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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE-2.020 ATM 25 March 2020
<br /> Contributions to the Post-Employment Insurance Liability (PEIL) Fund by the water and sewer funds (but
<br /> not by the recreation fund) for retirement health benefits are appropriated under Article 17. All appropria-
<br /> tions under this article are funded by enterprise rates or fees with one exception: In the case of the recreation
<br /> fund,$218,916 of the enterprise's total appropriation is made from the tax levy,in accordance with a policy
<br /> established when the Community Center was completed in 2015,to support Community Center operations
<br /> that are generally available to all residents and are not fee-supported.
<br /> The following discussion focuses on the anticipated operating expenses and revenues of the enterprise funds
<br /> for FY2021 and issues they raise. Capital appropriations are addressed in Articles 11 (Recreation Capital),
<br /> 12 (Municipal Capital), 13 (Water System Improvements) and 14 (Wastewater System Improvements).
<br /> Water and Wastewater Enterprise Funds
<br /> A breakdown of the funding request for the Water and Wastewater Enterprise Funds, and the percentage
<br /> changes from the prior fiscal year, are shown in the following tables. See Brown Book,pp. V-27,V-31.
<br /> Water Enterprise Fund FY2020 FY2021 $ %
<br /> Appropriated Requested Change Change
<br /> Compensation $785,010 $804,234 $19,224 2.45%
<br /> Expenses $508,875 $502,925 ($5,950) (1.17°/x)
<br /> Debt Service $1,277,412 $1,278,770 $1,358 0.11%
<br /> MWRAAssessment $7,413,364 $8,030,101 $616,737 8.32%
<br /> Total Requested in Article 5 $9,984,661 $10,616,030 $831,369 8.33%
<br /> Indirect Expenses (Article 4) $894,573 $930,001 $35,428 3.96%
<br /> Cash Capital(Article 13) - $200,000 $200,000 -
<br /> OPEB Contribution(Article 17) $2,761 $2,761
<br /> Total Water Enterprise $10,881,995 $11,748,792 $866,797 7.97%
<br /> Wastewater Enterprise Fund FY2020 FY2021 $ %
<br /> Appropriated Requested Change Change
<br /> Compensation $355,614 $366,568 $10,954 3.08%
<br /> Expenses $432,950 $444,150 $11,200 2.59%
<br /> Debt Service $1,278,322 $1,388,579 $110,257 8.63%
<br /> MWRAAssessment $7,851,947 $8,248,093 $396,146 5.05%
<br /> Total Requested in Article 5 $9,918,284 $10,447,390 $628,557 6.34%
<br /> Indirect Expenses (Article 4) $532,094 $541,663 $9,569 1.80%
<br /> Cash Capital(Article 14) - $100,000 $100,000 -
<br /> OPEB Contribution(Article 17) $3,004 $3,004
<br /> Total Wastewater Enterprise $10,453,931 $11,092,057 $638,126 6.10%
<br /> Note that these tables differ from those contained in the warrant in three respects: (1)the MWRA assess-
<br /> ments for water and wastewater reflect the MWRA's preliminary assessments, which are lower than the
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