FY2017 PROPOSED BUDGET

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Proposed FY2017 Budget
Chapter 3
Net local subsidy for Metrobus grew by $2.3 million or 0.6 percent to $395.8 million from
FY2014 to FY2015 and is budgeted to grow by $37.1 million or 8.4 percent to $479.7 million
from FY2016 to FY2017.
Personnel costs grew by $17.1 million or 3.7 percent from FY2014 to FY2015 and are projected
to grow by $18.4 million or 3.6 percent from FY2016 to FY2017, primarily due to contractually
obligated wage and benefit increases. Services increased by $1.0 million or 3.9 percent from
FY2014 to FY2015 and are projected to increase by $7.0 million or 18.7 percent from FY2016 to
FY2017. Materials and Supplies decreased by $1.7 million or 5.4 percent from FY2014 to FY2015
and are projected to increase by $2.7 million or 7.4 percent from FY2016 to FY2017. Fuel costs
decreased by $0.6 million or 2.1 percent from FY2014 to FY2015 and is projected to increase by
$1.8 million or 5.9 percent from FY2016 to FY2017. Casualty & Liability cost decreased by $2.3
million or 17.7 percent from FY2014 to FY2015 and is projected to increase by $4.1 million or
43.8 percent from FY2016 to FY2017. Other expenses decreased by $2.4 million from FY2016 to
FY2017 due to the updated cost allocation methodology.
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