By The Numbers 2020

Come to By the Numbers 2020 – March 9

When: March 9, 2020, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 pm

Where: WinCam – 32 Swanton Street, Winchester

Who: Former Finance Committee Chairs Patricia Clewley & Michelle Prior, Moderated by Dr. John B. Miller

Sources and Uses of Funds 1993 to 2021

Each of us has thoughts about town revenues – real estate, property, and meal taxes –  and town expenses – education, roads, and buildings.

Are Our Views Based on Fact or Fiction?

Revenue and Expense

What are the actual trends in sources of revenue from Property Taxes? What are the real trends in expenditures for Town Departments? How has school spending changed over the past 25 years? At the High School?  At McCall?  On Special Education? On Pupil Services?

  • Revenue Over Time
  • The Big Four Expense Items Over Time

Debt – Other Obligations

Has the amount of debt changed over time? What is the Town’s future liability for pensions and other post-employment benefits (OPEBs)?

  • Pension Liability
  • OPEBs
  • Current Debt Service Oblig’s

Headcounts

How has employee headcount changed since 1990? In Municipal Departments?  In Education? How much of the Town’s budget is “undistributed”?

  • Available Town Headcounts
  • Education Headcount
  • 4 Municipal Headcounts

Few of us have a clear picture of  sources and uses of funds over time. Simple charts, and graphs based on the Town’s yearly budget submittals, spanning the last 25 years, can put all citizens on the same footing.

By The Numbers (© WRTC 2019 ©2020) is designed to address these issues, in simple charts and graphs. Manually created from the official town records that are available, By The Numbers is the only compilation of its kind.  By The Numbers is non-partisan, providing historical sources and uses of funds for Winchester residents.

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Sponsored by the Winchester Republican Town Committee, By The Numbers provides detailed sources and uses of funds since 1993 (in some cases longer). 

By the Numbers is updated annually, after current actual revenues and expenses are reported.  Charts and graphs of sources and uses of funds are available to subscribers to the WRTC.  Subscriber suggestions for charts and graphs are welcome.

Join The WRTC In A Fact-Based Conversation About Winchester Finances

Come to the March 9, 2020 Forum at WinCam – 32 Swanton St. 7:00 PM

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