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Footnotes for the 2008 VLAWMO Budget <br />1. 6.1.1.1 - $9,000 Office. This was reduced from 2007 & 2008. VLAWMO has <br />not spent this much on office expenses. The rent caps at $300 in '08. Postage has <br />goneup, but this should be absorbed in the total. $1000 was subtracted to <br />accommodate SSU expenses. <br />2. 6.1.1.2 - $500. Information systems Website annual maintenance has been <br />reduced considerably with the new webmaster. <br />3. 6.1.1.2 - $4000. Information systems. This had been the same as 2008 ($5000) <br />in the Tech Commission recommended budget, but $1000 has been skimmed for <br />the SSU (see below). 2009 anticipates mostly software updates for GIS and <br />accounting. <br />4. 6.1.1.3 - $3400. Insurance. This is $100 higher than last year. We have added a <br />renter's type insurance to cover the electronic equipment up to $10,000 and the. <br />canoe. <br />5. 6.1.1.4 - $5200. Audit. This was increased from $4500 based on the quote from <br />the new auditor Abdo Eick and Meyer. <br />6. 6.1.1.4 $1800 Bookkeeping, The bookkeeper familiar with Quick Books has <br />been hired to produce the monthly checks, Treasurer's report and reconcile the <br />bank statements has also been an asset to the SSU implementation. Right now we. <br />are estimating 3 hours / month at $35 / hour. <br />7. 6.1.1.5 $2000 Legal Increased from $2000 to $4000 to reflect an amount closer <br />to what was spent. 2007 actual expense: $6,511 for legal questions. SSU legal <br />costs were grouped with the SSU budget line item. While the. IPA & SSU <br />questions will hopefully be behind us by next year, more projects will generate <br />more questions: This item may change if the Board feels there wouldbe a cost <br />efficiency in having the VLAWMO attorney attend Board meetings. <br />8. 6.1.1.6 $10,000 Engineering. The Tech. Commission recommended leaving this <br />the same as 2008 ($14,000). Engineering: 9 hrs/mo @ $130 l hr. It provides <br />drainage & erosion control reviews on development or VLAWMO projects & <br />other engineering assistance. This would be reduced by $4000 or about.2.5 hours <br />per month to accommodate the SSU expenses. <br />9. 6.1.1.6 $10,000 Technical: The. Tech. Commission recommended leaving this the. <br />same as 2008 ($12,000). . This can support implementation of SLMP program. <br />$5000 of the Technical help budget is going to Ramsey Conservation District this <br />year to provide design assistance for restoration projects and a Raingarden <br />workshops in May and June. This would be reduced by $2000 to accommodate <br />the SSU expenses <br />10. 6.1.2.1 $58,671 Administrator — This appears to be lower than last year as a <br />new line item, Employer Liability has been added to accommodate ail those <br />deductions for FICA, PERA, health & payroll processing fees to the City of <br />White Bear Lake. There is a 3% cost of living increase. <br />11. 6.1.2.2 $7,700 summer intern. FICA deductions have been removed from this <br />total otherwise it stays the same. <br />June 11, 2007 <br />