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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission EugeneBudget Detail
<br />SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE O & M BUDGET FOR FY 17-18
<br />The budget for Operations and Maintenance of the regional wastewater treatment facilities
<br />(personnel, materials and services, and capital outlay) for FY 17-18totals $14,346,300. The amount
<br />represents an increase of $446,593 or 3.2% from the FY 16-17budget. The significantcost centers
<br />for the budget includepersonnel costs, contractual services, utilities, materials, maintenance, fleet,
<br />and chemicals. Details of significant items and changes for the FY 17-18Operations and
<br />Maintenance budget as compared to the FY 16-17budget include:
<br />Personnel Services
<br />Personnel Services totaling $8,992,185represents a FY 17-18 increase of $413,946or 4.8%. The
<br />major changes are in the following budget categories:
<br />Staffing
<br />The FY 17-18 budget requests no change in staffing level from the FY 16-17 budget. Staffing
<br />requests remains at 77.40 Full Time Equivalent (FTE).
<br />Regular Wages - $5,290,281, an increase of $124,604or 2.4%
<br />Salaries are based upon the negotiated management/labor contracts between the City of Eugene
<br />and the local union (AFSCME).
<br />Employee Benefits - $2,014,440, an increase of $202,612or 11.2%
<br />The employee benefits consist mainly of PERS/OPSRP retirement system costs, FICA,and
<br />Medicare contributions.
<br />Health Insurance - $1,526,945, an increase of $72,120or 5.0%
<br />The increase is based on group claims experience and cost projections. Costs are calculated
<br />based on the number of employees.
<br />Materials and Services
<br />The Materials and Services budget totaling $5,246,255 represents an FY 17-18 increase of
<br />$87,887or 1.7%. The major changes are in the following budget categories:
<br />Indirect Charges - $1,032,700, an increase of $12,700or 1.2%
<br />This expenditure category includes costs for payroll processing, human resources services,
<br />information technology services, and budget and financial services provided by the City of
<br />Eugene to the Wastewater Division.
<br />Contractual Services - $754,013, a net decrease of $141,928or 15.8%
<br />This account includes services for outside lab testing, USGS water monitoring, seasonal
<br />temporary help, and grit waste disposal. The decrease for this item is mostly due from
<br />completing a one-time upgrade to the distributive control system (DCS) in FY16-17.
<br />Materials & Program Expense - $632,306, an increaseof $76,864 or 13.8%
<br />The Materials &Program Expense account includes a wide variety of operational items such as
<br />telephone charges, training costs, tools, small equipment, safety supplies, and inventory. The
<br />increase reflects additional costs for tools, materials, inventory and training.
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