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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> ERMU Commission Theresa Slominski, Finance & Office Manager <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> August 14, 2018 5.3 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> 2019 Business Plan/Budget: Schedule; Travel and Training; Dues, Subscriptions, and Fees <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> No action is required. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> Staff has begun the 2019 budgeting process. The budgeting process schedule is as follows: <br /> August Meeting: Travel and Training <br /> Dues, Subscriptions, and Fees <br /> September Meeting: 10 Year Capital Projections <br /> Capital Projections <br /> Conservation Improvement Program <br /> October Meeting: Projected Purchased Power Costs <br /> Projected Sales Revenues <br /> Projected Expenses <br /> November Meeting: Completed Budget with Rate Analysis <br /> December Meeting: Adopt Budget with Rate changes (if any) <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br /> The Travel and Training Budget is a comparable budget from the prior year, with a slight <br /> decrease, at-.6% decrease under the prior year. There were some new items (Water Utility <br /> Management Institute and MPSYCON), however some trainings are occurring in alternate years <br /> and therefore not included in 2019 (AW WA and ESRI), and the customer service training was <br /> reduced for 2019. <br /> The Dues, Subscriptions, and Fees budget has a 7.9% increase, reflecting various known and <br /> projected increases for 2019. This is an increase from the prior year's 1.3% increase, largely due <br /> to our SCADA fee increases. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> • Proposed 2019 Travel and Training Budget <br /> • Proposed 2019 Dues, Subscriptions, and Fees Budget <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> 62 <br />