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City Council Meeting Minutes August 1, 2019 <br />Ms. Neel reviewed the rate recommendations made by the Citizens Utility <br />Advisory Board for all utilities, and explained that they were recommending a <br />rate adjustment of 5% for water and 3% for wastewater. She explained that <br />per the financial policy reserves are properly funded and the debt coverage is <br />set. She explained that Debt Coverage is how much revenue remains to cover <br />debt obligations after operating expenses. The Council provided consensus to <br />move forward as proposed related to the Debt Service and Potential Rate <br />Adjustments from FY20 Rate Modeling (See Exhibit A). <br />Ms. Neel reviewed the proposed personnel expenditures for water/wastewater in <br />the total personnel expenses of $369,050 for the following: <br />Equipment Op 2 (reclass) — 3 FTE <br />Crew Leader <br />Equipment Op 1— 3 FTE <br />Water Quality Tech <br />Ms. Neel reviewed the proposed operating expenditures for water/wastewater in <br />the total of $79,300 for the following: <br />Contracted services - $6,800 <br />Technology (rounded) - $47,500 <br />Arborist Supplies - $25,000 <br />Ms. Neel reviewed the proposed capital expenditures in the total amount of <br />$525,000 for water/wastewater. <br />Council provided consensus to move forward as proposed related to the <br />revised Water/Wastewater fund additional expenditures totaling $973,350. <br />Ms. Neel reviewed a new Lineworker Career Progression plan. She explained <br />that it will enhance our lineworker apprentice program with additional training <br />and specific milestones for completion. Following discussion, the Council <br />provided consensus to move forward as proposed related to implementing a <br />Line worker Career Progression Plan as follows: <br />Employee retention & competitive salaries <br />Create career progression for line workers: Sr. Linework & Apprentice levels I <br />— IV <br />Increase headcount by 3 FTE at $440K <br />Generates capacity for pole & line construction at half the current contracted <br />cost <br />Ms. Neel reviewed the revised personnel expenditures for the electric fund for <br />the following: <br />Senior Engineering Tech - reclass <br />City of San Marcos Page 5 <br />