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I <br />Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Budget and Program Summary <br />Regular Wages -Budget Request $454,428 (Increase of $11,354 or 3%) <br />• Salaries for FY03-04 increase by 3%, per contract agreement between the City of <br />Springfield and the local union (OPEU). The additional increases are from annual merit <br />increases and budgets to fund end-of-service liabilities for personnel anticipating <br />retirement inFY03-04. <br />Overtime Wages -Budget Request $5,500 (Decrease of $3,000 or 35%) <br />Employee Benefits -Budget Request $146,776 (Increase of $5,350 or 4%) <br />• The increase in employee benefits is driven by the increase for PERS and increases in <br />health insurance premiums. <br />Materials and Services <br />The proposed Materials and Services budget represents a total FY 03-04 increase of $175,486 <br />which is 17%. The major changes are in the following budget categories: <br />Utilities Expense -Budget Request $4,969 (Increase of $2,863 or 136%) <br />• The budget for Utilities increased to reflect actual cumulative increases in utility costs over <br />the last several years. <br />WPCF/NPDES -Budget Request $90,000 (Increase of $14,000 or 18%) <br />• The FY 02-03 budget was amended in November, 2002, to better reflect actual permit fees. <br />The FY 03-04 proposed budget shows a 5% decrease from the amended budget amount. <br />Capital Outlay -Budget Request - $0, (Decrease of $14,390) <br />There are no capital outlay requests for FY 03-04; a reduction of $14,390 from the prior fiscal <br />year. <br />" Page 13 FY 03-04 BUDGET <br />