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Introduced User-Friendly Budget
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The document presents the 2019 municipal user-friendly budget for Union City, New Jersey. It outlines property tax levies, anticipated revenues, and appropriations across various municipal services. Key data includes property tax breakdowns, revenue summaries, and appropriations summaries for general operations, utilities, and other funds. The document also details information on property tax exemptions, long-term tax exemptions, personnel costs, health benefits, accumulated absence liability, outstanding debt, and shared services agreements.
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--- Document: Introduced User-Friendly Budget Document --- THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF Municipality: Municode: Website: Phone Number: Mailing Address: JERSEY Union City 0910 https://www.ucnj.com 201-348-5745 3715 Palisade Avenue Union City, NJ 07087 US State of New Jersey Local Government Services Year: 2019 Municipal User Friendly Budget Introduce or Adopted? Introduce First Name Mayor Brian P Middle Name Last Name Term Expires Stack Business Email 05/15/2022 mayorstack@ucnj.com Chief Administrative Officer Chief Financial Officer Tammy Lyn Zucca 12/31/2020 tzucca@ucnj.com Municipal Clerk Registered Municipal Accountant Linda Kish Ikish@dgdcpas.com Governing Body Members LUCIO P. Fernandez 05/15/2072 ifernandez @ucns.com Maryury Wendy A. Martinetti 05/15/2022 MAMArtinetti@uens.com. A. Grullon Celin J Valdivia 05/15/2022 worullonencnt.com 05/15/2022 Caaldiviaeucns.com USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION - PROPERTY TAX BREAKDOWN 2018 Calendar Year Property Tax Levies - ALL entities levying property taxes Current Year 2019 Budget Calendar Year Tax Rate Municipal Purpose Tax Municipal Library 4.596 0.080 Calendar Year Tax Levy 68,539,503.00 1,187,277.19 % of Total Levy Avg Residential Taxpayer Impact Taxes Actual/Estimated Tax Levy 56.76% 0.98% $5,331.36 $92.80 Municipal Purpose Tax Municipal Library $0.00 Municipal Open Space $0.00 Estimated Actual Estimated 70,763,173.70 1,284,177.75 Municipal Open Space Other Special Districts (total levies) Local School District Regional School District County Purposes County Library County Board of Health County Open Space Other County Levies (total) Total (Calendar Year 2017 Budget) Total Taxable Valuation as of Other Special Districts (total levies) 1.034 15,418,637.00 12.77% $1,199.44 Local School District Actual 15,418,637.00 0.000 0.00% $0.00 Regional School District 1.194 17,802,508.62 14.74% $1,385.04 County Purposes Estimated 17,676,676.31 0.000 0.00% $0.00 County Library 0.000 0.00% $0.00 County Board of Health 0.000 0.00% $0.00 County Open Space Estimated 1.194 17,802,508.62 14.74% $1,385.04 Other County Levies (total) 8.10 120,750,434.43 100.00% $9,393.68 Total ESTIMATED amount to be raised by taxes October 1, 2018 1,492,625,199.00 (To be used to calculate the current year tax rate) Current Year Average Residential Assessment 116,000 Prior Year to Current Year Comparison 17,676,676.31 $122,819,341.07 Revenue Anticipated, Excluding Tax Levy 56,886,930.82 Budget Appropriations, before Reserve for Uncollected Taxes 127,833,438.57 Total Non-Municipal Tax Levy 50,771,989.62 Amount to be Raised by Taxes- Before RUT 121,718,497.37 Reserve for Uncollected Taxes (RUT) 1,287,876.74 Total Amount to be Raised by Taxes 123,006,374.11 % of Tax Collections used to Calculate RUT 0.9895300000 Comparison - Municipal Purposes Tax Rate Prior Year Current Year % Change (+/-) 4.596 Prior Year 68,539,503,00 Prior Year 5,331.36 Current Year 70,763,173.70 Current Year 4.741 Comparison-Municipal Purposes Tax Levy % Change (+/-) 3.24% Comparison-Impact on Avg. Residential Tax Payment (Municipal Purposes Only) % Change (+/-) 5,499.56 3.15% 3.15% $ Change (+/-) 2,223,670.70 $ Change (+/-) 168.20 Sheet UFB-1 If % used exceeds the actual collection % then reference the statutory exception used Tax Collections - ACTUAL as of Prior Year Total Tax Revenue, Collections PY 2018 Total Tax Levy, PY 2018 % of Taxes Collected, PY 2018 Delinquent Taxes - December 31, 2018 103,625,453104 103 224, 130.49 94.83 010 FCOA 08 Surplus 08 Local Revenue 09 State Aid (without offsetting appropriation) 08 Uniform Construction Code Fees % Difference Current vs. Prior Year -100.00 -0.03 30.04 0.00 -4,423,487.17 -1,270.85 9,982,370.92 -0.80 Total Realized Revenue (Prior Year) USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION - ANTICIPATED REVENUE SUMMARY (ALL OPERATING FUNDS) $ Difference Current vs. Prior Year Total Anticipated Revenue (Current Year) General Budget Open Space Budget 4,423,487.17 4,404,217.85 33,235,762.35 1,634,966.80 4,402,947.00 43,218,133.28 1,634,966.00 4,402,947.00 43,218,133.28 1,634,966.00 Special Revenue Items w/ Prior Written Consent 11 Shared Services Agreements 9.02 333,707.35 3,701,383.65 4,035,091.00 4,035,091.00 08 Additional Revenue Offset by Appropriations 10 Public and Private Revenue -0.74 -1,779,861.33 2,405,923.33 08 Other Special Items -8.96 -286,169.55 3,192,541.01 15 Receipts from Delinquent Taxes -26.89 -23,302.04 86,662.12 626,062.00 2,906,371.46 63,360.08 626,052.00 2,906,371.46 63,360.08 Amount to be raised by taxation 07 Local Tax for Municipal Purposes -100.00 07 Minimum Library Tax 8.16 -68,162,330.00 96,900.56 68,162,330.00 1,187,277.19 1,284,177.75 1,284,177.75 54 Open Space Levy Tax 07 Addition to Local District School Tax 08 Deficit General Budget Total -52.49 -64,263,442.91 122,434,551.48 58,171,108.57 58,171,108.57 Sheet UFB-2 USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION-ANTICIPATED REVENUE SUMMARY (ALL OPERATING FUNDS) (Continued for Utility) Utility Surplus Local Revenue Shared Services Agreement Other Special Items Deficit General Budget Total FCOA 20 Budgeted Positions % Difference Current v. Prior Year $ Difference Current v. Prior Year Total Modified Appropriation for Service Type (Prior Total Appropriation for Service Type (Current Year) USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION - APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY (ALL OPERATING FUNDS) General Budget Public & Private Offsets Open Space Budget 2019 Total Utilities Year) Full-Time Part-Time General Government 36.00 37.00 3.51 221,027.22 6,291,123.78 6,512,151.00 6,512,151.00 21 Land-Use Administration -5.77 -10,747.83 186,247.83 175,500.00 175,500.00 22 Uniform Construction Code 12.00 20.00 -3.89 -63,886.58 1,643,137.58 1,579,251.00 1,579,251.00 23 Insurance 18.02 3,637,368.30 20,183,882.69 23,821,250.99 23,821,250.99 25 Public Safety 234.00 122.00 0.93 405,949.62 43,691,519.38 44,097,469.00 44,097,469.00 26 Public Works 71.00 150.00 -2.53 -360,996.88 14,291,646.88 13,930,650.00 13,487,000.00 443,650.00 27 Health and Human Services 5.00 9.00 6.65 83.876.99 1,260,428.01 1,344,305.00 1,320,917.00 23,388.00 28 Parks and Recreation 9.00 86.00 -45.23 -1,004,854.30 2,221,854.30 1,217,000.00 1,022,540.00 321,765.00 29 Education (including 8.15 96,900.56 1,187,277.19 1,284,177.75 1,284,177.75 Library) 30 Unclassified -32.78 -139,500.47 425,559.56 286,059.09 286,059.09 31 Utilities and Bulk Purchases 3.35 119,929.53 3,585,070.47 3,705,000.00 3,705,000.00 32 Landfill/Solid Waste Disposal 35 Contingency 36 Statutory Expenditures 0.25 22,099.57 8,754,693.17 8,776,792.74 8,776,792.74 37 Judgements 42 Shared Services 0.00 0.00 4,035,091.00 4,035,091.00 4,035,091.00 43 Court and Public Defender 18.00 2.00 1.56 25,577.26 1,637,422.74 1,663,000.00 1,663,000.00 44 Capital -37.50 -300,000.00 800,000.00 500,000.00 500,000.00 45 Debt 2.94 312,844.89 10,646,109.67 10,958,954.56 10,958,954.56 46 Deferred Charges 285.85 2,923,898.03 1,022,888.41 3,946,786.44 3,946,786.44 48 Debt-Type 1 School District 50 Reserve for Uncollected 0.22 2,470.46 1,098,373.24 1,100,843.70 1,100,843.70 Taxes 55 Surplus General Budget Total 385.00 426.00 3.93 4,873,583.13 124,060,699.14 128,934,282.27 128,158,867.27 765,415.00 Sheet UFB-3 Structural Budget Imbalance Line Item Special Municipal Urban Aid (Transitional Aid) Line Item Put "X" in cell to the left that corresponds to the type of imbalance Structural Imbalance Offset USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION STRUCTURAL BUDGET IMBALANCES Amount 20,000,000.00 Sheet UFB-4 Comment/Explanation ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUATIONS-EXEMPT PROPERTY - PROPERTY TAX APPEAL DATA Property Tax Assessments-Taxable Properties (October 1, 2018 Value) Property Tax Assessments - Exempt Properties (October 1, 2018 Value) # of Parcels Assessed Value % of Total # of Parcels Assessed Value % of Total 1 Vacant Land 2 Residential 273 6,619 $22,837,600.00 2.5225% 15A Public Schools 33.00 $177,044,300.00 44.9800% $782,185,199.00 86.3964% 15B Other Schools 6.00 $9,280,000.00 2.3577% 3A/38 Farm 0 $0.00 0.0000% 15C Public Property 92.00 $72,752,400.00 18.4835% 4A Commercial 1,367 $39,909,900.00 4.4083% 150 Church and Charities 94.00 $60,994,100,00 15.4962% 48 Industrial 81 $27,606,900.00 3.0493% 15E Cemeteries & Graveyards 0.00 $ 0.0000% 4C Apartments 689 $26,809,600.00 2.9613% 15F Other Exempt 273.00 $73,536,090.00 18.6826% 5A/5B Railroad 0 $0.00 0.0000% 6A/6B Business Personal Property 1 $5,995,101.00 0.6622% Total 9,030 $905,344,300.00 100% Average Ratio (%), Assessed to True Value 38.60% Equalized Valuation, Taxable Properties $2,345,451,554,40 Total 498.00 $393,606,890.00 Percentage of Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Properties 43.48% 100% Total # of property tax appeals filed in 2018 County Tax Board State Tax Court Number of 2018 County Tax Board decisions appealed to Tax Court Number of pending property tax appeals in State Tax Court Amount paid out by municipality for tax appeals in 2018 144.00 0.00 8,00 94,00 $183,844.98 Prior Budget Year's Payments In lieu of Tax (PILOT) - 5 Year Exemptions/Abatements G Commercial/Industrial Exemption ! Dwelling Exemption Dwelling Abatement K New Dwelling/Conversion Exemption L New Dwelling/Conversion Abatement N Multiple Dwelling Exemption 0 Multiple Dwelling Abatement Total 5 Yr Exemptions/Abatements # of Parcels 247.00 PILOT Billing/Revenue Assessed Value Taxes if Billed in Full 2018 Total Tax Rate 32,402,542.00 247.00 32,402,542.00 Sheet UFB-5 Union Plaza Holy Rosary Senior Residence Monestary Suede Horizon Heights Palisade Urban Renewal SERV UC Renaissance Long Term Exemptions: TOTALS Project Name USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION LONG TERM TAX EXEMPTIONS Type of Project PILOT Billing Assessed Value Taxes if Billed In Full 2018 Tax Rate Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housing 330,765.75 17,695,000.00 1,232,279.80 29,247.60 3,987,200.00 277,669.00 24,594.64 4,888,800.00 340,456.03 Affordable Housing 20,000.00 1,716,800.00 119,557.95 Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housing 16,361.75 4,447,100.00 309,696.04 34,826.60 2,079,000.00 144,781.56 4,009.40 225,000.00 15,669.00 Affordable Housing 10,654.08 850,000.00 59,194.00 470,459.82 35,888,900.00 2,499,303.38 Sheet UFB-6 USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION BUDGETED PERSONNEL COSTS # of Full-Time # of Part-Time Overtime and Other Organization/Individuals Eligible for Benefit Total Personnel Cost Base Pay Pension (Estimate) Employees Employees Compensation Health Benefits Net of Cost Share Employment Taxes and Other Benefits 1.00 Governing Body 0.00 5.00 $83,967.00 2.00 Supervisory Staff (Department Heads & 11.00 3.00 $1,312,083,00 $78,000.00 $944,299.00 $ $ $ $ $5,967.00 $75,544.00 $220,000.00 $72,240.00 Managers) 3.00 Police Officers (Including Superior Officers) 234.00 122.00 $29,268,000.00 $21,300,000.00 $1,050,000.00 $1,788,000.00 $4,680,000.00 $450,000.00 4,00 Fire Fighters (Including Superior Officers) $ $ $ $ $ $ 5.00 All Other Union Employees not listed above 104.00 118.00 $14,011,778.00 $10,317,144.00 6.00 All Other Non-Union Employees not listed above Total 36.00 178.00 $4,842,124.00 $3,564,309.00 $0.00 $0.00 $825,372.00 $2,080,000.00 $789,262.00 $285,145.00 $720,000.00 $272,670.00 385.00 426.00 $49,517,952.00 $36,203,752.00 $1,050,000.00 $2,974,061.00 $7,700,000.00 $1,590,139.00 Is the Local Government required to comply with NJSA 11A (Civil Service)? No Note - Base Pay is the annualized rate of pay to which overtime (if eligible) and/or pension is calculated. Either calculation is fine at the discretion of the Local Unit. Overtime and other compensation is any other item that is charged as a salary and wage expense but not included in Base Pay. Sheet UFB-7 USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION HEALTH BENEFITS #Covered Members Prior Year Annual Cost Estimate per Employee Prior Year Active Employees Health Benefits - Annual Cost Single Coverage 155 14,196 Parent & Child 58 24,909 Employee & Spouse (or Partner) 38 31,391 Family 140 38,870 Employee Cost Sharing Contribution Subtotal 391.00 8,244,849.00 2,200,380 Total Cost Prior Year # of Covered Members Current Year Annual Cost per Employee Current Year Total Cost Current Year 141 13,685 1,929,585 56 1,444,722 24,102 1,349,712 40 1,192,858 30,273 1,210,920 149 5,441,800 37,105 5,528,645 -2,034,911 -1,944,108 386.00 8,074,754.00 Elected Officials - Health Benefits - Annual Cost Single Coverage Parent & Child Employee & Spouse (or Partner) Family Employee Cost Sharing Contribution Subtotal 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Retirees - Health Benefits - Annual Cost Single Coverage 108 16,110 1,739,880 108 15,381 1,661,148 Parent & Child 9 28,467 256,203 14 27,155 380,170 Employee & Spouse (or Partner) 142 36,161 5,134,862 151 34,003 5,134,453 Family 96 44,642 4,285,632 81 41,964 3,399,084 Employee Cost Sharing Contribution Subtotal GRAND TOTAL 354.00 740.00 10,574,855.00 355.00 11,416,577.00 18,649,609.00 746.00 19,661,426.00 Is medical coverage provided by the SHBP? No Is prescription drug coverage provided by the SHBP? No Sheet UFB-8 Organization/Individuals Eligible for Benefit Department of Public Affairs Department of Revenue and Finance Department of Public Safety Department of Parks and Buildings and Grounds Department of Public Works Total Total Funds Reserved as of end of 2018 Total Funds Appropriated in 2019 USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION ACCUMULATED ABSENCE LIABILITY Sheet UFB-9 Gross Days of Accumulated Absence Dollar Value of Compensated Absences Legal Basis for Benefit 1,309.00 337,352.66 2,131.00 853,922.18 Approved Labor Agreement Approved Labor Agreement 25,403.00 9,873,066.50 Approved Labor Agreement 1,364.00 5,490.00 35,697.00 184,984.93 Approved Labor Agreement 934,038.57 Approved Labor Agreement 12,183,364.84 0.00 0.00 USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION-OUTSTANDING DEBT; PER CAPITA AND BUDGET IMPACT Local School Debt Regional School Debt Gross Debt Deductions Net Debt 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 Current Year Budget CY+1 Budget CY+2 Budget All Additional Future Years' Budgets Utility Fund - Principal Utility Fund- interest Bond Anticipation Notes- 1,285,000.00 Principal Bond Anticipation Notes - Interest 1,396,221.76 Utility Fund Debt Bonds-Principal 4,385,000.00 4,220,000.00 4,400,000,00 29,295,000.00 Bonds-Interest 1,874,325.50 1,693,825.50 1,512,388.00 7,237,789.50 Loans & Other Debt-Principal 297,419.23 315,610.52 320,429.82 1,148,816.65 Loans & Other Debt-Interest 62,702.69 50,215.32 37,172.82 23,454.36 Total 9,300,669.18 6,279,651.34 6,269,990.64 37,705,060.51 Municipal Purposes Debt Authorized 3,660,100.00 3,660,100.00 Total Principal 5,967,419.23 4,535,610.52 4,720,429.82 30,443,816.65 Notes Outstanding 54,750,617.00 54,750,617.00 Total Interest 3,333,249.95 1,744,040.82 1,549,560.82 7,261,243.86 Bonds Outstanding 42,300,000.00 21,740,000.00 20,560,000.00 % of Total Current Year Budget 7.21 Loans and Other Debt 13,470,979.00 13,470,979.00 Description Debt Not Listed Above Total Current Year 124,181,696.00 31,740,000.00 92,441,696.00 Total Guarantees - Governmental Total Guarantees - Other Total Capital/Equipment Leases 1,658,288.03 1,669,327.99 1,658,732.18 4,581,048.57 Population (census) 69,296.00 Total Other Per Capita Gross Debt 1,792.05 Per Capita Net Debt 1,334.01 Bond Rating 3 Yr. Average Property Valuation $3,594,946,607.67 Rating Net Debt as % of 3 Year Avg 2.57 Year of Last Rating Moody's Baa1 2018 Standard & Poors Fitch Property Valuation Mark "X" if Municipality has no bond rating Sheet UFB-10 USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION - SHARED SERVICES PROVIDED AND RECEIVED Providing or Receiving Providing Services To/Receiving Services From Type of Shared Service Provided Notes (Enter more specifics if needed) Begin Date End Date Amount to be Received/Paid Services? Providing Providing Providing Providing Providing Interlocal Agreement BOE Crossing Guards Interlocal Agreement BOE-Off Duty Police Shared Service Board of Education Shared Service Board of Education General Administration - Interlocal Agreements SRO'S 9/1/2018 7/1/2018 5/30/2019 6/30/2019 $1,588,188.00 $100,000.00 $ $ 9/1/2018 6/30/2019 $760,875.00 Providing Shared Service Trash & Recycling Pick Up $485,928.00 Providing Providing Shared Service Board of Education Shared Service Board of Education $ $ Providing Shared Service Board of Education $ Providing General Administration - Interlocal Agreements 8/1/2013 7/31/2018 $136,000.00 Ron Dario Pool Providing General Administration - Interlocal Agreements 9/1/2015 8/31/2018 $485,928.00 Solid Waste Providing Shared Service Board of Education $ Providing General Administration Interlocal Agreements 9/1/2018 6/30
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