Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission <br /> <br />Budget and Program Summary <br /> <br />Fleet Operating Charges-$239,030 [Increase of $52,735 or 28%] <br /> <br />· The increase in this line item is due to higher fuel costs. <br /> <br />Maintenance of Equipment & Facilities -$273,010 [Increase of $24,576 or 10%] <br /> <br />· The increase in this line items includes $18, 932 for Pruning Services and $5,000 for Road <br />Maintenance at the Poplar Farm. These are both new services related to the ongoing maturation <br />of the Biocycle Farm operation. <br /> <br />Contractual Services - $298,539 [Increase of $79,121 or 36%] <br /> <br />· This line account includes $49,025 that was moved from the City hired temporary help <br />budget to the contracted temporary help budget. (See explanation above under Extra Help.) <br />There is a budgeted expense for lagoon cleaning of $50,000. Along with these increases, <br />there is a decrease of $25,000 from a one-time purchase for upgrade to the engine generator <br />in the current budget. <br /> <br />Chemicals-$212,798 [Decrease of ($52,558) or (20%)] <br /> <br />· A reduction of $43,785 is due to a one-time FY 05-06 budget request for polymer used in the <br />biosolids program. The remaining reduction was related to adjusting the budget to reflect the <br />FY 05-06 actual use of chemicals in the regional treatment plant. <br /> <br />Parts & Components -$229,810 [Decrease of ($34,200) or (13%)] <br /> <br />· A decrease in cost for maintaining equipment was due to one-time purchase of a Catalytic <br />Converter for the cogen unit in FY 05-06. In addition, there is a reduction of $7,450 for Parts <br />& Components due to transfer of Regional Pump Stations to Local Pump Stations. <br /> <br />Computer Equipment, Supplies, Maintenance $184,702 [Increase of $81,018 or 78%] <br /> <br />. This line item reflects an increase of$37,136 in the City's computer maintenance rates. <br />Additionally, this line item includes a one-time purchase of $60,000 for O&M Software. The <br />remaining difference is due to a reduction from the one-time purchases in the current budget. <br /> <br />Indirects - Budget Request $724,730 [Decrease of ($33,120) or (4%)] <br /> <br />. Indirects are charged based upon actual personnel and materials and services expenses. The <br />rate used to calculate the FY 06-07 budget is 8.19%, a decrease from the FY 05-06 indirect <br />rate of 8.54%. <br /> <br />Page 17 <br /> <br />PROPOSED FY 06-07 BUDGET AND CIP <br />