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unexpected problems with an aging building. Building maintenance includes the
<br />furnaccJAC maintenance contract, lawn care, snow removal, carpet and window
<br />cleaning, fire inspection, and landscaping and building mechanical services.
<br />* Building utilities include server, water, gas, and electric.
<br />* Insurance includes all property, liability, crime, volunteer, vehicle, drone, and
<br />monument sign coverage. This amount was increased by $3,500. The Commission
<br />policy cast was increased fairly significantly in 2023, due to insurance casts in
<br />general.
<br />■ Office supply line -item includes all office supplies, and maintenance contracts on
<br />printers and copiers.
<br />s The TelephonellnternetANeb Hosting line -item remains at $42,000 This line item
<br />covers bandwidth which is required to transport signals from city hall. NMTV
<br />continues to pay a fee to house video -on -demand and streaming content on a
<br />remote server_ This allows for unlimited simultaneous viewing, without a reduction in
<br />speed, or an inordinate amount of bandwidth for that purpose. The lane -item also
<br />covers the wireless live transmission of sporting events and otherfield productions.
<br />The website maintenance contract, web hosting, telephone casts, license fees for
<br />our Roku and AppleTV apps, and the annual phone software upgrade are also
<br />included.
<br />* Postage covers the cost of mailing dubs and equipment for contract maintenance,
<br />and other postage for the NMTC.
<br />Property tax is for the recyciing assessment,
<br />+ Building cleaning, trash, recycling, and hazardous material dispo5 allrecycling was
<br />increased $500 to better reflect recent actual costs.
<br />Capital Expenditures
<br />* The 2024 capital budget currently includes $145,502 for production equipment,
<br />$3€3,116 for office systems and software fees, $7,000 for a security system upgrade,
<br />5230,226 for the final H❑ band payment,. and 15p,000 for city capital expenses.
<br />* The production equipment budget includes annual system contracts, including closed
<br />captioning, a master control server and router, a tripod and lens for the production
<br />truck, and a variety of cameras, lights, microphones, and tripods for field production.
<br />* Office equipment includes three computorlediting system upgrades and monthly
<br />software licenses for office and editing computers.
<br />• Fees back to Cities are included as a capital east. once the franchise is renewed
<br />with Comcast, PEG fees could be restricted to capital costs. In such a case, any
<br />PEG fees used for operating costs would result in lower franchise fees. As such;
<br />PEG fees will be returned to cities for equipment upgrades and reserves.
<br />Summary
<br />The recommended 2024 Operating budget is $27,692 higher than the 2023 budget,
<br />if an Executive Director is hired at the maximum step_ If an Executive Director is
<br />hired at the minimum step, the 2024 Qperating budget would be $UD less than the
<br />2023 budget.
<br />Capital equipment expenditures are budgeted at $145,502, which is $2,592 higher
<br />than the 2023 budget.
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