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assist with more involved set -up sessions (i.e. set up the Lambert project as a `job' which would allow more analysis and reports to be available). Information systems - Website upgrade. $5,000. Our website has not been upgraded since it was formed several years ago. This would give us funding to work with our webmaster to make our website more user - friendly, up to date and have more data and procedural information available. 10. Information systems - Computer system. $4,400. This allows for the purchase of two computers and the technical assistance to network and set them up. If more funding is needed, it may be shifted from the other information systems budget line ( website) or Miscellaneous. 11 Office. $15,000. Adding another 1.3 staff people to the current office space will require a more efficient office plan and equipment. It is anticipated that at least half of this amount is a one -time expense associated with the restructuring (e.g. desks, etc.). However, office costs will increase as higher costs are associated with additional staff (e.g. telephone, postage, copies). 12 Insurance. Add workers comp for an additional staff person. 13 Maintenance — Lambert Lake. Our pipe and weir need maintenance, particularly cleaning the grate, on a regular schedule. Grass & Rice Lake weir structures are additional line items. Whitaker weir & pond. The budget proposes to address a long standing problem of Whitaker pond and weir. The $5000 would be the watershed contribution, to be used with the other partners (2 communities and Ramsey Co.) toward a dredging operation of the pond. 14. Administration — Administrator. $60,000. This represents a slight increase from the 2005 budget ($54,017), but incorporates employer contributions for the FICA & PERA costs. It also brings it closer to being in line with other metro administrators. While none of these job classes fit exactly, salary survey commissioned by several watershed districts in July 2004 found a Dir. of operations/ Asst. manager had a mean salary of $61,196 for suburbs under 10,000 and $72,944 for those over 10,000 in the twin cities. The mean salary for state hydrologists ranges from $57,316 to $78,780. At this time VLAWMO provides two weeks vacation (no graduated scale) and two weeks sick leave (non - accumulating) but no other health benefits. 15 Administration — summer intern. $10,000. This person will aid the monitoring and assessment efforts, particularly if we can secure a student with GIS background. 16. Administration - Water Resources technician. $45,000. This staff person is a staple of watershed work and the backbone of our expanded scope. They should be able to assist with updating the inventory, converting the old database to the statewide system, work with the various monitoring programs, work with some of the WCA needs, source water protection efforts and the impaired waters goal setting as well as assist with consistent stormwater management across the watershed. They will also work with hired consultants on a wide scope of watershed programs. 17. Training. This is for staff or board members. More staff would mean more training.