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North Metro Telecommunications Commission 2024 Budget Line -item Supporting Information Personnel The personnel line -item reflects the recommended market fused step increases, along with a 3% COLA. The Executive Director position is budgeted at the maximum step level to afford flexibility during the hiring process. If an Executive Director is hired at the rninimum step level that would reduce the personnel line item by '$24,978, Part-time staff includes sports and meeting coverage personnel. Employees in the part-time group are utilized when needed for a sports shoat or to cover a city meeting and generally do not work enough to qualify for PERA. Neither category is eligible for health benefits. Payroll taxes apply, Benefits The NMTC employee benefits package has been budgeted at $1,300.00 per person/per month for 2024. This is $45 more, per person/per month than was budgeted for 2023. The Member City benefits package average for 2024 is $1,399.80. All indications are that the NMTC's contribution to PERA will remain at 7.5% in 2024. If a new Executive Director is hired at the minimum step level it would reduce the budgeted payroll taxes by $3,784. Administrative Expenses Budgeted administrative expenses are $11,500 more than 2023. The audit, conference, and specigil meeting line -items were increased. The additions will allow for anticipated audit cast increases, attendance at NATOA and MACTA conferences for a new Executive Director and staff, attendance at NATOA sponsored webinars, and lots of meetings. Money has also been budgeted under the Consultants line item for the new accounting service. Production Expenses • Budgeted prvductlon expenses are $4,000 less than in 2023. The need for DVDs, Bluerays and disc cases has been greatly reduced, partially as a result of electronic file transfers. Office Expenses 8 Office expenses are budgeted at $18.800 more than the 2023 level. • The building maintenance line -item was increased by $15,0€l0, to better reflect actual costs over the past two years; and with recognition that there will likely be