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• Capital maintenance improvements at the water treatment plant: wells & pumps
<br />($120,000), replace two transfer pump valves ($60,000), surface coating two water
<br />treatment storage tanks ($100,000), and replace the basement flooring ($50,000).
<br />• Capital improvements at wastewater treatment: Partial funding for mechanical bar
<br />screen/headworks improvements ($320,000).
<br />UTILITIES FUND
<br />2013 -14
<br />2014 -15
<br />2015 -16
<br />Variance
<br />%Change
<br />Sewer
<br />5,608,130
<br />5,572,575
<br />5,531,575
<br />(41,000)
<br />(0.74)
<br />Water
<br />8,146,928
<br />8,088,476
<br />8,078,476
<br />(10,000)
<br />(0.12)
<br />Interest
<br />39,237
<br />35,000
<br />50,000
<br />15,000
<br />42.86
<br />Fees
<br />441,378
<br />438,550
<br />432,550
<br />(6,000)
<br />(1.37)
<br />TOTAL REVENUES
<br />14,235,673
<br />14,134,601
<br />14,092,601
<br />(42,000)
<br />(0.30)
<br />UTILITIES FUND
<br />2013 -14
<br />2014 -15
<br />2015 -16
<br />Variance
<br />% Change
<br />Warehouse
<br />103,372
<br />105,977
<br />107,855
<br />1,878
<br />1.77
<br />Utility billing
<br />2,053,401
<br />2,271,505
<br />2,276,711
<br />5,206
<br />0.23
<br />Water production
<br />2,657,524
<br />2,969,837
<br />3,085,896
<br />116,059
<br />3.91
<br />Water distribution
<br />1,591,232
<br />1,602,310
<br />1,615,414
<br />13,104
<br />0.82
<br />Sewer maintenance
<br />846,380
<br />942,845
<br />981,358
<br />38,513
<br />4.08
<br />Sewer treatment plant
<br />2,037,523
<br />2,475,808
<br />2,470,962
<br />(4,846)
<br />(0.20)
<br />Lift stations
<br />428,202
<br />448,426
<br />446,325
<br />(2,101)
<br />(0.47)
<br />Debt
<br />0
<br />31339,897
<br />3,101,825
<br />(238,072)
<br />(7.13)
<br />TOTAL EXPENDITURES
<br />9,717,634
<br />14,156,605
<br />14,086,346
<br />(70,259)
<br />(0.50)
<br />Other issues:
<br />• Current permitting and inspection fees are considerably below actual costs of providing
<br />these services, so they need to be increased with the new budget.
<br />• In order to complete certain drainage construction projects, the council may wish to issue
<br />approximately $2.2 million in certificates of obligation, necessitating a one -cent tax rate
<br />increase.
<br />• Contributions to non - profit organizations are included as follows: Lamar County Historical
<br />Society ($5,000), New Hope Center ($10,000) Children's Advocacy Center ($12,500),
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