TOWN OF BROOKLINE FY2024

FINANCIAL PLAN

FY2024 Town of Brookline Interactive Financial Plan

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FY24 Financial Plan (Printed Version)

Budget Book PDF

FY24 Interactive Financial Plan (see links below)

SECTION I - BUDGET MESSAGE

FY2024 Policy Issues and Initiatives .........................................................................

Long Range Financial Projection Capital Improvement Program (CIP) ...............

Conclusion ...................................................................................................................

Budget Message | Revenues | Expenditures

Policy Issues and Initiatives

Long Range Financial Projection, Capital Improvement Program

Conclusion

SECTION II - BUDGET SUMMARIES

Fund Chart ...................................................................................................................

Total Financial Plan .....................................................................................................

General Fund Budget .................................................................................................

Operating Budget ........................................................................................................

Water & Sewer Enterprise Fund ...............................................................................

Golf Course Enterprise Fund .....................................................................................

Recreation Revolving Fund ........................................................................................

Capital Outlay Summary ............................................................................................

Full Time Equivalent Positions Funded ....................................................................

Budget Summary, Fund Chart, Total Financial Plan, and General Fund Budget

Operating Budget

Water & Sewer Enterprise Fund

Golf Course Enterprise Fund

Recreation Revolving Fund

Capital Outlay Summary

Full Time Equivalent Positions Funded

SECTION III - REVENUE AND FUND ACCOUNTING

Overall Summary ........................................................................................................

Property Tax ................................................................................................................

Local Receipts ..............................................................................................................

Motor Vehicle Excise ...........................................................................................

Local Option Taxes ..............................................................................................

Refuse Fee ............................................................................................................

Licenses and Permits ..........................................................................................

Parking and Court Fines .....................................................................................

General Government ..........................................................................................

Interest Income ...................................................................................................

Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) ..................................................................

Departmental and Other ...................................................................................

State Aid .......................................................................................................................

General Government ..........................................................................................

School Aid .............................................................................................................

Tax Exemption Aid...............................................................................................

Cherry Sheet Offsets ...........................................................................................

Free Cash ......................................................................................................................

Other Available Funds ................................................................................................

Enterprise Funds .........................................................................................................

Revolving Fund ............................................................................................................

Overall Summary

Property Tax

Local Receipts (including all subsections)

State Aid (including all subsections)

Free Cash

Other Available Funds

Enterprise Funds

Revolving Funds

SECTION IV - DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS

Administration and Finance ......................................................................................

Select Board ........................................................................................................

Human Resources ...............................................................................................

Information Technology .....................................................................................

Finance .................................................................................................................

Legal Services ......................................................................................................

Advisory Committee ...........................................................................................

Town Clerk ...........................................................................................................

Planning and Community Development .........................................................

Public Safety ................................................................................................................

Police .....................................................................................................................

Fire ........................................................................................................................

Building .................................................................................................................

Public Facilities ............................................................................................................

Department of Public Works .............................................................................

Parks and Open Space........................................................................................

Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund ....................................................................

Cultural Services ..........................................................................................................

Library ...................................................................................................................

Human Services ..........................................................................................................

Health ...................................................................................................................

Veterans' Services ...............................................................................................

Council on Aging ..................................................................................................

Diversity, Inclusion and Community Relations ...............................................

Leisure Services ...........................................................................................................

Recreation ............................................................................................................

Golf Course Enterprise Fund .............................................................................

Recreation Revolving Fund ................................................................................

Non-Departmental ......................................................................................................

Personnel Benefits ..............................................................................................

Debt & Interest ....................................................................................................

Unclassified ..........................................................................................................

Education .....................................................................................................................

Public Schools ......................................................................................................

SECTION V - NON-APPROPRIATED EXPENSES

State Assessments ......................................................................................................

County Tax ...........................................................................................................

Air Pollution Control District ..............................................................................

Metropolitan Area Planning Council ................................................................

Special Education ................................................................................................

School Choice Sending Tuition ..........................................................................

Charter School Assessment ..............................................................................

Parking Fine Registry Surcharge .......................................................................

MBTA .....................................................................................................................

Education Offsets ........................................................................................................

Tax Levy Overlay .........................................................................................................

Section V Non-Appropriated (including all subsections)

SECTION VI - FUND BALANCES

Fund Accounting .........................................................................................................

Fund Balance ...............................................................................................................

Special Revenue Funds ...............................................................................................

Building Department ..........................................................................................

Council on Aging ..................................................................................................

Fire Department ..................................................................................................

Health Department .............................................................................................

Human Resources ...............................................................................................

Library ...................................................................................................................

Planning and Community Development .........................................................

Police Department ..............................................................................................

Department of Public Works .............................................................................

Recreation Department .....................................................................................

Select Board .........................................................................................................

Town Clerk ...........................................................................................................

Veterans ...............................................................................................................

Section VI - Fund Balances (including all subsections)

SECTION VII - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (CIP)

Introduction .................................................................................................................

Brookline's CIP Process ..............................................................................................

Proposed FY 2024 - FY 2029 CIP ...............................................................................

Debt and Debt Service ...............................................................................................

Impact on Operating Budget .....................................................................................

Recommended Projects & Descriptions ..................................................................

Introduction, CIP Process, Proposed CIP, Debt & Debt Service, and Impact on Operating Budget

Recommended Projects & Descriptions

SECTION VIII - APPENDIX

Town Statistics / Demographics ................................................................................

Organizational Chart ..................................................................................................

Budget Process ............................................................................................................

Fiscal Policies ...............................................................................................................

Reserves................................................................................................................

Free Cash ..............................................................................................................

Capital Improvement Program (CIP).................................................................

Glossary of Terms .......................................................................................................

Selected Acronym Table .............................................................................................

Section VIII - Appendix