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Utility Rate Impact: Single Family Home Service Water - base fee Water - usage fee Sanitary Sewer - base fee Sanitary Sewer - usage fee Storm Sewer Recycling Total per Quarter Avg. Water consumption (1,000 gals.) Avg. Sewer consumption (1,000 gals.) 2015 2016 Increase % Increase 51.60 51.60 - 33.75 33.75 - 35.40 35.40 - � 21.45 23.40 1.95 12.00 12.35 0.35 5.50 5.60 0.10 $ 159.70 $ 162.10 $ 2.40 1.50% 15 I I 13 For 2016 a typical single-family home will pay an estimated $162.10 per quarter, or $54.03 per month. This is an increase of $0.80 per month from 2015. More detailed information for each operating division can be found below. Water Operations The City's water operation provides City customers with safe potable water, as well as on-demand water pressure sufficient to meet the City's fire protection needs. The following table provides a summary of the 2015 and 2016 (proposed) Budget excluding capital: 2015 2016 $ Increase % Increase Bud�et Budget (Decrease) (Decrease� Revenues Customer Charges $ 7,375,650 $ 7,487,750 $ 1 12,100 1.5% Interest Earnings - 1,000 1,000 0.0% Total $7,375,650 $7,488,750 $ 113,100 1.5% Expenses Personal Services $ 603,000 $ 642,800 $ 39,800 6.6% Supplies & Materials 79,900 82,100 2,200 2.8% Depreciation 600,000 600,000 - 0.0% Other Serviccs & Charges 5,839,750 5,793,850 (45,900) -0.8% Total $ 7,122,650 $ 7,118,750 $ (3,900) -0.1 % Net Available for Capital $ 253,000 $ 370,000 - For 2016, overall costs are expected to decline 0.1 %. Costs associated with assigned personnel are expected to increase 6.6% which includes a 2°/o cost-of-living adjustment and a 5°/o increase for � healthcare costs. It also includes additional monies for an intern position to avail mare resources for the utility billing function. These added costs will be offset by a decline in water purchases and energy costs. The single largest operating cost for the water operation is the purchase of wholesale water from the St. Paul Regional Water System. SPRWS Officials have informed us that there will not be an inerease in the cost of purchasing wholesale water in 2016. Because overall expenditures and scheduled capital improvements are largely unchanged, both the water base and usage fee can remain the same as it was in 2015. Page 2 of 14