2009 Adopted Operating Budget - City of Winnipeg

Water
Contributing Departments
Water & Waste > 99%
Corp. Support Services < 1%
Operating Budget
2009
2007 2008 Adopted Variance 2010 2011
Category (in Millions of $)
Actual Budget Budget Expl. Projection Projection
Service revenue 90.314 93.026 93.580 92.349 94.996
Provincial funding (service specific) 0.589 0.595 0.662 0.659 0.673
Revenues 90.903 93.621 94.242 1 93.008 95.669
Salaries and benefits 21.486 25.087 26.273 29.982 30.491
Debt and finance charges 7.196 16.679 18.124 18.126 18.401
Other 40.828 38.757 35.964 41.479 41.042
Total Expenses 69.510 80.523 80.361 2 89.587 89.934
Surplus/(Deficit) 21.393 13.098 13.881 3.421 5.735
Full-time Equivalent Positions 430 450 466 466 464
Note: 2009 "Other" expenses include the following:
Transfer to Watermain Renewal Reserve Fund. $ 10.000
Fleet and hired equipment. 4.332
Municipal taxes. 4.305
Chemicals. 4.100
Maintenance material. 3.211
Utilities. 3.023
Various non-professional services. 1.822
Certificates, permits & licenses. 1.395
Government general charges. 1.378
Civic accommodations. 0.988
The Water Utility maintains a retained earnings/working capital balance to fund capital projects
on a pay as you go basis, as well as to provide a reserve to prevent significant rate increases in
the event of major unforeseen expenditures or shortfalls in revenue. The utility plans to invest
$21 million in 2009, $15 million in 2010, and $12 million in 2011 in capital on a cash basis.
Explanation of 2009 change from 2008
(in Millions of $)
1 Revenues:
Increase in water sales.
Increase in interest.
Decrease in rental revenue from fire hydrants
Miscellaneous adjustments.
3.966
0.332
(3.708)
0.031
0.621
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