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Approval of Department of Public Utilities FY2019 & FY2020 Budget
Recommended Action
I move that the Board of Public Utilities approve the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget as presented and forward to Council for adoption.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget as presented.
Body
Attached is the proposed budget for fiscal years 2019 and 2020. This is the first year of a two-year budget cycle. The changes from the February presentation are as follow.
? Moved $100,000 from the “Other Contractual Services” line item to the “Capital Outlay” line item to provide for replacement and upgrade of the dump truck at the wastewater treatment facility. This change affects FY19 only.
? Added $150,000 to the Admin budget in FY19 to provide budget authority to proceed with the Customer Care Center reconfiguration should the decision be made to do so. The project was originally estimated and budgeted at $250,000, which amount will be carried over from FY18, but the bids all came in at closer to $400,000. While the project will be the subject of future discussions, this funding is included to provide budget authority should the decision be made to move forward. This change flows through to all the funds through the “Administrative Allocation” line item in each fund.
? Interdepartmental Charges from the General County (IDC’s) increased by $60,149 In each year. IDC’s are calculated and provided by the County Budget Office. While several IDCs are still estimated, the estimates were updated after the February Board meeting. These flow through to all the funds. If necessary, any further revisions will be addressed through budget adjustments and will be brought to the BPU and Council for approval at that time.
? Purchased Power increased by $337,960 in FY19 to reflect a revised and updated power supply projection. DOE Revenues, Economy Sales, and the ...
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