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Home My WebLink About1995-06-26 95-289 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION Date: 6-26-95 Item No. 95-289 Item/Subject: ORDER, Accepting Various Categories of State Funds Responsible Departuents Governmental Executive Current State Law requires that the legislative body in each community vote to accept State funds before such funds can be paid to the municipality for the fiscal year. The attached Order complies with this provision add will allow the State to disburse those funds to the City for the year beginning July 1, 1995 and ending June 30,1996. Department Bead City Manager Associated Informations Order, Summary Information of Certain Funds to be received. Budget Approvals _ AL'ry�� V Finance Di ector Legal Approval: �\\\//// City Soli r Introduced For X Passage CONSENT First Reading Page_o£_ Referral 95-289 Amipmd to Councilor Cohen June 26, 1995 _ CITY OF BANGOR Accept ng Various Categories of State Punde (TITLE.) �rDer, .......... _._ _. By w City Cassell ejtbe City of Damper. 1'IA'MI TEAT the City Council of the City of Sanger hereby accepts the following categories of State funds during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995: 1. Municipal Revenue Sharing 3. Local Read Assistance 3. State aid to Education (including Federal Pass-through funds and property tax relief) 4. Public Library State Aid per Capita 5. Civil ftergency Funds (Emergency Management Assistance) 6. Snowmobile Registmat£on Money ]. Tree Growth Reimbursement 8. General Assistance Reimbursement 9. Veterans Exemption Reimbursement 10. State Grants or Other Funds (including all funds received from the State that are not included in items 1-9 above); AND, BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, THAT the City Clerk is ordered to file the "Certification of Municipal Vote to Accept State funds" form with the Commissioner of the State Department of Finance by theearliest practicable date. IN CITY COUNCIL 95-289 Jun" , 1995 O R D E R P s Title, 'CITY ERK Accepting Various Cate o£ tate ...... . ...................................... Rvvaeae, A i am hfGK................. .. Councilman 95-289 ACCEPTANCE OF STATE FONDS 1. DESCRIPTION/NAME OF POND FOR CALCULATING AMOUNT CITY RECEIVES State Airport Improvement Project Funds. 2. BASIS FOR CALCULATING AMOUNT CITY RECEIVES 58 of total federally approved AIP projects. 3. AMOUNT RECEIVED $91,400 estimated [m OT funds. 4. TOTAL ESTIMATED CITY EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAM Estimated to total Cost of AIP projects 1,828,000. 5. TOTAL ESTIMATE COST PER UNIT OF SERVICE (Student, Client, Road Mlle, Program, Etc.) N/A 6. REASON FOR DIFFERENCE, IF ANI, BETWEEN OUR COST AND STATE PONDING AIP Program Is set up on a formula, 908 Federal, 58 State; 58 City NOTEz 1,828,000 z .05 = 91,400 MOT 91,400 City 645,000 FAA 1,82],800 95-289 ACCEPTARCE OF STATE FUNDS 1. DESCRIPTION/MAMS OF FUND State Aid to Education - School Department 2. BASIS FOR CALCULATING AMOUNT CITY RECEIVES State of Maine School Funding Formula, Title 20-A, MRSA 15614 3. AMOUNT RECEIVED $8,541,592* for FY 96 *Foundation Allocation will be $9,899,380; Debt Service will be $644,212. 4. TOTAL ESTIMATED CITY EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAM $15,094,154 for A-12 program plus $120,249 for adult education program, totaling $15,214,403. 5. TOTAL ESTIMATE COST PER MIT OF SERVICE (Student, Client, Road Mile, Program, Etc.) Total 1995-96 (FY 96) budget is $24,605,165, including the local appropriation of $120,249 for adult education. Total estimated coat per R-12 student Is $5,652. ($24,605,165 - $12011ment)$24$58652)6 ♦ 4,332 E-12 students (4/1/95 enro6. REASON FOR DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, SETMEEN OUR COST AND STATE FORDING The School funding Statutes currently require local participation in the cost of public education. The local share is based on a community's state valuation, its R-12 resident pupil count and adjusted two-year old operating costa for education. A community must raise the full amount of its local share in order to receive the full state share. If the total state/local appropriation is insufficient to fund the total budget, a community may raise the additional money needed locally. 95-259 ACCEPTANCE OF STATE FORDS 1. DESCRIPTION/NAME OF FUND Snoemobile Registration. 2. BASIS FOR CALCULATING AMOUNT CITY RECEIVES State of Maine establishes the amount, presently $6.00 per registration. 3. AMOUNT RECEIVED 1996 estimated receipts: $3,150 (525 registrations at $6.00 per registration). 4. TOTAL ESTIMATED CITY EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAM $904 based upon eight minutes per registration. 5. TOTAL ESTIMATE COST PER UNIT OF SERVICE (Student, Client, Road Nile, Program, Etc.) $1.55/registration. 6. REASON FOR DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, BETWEEN OUR COST AND STATE FUNDING State establishes the amount. 95-289 ACCEPTANCE OF STATE FUNDS 1. DESCRIPTION/NAME OF FNNO Private School Subsidy Program 2. BASIS FOR CALCULATING A UN'T CITY RECEIVES Formula specifies 508 of actual costs for school transportation, books, and testing materials based upon actual expenditures two Posta ago. State subsidy for PY 94 was reduced to approximately 358 0£ cast. This figure has been used for this year. 3. AMOUNT RECEIVED $26,848 (FY 94); $27,588 (FY 95) 4. TOTAL ESTIMATED CITY EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAM $124,365 (FY 95); $129,055 (PY 96) 5. TOTAL ESTIMATE COST PER UNIT OF SERVICE (Student, Client, Road Nile, Program, Etc.) $358/pupil ($129,055 • 360 eat) 6. REASON FOR DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, BETWEEN OUR COST AND STATE FUNDING State Formula reimburses only 508 of costs based on actual oats two years ago. State's actual reimbursement rate for FY 95 was 288 and that percentage has been used for FY 96. 95-289 ACCEPTARCE OF STATE FONDS 1. DESCRIPTION/NAwE OF FUND State Revenue Sharing 2. BASIS FOR CALCULATING AMOUNT CITY RECEIVES 5.18 of all sales and income taxes received by the State are allocated to the Revenue Sharing Fund. This 1s then allocated to each community base on that community's percentage of State's assessed value. 3. AMOUNT RECEIVED Estimated at $2,350,000 for FY 96 4. TOTAL ESTIMATED CITY EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAM None. These are unrestricted funds which may be used for any municipal purpose. 5. TOTAL ESTIRATE COST PER UNIT OF SERVICE (Student, Client, Road Nile, Program, Etc.) N/A 6. REASON FOR DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, BETWEEN OUR COST AND STATE FENDING N/A 95-289 ACCEPTANCE OF STATE FUNDS 1. DESCRIPTION/NAME OF FUND General Assistance Reimhursement 2. BASIS FOR CALCULATING AMOUNT CITY RECEIVES 50% of City expenditures up to spend down figure of approximately $391,425. 3. AMOUNT RECEIVED $746,197 4. TOTAL ESTIMATED CITY EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAM $1,287,103 )General Assistance and Program Administration) 5.. TOTAL ESTIMATE COST PER UNIT OF SERVICE (Student, Client, Road Mile, Program, Etc.) $282/household assisted/month $222/office visit 6. REASON FOR DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, BETNEBN OUR COST AND STATE FUNDIRG This is a formula -funded program. State does not intend to provide 1008 reimbursement for the program cost. 95-289 ACCEPTANCE OF STATE FUNDS 1. DESCRIPTION/NARE OF FOND Section 9 federal urban mass transportation and state funding for operating assistance. 2. BASIS FOR CALCULATING AMOUNT CITY RECEIVES Federal is based on 50% of operating deficit and State funding is based on 10& of operating deficit. 3. BEDWY RECEIVED The estimate of State Funds is $21,834. Funds from the Federal Government are estimated to be $91,151. 4. TOTAL ESTIMATED CITY EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAM The Bangor budget for The Bus is $538,335 and the local share for Bangor is $258,409. 5. TOTAL ESTIMATE COST PER UNIT OF SERVICE (Student, Client, Road Nile, Program, Etc.) Bangor's cost per passenger is estimated to be $1.85 (gross). The net Cost is $.89. Bangor's cost per mile is estimated to be $2.06 (gross). The net cost is $.99. 6. REASON FOR DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, BETWEEN OUR COST AND STATE FUNDING None expected. Funding based on formula. 95-289 ACCEPTANCE OF STATE FUNDS 1. DESCRIPTION/NAME OF FUND Highway Block Grant. Grant program began as away of reimbursing municipalities for maintenance of State Highways and to assist overall highway maintenance. 2. BASIS FOR CALCULATING ANOUNT CITY RECEIVES Based on actual City road mileage. 3. ANOOBT RECEIVED 9190,260 Block Grant Program. 4. TOTAL ESTIMATED CITY EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAN 93,035,315 (Highway Maintenance - summer and winter) 5. TOTAL ESTIMATE COST PER UNIT OF SERVICE (Student, Client, Road Hile, Program, Etc.) 918,920 per mile based on 160.43 miles. 6. REASON FOR DIFFERENCE, IF ANF, BETWEEN OUR COST AND STATE FUNDING State program not intended to pay full cast. Program does not even provide full funding for maintenance required on State -designated highways within the Compact Boundary.