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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Springfield Budget Detail <br />Personnel Services <br />Personnel Services totaling $1,728,021 represent an FY 07-08 increase of $152,483 or 10% over <br />the originally adopted FY 06-07 budget. <br />Staffing <br />No changes in staffing levels are included in the FY 07-08 budget. <br />Job Classification Change <br />While having no net FTE or budgetary impact, one Civil Engineer position was reclassified to <br />Design and Construction Coordinator, which is reflected in Exhibit 6 (page 17-18). <br />'- ' Fund Reallocation <br />Based. on review of current and projected staffing allocations to RWP activities, the FY 07-08 <br />budget includes an increase of .10 FTE to RWP within the Engineering Assistant job <br />'~~~~ classification. <br />Regular Wages.- Budget Request $1,155,666 [Increase of $50,102 or 5%] <br />This increase represents merit increases and higher starting salaries needed to address <br />recruitment issues. <br />Employee Benefits -Budget Request $500,402 [Increase X39,528 or 9%] <br />Benefits for FY 07-08 increase by 9%. This is primarily driven by the contract <br />agreement between the City of Springfield and the local union (SEIU). This agreement <br />provides that the City will begin to pay the 6% employee share of PERS.retirement <br />contributions in-lieu-of a cost of living increase. This practice is consistent with the City <br />of Eugene compensation practices. <br />Personal Services Adjustment- Budget Request $21,751 <br />The Personal Services Adjustment line item is for up to two months of wages and <br />benefits for new employees to work concurrently with retiring employees to provide <br />cross-training. <br />Comp Time Payoff -Budget Request $41,822 <br />• The Comp Time Payoff line item is for one-time expenses associated with the anticipated <br />retirement of two employees. <br />Materials and Services <br />The projected Materials and Services budget represents a total FY 07-08 increase of $219,888 or <br />12% over the originally adopted FY 06-07 budget. The major changes are in the following <br />budget categories: <br />I <br />.', Page 26 FY 07-08 BUDGET AND CIP <br />