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Approval of Department of Public Utilities FY2021/22 Budget
Recommended Action
I move that the Board of Public Utilities approve the Fiscal Year 2021/22 budget as presented and forward to Council for adoption. I further move that the Board of Public Utilities approve the FY2021 budget options and the interfund transfers of the FY2019 and FY2020 profit transfer funds as presented and forward to Council for approval.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Fiscal Year 2021/22 budget, the budget options, and the interfund transfers of FY2019 and FY2020 profit transfer funds as presented.
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Attached is the proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 and 2022. This is the first year of a two-year budget cycle. Changes from the preliminary presentation in February are as follow, and are summarized on the table “Changes to Budget since February Board Meeting”, Attachment A.
A new Vactor Truck was included in the FY2022 capital plan with a projected cost of $158,000. That budget has been moved to IDCs per direction from the Budget Office. This change does not affect the total budget proposed.
Included an upgrade for a scheduled truck replacement to a 2020 Ford F550 Regular Cab 84’CA 4x4 dump truck. $36,522 added to Vehicle IDCs, split between GWS and WP, offset by reducing the training budget in these divisions.
Changed number of single-family flat rate customers to reflect anticipated project development trends, increasing sewer revenue by $251,535
Added $12K per year in the Admin budget for the AMI Cellular Backhaul in Meter Reading. This was originally planned to be carried via existing fiber pathways, but the project team has concluded the cellular option will be more feasible. This changes the Admin Allocation for ED, Gas, & GWS.
There were certain revisions to labor costs provided by the budget office. Changes to the Temp/Casual benefits calculation resulted in a decrease of approximately ($7K) in each year FY21 and ...
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