Politics & Government
Local Aid in Initial Senate Budget Matches House
Melrose would see an approximate $640K increase in local aid next year under both the Senate Ways and Means budget proposal and the final House budget approved earlier this month.
Melrose would receive a net $646,613 boost in local aid from the state over last year in the Senate Ways & Means budget proposal that the Senate is scheduled to take up this week.
That increase roughly matches the local aid boost approved in the state House of Representatives final budget, which allocates an additional $642,138 for the city in local aid.
Both the House budget and the Senate Ways and Means budget include more than $300,000 in local aid funding for Melrose than what was included in . The additional funding is included in the unrestricted government aid line item; the city's Chapter 70 education funding would remain the same as the governor's budget.
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Rep. Paul Brodeur, D-Melrose, that Patrick made contingent upon state revenues, as was done this past year, but that the House and Senate included in their budgets without any contigencies.
Last October, Melrose received an additional $300,000 in local aid, due to a clause included in the fiscal 2012 Massachusetts budget that .
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According to the Associated Press, Senate leaders are aiming to finish their budget before Memorial Day weekend.
A joint Legislature committee would then reconcile the differences between the House and Senate budgets before sending a final version to Patrick's desk.
Below are charts taken from the state Division of Local Services detailing both local aid estimates for Melrose and state assessments (or charges) against the city this past fiscal year and in the various proposed budgets for next year.
Fiscal 2013 Local Aid Estimates
Fiscal 2012 Cherry Sheet
Gov.'s Budget Proposal
House Final Budget
Senate Ways and Means
Education
7,672,924
7,672,924
7,672,924
School Transportation 00
0
0
Charter Tuition Reimbursement 409,402459,109
318,613
318,168
Smart Growth Reimbursement 00
0
0
Offset Receipts
12,530
12,530
12530
School Choice Tuition 00
0
0
Sub-total, Education 7,745,8528,144,563
8,004,067
8,003,622
General Government
4,024,121
4,337,759
4,342,679
Local Share of Racing Taxes 00
0
0
Regional Public Libraries 00
0
0
Urban Renewal Projects 00
0
0
Veterans' Benefits 154,478264,148
253,658
253,658
824
824
824
Exemptions: Vets, Blind, Surviving Spouses and Elderly 107,961104,359
104,359
104,359
Offset Receipts
Public Libraries 25,864
26,063
26,063
26,063
Sub-total, General Government 4,313,2484,419,515
4,722,663
4,727,583
Total Estimated Receipts 12,059,100
12,564,078
12,726,730
12,731,205
Fiscal 2013 State Assessments
FY2012 Cherry Sheet Estimate
FY2013 Governor’s Budget (H2)
FY2013 House Final Budget
FY2013 SWM Budget
County Assessments:
County Tax
0
0
0
0
Suffolk County Retirement
0
0
0
0
Sub-Total, County Assessments
0
0
0
0
State Assessments and Charges:
Retired Employees Health Insurance
0
0
0
0
Retired Teachers Health Insurance
0
0
0
0
Mosquito Control Projects
0
0
0
0
Air Pollution Districts
7,729
7,935
7,935
7,935
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
8,243
8,501
8,501
8,501
Old Colony Planning Council
0
0
0
0
RMV Non-Renewal Surcharge
45,560
44,260
44,260
44,260
Sub-Total, State Assessments
61,532
60,696
60,696
60,696
Transportation Authorities:
MBTA
544,237
570200
570200
570200
Boston Metro. Transit District
0
0
0
0
Regional Transit
0
0
0
0
Sub-Total, Transportation Authorities
544,237
570,200
570,200
570,200
Annual Charges Against Receipts:
Special Education
182
9,549
9,549
9,549
STRAP Repayments
0
0
0
0
Sub-Total, Annual Charges
182
9,549
9,549
9,549
Tuition Assessments
School Choice Sending Tuition
0
5,000
5,000
5,000
Charter School Sending Tuition
2,504,155
2,657,347
2,514,494
2,514,494
Essex County Tech Sending Tuition
36,816
12,475
12,475
12,475
Sub-Total, Tuition Assessments
2,540,971
2,674,822
2,531,969
2,531,969
Total Estimated Charges
3,146,922
3,315,267
3,172,414
3,172,414
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