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Town Budget Comparison Chart

Want to know how this year's budget is compared to the proposed budget for fiscal 2012-2013, by the numbers? You got it.

Here is a chart that shows the numbers for the adopted current town budget (fiscal year '11-'12), the proposed '12-'13 budget proposed by the town departments, and the changes made by the selectmen and then approved for the Board of Finance.

The town's fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30.

The "Adopted Current Budget" is for July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.

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Department Adopted Current Budget Department Requests for '12-'13 Selectmen Approved Selectmen 172,467 175,621 177,273 Finance 172,674 171,563 171,563 Elections/Mtgs. 30,146 30,840 30,684 Town Clerk 152,813 157,517 155,820 Assessor 128,605 141,237 132,782 Tax Collector 146,477 152,753 152,453 Probate Court 4,524 4,524 4,524 Economic Dev. 4,350 4,350 4,350 Inland Wetlands 63,920 66,386 66,386 Zoning Bd. Appeals 2,950 3,000 3,000 Planning & Zoning 67,750 69,606 69,606 Town Hall Maintenance 156,054 162,888 160,888 Fire Department 286,650 293,525 292,087 Fire Marshal 39,000 75,750 39,500 Communications 466,496 546,969 467,361 Police 2,325,045 2,566,931 2,496,470 Animal Control 62,232 64,256 64,206 Civil Preparedness 4,600 4,600 4,600 Water & Hydrants 362,497 362,497 362,497 Street Lighting 121,000 121,000 121,000 Public Works 1,524,840 1,591,596 1,543,606 Technology 167,330 174,767 174,767 Water Pollution 52,350 52,550 52,550 Building Dept. 106,500 110,184 110,184 Regional Health Dept. 163,308 163,308 163,308 Social Services 35,573 42,401 42,201 Parks & Recreation 232,325 277,248 243,813 Harbor Commission 36,850 37,500 37,500 Shellfish Commission 3,000 3,700 3,000 Youth & Family 182,250 186,534 186,434 General Gov't (benefits) 4,230,015 4,480,421 4,449,505 Other General Gov't 358,899 346,600 346,600 Debt Redemption 1,352,945 1,375,346 1,375,346 Capital Improvement 478,850 1,188,443 552,000 Library 593,500 764,175 693,500 Total $14,288,785 $15,970,586 $14,951,364

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