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Metro olitan Wastewater Mana ement Commission Bud et and Pro am Summ <br /> p g g ~'Y <br /> Staffing <br /> A budget increase of 2.14 FTE is projected for FY OS-06. <br /> • New Biosolids Technician II (1.0 FTE) - Technician is responsible for daily scheduling and <br /> implementation of irrigation, assigned site operations, preventative and minor corrective <br /> maintenance, recordkeeping, reporting, equipment operations to meet minimum designed <br /> irrigation rates for Biocycle Farm operations. <br /> • Fund Reallocations (1.14 FTE) -During the preparation of the annual budget proposal, the <br /> distribution of FTE hours for regional and norrregional activities from the previous year is <br /> ' reviewed and adjustments are made to the next year's allocation to account for any <br /> differences between the projected and the actual labor distributions. <br /> Regular Wages - $3,624,016 [Increase of $244,058 or 7%] <br /> • Salaries .are based upon negotiated management/labor contracts between the City of Eugene _ _ . <br /> and the local union (AFSCME). The Cost of Living (COLA) is projected at 2.9% for union <br /> employees and 2% for non-represented. The increase also includes annual merit raises as <br /> applicable, the FTE adjustments described above, and one new FTE, Biosolids Technician <br /> IL <br /> Employee Benefits - $1,571,849 [Increase of $375,965 or 31%] <br /> • The increase in employee benefits is driven by an increase in payroll costs for PERS <br /> contributions. In FY OS-O6 the PERS rate will increase from 26.5% to 36.5% of covered <br /> payroll. When combined with changes in staffing, this rate increase reads 31 % increase in <br /> 1_' the overall PERS cost <br /> Health Insurance - $770,520 (Increase $111,277 or 17%] <br /> • Annual health insurance costs are projected to increase from $9,456 to $10,740 per <br /> employee. <br /> Materials and Services <br /> The adopted Materials and Services. budget totaling $3,446,036 represents a total FY 05-06 increase <br /> of $139,703, which is 4%. The major changes are in the following budget categories: <br /> Maintenance of Equipment & Facilities =$248,434 [Decrease of $102,717 or 29%] <br /> <br /> f•. <br /> • The decrease includes: $50;000 for removal of material .from the onsite biosolids lagoon not <br /> budgeted for FY 05-06; a one-time expense of $25,000 for relocation and security <br /> enhancements of the front gate to the regional wastewater treatment plant (planned <br /> Page 17 FY OS-06 BUDGET AND CIP <br /> <br />