The Governor has released his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2014, including proposed local aid numbers. The local aid figures for the municipalities in Senator Brownsberger’s district, as proposed by the Governor, can be found in the chart below. Under the Governor’s proposal, the Unrestricted General Government Aid numbers would remain the same, while the Chapter 70 education funds would increase for each community compared to FY13. Annual Formula Local Aid is a new category of aid, which takes into account a municipality’s circumstances and is based on a rational funding formula, which considers property values and income.
Municipality Chapter 70 Unrestricted General Government Aid Annual Formula Local Aid
Belmont 6,355,373 1,909,790 53,220
Boston 209,416,338 160,247,301 2,132,151
Watertown 4,984,927 5,641,884 107,655
The chart below represents the evolution of local aid numbers through the past few years for the communities the Senator has represented.
Arlington Belmont Boston Cambridge Watertown
Governor's FY14 Proposed
Chapter 70 9,768,439 6,355,373 209,416,338 13,009,034 4,984,927
Unrestricted Government Aid 6,416,909 1,909,790 160,247,301 18,170,690 5,641,884
Annual Formula Local Aid 128,254 53,220 2,132,151 251,339 107,655
Total Section 3 Aid 16,313,602 8,318,383 371,795,790 31,431,063 10,734,476
Change from FY13 1,787,197 684,350 3,689,676 4,368,210 1,751,058
FY13 budgeted
Chapter 70 8,109,496 5,724,243 207,858,813 8,892,163 3,341,524
Unrestricted Government Aid 6,416,909 1,909,790 160,247,301 18,170,690 5,641,884
Total Section 3 Aid 14,526,405 7,634,033 368,106,114 27,062,853 8,983,408
Changes from Senate Ways and Means budgeted -7,279 -2,166 -181,767 -20,611 -6,399
Senate Ways and Means FY13 Budget
Chapter 70 8,109,496 5,724,243 207,858,813 8,892,163 3,341,524
Unrestricted Government Aid 6,424,188 1,911,956 160,429,068 18,191,301 5,648,283
Total Section 3 Aid 14,533,684 7,636,199 368,287,881 27,083,464 8,989,807
Change from House Budgeted for FY13 13,832 2,166 181,807 20,611 6,399
House Budgeted for FY13
Chapter 70 8,102,943 5,724,243 207,858,773 8,892,163 3,341,524
Unrestricted Government Aid 6,416,909 1,909,790 160,247,301 18,170,690 5,641,884
Total Section 3 Aid 14,519,852 7,634,033 368,106,074 27,062,853 8,983,408
Change from Governor's FY13 Proposed (House 2) 463,939 291,006 14,030,864 1,562,856 515,212
Governor's FY13 Proposed (House 2)
Chapter 70 8,102,943 5,571,323 205,414,453 8,643,123 3,234,244
Unrestricted Government Aid 5,952,940 1,771,704 148,660,757 16,856,874 5,233,952
Total Section 3 Aid 14,055,883 7,343,027 354,075,210 25,499,997 8,468,196
Change from FY12 Budgeted 9.50% 0% 0% 0% 0%
FY12 Budgeted
Chapter 70 6,880,580 5,571,323 205,414,453 8,643,123 3,234,244
Unrestricted Government Aid 5,952,940 1,771,704 148,660,757 16,856,874 5,233,952
Total Section 3 (Major Program) Aid per Budget 12,833,520 7,343,027 354,075,210 25,499,997 8,468,196
Additional Local Aid Distributed 10/31/2011 463,969 138,086 11,586,544 1,313,816 407,932
Anne Johnson Landry
Committee Counsel and Policy Advisor
Office of State Senator William N. Brownsberger