Local Aid in Initial Senate Budget Matches House

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.

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 .

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

Gov.'s Budget Proposal

House Final Budget

Senate Ways and Means

7,672,924

7,672,924

7,672,924

0

0

0

459,109

318,613

318,168

0

0

0

12,530

12,530

12530

0

0

0

8,144,563

8,004,067

8,003,622

4,024,121

4,337,759

4,342,679

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

264,148

253,658

253,658

824

824

824

104,359

104,359

104,359

26,063

26,063

26,063

4,419,515

4,722,663

4,727,583

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