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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Budget Message BUDGET MESSAGE Members of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) MWMCs’ Customers and Partnering Agencies We are pleased to present the Metropolitan Wastewater Managem ent Commission’s budget for fiscal year 2018-19. This budget funds operations, administration, and capital projects planned for the Regional Wastewater Program. MWMC Background The Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) was formed by Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County through an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) in 1977 to provide wastewater collection and treatment services for the Eugene-Sprinfield metropolitan area. The seven-member Commission, appointed by the City Councils of Eugene and Springfield and the Lane County Board of Commissioners, is responsible for oversight of the Regional Wastewater Program. Since 1983, the Commission has contracted with the cities of Springfield and Eugene to provide all staffing and services necessary to maintain and support the Regional Wastewater Program. The MWMC has been quietly providing high-quality wastewater services to the metropolitan area for 41 years. The combined Eugene-Springfield population is about 228,400, with the MWMC providing wastewater services for approximately 78,000 residential and commercial accounts. The MWMC is committed to clean water, the community’s health, and the local environment, and to providing high quality services in a manner that will achieve, sustain, and promote balance between community, environmental, and economic needs. Budget Development Process The MWMC’s budget development schedule begins in January, with a budget kick-off to review key outcomes the Commission strives to achieve, along with performance indicators identified to measure results of annual workplans over time. February includes a presentation of the draft Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget and five-year capital plan, and in March the operating budget programs and user fee rate scenarios are presented for discussion and direction. In April, the Commission holds public hearings on the Preliminary Regional Wastewater Program (RWP) Budget and CIP and regional wastewater user rates. In May, the RWP budget is provided to the three governing bodies of Springfield, Eugene and Lane County for their review, input and ratification. The RWP Budget and CIP returns to the MWMC in June for final approval, with budget implementation occuring July 1. Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget Administration and Capital Improvements Program (CIP) components of the MWMC’s budget are reflected in the City of Springfield’s RWP budget. Operations, maintenance, equipment replacement, major rehabilitation, and major capital outlay components are reflected in the City of Eugene’s RWP budget. Both cities’ Industrial Pretreatment Programs are managed locally in compliance with the MWMC Model Ordinance, and are also included in the RWP budget. Page 1FY 18-19 BUDGET AND CIP