BGR - Sewerage & Water Board Operating Budget

Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans
FY 2000 Operating Budget

Revenues by Fund
	Water	Sewerage	Drainage	Total
Net Revenue from Charges	$ 53,500,000	$ 38,750,000	$ 0	$ 92,250,000
Tax Revenues	0	0	34,912,000	34,912,000
Interest and Other Income	3,000,000	1,000,000	2,900,000	6,900,000
Revenue Sharing (state)	360,000	448,000	0	808,000

Total Operating Revenues	$ 58,860,000	$ 40,198,000	$ 37,812,000	$ 134,870,000
BGR estimate of additional revenue not included above (a)
30% sewer rate increase, March 2000		$ 9,170,700
BGR estimate of Total Operating Revenues		$ 49,368,700

Expenditures by Department (click on department name to view detail)
	Water	Sewerage	Drainage	Total (b)
Executive Director	$ 2,763,329	$ 2,450,703	$ 1,132,028	$ 6,346,060
Management Services	6,354,761	5,478,899	1,145,362	12,979,022
Support Services	3,434,964	2,599,097	1,317,093	7,351,154
Miscellaneous Expenditures	1,257,332	1,851,332	1,184,336	4,293,000
Reimbursement from Capital Fund (c)	(3,840,000)	(2,800,000)	(1,360,000)	(8,000,000)
General Superintendent Department (d)
A. General Superintendent's Office	264,183	192,633	93,565	550,381
B. Operations	15,981,167	10,577,029	8,102,686	34,660,882
C. Facility Maintenance	3,071,916	2,432,823	1,278,186	6,782,925
D. Networks	11,567,289	6,632,596	3,716,520	21,916,405
E. Engineering	1,266,435	923,443	792,610	2,982,488
F. Plumbing	332,474	332,476	0	664,950
Payroll Related	4,073,675	2,701,986	1,997,696	8,773,357

Total Operating Expenditures	$ 46,527,525	$ 33,373,017	$ 19,400,082	$ 99,300,624

Additional Operating Budget Information (click to view)
Expenditure Summary (by category)
Expenditure Comparison 1999/2000 (by department)
System Descriptions (Water, Sewerage, and Drainage)

Footnotes
(a) The S&WB budget, adopted December 1999, does not include revenues from the 30% sewer rate increase approved March 2000. To provide accurate and updated budget figures BGR has included an estimate of new revenue from the rate increase. That revenue plus any additional income will be applied to the sewerage capital fund.
(b) At its December Board Meeting the S&WB adopted the 2000 Operating Budget by resolution R-291-99 which authorizes Departmental budgets totaling $99,300,624.
(c) Funds from the capital budget are transferred to the the operating budget for reimbursement of certain operating expenses.
(d) General Superintendent Department is the title given to the General Superintendent's Office (A) as well as other operating departments (B-F).

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Executive Director
The office responsible for overall management of technical and support functions of the water, sewerage, and drainage system.

Code (e)		Water	Sewerage	Drainage	Total
	Executive Director's Office

0010	Executive Director	$ 328,784	$ 239,738	$ 116,444	$ 684,966
0020	Legal Department	932,030	679,606	330,094	1,941,730
0022	Customer Review Officer	15,567	15,568	0	31,135
0030	Community & Intergovernmental Relations	258,900	188,781	91,693	539,374
0040	Econ. Disadvantaged Business Program	155,150	113,130	54,949	323,229
0050	Equal Employment Opportunity Office	62,859	45,834	22,262	130,955
0060	Planning & Budget	133,238	97,153	47,189	277,580
0061	Field/Account Review Unit	115,641	115,641	0	231,282
0070	Environmental Affairs	0	400,240	199,820	600,060

	Administrative Services

0080	Administrative Services	293,180	213,778	103,835	610,793
0081	Risk Management	314,581	229,382	111,414	655,377
0082	Internal Audit	62,579	45,630	22,163	130,372
0083	Inventory Control	90,820	66,222	32,165	189,207

	Total Executive Director	$ 2,763,329	$ 2,450,703	$ 1,132,028	$ 6,346,060

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Management Services
The major administrative department responsible for human resources, data processing, accounting functions, and customer service.


		Water	Sewerage	Drainage	Total
0100	Management Services Director	$ 98,998	$ 72,186	$ 35,062	$ 206,246

	Personnel Administration

0210	Personnel Operations	$ 181,201	$ 132,125	$ 64,175	$ 377,501
0220	Medical Operations	18,240	13,300	6,460	38,000
0230	Recruitment & Training	187,967	137,060	66,572	391,599
0240	Policies & Procedures	20,484	14,937	7,255	42,676
	Total Personnel Administration	$ 407,892	$ 297,422	$ 144,462	$ 849,776

	Finance Administration

0300	Finance Administration	$ 128,998	$ 94,061	$ 45,687	$ 268,746
0320	Payroll	118,747	86,586	42,056	247,389
0340	Customer Accounting	58,536	58,537	0	117,073
0350	Accounting	292,453	213,247	103,577	609,277
	Total Finance Administration	$ 598,734	$ 452,431	$ 191,320	$ 1,242,485

	Information Systems Administration

0405	Information Systems Administration	$ 77,202	$ 56,294	$ 27,343	$ 160,839
0450	Computer Center	1,705,954	1,243,925	604,192	3,554,071
0460	Records and Data Management	84,148	61,359	29,803	175,310
	Total Information Systems Administration	$ 1,867,304	$ 1,361,578	$ 661,338	$ 3,890,220

	Revenue & Customer Services

0500	Revenue & Customer Service Administration	$ 87,672	$ 87,671	$ 0	$ 175,343
0502	Revenue Administration-Mailroom	400,466	400,467	0	800,933

	Billing & Accounts

0506	Special Accounts	96,217	96,218	0	192,435
0510	Billings	32,937	32,937	0	65,874
0511	Billing Review & Commercial Accts	101,185	101,185	0	202,370
0512	Bill Adjustments	141,225	141,224	0	282,449
0519	Credits & Collections	183,124	183,123	0	366,247

	Customer Service

0520	Cashier	252,659	252,658	0	505,317
0530	Customer Service Admin	34,553	34,553	0	69,106
0531	Customer Service-Walk Ins	232,846	232,847	0	465,693
0532	Customer Service - Satellite Offices	25,771	25,771	0	51,542
0533	Customer Service Telephone	363,557	363,557	0	727,114
0534	Customer Service-Mail Resolving	134,875	134,875	0	269,750

	Meter Service

0540	Meter Reading & Investigations	975,181	975,181	0	1,950,362
	Total Revenue & Customer Srvc. Adm.	$ 3,062,268	$ 3,062,267	$ 0	$ 6,124,535

	Purchasing Administration

0700	Purchasing	$ 171,583	$ 125,112	$ 60,769	$ 357,464
0710	Printing	138,432	100,940	49,029	288,401
0720	Stationery	9,550	6,963	3,382	19,895
	Total Purchasing Administration	$ 319,565	$ 233,015	$ 113,180	$ 665,760

	Total Management Services	$ 6,354,761	$ 5,478,899	$ 1,145,362	$ 12,979,022

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Support Services
General maintenance and groundskeeping of buildings and equipment.

		Water	Sewerage	Drainage	Total
0800	Director of Support Services	$ 153,760	$ 112,117	$ 54,456	$ 320,333

	Department of Building & Grounds

0801	Administration Bldg-St. Charles	267,111	194,768	94,602	556,481
0805	Administration Bldg-Central Yd.	219,172	159,814	77,624	456,610
0811	Building Maintenance	203,579	158,339	90,479	452,397
0815	Grounds Maintenance	561,821	436,972	249,698	1,248,491

	Vehicle Maintenance

0830	Equip. Maintenance Info. Systems	103,644	75,574	36,708	215,926
0840	Central Yard Garage	1,148,757	837,636	406,852	2,393,245
0841	Satellite Garage	298,436	217,610	105,696	621,742

	Support Activities

0850	Warehouse and Grounds	364,094	265,485	128,950	758,529
0852	Hauling	1,750	2,150	1,100	5,000
0853	Bulk Materials	112,840	138,632	70,928	322,400

	Total Support Services	$ 3,434,964	$ 2,599,097	$ 1,317,093	$ 7,351,154

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Miscellaneous Expenditures
Funds used for insurance, litigation claims, emergency reserves, and participation in various water organizations.

Code (d)		Water	Sewerage	Drainage	Total
0901	Emergency and Contingency	$ 59,000	$ 239,000	$ 302,000	$ 600,000
0902	Water Service Assistance Program	15,000	15,000	0	30,000
0933	Water Company of America	100,000	100,000	0	200,000
0937	American Waterwork Assn	51,000	0	0	51,000
0944	Fleet Insurance	191,666	191,666	191,668	575,000
0960	General Insurance	270,000	210,000	120,000	600,000
0965	Litigation Damage Claims	483,333	483,333	483,334	1,450,000
0968	Sewerage Damage Claims	0	525,000	0	525,000
0981	Misc. Professional Services	87,333	87,333	87,334	262,000

	Total Miscellaneous Expenditures	$ 1,257,332	$ 1,851,332	$ 1,184,336	$ 4,293,000

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Reimbursement from Capital Fund
Certain overhead costs related to capital projects incurred in the operating budget are reimbursed by transfers from the capital budget


		Water	Sewerage	Drainage	Total
0996	Water Overhead Charged to Capital Fund (e)	$ (3,840,000)	$ 0	$ 0	$ (3,840,000)
0997	Drainage Overhead Charged to Capital Fund (e)	0	0	(1,360,000)	(1,360,000)
0998	Sewerage Overhead Charged to Capital Fund (e)	0	(2,800,000)	0	(2,800,000)

	Total Reimbursement from Capital Fund	$ (3,840,000)	$ (2,800,000)	$ (1,360,000)	$ (8,000,000)

(e) See Capital Project #820 in the General Budget Items of the Capital Budget.

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General Superintendent Department
The department that oversees all operational and engineering functions of the Sewerage and Water Board.

		Water	Sewerage	Drainage	Total
1000	General Superintendent's Office	$ 264,183	$ 192,633	$ 93,565	$ 550,381

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		Water	Sewerage	Drainage	Total
	Operations

	Drainage Pumping

2100	Superintendent-Drainage Pumping	$ 0	$ 155,413	$ 155,412	$ 310,825
2200	Central Control	523,469	7,074	176,848	707,391
2300	Drainage Pumping Supervisor	0	0	249,695	249,695
2301	Unmanned DPS Maintenance	0	0	163,605	163,605
2302	DPS Maintenance-Employees	0	0	251,795	251,795
2310	Old City	0	0	1,748,668	1,748,668
2311	Station #1	0	0	6,650	6,650
2312	Station #2	0	0	6,300	6,300
2313	Station #3	0	0	7,925	7,925
2314	Station #4	0	0	30,300	30,300
2315	Station #5	0	0	11,300	11,300
2316	Station #6	0	0	135,850	135,850
2317	Station #7	0	0	52,350	52,350
2319	Station #19	0	0	100,250	100,250
2320	Algiers Drainage Operations	0	0	531,584	531,584
2321	Station #11	0	0	341,354	341,354
2330	Unmanned Drainage Stations	0	0	664,44