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<br /> • The annual volunteer award cerem+�ny, video productior� svpplies, mtern st�pends,
<br /> blank DVDs and videotape, produ�tic�n vehicte costs, and video equipment parts and
<br /> maintenance are included under production cflsts.
<br /> � • Pr4duction expenses have been budgete+d $S,OOp higher than in 2tJ11. One
<br /> , thousand was added to �e volunteer recc�gni#ion ceremony to r�#lect 20� 1 actual
<br /> costs, and $4,OQU was added t+o #he intern line item. In#erns are paid a$500 s#ipend
<br /> after comple#ing 100 hours of work. The arlditior�al $4,000 will �rovide ft�r e�ght
<br /> interns and 8fl0 hours of uv�rk. This will provide for much need�d assistance, acrass
<br /> all departments, for very little financial investment.
<br /> Office Expenses
<br /> • Building maintenance includes the furnace/AC maintenance contract, lawn care,
<br /> snow removai, carpQt and window cfeaning, fire inspec#ion, and probable
<br /> landscaping and building mechanical services.
<br /> • Building utilities include sewer, water, gas, and electric.
<br /> • Insurance includes al! property, liability, crime, volunteer, vehicle, and monument
<br /> sign coverage.
<br /> . fJffice sup�ly line item in�ludes all c�ffic� supplies, and maintenance contracts on
<br /> printers and copiers.
<br /> • Telephone/Interne#M�eb Hosting costs reflect website maintsnance contrac#,
<br /> telephone costs, the annual phone software upgrade, and costs associated with
<br /> video streaming and video on demand services. This line item was decreased for
<br /> 2012 to reflect the reduct�on of T1 rental c�sts charged by our telephone/internet
<br /> service provider.
<br /> • Postage and subscriptions covers the cr�st of mailing dubs, equipment for contract
<br /> maintenanc�, magazines, newspapers, and other postage for the NMTC.
<br /> • Property tax is for #he recycling assessment,
<br /> • The Commission curre�tly utilizes the Senior Communiry Service Employmer�t
<br /> program for our cleaning service. As such, w� do no# pay#or cleaning services. As
<br /> the program could go away at any time, however, money must still be budge#ed to
<br /> cover those services.
<br /> • Overalf, office expenses fi�ave been reduc�d by $2,000.
<br /> Capital Expenditures
<br /> • The capital budget is higher than the previous two years. The recommended
<br /> , equipment purchases would repiace fault� equipment and increase current capacity
<br /> to meet demands, wi�houi ir�creas�ng staff numbers. First, faulty equipm�nt that
<br /> ' must be replaced inclu�le t�ipods and aud�� break-out equipment #or th� pro�duction
<br /> truck, an increasingly prc�blematic tape-deck in the truck, a tricaster or remote studio
<br /> control for our portab�e studio syst�m, and microph�nes, headsets, lights, and
<br /> monitoring equipment #or t�e head-end. Equipment that wil! irr�prove output ar�d
<br /> efficiency include the sd�t systems for use by the public, cameras for the r�mote
<br /> � studio system, and the edit-controllable deck for a staff edit suits. The edit systems
<br /> #or ti�e public wi19 utilize a simplified and very inexpensive software upgrade ar�d
<br /> increase the tim� availabl� for use by the �ublic by a third. This is impt�rtant as
<br /> demand #or edit time has ir�creased nearl� 300% in the last tw� years. We can't
<br /> '� increase hours o€ availability without additional staffi. Upgrading the editing systems
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