January 6, 2023
To: Finance Committee
From: Jamie Hellen, Town Administrator
Re: FY23 Capital Plan Proposal
Please find the attached Capital Plan for FY23, as well as the five-year capital plan from each department as required by the Town Charter. Included with this memo is a sheet with the 20-year free cash history. The average is $3.26 million over the past ten years and $2.75 Million over the past 20 years. FY22 an unusually large year in excess, unspent revenue due to the continued adaptation around symptoms from the pandemic.
From the certified total, there are several policy commitments that eat into the total right off the bat, most notably contributions to stabilization accounts (per town policy) as well as the usual recommendation from staff to hold revenue for annual snow and ice removal. See narrative below for more specifics.
These recommendations are Round 1 of the FY23 Capital program. Once we know the final totals of the winter costs for snow removal, if there are remaining funds, staff will propose a “Round 2” Capital later in April. Traditionally we have used this excess to fund road and infrastructure projects.
The following is an overview of certified free cash status for FY23:
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| FY23 Capital Plan Proposal |
a. Town Administrator FY23 Capital recommendations memo - https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/capital_memo.pdf
b. FY23 Department Summary Requests & Capital Plans - https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/capital_requests_5yr_plan_sheets.pdf
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