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North Metro Telecommunications Commission <br />2023 Budget Line-Item Supporting Information <br />Personnel <br /> The personnel line-item is our largest and, usually, the only budget area that <br />experiences any fluctuation from year to year. As has been the recommended <br />procedure for the past two years, an “up-to” COLA increase has been included in the <br />budget, as a separate line-item, that could be revisited later in the year. Based on <br />information provided by the Operations Committee, I have budgeted an up-to 2.75% <br />COLA increase for 2023. With this recommendation, the personnel total would <br />increase by $22,657. The amount also includes step increases for two employees. <br /> Part-time staff is divided into two groups; freelancers and 20 hour-per-week staff. <br />Employees in the freelancer group are contracted when needed for a sports shoot or <br />to cover a city meeting and generally do not work enough to qualify for PERA. The <br />second part-time designation is for two 20 hours per week positions that do qualify <br />for PERA. Neither category is eligible for health benefits. Payroll taxes apply. <br />Benefits <br /> The NMTC employee benefits package budget is based on the values of the benefits <br />packages offered by the Member Cities to their employees. It is budgeted at <br />$1,255.00 per person/per month. This is $30 more than was budgeted for 2022. This <br />amount is less than the average of Member City package values for 2022/2023 <br />(average = $1,292) <br /> The benefits/payroll tax portion of the budget increased by $7,595 over the 2022 <br />budget. <br /> All indications are that the NMTC’s contribution to PERA will remain at 7.5% in 2023. <br />Administrative Expenses <br />Budgeted administrative expenses are $2,500 more than 2021. The audit, <br />conference, and special meeting line-items were increased. The additions will allow <br />for anticipated audit cost increases, attendance at the local MACTA conference, and <br />attendance at NATOA sponsored webinars. <br />Production Expenses <br />Budgeted production expenses remain unchanged from 2022. <br />Office Expenses <br /> Office expenses are budgeted $26,000 more than the 2022 level. <br /> The building maintenance line-item was increased by $15,000, to better reflect actual <br />costs over the past two years, and with recognition that there will likely be <br /> <br />