2018 Adopted Annual Operating & Capital Improvement Budget

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Variance Justification
Personnel (+$54,257): The categories that are directly controlled at the department level are overtime and
communication allowance.
Communication Allowance (-$600): Changes in this line item are based on updated costs for cell
phones and whether the employee chooses a City-issued device or a stipend.
Purchased Services (-$21,969):
Professional Services (-$20,000): The 2017 budget included a one-time, $20,000 line item for the
Goldsmith Gulch Master Drainage Plan and FHAD update.
Contracted Services (-$5,357): Budget change is based on an audit of existing facilities and charged
contracted rates for cleaning of maintenance facility sand/oil separators.
Repair Maintenance Services (-$2,470): Budget change is based on an audit of existing facilities and
charged contracted rates for cleaning of inlet filter baskets.
Disposal/Recycling Services (+$8,790): Increase of $5,000 for unwanted appliances based on vendor
change and increase of fees by $5 per pickup and increase of $3,000 for maintenance facility debris
disposal based on 3 year average of actual expenditures.
Telecommunication Services (+$2,688): Increase is due to allocation of costs to program area from
Administration, including data plan for crew tablet for work order system.
Rentals/Leases (-$5,370): Decrease of $9,720 for removal of mini-excavator rental due to purchase of
similar equipment. Includes increase of $1,500 for rental compactors based on current weekly rate,
inclusion of $2,000 for trench shoring rental, and gas cylinder rental that was previously in the
Transportation program.
Supplies/Non-Capital Equipment (-$8,305):
Operating Supplies (-$8,405): Budget for consumables for in-house drainage projects reduced based
on three year average of actual expenditures.
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