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Town Council/Finance CommitteeBudget WorkshopMarch 2, 2017
2017‐18 Budget Environment
Town of Brunswick, Maine
26,020 27,609 29,663 31,539 32,735 33,621 33,471 33,320 33,302 33,491 35,571 35,764 36,526 37,696
15,518 16,138
17,457 18,332
18,914 19,309 19,220 18,867 18,975 20,001 20,786 21,003
21,711 22,370
1,015 1,008
977
999 1,053
1,088 1,150 1,171 1,187 1,183
1,249 1,333 1,360
1,411
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$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
Thousands
Town of BrunswickBudgeted Expenditure Trends
CountyMunicipalSchool 5.36%
2.58%0.86%
3.15%
Percentage increase from prior year
5.17%
7.47%
5.76%3.60%
Percentage increase from prior year
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Maine Revenue ServicesEstimated 2014 Full‐Value Tax Rates
Average
Source: Maine Revenue Services ‐ http://www.maine.gov/revenue/propertytax/municipalservices/fullvalue.htm
2014 Full‐Value (Equalized) Tax Rate derived by dividing 2014 Municipal Commitment by 2016 State Valuation with adjustments for Homestead and BETE Exemptions and TIFs.
$17.93
$1,410,855
$1,517,700
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Town of BrunswickState Valuation (000) and County Tax
State Valuation (000) County Tax
Governor LePage’s proposed biennial budget – municipal implications in 2017‐18
• Repeal of state/municipal General Assistance Program• Homestead Exemption limited to resident taxpayers 65 years
and older• Homestead Exemption state reimbursement reduced from
62.5% to 50%• BETR to BETE conversion – 25% of property shifted in FY 2018• Multiple changes to education funding, including:
– System Administration costs out of EPS formula– Elimination of three year averaging of student counts– 3% surcharge delayed & changed– Calculation of 55% funding obligation altered
Other proposed changes for future years, with municipal budget impact
• Revenue sharing permanently reduced to 2% of state sales and income tax revenues – currently set to return to 5% in FY 2020
• Two‐way telecommunications services personal property to be taxed by municipalities effective with FY 2019
• BETR to BETE conversion – 50% of property values shifted in FY 2019; 75% in FY 2020, and 100% shifted in 2021