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The Town purchases energy and non-energy utility services. The Utilities operating budget energy
related services include expenditures from public or private utility companies including electricity, natural
gas, and oil that is used for heating Town owned public buildings. Non-energy utility services include
Telephone, Water, and Sewer / Septic related services for Town owned public buildings.
The Utilities annual operating budget includes the following:
General Expenses: This category within the utilities budget consists of Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, System
Repairs, Postage for Town Hall, and Communications / Telephones and related communication costs with
for all departments with the exception of cell phones and associated plans.
Heating Fuel: Heating Fuel is supplied to four buildings including Council on Aging, the Public Works
Office and Garage; the Transfer Station, and the Natural Resources office.
Natural Gas: Town owned public buildings that are using Natural Gas are the Old Fire Station, Police
Station, Town Hall, and the Historic Society building.
Electricity: Electricity is supplied to many town owned properties including Town Hall, Council on
Aging, the Police Station, Old Fire Station, Natural Resources, Public Works, Traffic Signals, Recreation
fields, the Library, Satucket Tree, the Old Mill Sites, Drummer Boy Park, and the Historic Society. The
Electrical budget also includes administrative expenses associated with the Town’s solar program through
Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Street Lighting: The Street Lighting line item is associated with the electrical costs as well as any
repairs / maintenance required to maintain lighting.
GENERAL FUND
DEPT HEAD
TOWN
ADMINISTRATOR SELECTBOARD
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDED
GENERAL EXPENSES;
Gasoline 55,030$ $ 75,000 76,875$ 85,352$ $ 85,352 85,352$ 13.8% $ 10,352
Diesel 43,090$ $ 60,000 61,500$ 69,574$ $ 69,574 69,574$ 16.0% $ 9,574
System Repairs 3,858$ $ 12,000 12,300$ 6,146$ $ 6,146 6,146$ -48.8% $ (5,854)
Postage 34,026$ $ 33,750 34,594$ 32,803$ $ 32,803 32,803$ -2.8% $ (947)
Communications 52,555$ $ 63,000 64,575$ 61,190$ $ 61,190 61,190$ -2.9% $ (1,810)
Heating Fuel:
Old Town Hall (COA)2,363$ $ 5,200 5,330$ 4,786$ $ 4,786 4,786$ -8.0% $ (414)
Office/Garage - DPW -$ $ - -$ -$ $ - -$ 0.0% $ -
Landfill - DPW 988$ $ 1,150 1,179$ 1,104$ $ 1,104 1,104$ -4.0% $ (46)
Natural Resources 207$ $ 950 974$ 677$ $ 677 677$ -28.8% $ (273)
Natural Gas:
Fire Station (Old)9,734$ $ 11,800 12,095$ 10,774$ $ 10,774 10,774$ -8.7% $ (1,026)
Fire Station (New)-$ $ - -$ -$ $ - -$ 0.0% $ -
Police Station 13,204$ $ 19,900 20,398$ 16,951$ $ 16,951 16,951$ -14.8% $ (2,949)
Town Hall 6,476$ $ 6,200 6,355$ 6,342$ $ 6,342 6,342$ 2.3% $ 142
Office/Garage - DPW 3,945$ $ 6,130 6,283$ 4,907$ $ 4,907 4,907$ -19.9% $ (1,223)
Historic Society 353$ $ - -$ 121$ $ 121 121$ 0.0% $ 121
Electricity:
Town Hall Maint 4,386$ $ 12,625 12,941$ 9,302$ $ 9,302 9,302$ -26.3% $ (3,323)
Old Town Hall (COA)3,755$ $ 3,700 3,793$ 3,682$ $ 3,682 3,682$ -0.5% $ (18)
Police Station 36,372$ $ 37,550 38,489$ 37,163$ $ 37,163 37,163$ -1.0% $ (387)
Fire Station (Old)17,577$ $ 20,200 20,705$ 19,065$ $ 19,065 19,065$ -5.6% $ (1,135)
Fire Station (New)-$ $ - -$ -$ $ - -$ 0.0% $ -
Natural Resources 1,515$ $ 1,185 1,215$ 1,325$ $ 1,325 1,325$ 11.8% $ 140
DPW 16,317$ $ 16,225 16,631$ 15,966$ $ 15,966 15,966$ -1.6% $ (259)
DPW Traffic signals 389$ $ 400 410$ 401$ $ 401 401$ 0.3% $ 1
DPW/Recreation 1,899$ $ 1,765 1,809$ 1,900$ $ 1,900 1,900$ 7.6% $ 135
Ladies Library 29,426$ $ 30,000 30,750$ 29,617$ $ 29,617 29,617$ -1.3% $ (383)
Satucket Tree (189)$ $ 90 92$ (2)$ $ (2)(2)$ -102.6% $ (92)
Old Mill Sites 261$ $ 260 267$ 256$ $ 356 356$ -1.7% $ (4)
Drummer Boy 292$ $ 350 359$ 310$ $ 310 310$ -11.3% $ (40)
Historic Society 143$ $ - -$ 49$ $ 49 49$ 0.0% $ 49
CVEC Solar Installation Chgs 92,072$ $ 13,750 14,094$ 36,612$ $ 36,612 36,612$ 166.3% $ 22,862
GRAND TOTAL 430,043$ 433,180$ 444,010$ 456,371$ 456,473$ 456,473$ 5.4% $ 23,191
GENERAL FUND
DEPT HEAD
TOWN
ADMINISTRATOR SELECTBOARD
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDED
GENERAL EXPENSES;
Street Lighting 4,636$ 5,380$ 5,515$ 5,515$ 5,515$ 5,515$ 2.5% $ 135
GRAND TOTAL 4,636$ 5,380$ 5,515$ 5,515$ 5,515$ 5,515$ 2.5% $ 135
GRAND TOTAL UTILITIES 434,679$ 438,560$ 449,524$ 461,886$ 461,988$ 461,988$ 5.3% $ 23,326
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