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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Springfield Budget Detail ?--'' <br />Billing & Collection -Budget Request $409,065 (Increase of $27,075 or 7%] <br />• Billing and Collection costs are projected to increase based on an estimated 5% increase <br />in Eugene Water & Electric Board costs and based on a 1 % growth in customers. <br />Merchant Fees -Budget Request $8,750 [Increase of $6,000 or 218%) <br />• Merchant fees are projected to increase because of the significant increased use of credit <br />cards by customers to make payments. <br />Computer Software -Budget $45,460 [Increase of $11,819 or 35%] <br />• The increase in computer software expense is due to the need to renew the hydraulic <br />modeling software license, which is estimated at $12,000. <br />Indirect Costs -Budget Request $281,475 [Increase of $27,462 or 11 %] <br />• These charges are determined on a per -FTE basis, and are projected to increase this <br />amount due to the expected completion of recruitment to fill vacant RWP positions. <br />Litigation Expense -Budget Request $200,000 [Increase of $100,000 or 100% over <br />originally adopted FY 06-07 budget; equal to amended FY 06-07 budget] <br />• The addition of $100,000 to the Litigation Expense budget is intended to support defense <br />of litigation filed by Oregon River. Watch. <br />Program Expense -Budget Request $79,050 [Increase of $41,199 or 109%] <br />• The increase in the Program Expense budget provides up to $36,000 in funds budgeted <br />for re-payment to the Eugene Water and Electric Board to reimburse the Customer Care <br />Program for wastewater bill payments. <br />Internal Insurance Charges -Budget Request $46,914 [Increase of $23,635 or 102%] <br />Internal Insurance charges are assessed City-wide on an FTE basis. The increase in this <br />budget is due, in part, to a miscalculation of FTE's existing in the RWP in FY 06-07 <br />which undercharged the RWP. There is also an increase in this internal charge planned <br />for FY 07-08. <br />Attorney Fees -Budget Request $75,000 [Increase of $15,000, or 25%] <br />The Attorney Fees budget was increased in the amended FY 06-07 budget to reflect <br />increased legal counsel assistance necessary to address the Department of Environmental <br />Quality (DEQ) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) rules and renewal of the MWMC <br />;!, <br />National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. This level of <br />involvement by legal counsel in these matters in FY 07-08 will continue to be high. <br />f <br />Page 27 FY 07-08 BUDGET AND CIP <br />