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The decrease is attributable to the change in the City’s Utility (senior) Discount Program’s eligibility <br />24 <br />criteria. Previously, homeowners were eligible if they were simply receiving social security or <br />25 <br />retirement income. Earlier this year, the Council changed the criteria to ensure that the Program was <br />26 <br />financially need-based instead. Homeowners must now be at or below 165% of federal poverty <br />27 <br />threshold guidelines. <br />28 <br />29 <br />In making this change, the number of homeowners receiving the discount is expected to decline from <br />30 <br />2,300 homes (24%) to approximately 50 (0.5%). As a result, the subsidies provided by homeowners <br />31 <br />that are not getting the discount to those that are; will drop by approximately $250,000 annually. This <br />32 <br />in turn allows us to lower the base fee for both water and sewer. <br />33 <br />34 <br />The impact on homes that no longer receive the utility (senior) discount is dramatically different <br />35 <br />however. These homes effectively lose out on a $10 monthly subsidy. In other words, their quarterly <br />36 <br />bill will increase by approximately $30. <br />37 <br />38 <br />Water Operations <br />39 <br />The City’s water operation provides City customers with safe potable water, as well as on-demand <br />40 <br />water pressure sufficient to meet the City’s fire protection needs. The following table provides a <br />41 <br />summary of the 2014 and 2015 (Proposed) Budget: <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />$ Incr. % Incr. <br />2014 2015 (Decrease) (Decrease) <br />Personnel $ 583,000 $ 603,000 <br />Supplies & Materials 78.350 79,900 <br />Other Services & Charges 586,850 589,750 <br />Water Purchases 5,100,000 5,250,000 <br />Depreciation / Capital 2,860,000 2,354,000 <br />Total $ 9,208,200 $ 8,876,650 ($331,550) (3.6%) <br />45 <br />46 <br />The single largest operating cost for the water operation is the purchase of wholesale water from the <br />47 <br />City of St. Paul. For 2015, the budgeted amount has been increased to account for an expected 7.5% <br />48 <br />increase in the rates charged by St. Paul. St. Paul Water Officials have informed us that their overall <br />49 <br />customer consumption continues to decline which results in a drop in revenue at a time when operating <br />50 <br />costs as well as capital costs are increasing. The rate increase is necessary to offset these impacts. <br />51 <br />52 <br />The amount of capital replacements is also expected to decline by approximately $500,000 compared to <br />53 <br />the previous year. The City expects to have inflationary-type increases in supply costs, while personnel <br />54 <br />costs are increasing by 3.4%. <br />55 <br />56 <br />57 <br />Page 2 of 11 <br /> <br />
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