Budget 2017-2018
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Budget 2017-2018
Current Status

08/07/2017 - Town Assessor Clint Swett on Aug. 4, 2017 committed a tax rate of $18 for the town, 19 cents less than the $18.19 the Town Council anticipated when it adopted the $38.7 million overall muncipal budget in May [news article].

06/13/2017 - Cape Elizabeth voters validated the $24.9 million School Budget approved by the Town Council [news article]

05/15/2017 - The Town Council on May 15, 2017 adopted a $38.7 million budget for 2017-18. A $24.9 million school budget, the amount adopted by the School Board minus $1, will go to validation referendum June 13. [meeting materials

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05/09/2017 - Following a public hearing on May 8, 2017, the Town Council tabled consideration of a combined $38.7 million town, school and county budget for 2017-18 to a special meeting May 15; and, approved special fund budgets for 2017-18.

05/05/2017 - The Town Council will hold a public hearing on a combined $38.7 million town, school and county budget at 7 p.m. Monday, May 8, in the Town Hall chamber, with a proposed tax-rate increase of 3.9 percent. [news article]

04/25/2017 - The majority of town councilors, acting as the Finance Committee, agreed to support a $24.9 million school budget, and a $35,000 reduction in proposed town spending to bring the tax-rate increase to under 4 percent. Public hearing will be set for May 8, with final adoption May 15 and school-budget validation election June 13. [news article]

04/11/2017 - The School Board adopted a 2017-18 budget of $24.9 million, up 2.4 percent, with a proposed tax-rate increase of 4.4 percent [news article]

04/04/2017 - The School Board on agreed to restore approximately $240,000 worth of items which had been recommended, but left out of the original budget proposal for 2017-18 [news article]

03/13/2017 - Town Manager Matthew Sturgis will present a $12.2 million town budget proposal for 2017-18 to the Town Council this evening. The proposal is up 1.4 percent over this year, but with a slight deline in revenues projected for 2017-18 and town valuation increasing at less than 1 percent, taxes for town services would increase 2.6 percent, or 11 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

03/03/2017 - Interim Superintendent Howard Colter has submitted a $24.7 million school budget proposal for 2017-18, an increase of 1.6 percent. The budget would add 45 cents, or 3.6 percent, to the current tax rate of $12.40 for school services. [news article]

02/24/2017 - Cape Elizabeth's school subsidy is projected to decrease nearly $800,000 according to preliminary printouts issued by the Maine Department of Education [news article]

12/14/2016 - The Town Council on Dec. 12, 2016 approved a $18.7 million, 10-year capital stewardship plan for 2017-2026.

Budget Meeting & Adoption Schedules 2017-2018

Town Council

As of 01/09/2017

Budget Submittal Dates
Draft Municipal department budgets due to town manager Monday, February 20, 2017
Manager's recommended Municipal budget delivered to Town Council Friday, March 10, 2017
School Board recommended budget delivered to Town Council
 Meetings During Budget Review Period
Early Budget Guidance Tuesday, January 17, 2017 7:00 p.m.
Regular March Town Council Meeting Monday, March 13, 2017 7:00 p.m.
Finance Committee Review of Accounts 100, 200, 400, 500, 600-635, 710 Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - Lower Level Conference Room, Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
Finance Committee Review of Municipal 300 and 640-670 and Special Funds Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - Lower Level Conference Room, Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
Regular Town Council Meeting Including Opportunity for Budget Public Comments  Monday, April 10, 2017 7:00 p.m.
School Vacation Week  April 17-April 21, 2017
Finance Committee School Budget Presentation from School Board 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - Town Hall chamber 7:00 p.m.
Finance Committee Wrapup (if needed) Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - Lower Level Conference Room, Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
Regular Town Council Meeting and Budget Public Hearing Monday, May 8, 2017 7:00 p.m.
Special Town Council Meeting to Vote on the 2018 Budget Monday, May 15 7:00 p.m.
Citizen Vote on Town Council Adopted School Budget Tuesday, June 13 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. 

School Board

As of 01/09/2017

School Board Budget Review Period

School Board Finance Cmt & Workshop - 6:30 pm CEHS Library & Learning Commons (will be videotaped)
- Budget Background: Major Teaching and Learning Considerations; Student demographics and staffing impact; New programs or additional staff

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 pm Council Chambers

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

School Board Finance Cmt & Workshop - 6:30 pm CEHS Library & Learning Commons (will be videotaped)
- Budget Background continued: Technology, Support Systems, and Infrastructure and a short review of the
Budget Binder

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Half Day Budget Detail Workshop - 5 to 8:30 pm CEHS Library & Learning Commons (will be videotaped)

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 pm Council Chambers

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

School Board Workshop - 6:30 pm CEHS Library & Learning Commons (will be videotaped)
- Budget update and Q&A

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

School Board Finance Cmt & Workshop - 6:30 pm CEHS Library & Learning Commons (will be videotaped)
- Answers to any outstanding questions then Straw Poll for Preliminary Budget Adoption

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 pm Council Chambers
- Adopt Proposed Budget

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Town Council Budget Review Period

School vacation week

April 17 - 21, 2017

School Board Budget Presentation to TC Finance Committee & Set Budget for Public Hearing -
7:00 pm Workshop

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

TC Finance Committee Wrap-up (If needed)

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Budget Public Hearing - Regular Town Council Meeting - Council Vote on Budget

Monday, May 8, 2017

School Budget Validation Vote

Citizen Vote on Town Council Adopted School Budget

Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Documents

Overall Municipal Budget 2017-2018 Documents

Includes Town, School, County budgets

Town Budget 2017-2018 Documents

School Budget 2017-2018 Documents

Videos

Overall Budget Videos

  • Video Municipal Budget Adoption (audio only - 5/15/2017)
  • Video Municipal Budget Public Hearing (05/08/2017)
  • Video School Board Budget Presentation to Town Council 4/25/2017

School Budget Videos

Municipal Budget Videos

  • Video Town Budget Presentation 3/13/2017