These are slides from a presentation given by Northampton Mayor Clare Higgins to support a property tax override to help build a new police station.

1. Yes Northampton Presentation
October 20, 2010

2. •Planning began in 1994 under during the Ford administration
•Joint Police/Fire facility studied in 1995 as a part of the planning for the new Fire Station
•ruled out because of the cost of land in the downtown area
•City Council funded Police Facility Needs Assessment in 2003
•Capital Improvements Committee recommends funding for construction in FY 2006
•City Council Funded Design/Build process in 2007
•Cost of the new station is estimated at $17 million in 2008
•Economic downturn impacts the City’s ability to fund the station’s construction under the City’s
current Debt Ceiling
•City unsuccessfully looks for outside funding (e.g. Federal stimulus grants)
•Council votes to put the override question to the voters in 2010

3. $35,000,000
$32,595,709
$30,000,000
$25,000,000
$20,335,500
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$10,000,000 $8,896,500
$5,000,000 $3,910,000
$3,000,900
$2,443,600
$-
Culture and Recreation Education General Government Human Services Public Safety Public Works

4. $29,428,000
$22,516,209
$6,500,000
$3,910,000
$1,358,000
$500,000
CDBG Comcast I-net CPA Energy Savings General Fund Override

5. $33,054,609
$23,408,600
$7,128,000
$2,121,500 $1,772,000 $1,802,000 $1,518,500
$377,000
Acquisition Building Energy Equipment Infrastructure New Building Repair/Renovation Vehicle
Renovation Improvements

6. $2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$-
FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Debt Exclusion Override (JFK) Debt Exclusion Override (High School)
Reserve for Debt Service (High School) Debt Exclusion Override (Fire Station)

7. $2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$-
FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Debt Exclusion Override (JFK) Debt Exclusion Override (High School) Reserve for Debt Service (High School)
Debt Exclusion Override (Fire Station) Debt Exclusion Override (Police Station)

8. Estimated Amount Tax Rate Decline Estimated Net Tax Avg Single Family Home Estimated Annual
Fiscal
Added to the Tax from Expiring Debt Rate Increase Per Value (estimate value Additional Tax on an
Year
Rate Overrides Thousand of Value increasing @ 1.5%/yr) Average Single Family Home
2013 $0.27 ($0.04) $0.23 $315,957 $72.36
2014 $0.26 ($0.04) $0.22 $320,696 $69.72
2015 $0.25 ($0.04) $0.21 $325,507 $67.09
2016 $0.24 ($0.03) $0.21 $330,389 $68.68
2017 $0.23 ($0.03) $0.20 $335,345 $68.47
2018 $0.22 ($0.03) $0.19 $340,375 $66.35
2019 $0.21 ($0.05) $0.17 $345,481 $57.73
2020 $0.21 ($0.03) $0.17 $350,663 $60.59
2021 $0.20 $0.20 $355,923 $70.01
2022 $0.19 $0.19 $361,262 $68.12
2023 $0.18 $0.18 $366,681 $66.23
2024 $0.17 $0.17 $372,181 $64.34
2025 $0.17 $0.17 $377,764 $62.45
2026 $0.16 $0.16 $383,430 $60.55
2027 $0.15 $0.15 $389,182 $58.66
2028 $0.14 $0.14 $395,020 $56.77
2029 $0.14 $0.14 $400,945 $54.88
2030 $0.13 $0.13 $406,959 $52.98
2031 $0.12 $0.12 $413,063 $51.09
2032 $0.12 $0.12 $419,259 $49.20
Total 20 year cost to an average Single Family Home $1,246.26