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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department approves the proposed two-year operating budgets for Fiscal Years 2020-21 and 2021-22 for the Water Operating Fund in the amounts of $122,314,100 and $125,550,600, respectively, and for the Sewage Disposal Operating Fund in the amounts of $354,887,600 and $373,588,800, respectively; and further authorizes the Director and Chief Financial Officer to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of April 15, 2020
Item No. 20-0089
Fiscal Year 2021 and Fiscal Year 2022 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Operating Budgets
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Resolution Adopting the Biennial Fiscal Year 2021 and Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budgets for the Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Systems
MOTION
WHEREAS The Great Lakes Water Authority (“GLWA”) assumed operation of the regional water and sewer systems and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (“DWSD”) continued operation of the retail water and sewer systems on January 1, 2016 pursuant to Lease Agreements between GLWA and the City of Detroit dated June 12, 2015.
WHEREAS In accordance with the Lease Agreements, the Detroit Board of Water Commissioners shall adopt a two year (Biennial) operating budget for the Water Supply and Sewage Disposal systems; and
WHEREAS The Fiscal Year 2020-21 and Fiscal Year 2021-22 budgets have been prepared in accordance using the contractual (lease) basis of accounting; and
WHEREAS The budgeted expenses for each such Fiscal Year are equal to the sum of the projected operating expenses and other revenue requirements for the Water Supply System and the Sewage Disposal System for each such Fiscal Year; and
WHEREAS The budgeted annual revenue requirement for the Water Supply System for Fiscal Year 2021 is $122,314,100 and for Fiscal Year 2022 is $125,550,600; and
WHEREAS The budgeted annual revenue requirement for the Sewage Disposal System for Fiscal Year 2021 is $354,887,600 and for Fiscal Year 2022 is $373,588,800; and
WHEREAS A notice for the public hearing on the proposed budget was scheduled for January 15, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at the Detroit Police Department 8th Precinct, 21555 West McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48219 and was published in The Detroit Legal News, Michigan.com, and the Michigan Chronicle announcing a public hearing on the budget in addition to posting the notice at DWSD locations; and
WHEREAS The Board of Water Commissioners conducted a public hearing on the proposed budget in accordance with the provisions of Public Act No. 43 of the Acts of the State Legislature of 1963 (“Budget Hearings of Local Governments”).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT:
RESOLVED That the Board of Water Commissioners conducted a public hearing on January, 15, 2020 to receive public comment regarding the proposed budget for the Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022; and be it further
RESOLVED That the Detroit Board of Water Commissioners approves the attached Biennial Budgets for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022; and be it finally
RESOLVED That the Director, and the Chief Financial Officer are authorized to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this resolution.