2002 Adopted Budget

2002 New Targets*

$ Reduction

% Reduction

Operations & Maintenance

Director's Office

4,905,375

4,515,958

(389,417)

-8%

Finance & Administration

23,372,338

21,735,742

(1,636,597)

-7%

Customer Service

17,641,961

18,248,138

606,177

3%

Engineering Services

13,454,104

13,186,501

(267,603)

-2%

Resource Management

23,366,915

20,219,244

(3,147,671)

-13%

Field Operations

43,841,006

41,967,834

(1,873,172)

-4%

Subtotal

126,581,699

119,873,417

(6,708,282)

-5%

Debt Service, Contract Payments & Taxes

SPU General Expenses

6,751,881

6,751,881

0%

Solid Waste Contracts

61,506,945

61,506,945

-

0%

Metro Payments

90,712,718

90,712,718

-

0%

Taxes

50,856,283

50,856,283

-

0%

Debt Service

70,475,004

70,475,004

-

0%

Subtotal

280,302,831

280,302,831

-

0%

Capital Improvement Program

Water CIP

99,206,674

94,300,000

(4,906,674)

-5%

Drainage & Wastewater CIP

49,448,360

49,448,360

-

0%

Solid Waste CIP

2,447,114

2,447,114

-

0%

Subtotal

151,102,148

146,195,474

(4,906,674)

-3%

GRAND TOTAL

557,986,678

546,371,721

(11,614,957)

-2%

*2002 New Target amounts may change slightly within the Operations & Maintenance branches due to recent realignments.

Operations and Maintenance Reductions

Director's Office - Reduce external video production; defer consultant services for regional water planning; reduce administrative costs.

Finance & Administration - Reduce software maintenance, contracted staff, administrative costs; freeze 7 positions.

Customer Service - Although the 2002 new target is higher than adopted budget, it is lower than 2001 spending levels.

The additional budget amount in 2002 enables SPU to better manage the higher volume in customer calls.

Reductions relative to 2001 include abrogate 1 temporary employee; reduce capital purchases; freeze 3 positions.

Engineering Services - Reduce administrative costs; defer monumentation contract; reduce technical training; freeze 7 positions.

Resource Management - Defer non-HCP related watersheds studies; delay surface water quality efforts; freeze 10 positions.

Field Operations - Reduce fleets through efficiencies; defer preventive maintenance, tools and small equipment purchases; freeze 23 positions.

Capital Improvement Program Reductions

Water CIP - Defer until 2002 or later some watermain replacements, heavy equipment purchases, watershed road improvements.