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Personnel Services:                  FY 2023-24 Budget                   $3,594,777
                                                 % of Fund Expenditures                   12.0%
                                                 Compared to                           $   Growth     % Growth
                                                 FY 2022-23 Budget                     $ (51,593)       (1.4) %
                                                 FY 2022-23 Projection                  $ 380,753        11.8 %


            Like the General Fund, the Water and Wastewater Fund’s Adopted budget includes a 2.0% merit and
            2.0% market increase for civilian employees. Water and Wastewater experienced vacancies during FY
            2022-23 which is reflected in the increase in the projections and the decrease between budgets. All
            increases will be implemented on October 1, 2023 for eligible employees.

            Operations and maintenance:          FY 2023-24 Budget                   $1,240,908
                                                 % of Fund Expenditures                    4.1 %

                                                 Compared to                         $    Growth      % Growth
                                                 FY 2022-23 Budget                     $(354,671)      (22.2) %
                                                 FY 2022-23 Projection                 $(279,666)      (18.4) %


            Operations and maintenance budgets include expendable materials and operating supplies necessary to
            conduct departmental activities. The budget is being decreased in various supplies and materials line-
            items based upon historical spending and will have no impact to service levels. FY 2022-23 included a
            one-time repair for $377,111.


            Services and other:                  FY 2023-24 Budget                   $6,314,874
                                                 % of Fund Expenditures                  21.1 %

                                                 Compared to                         $    Growth      % Growth
                                                 FY 2022-23 Budget                    $1,027,372         19.4 %
                                                 FY 2022-23 Projection                 $703,490          12.5 %

            Services  and  other  expenditures  include  expenditures  for  professional  services,  utilities,  liability
            insurance premiums and other general expenditures. FY 2023-24 includes an increase cost of $295,000
            for  banking  service/credit  card  processing  fees,  $180,000  for  the  replacement  of  a  Vac-Tron,  and
            $345,196 for the PILOT/franchise admin fee due to FY23 revenues.


            Wholesale Water Purchases:           FY 2023-24 Budget                   $9,575,070
                                                 % of Fund Expenditures                  32.0 %

                                                 Compared to                         $    Growth      % Growth
                                                 FY 2022-23 Budget                    $(314,886)         (3.2) %
                                                 FY 2022-23 Projection                $(716,604)         (7.0) %

            The City of Keller purchases water from the City of Fort Worth and the projected cost is based upon a
            five-year rolling consumption average multiplied by any rate change by Fort Worth. FY 2023-24 is based
            upon the five-year average consumption multiplied by the Fort Worth rate decrease of 4.0%.



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