The 27.6% increase in total budget for Internal Services is attributed to the following
changes. Personnel costs remained flat. The addition of one Geographic Information System
Coordinator position was offset by the elimination of the Salary Continuation Benefit
Program. Supplies & Services increased in direct correlation with rising health care
premiums, petroleum and natural gas prices, and the addition of a new Short/Long-Term
Disability Program. Effective July 1, 2001, all vehicle purchases/replacements will be
accounted for in the Vehicle Management Fund. This policy change alone resulted in a
$850,113 increase in equipment outlay, which is ultimately passed through to the user
departments.
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