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• Insurance includes all property, liability, crime, volunteer, vehicle, and monument sign coverage. • Office supply line item includes all office supplies, and maintenance contracts on printers and copiers. • Telephone /Internet/Web Hosting costs reflect website maintenance contract, telephone costs, the annual phone software upgrade, and costs associated with video streaming and video on demand services. • Postage and subscriptions covers the cost of mailing dubs, equipment for contract maintenance, magazines, newspapers, and other postage for the NMTC. • Property tax is for the recycling assessment. • The Commission no longer utilizes the Senior Community Service Employment program for our cleaning service. As such, funds for a cleaning service are included. Capital Expenditures • The 2014 capital budget includes motion graphics and replay equipment for the truck, energy efficient LED lights for the studio, HD camera equipment for staff and public departments, master control CG and server upgrades, and a ULive remote video transmission system. All equipment purchases are SD /HD capable and are necessary to meet our goals of maintaining the integrity and safety of our equipment, and moving to a tapeless, HD environment. • Office equipment includes routine computer and software upgrades for office computers. • The parking lot is cracking and needs to be repaired, resurfaced, and repainted. • The building bond payment is included under capital expenditures, and represents $185,638 of the capital budget. Summary • Operating expenses have been budgeted $37,558 higher than in 2013. The increase can be attributed to a 2% salary increase, benefit allotment increase, the addition of a 20 hour per week part -time assistant position, the expectation that there will be heightened interest in attending the NATOA conference, and for a redesign of the website to make access to programs easier, and to make HD programs available to viewers on- demand. This is a 3.5% increase over the 2013 operating budget. • The capital equipment budget is $6,855 less than in 2013. All purchases will replace or supplement current equipment and move us toward the HD format. Money has been budgeted for parking lot repairs and a $3,200 increase in the building bond payment. A little over half of the equipment expenditures will be paid for by drawing upon the equipment reserves. The total budget is $30,703 higher than the 2013 budget, a 2% increase. P. 6 15