2019 Town of Nantucket Annual Report July 1, 2018
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2019 TOWN OF NANTUCKET ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2018 – JUNE 30, 2019 Cover Photograph: Storm Front Photograph courtesy of Jason Graziadei Production: The Country Press This document contains the reports of the Select Board, School, the Finance Department, and other such reports as are considered expedient. This report is prepared pursuant to Section 49 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and other applicable statutes. The Town of Nantucket advises applicants, participants, and the public that it does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to, access to, treatment, or employment in its programs, services, and activities. The Town of Nantucket will provide auxiliary aids and services to access programs upon request. Inquiries, requests, and concerns may be directed to the Town Manager, Town and County Building, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554, (508) 228-7255. IF YOU NEED A LARGE PRINT VERSION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, CONTACT TOWN ADMINISTRATION (508) 228-7255. FISCAL YEAR 2019 ANNUAL TOWN REPORTS TOWN AND COUNTY OF NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS (for the period covering July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019) IN MEMORIAM To the following persons who served the Town of Nantucket and passed away during fiscal year 2019: CHESTER S. BARRETT, JR. BERNARD A. BARTLETT PAMELA ANN BARTLETT PRENTICE W. CLAFLIN KENNETH W. DECKER NAOMI JEAN DUARTE NATALIE J. FLETCHER LORI SHERMAN FOLGER JOSEPH G. GALLAGHER SALLY ANN HERRICK SEDDON W. LEGG, JR. GISELA MACDONALD BEVERLY LARSEN MCLAUGHLIN LAWRENCE K. MILLER MAX E. NICHOLAS AUGUSTO C. “AUGIE” RAMOS TRACEY A. RILEY NANCY MARIE SHEEHY CATHERINE FLANAGAN STOVER EUGENIE VOORHEES WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET NANTUCKET “AT A GLANCE” GENERAL INFORMATION County: Nantucket Kind of Community: Resort, Retirement, Artistic Type of Government: Town Manager, Select Board, Area: 46.97 Square Miles Open Town Meeting 2018 Population: 11,327 Population per Square Mile (2018): 241.15 Moody’s Bond Rating (as of 6/30/2019): Aaa Town Website: www.nantucket-ma.gov FISCAL YEAR 2019 TAX RATES, LEVIES, ASSESSED VALUES, AND REVENUE SOURCES TAX RATE (per $1,000) TAX LEVY ASSESSED VALUE Residential $3.36 $70,713,333.23 $22,216,363,900.00 Open Space $3.20 $6,011.20 $1,878,500.00 Commercial $5.71 $7,516,714.78 $1,316,412,396.00 Industrial $5.71 $353,835.59 $61,967,704.00 Personal Property $5.71 $1,568,940.21 $274,770,615.00 TOTAL $80,158,835.01 $23,871,393,115.00 REVENUE SOURCES DOLLAR AMOUNT PERCENT OF TOTAL Tax Levy $80,158,835.01 55.79% State Aid $3,809,322.00 2.65% Local Receipts $52,437,070.20 36.5% Other Available $7,261,783.46 5.05% TOTAL $143,667,010.67 100% FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROPOSITION 2-1/2 LEVY CAPACITY FISCAL YEAR 2019 STATE AID Levy Base $71,686,428 Education $3,550,359.00 2-1/2 % Increase $1,792,161 General Government $258,963.00 New Growth $1,282,998 Overestimates $0 Override $0 Total Receipts $3,809,322.00 Levy Limit $74,761,587 Total Assessments ($495,958.00) Debt Excluded $7,905,151 Net State Aid $3,313,364.00 Excess Capacity $2,507,903 Ceiling $596,784,828 Override Capacity $522,023,241 RESERVES REVALUATION Free Cash (07/01/2019) $10,334,761 Most Recent Fiscal Year 2019 Fiscal Year 2019 Overlay Reserve $609,194 Next Scheduled Fiscal Year 2024 Town of Nantucket Organization Chart Fiscal Year 2019 Nantucket Voters Elected Board and Officials Community Nantucket Water Siasconset Water Harbor & Shellfish Historic District Land Bank Nantucket Housing Moderator Town Clerk School Committee Select Board Register of Deeds Preservation Planning Board NP&EDC Commission Commission Advisory Board Commission Commission Authority Committee Town Manager & Supt. & Staff Staff Health & Human General Planning & Land NES IT & GIS Culture & Tourism Public Safety Human Resources Public Works Finance Natural Resources Services Administration Use Services Emergency Conservation NIS Fire Police Central Dispatch Marine Engineering Public Health Public Outreach Accounting Building Management Commission Central Fleet Special Projects Endangered CPS Licenses & Permits Our Island Home Assessing Energy Office Maintenance Manager Species Program Shellfish Resource NHS Public Facilities Senior Services Operations Budgeting HDC Staff Management Solid Waste Real Estate Community School Council on Aging Collections Water Quality Planning Management Specialist Public Records Parks Veterans' Services Treasurer Zoning Compliance Commission on Highway Procurement Housing Initiatives Disability Various Boards/Committees/Commissions Appointed by the Select Board, County Commissioners & Town Manager TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Elected Officials ................................................................................................................................ 1 Appointed Officials/Town of Nantucket Departments........................................................................ 3 Boards, Commissions, Committees ................................................................................................ 11 Appointments by Town Manager .................................................................................................... 17 County and State Officers ............................................................................................................... 19 Appointments by County Commissioners ....................................................................................... 19 Nantucket State and Federal Representatives ............................................................................... 19 GENERAL GOVERNMENT REPORTS Human Resources .......................................................................................................................... 20 Information Technology .................................................................................................................. 20 Land Bank, Nantucket Islands ........................................................................................................ 23 Legislative Update .......................................................................................................................... 26 Municipal Finance, Department of .................................................................................................. 27 Select Board ................................................................................................................................... 33 Town and County Clerk (town meetings, elections) ........................................................................ 34 Town Counsel ................................................................................................................................. 50 Town Manager ................................................................................................................................ 52 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REPORTS Human Services, Department of ..................................................................................................... 58 Council on Aging ............................................................................................................................ 60 Our Island Home ............................................................................................................................ 61 Public Health, Department of .......................................................................................................... 64 ISLAND SERVICES REPORTS Airport, Nantucket Memorial ........................................................................................................... 65 Culture and Tourism, Department of............................................................................................... 66 Natural Resources Department ...................................................................................................... 67 Public Works, Department of .......................................................................................................... 70 Sewer Department .......................................................................................................................... 72 Steamship Authority, Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket ........................................... 73 Water Department, Siasconset ....................................................................................................... 74 Water Company, Wannacomet ....................................................................................................... 75 PLANNING AND LAND USE SERVICES REPORTS Building Division ............................................................................................................................. 76 Historic District Commission ........................................................................................................... 77 Planning and Zoning Divisions ....................................................................................................... 78 Energy Office .................................................................................................................................. 79 Housing Initiatives .......................................................................................................................... 80 PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS Fire Department .............................................................................................................................. 82 Police Department .........................................................................................................................