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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission. Budget and Program Summary <br />Personnel Services <br />Personnel Services shows a net budget increase of $243,111 or 6%. The major changes are in the <br />following budget categories: <br />Staffing <br />Reallocation of .17 FTE from LocaUStormwater Funds <br />• The FY 01-02 budget proposal includes an increase of .17 FTE in the regional fund. During <br />preparation of the annual budget proposal, the distribution of FTE hours for regional and non- <br />regional activities from the previous year is reviewed and adjustments made to account for <br />any changes. <br />Workers Comp/Unemployment Insurance -Budget Request $46,582 [Increase $6,757 or <br />17%] <br />• Workers Comp and Unemployment Insurance rates increased by 17%. Workers Comp rates <br />drove the majority of the rate increase. The Workers Comp rates are based on the Department's <br />actual experience over the last five years (60%) and on actual exposure (40%). <br />Health Insurance -Budget Request $397,563 [Increase $39,465 or 11%] <br />• Annual health insurance costs increased from $5,307 to $6,222 per FTE, a 17% increase from <br />the FY 00-O1 budget. <br />Materials and Services <br />The proposed Materials and Services account represents a total FY 01-02 increase of $44,020, <br />which is a 1% increase. The major changes are in the following budget categories: <br />Fleet Operating Charges -Budget Request $131,593 [Decrease of $16,064 or 11 %] <br />• Over the past several years we have been moving some of our rolling stock equipment from <br />the City's monthly fleet rental charges to paying for maintenance on an as needed basis. The <br />decrease in this line account is driven by this change. The main area of change this year is the <br />move of the sludge tanker trucks to time and materials from a monthly rental charge. Review <br />of the past years changes show that overall costs have been lowered by this change. <br />Maintenance of Equipment/BuildingLand Improvements -Budget Request $466,400 <br />[Increase of $25,356 or 6%] <br />• One-time expenditures account for $184,400 of this line account; the one-time expenditures are; <br />• Exterior painting at plant .................................................... <br />• Rebuild two clarifier drive units .......................................... <br />............$20,000 <br />..........$16,000 <br />i Page 15 FY 01-02 Budget <br />