursements:
Chapter 70 4,399,531
School Transportation 0
Charter Tuition Reimbursement 8,930
Smart Growth 0
Offset Items—Reserve for Direct Expenditure:
School Choice Receiving Tuition 0
Sub-Total, All Education Items: 4,408,461
B. GENERAL_ GOVERNMENT:
Distributions and Reimbursements:
Unrestricted General Government Aid 6,149,079
Local Share of Racing Taxes 0
Regional Public Libraries 0
Urban Revitalization 0
Veterans Benefits 119,303
Exemp: VBS and Elderly 108,677
State Owned Land 0
Offset Item - Reserve for Direct Expenditure:
Public Libraries 56,869
Sub-Total, All General Government: 6,433,928
C. TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS: 10,842,389
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C.S. 1-EC Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Revenue FY2016
NOTICE TO ASSESSORS OF ESTIMATED CHARGES
General Laws, Chapter 69, Section 21
Watertown
A. COUNTY ASSESSMENTS:
County Tax 0
Suffolk County Retirement 0
Essex County Reg Comm Center 0
Sub-Total, County Assessments: 0
B. STATE ASSESSMENTS AND CHARGES:
Retired Employees Health Insurance 0
Retired Teachers Health Insurance 0
Mosquito Control Projects 0
Air Pollution 11,411
Metropolitan Area Planning Council 16,325
Old Colony Planning Council 0
RMV Non-Renewal Surcharge 86,980
Sub-Total, State Assessments: 114,716
C. TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES:
M BTA 2,119,774
Boston Metro, Transit District 594
Regional Transit 0
Sub-Total, Transportation Assessments: 2,120,368
D.ANNUAL CHARGES AGAINST RECEIPTS:
Special Education 0
STRAP Repayments 0
Multi-Year Repayment 0
Sub-Total,Annual Charges Against Receipts. 0
E. TUITION ASSESSMENTS:
School Choice Sending Tuition 36,448
Charter School Sending Tuition 177,149
Sub-Total, Tuition Assessments: 213,597
F. TOTAL ESTIMATED CHARGES: 2,448,681
Driscoll, Michael
From: Driscoll, Michael
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 7:15 AM
To: Hand, JoAnna; Osmond, Marsha
Cc: Magoon, Steven;Jfitzgerald; 'Charles Kellner'
Subject: Growing Places
Attachments: Growing Places.pdf
Please include in today's Misc Items to Council.
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Subject: Growing Places
Dear SC Members,
David Downes, representing the board of Growing Places, met with Charlie and me today to inform me that Growing
Places will be going out of business as of September 21, 2015, While I feel badly For those who work at Growing Places,
we have an opportunity to reclaim this space for WPS educational use.
Jean M. Fitzgerald, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Watertown Public Schools
30 Common Street
Watertown, MA 02472
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August 24, 2015
Charles Kellner, Director of Business Services
Watertown Public Schools
30 Common Street
Watertown, MA 02472 By Hand
Dear Mr, Kellner:
I am the Clerk/Secretary for Growing Places Pre-School and Day Care, Inc.
It is with a great deal of sadness that I need to inform you, on behalf of the Board of Directors and
Margaret Grierson, Its Executive Director,that Growing Places will be closing Its program, effective
September 21, 2015. The Board's decision was taken on Tuesday,August 18th. Parents, Families,
and the Department of Education were informed on Friday, August 21'
The WPS has been Growing Places' landlord for all of Its 26 years of operation and the School has
enjoyed the relationship, It has survived and even thrived during a number of economic downturns
and lean years but increased competition combined with the unforeseen departures of a number of
GP families who have moved away in recent months have led to markedly decreased enrollment.
Despite heroic and unparalleled efforts by Ms. Grierson and her Staff to recruit new students for the
upcoming school year, current enrollment levels are unsustainable. Even under the most optimistic
projections, current and anticipated revenues are insufficient.
The Board realizes that there are a number of Issues that need to be addressed and it will keep you
and the School Committee informed as time moves on, if you have any questions, please feel free
to call.
Thank you and the School Committee for its consideration.
Nery truly yours, _
`David W. Downes, Clerk
Cc: Board of Directors
Margaret Grierson n eOc
h4argaret Grierson, Executive Director A<<r o d l l e d
30 Common Street,Watertovin, MA 02472 PrrohE I FAX- 617,924.7336 E-MAIL: groviiiigwatettotirn@aol.com WEB: grorhigplacespreschool.org
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To: Honorable Town Council -�
From: Michael J.Driscoll,Town Manager
Date: September 1 S,2015
RE: Agenda Item—Transfer of Funds Request
Watertown Firefighters,IAFF'Local 1347
I am pleased to inform you an agreement was reached with the Watertown Firefighters,IAFF Local
1347 for a seven year contract covering July 1,2009--June 30,2016 and the parties filed for and
received a stipulated Massachusetts Joint Labor-Manageient Committee Award on the terms set forth
in the Memorandum of Agreement,
For background purposes I offer the following;
On November 25, 2014 in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1073 of the Acts of 1973, a
request for appropriation to fiend and to recommbnd approval of a Joint Labor-Management
Committee Arbitration Award was brought forward(see November 20,2014 Agenda Item
correspondence).
At the December 9,2014 Town Council Meeting, the transfer to Rind the above mentioned Arbitration
Award was not approved (see attached excerpt from the December 9,2014 Town Council minutes).
As set forth in Chapter 1073 of the Acts of 1973, if the municipal legislative body votes not to approve
the request for appropriation,the decision or determination shall cease to be binding on the parties and
the matter shall be returned to the parties for Riaher bargaining. Subsequently,the parties met and
reached agreement on successor collective bargaining agreements covering a period of seven(7)years.
As indicated above,the parties filed the attached September 10,2015 request to the Joint Labor-
Management Committee for Municipal Police and Fire and the signed Memorandum of Agreement,
The Joint Labor-Management Committee acted on this request and the successor Memorandum of
Agreement and stipulated Joint Labor-Management Committee Award were approved.
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The Agreement is as follows.
For the nerlod of Juiv 1,2009 throuLh June 30,2013
1. Wages; 0%increase July 1,2009
0%increase July 1,2010
2.5%increase July 1,2011
2.5%increase July 1,2012
2. EMT/Defib; 3.5%increase July 1,2011
3. Clothing; $150.00 increase July 1,2011
$150.00 increase July 1,2012
4. Vacation; Effective with the 2015 calendar vacation year,without retroactivity for
prior years, 5 weeks' vacation awarded after 15 years of service through 20
years and 6 weeks' vacation after 20 years.
5. Sick leave; Town's proposal to reduce and restructure sick leave buyback using July
1,2012 date as measurement point.
6. Direct deposit. Town's proposal.
7. Staffpositions Town's modified proposal as previously agreed to.
For the period of Jttiv 1,2013 tlirou2h June 30.2016.
1.' Wages; 2.5%,increase July 1,2013
2.5% increase July 1,2014
2.5%increase July 1,2015
2. Clothing; Roll existing$1,300,00 uniform allowance into base pay effective July 1,
2015 with understanding that employees will be responsible for purchasing and
maintaining their own uniforms. Additionally,the parties agree that a
corresponding lump sum deduction of the$500.00 uniform payment that has
already been made to bargaining unit members in FY 2016 will be deducted
from the payments that are to be made to them under this Agreement.
3, Longevity/
Education. Effective July 1,2013,increase longevity pay at each step and at each
educational attainment level by$900.00.
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4, EMT/Defib: 1.0%increase July 1,2013,
5. ALS: Union to agree to cooperate fully with the Town's implementation of ALS
service, including bargaining necessary changes to policies,procedures, r-Liles
and regulations and CBA provisions to ensure efficient and cost effective ALS
service. Upon implementation of ALS service,increase EMT/Defib by 1%(to
101/'o)and Paramedics by 2%(to 12%)for up to a maximum of 16 Paramedics.
6. Litigation: 'All pending litigation to be withdrawn by the Union with prejudice,ULP
and McManus v. Town of Watertown, et at.
With respect to the period of July 1,2009 through June 30,2013 of the Agreement,please see the '
attached November 20,2014 correspondence for a further explanation of the Town's proposals related
to Sick Leave Buyback,Direct Deposit and Staff Positions.
With respect to the period of July 1,2013 through June 30,2016 of the Agreement,Item#5 is related
to Advanced Life Support(ALS).
As you are aware, as indicated in the Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016 Budget Messages, in an effort to
improve the quality of life for the residents of Watertown, the Fire Department is seeking to upgrade
the level of care it currently provides from Basic Life Support(BLS) to Advanced Life Support(ALS).
Additionally, handing of$95,000 from Free Cash has been included in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget to
Rind the start-up equipment required by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for ALS level
ambulance license.
Consistent with the above mentioned effort to improve the quality of life for the residents of
Watertown,item#5 reads in part as follows.-
Union to agree to cooperate fi111y with the Town's implementation of ALS service,
including bargaining necessary changes to policies,procedures,rules and regulations
and CBA provisions to ensure efficient and cost effective ALS service.
I urge your support of the Agreement. The Agreement is fair to the taxpayers of Watertown, the Town
and the Union and its members alike.
I am hereby submitting the attached request for an appropriation necessary to fund the Agreement,
The following is a breakdown of monies by fiscal year needed to fund the Agreement:
FY FY FY FY FY FY PRIOR YEAR FY
2010 2011 2012- 2013 2014 2016 SU13•TOTAL 2016 TOTAL
BASE $ 137,000 $ 279,000 $ 425,000 $ 575,000 $ 1,416,000 $ 860,000 $ 2,276,000
OVERTIME $ - $ $ 31.000 $ 64,000 $ 101,000 $ 150,000 $ 336,000 $ 130,000 $ 475,000
HOLIDAY $ - $ $ 23,000 $ 36,000 $ 52,000 $ 63,000 $ 173,000 $ 84,000 $ 257,000
CLOTHING $ 12.600 $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 26,000 $ 87,500 $ - $ 87.500
LONGEVITY $ 8,500 $ 10,000 $ 72,500 $ 76,000 $ 166,000 $ 89,000 $ 255,000
EMTIDEFIS $ $ $ 478,000 $ 206.000 $ 250,000 $ 267,000 $ 900,000 $ 293,000 $ 1,103.000
CAREER INCENTIVE $ 2,000 $ 4,500 $ 18,000 $ 18,000 $ 42,500 S 23.000 $ 05,500
$ 0 $ 0 $ 802,000 $ 612,600 $ 943.500 $ 1,173,000 $ 3,121.000 $ 1,488,000 $ 4,609,000
MEDICARE
TAX @ 1.45% S 00,831
$ 1,488,000 S 4,075,831
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As you recall,as stated in the attached November 20, 2014 correspondence, as of October 31,2014,the
Collective Bargaining Stabilization Fund balance was$1,702,410. The 11onorable Town Council
appropriated$400,000 on May 12,2015; and$1,200,000 on,Tune 23, 2015 to the Collective Bargaining
Stabilization Fund (see attached June 18,2015 agenda item cover correspondence). Given these two
transfers, as of August 31,2015, the Collective Bargaining Stabilization Fund balance is$3,311,752.
Utilization of these monies would require a Proposed Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget which
would not be able to be considered at the September 22,2015 Town Council Meeting due to the
Watertown Home Rule Chanter requirement to advertise any Proposed Amendments to the Budget for a
Public Hearing at a future Town Council Meeting.
Therefore, in order to fund the Agreement X respectfully request the attached transfer be placed on the
September 22, 2015 Town Council Agenda.
If approved, a Proposed Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget would be brought forward at a
future Town Council Meeting appropriating monies front the Collective Bargaining Stabilization Fund-
to r6plenish the Fiscal Year 2016 Town Council Reserve Account and the Fiscal Year 2016 Town
Health Insurance Account.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter,
cc: Mario A. Orangio,Fire Chief
Joseph S. Fair,Esquire, Kopehnan and Paige,P.C.
Gayle M, Shattuck,Personnel Director
Thomas J. Tracy,Town Auditor/Asst,Town Manager for Finance
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TRANSFER AMOUNT$4,676,831
FROM; FY 2016 TOWN COUNCIL RESERVE $ 2,100,000
0111152-570780
FY 2016 FIRE CLOTHING $ 83,000
0122051-510190
FY 2016 TOWN HEALTH INSURANCE .$ 2,492,831
0191200-510180
TO: FIRE PRIOR YEARS FULL TIME SALARIES $ 1,416,000
0122051-511111
FY 2016 FIRE FULL TIME SALARIES $ 860,000
0122051-510111
FIRE PRIOR YEARS OVERTIME $ 336,000
0122051-511130
FY 2016 FIRE OVERTIME $ 139,000
0122051-510130
FIRE PRIOR YEARS HOLIDAY $ 173,000
0122051-511142
FY 2016 FIRE HOLIDAY $ $4,000
0122051-510142
FIRE PRIOR YEARS LONGEVITY $ 166,000
0122051-511143
FY 2016 FIRE LONGEVITY $ 89,000
0122051-510143
FIRE EMT PRIOR YEARS EMT/DEFIB COMPENSATION $ 900,000
0122051-611144
FY 2016 FIRE EMT/DEFIS COMPENSATION $ 293,000
0122051-510144
FIRE PRIOR YEARS CLOTHING $ 87,500
0122061-511190
FIRE PRIOR YEAR CAREER INCENTIVE $ 42,500
0122051-511191
FY 2016 FIRE CAREER INCENTIVE $ 23,000
0122051-510191
FY 2016 MEDICARE TAX $ 66,831
0191200-510178
hereby certify to the availability,authority of funding source, mathematical accuracy
and appropriate fiscal year.
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