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Commission <br />Budget Line Item Supporting Information <br />Personnel <br />• All salaries are based on the pay step system established by the Operations <br />Committee and approved by the Cable Commission. <br />• The Executive Director salary is divided between the two budgets. <br />Benefits <br />• Health benefit reflects an increase from $390 per month to $430 per month per full - <br />time employee. It equals a 10.59% increase, which our coverage currently has <br />undergone. The average benefit amount for our seven cities for 2001 is $420. The <br />$430 I have budgeted reflects an estimated average for our cities in 2002. <br />• Benefits for the Executive Director are divided between the two budgets. <br />Office Expenses <br />• Increased Phone /Internet line item to reflect costs of end user equipment for cable <br />modems and the cost of maintaining a WEB site (Costs split between budgets) <br />Legal Expenses <br />• Anticipation of increased costs due to the formal franchise renewal process. Once <br />we have a new franchise, any funds remaining in this line item could be returned to <br />the cities immediately. <br />Other Administrative Costs <br />• Equipment Fund Transfer $30,000 <br />This line item was first introduced last year. Because of the costs associated with the <br />formal renewal process, the money will not be utilized in 2001 for equipment, but rather <br />to contribute to renewal costs. Even though this money has been budgeted as an <br />equipment grant for 2002, it may also be utilized to fund the formal process. <br />• Consultants <br />This line item may be contributed to the formal franchise renewal process. <br />• Government /Legislative Affairs <br />Next year will, again, be a crucial one for telecommunications legislation. The <br />very existence of PEG and franchise fees depends on a positive outcome. There are <br />going to be high costs associated with obtaining this positive outcome <br />