FY 2014 Budget

Welcome to the online homepage of the FY 2014 Town of Natick Budget! The budget process is one of the most important tasks that Natick faces annually. Prioritizing what is distributed where affects everyone within the community, and it is important that everyone feels enfranchised in an open and collaborative process. This resource is designed to help citizens learn more about the basics of budgeting in Natick and to inform citizens about how they can be involved in the process.

Budget Process
The budget process began internally in fall 2012 with the development of departmental budgets on both the municipal and school sides of the government. The Town Administrator, as required by the Town's Charter and bylaws, is required to submit her preliminary budget to the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee on the 1st business day of January. This year that is January 2, 2013.
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
Full copies of the Preliminary Budget are available at the reference desks of the Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central Street; the Bacon Free Library, 56 Eliot Street; and the Offices of the Town Clerk and the Board of Selectmen, 13 East Central Street.

Budget Reporting Awards
We are proud to have a budget which has been received the Government Finance Officers' Association's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. This award, given to less than 2% of governmental entities in North America, is based upon the Town of Natick's proficiency for creating a budget which is a financial plan, a policy document, an operations plan and a communications device. We will submit this year's budget for review again and redouble our efforts to produce the best, most transparent budget for the citizens of Natick.

Updates

  1. 2013 Spring Annual Town Meeting Capital Update (March 1, 2013) (PDF)
  2. FY 2014 Budget Update (April 1, 2013) (PDF)
  3. FY 2014 Budget Update (March 28, 2013) (PDF)
  4. FY 2014 Budget Update (March 5, 2013) (PDF)
  5. Proposal to Reduce Tax Impact in FY 2014 for Debt Excluded Projects (January 28, 201) (PDF)

FY 2014 Presentation Materials

  1. Presentation on Capital Requests (March 28, 2013) (PDF)
  2. Presentation on Health Care Benefits (March 5, 2013) (PDF)
  3. Presentation on Indirect Cost Accounting (February 7, 2013) (PDF)
  4. Presentation on Revenue Assumptions (January 24, 2013) (PDF)
  5. Town Administrator's Presentation of the FY 2014 Preliminary Budget (January 7, 2013) (PDF)

FY 2014 Town Administrator's Preliminary Budget

  1. Full Budget (PDF)
  2. Front Cover (PDF)
  3. Table of Contents (PDF)
  4. Budget Message (PDF)
  5. Section I: Budget Overview (revised March 1, 2013) (PDF)
  6. Deficit Reduction Scenarios (revised March 1, 2013) (PDF)
  7. Section II: Revenues (revised April 1, 2013) (PDF)
  8. Section III: Education & Learning (revised February 28, 2013) (PDF)
  9. Section IV: Public Safety (revised February 11, 2013) (PDF)
  10. Section V: Public Works (revised March 1, 2013) (PDF)
  11. Section VI: Health & Human Services (revised February 18, 2013) (PDF)
  12. Section VII: Administrative Support Services (revised February 25, 2013) (PDF)
  1. Section VIII: Committees & Commissions (PDF)
  2. Section IX: Shared Expenses (revised February 26, 2013) (PDF)
  3. Section X: Water & Sewer Enterprise Fund (revised March 4, 2013) (PDF)
  4. Section XI: Sassamon Trace Golf Course Enterprise Fund (revised February 18, 2013) (PDF)
  5. Section XII: Capital (PDF)
  6. FY 2014-2018 Capital Improvement Program (PDF)
  7. Section XIII: Appendices (PDF)
  8. Appendix A: Financial Information (PDF)
  9. Appendix B: Legal Information (PDF)
  10. Appendix C: Glossary & Basis of Budgeting & Accounting (PDF)
  11. Appendix D: Town Information (PDF)
  12. Appendix E: Program Improvement Requests (PDF)
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