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een able . Due to the retirement this year of significant utilities-reia~dri ent~he b dget sfor both the
<br />include a significant amount of new and replacement equ p
<br />water plant ($160,000), and the sewer plant ($123,500), at Lake Pat Mayse ($55,000), and
<br />also at various sewer lift stations ($66,000).
<br />000 for drainage work.
<br />. I have added $80,000 for street repairs and $40,
<br />. I have added $1.2 million for replacement of some of our °~S Vlumess ewastewater t damagel and
<br />in hopes of reducing outages, breaks, impacts on sewer pl
<br />repair costs, and placed $55,800 in the budget to purchase equipme 0 , o we can move
<br />this work in-house. We actually began planning these projects o July 24 will
<br />use
<br />-house quickly once the appropriation is approved; for tht a am at his level n future
<br />engineering. We may not be able to fund a line replacement pogr term years, but we absolutely need to make a commatmanto°ed n May o eplaoceg 5 o d
<br />replacement program. A n a d d i t i o n a l $ 3. 4 0 5 m i l l i o n p pr
<br />water lines as part of a Texas Water Development Boar~l~ oa tha °a year and wi 1 not be
<br />program, actual construction is not expected to begin fo
<br />complete unti12014.
<br />. We have budgeted $400,000 for a new SCADA system. This vital communication system
<br />cost might be able to be deferred, but the need will not go away, so the sooner we can
<br />address it the better.
<br />. I have included $13,165 for merit raises for certain exceptional employees.
<br />. Not in this budget year, but relatively soon, we will need to b~gi ~orkl o]o can be de erre ,
<br />and ultimate construction of a large new wastewater plant.
<br />but operating and maintenance costs in the meantime are considerably higher, while
<br />dependability is lower.
<br />UTILITIES FUND
<br />2030-11
<br />2011-12
<br />2012-13
<br />Increase
<br />Percent
<br />86
<br />4
<br />472
<br />116
<br />109,280
<br />114,596
<br />5,316
<br />.
<br />Warehouse
<br />,
<br />661
<br />453
<br />579,906
<br />591,092
<br />11,186
<br />1.93
<br />Billing & Collecting
<br />,
<br />000
<br />140
<br />1
<br />11140,000
<br />1,567,000
<br />427,000
<br />37.46
<br />Inter-fund Transfers
<br />,
<br />,
<br />75
<br />221
<br />865
<br />2
<br />3,030,817
<br />165,596
<br />5•78
<br />Water Production
<br />2,489,4
<br />8
<br />,
<br />,
<br />673
<br />496
<br />1
<br />1,573,167
<br />76,494
<br />5.11
<br />Water Distribution
<br />1,331,25
<br />,
<br />,
<br />652
<br />989
<br />123,216
<br />14.22
<br />Sewer Maintenance
<br />589,927
<br />866,436
<br />8
<br />,
<br />229
<br />195
<br />2
<br />97,301
<br />4.64
<br />Sewer Treatment
<br />2,032,410
<br />2,097,92
<br />,
<br />1
<br />817
<br />34
<br />8.55
<br />905
<br />307
<br />407,250
<br />442,067
<br />,
<br />Lift Stations
<br />,
<br />-
<br />1,200,000
<br />1,200,000
<br />100.00
<br />Line Replacements
<br />_
<br />13,165
<br />13,165
<br />100.00
<br />Contingency
<br />-
<br />3,823,250
<br />1,694,895
<br />1Zg,355)
<br />(2,
<br />(55.67)
<br />Utilities Debt
<br />461,108
<br />8
<br />13,385,944
<br />13,411,680
<br />25,736
<br />0.19
<br />TOTAL
<br />,
<br />32
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