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Department of Public Utilities FY2019 & FY2020 Budget Presentation
Recommended Action
None - discussion item only. Budget will be presented in March for approval.
Staff Recommendation
None - discussion item only. Budget will be presented in March for approval.
Body
Attached is the proposed budget for FY2019 and the projected budget for FY2020. The FY19 expenditure budget overall as presented is a reduction of 10% from the fiscal year 2018 budget, attributable primarily to low cost of power in the electric fund, low cost of gas in the gas fund, and completion or delay of certain projects that are not being re-budgeted. FY2020’s projected expenditure budget overall represents a 4% increase over 2018, and a 15% increase over the proposed FY19 budget, due primarily to planned construction of the White Rock Wastewater Treatment Facility in that year.
Changes in each Utility sub fund are discussed below.
Note: this is a preliminary draft, some inputs are still being finalized and some numbers are likely to change between now and final presentation to the Board for approval in March. All changes will be noted when the Board considers the final budget for adoption in March.
Staffing changes
There are no staffing changes proposed in this budget. We continue to have one limited term FTE on the admin roster, funded by the County ERP project to partially backfill staff resources that will be dedicated to the project. That position is expected to expire when the ERP project is finished. The Electric Production budget continues to fund double fill of a Hydro Plant Maintenance Technician in anticipation of retirement of one of the existing staff in 2018. This double fill is utilizing an existing vacancy so does not result in an increased FTE count. There are no realignments contemplated nor are there any Union agreements scheduled for renewal.
Budget Highlights
Per County Budget Office guidance, salaries were budgeted “flat” ex...
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