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Infrastructure - Water Resources Fund
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
The FY 17-18 Budget is increasing by $4,323,636, or 3.5%.
The FY 17-18 Budget includes a rate increase for Water Resources. The rate increases by 3.25% for
residents inside city limits and 5.5% for residents outside city limits.
The FY 17-18 Budget includes an increase of 6.5 FTEs in the Water Resources Fund. The positions
include the transfer in from the Stormwater Fund of a Senior Water Resources Manager and the transition
from 0.5 FTE to a full 1.0 FTE for an Assistant City Attorney.
The following additional 5 FTEs are related to enhancements and the related increasing service
demands:
- Applications Developer (1.0 FTE) - provide database, application, data reporting, and other IT
related support for the department. The new position will reduce the need to contract for additional
technology services, saving a projected $25,000 per year once fully implemented.
- Electronics Technician (1.0 FTE) - support the increasing monitoring and maintenance needs
associated with the increasingly complex and growing water treatment and distribution assets.
- Plant Mechanic (1.0 FTE) - perform preventive and reactive equipment maintenance including work
on the additional 480 new pieces of equipment being added with the TZ Osborne facility upgrade.
This will reduce the on-call reactive equipment maintenance needs by an estimated $45,000 per year
once implemented.
- Valve Operation Crew (2.0 FTE) - inspect, operate, and repair water distribution valves to ensure
functionality is not impacted by increasing street maintenance and resurfacing.
Funding to pay off debt related to water and sewer capital projects is increasing by over $2.2 million in FY
17-18, to $26.5 million.
Please see the graph on the next page for average rate comparisons with comparable water/sewer
utilities in the State of North Carolina. In addition, the graph shows a comparison of each North Carolina
city/regional utility’s outside city rate vs. inside city rate. The graph legend explains the shades of the
graph bars when it comes to its relationship between outside city rates vs. inside city rates. A dial is also
included showing affordability of the rates based on the Median Household Income (MHI) and percentage
spent annually on water bills for 5,000 gallons.
BUDGET SUMMARY
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
Actual
Budget
Adopted
Projected
Expenditures:
Personnel Costs
20,692,382
22,413,795
24,075,230
24,685,078
Maintenance & Operations
85,643,731
98,888,769
101,541,470
105,340,959
Capital Outlay
574,590
1,329,500
1,339,000
677,000
Total
106,910,703
122,632,064
126,955,700
130,703,037
Total FTE Positions
331.675
333.675
340.175
340.175
Revenues:
Water and Sewer Services
101,017,680
107,423,470
112,758,845
118,114,889
Assessments
56,482
50,000
50,000
50,000
Capacity Use Fees
1,684,131
2,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Industrial Waste Control
1,041,179
1,100,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Water Line Connections
176,381
150,000
150,000
150,000
All Other
3,785,831
2,722,519
2,867,678
2,992,997
Appropriated Fund Balance
19,086,917
9,186,075
8,029,177
6,295,151
Total
126,848,600
122,632,064
126,955,700
130,703,037