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Regional Transportation Authority 2005 Annual Budget and Five-Year Program Regional Transportation Authority Table of Contents Budget and Program Ordinance 3 Agency Operating Plan 6 Pace Operating Plan RTA Board of Directors ........................................... 1 Overview .............................................................. 37 Overview .............................................................. 71 Overview ................................................................ 1 Operating Budget and Financial Plan ..................... 37 Service ................................................................ 71 Six-County Area ...................................................... 1 Operations by Expense Category .......................... 38 Budget and Financial Plan .................................... 75 Ordinance No. 2005–06 ......................................... 2 Operations by Organization Group ......................... 39 System–Generated Revenues ............................... 75 Agency Statutory Cap ........................................... 42 Operating Expenses ............................................. 75 1 Budget in Brief 2004 Budget Versus 2004 Estimate ..................... 42 Expense Elements ............................................... 77 Overview .............................................................. 13 Regional Technical Assistance and Coordination ... 42 Deficit ................................................................. 78 Strategic Focus .................................................... 14 Regional Technology and Capital Programs ........... 44 Funding ............................................................... 78 Challenges .......................................................... 14 Organizational Structure ....................................... 46 Recovery Ratio ..................................................... 79 Service ................................................................ 14 2004 Budget Versus 2004 Estimate ..................... 79 Operating Plan ..................................................... 14 4 CTA Operating Plan Statutory Compliance ........................................... 79 Revenues ............................................................ 15 Overview .............................................................. 49 Fare Structure ...................................................... 79 Operating Expenditures ........................................ 16 Service ................................................................ 49 Organizational Structure ....................................... 80 Debt Service and Capital Expenditures ................. 17 Budget and Financial Plan .................................... 52 Fund Balance ....................................................... 17 System–Generated Revenues ............................... 52 7 Capital Program Recovery Ratio ..................................................... 18 Operating Expenses ............................................. 53 Regional Overview ................................................ 83 Statutory Compliance ........................................... 18 Expense Elements ............................................... 54 Source of Funds ................................................... 83 Public Funding ..................................................... 18 Deficit ................................................................. 56 Use of Funds ....................................................... 86 Capital Program ................................................... 19 Funding ............................................................... 56 CTA Overview ....................................................... 87 Recovery Ratio ..................................................... 56 Metra Overview .................................................... 90 2 Region Operating Plan 2004 Budget Versus 2004 Estimate ..................... 57 Pace Overview ..................................................... 92 Overview .............................................................. 21 Statutory Compliance ........................................... 58 Five–Year Capital Program (Schedule II) ................ 94 Budget and Financial Plan .................................... 21 Organizational Structure ....................................... 58 Revenue .............................................................. 21 8 Appendices Operating Expenditures ........................................ 24 5 Metra Operating Plan 2005 Budget Call Calendar .................................. 99 Debt Service and Capital Expenditures ................. 25 Overview .............................................................. 61 Public Hearings Notice and Overview .................. 100 Total Expenditures ............................................... 26 Service ................................................................ 61 Glossary ............................................................ 101 Fund Balance ....................................................... 26 Budget and Financial Plan .................................... 65 Supplemental Data ............................................ 105 Recovery Ratio ..................................................... 26 System–Generated Revenues ............................... 65 National Economic Projections ........................... 105 Capital Program ................................................... 27 Operating Expenses ............................................. 66 RTA Region ........................................................ 106 2004 Budget Versus 2004 Estimate ..................... 27 Expense Elements ............................................... 67 Six-County Region and County Seats ................... 108 Region Reference ................................................. 28 Deficit ................................................................. 68 The GFOA Distinguished Presentation Award ....... 109 Authority and Responsibility ................................. 28 Funding ............................................................... 68 Budget Process .................................................... 29 Recovery Ratio ..................................................... 68 RTA Bonds ........................................................... 30 2004 Budget Versus 2004 Estimate ..................... 68 Fund Accounting ................................................... 32 Statutory Compliance ........................................... 68 Governmental Fund Types .................................... 32 Fare Structure ...................................................... 68 Proprietary Fund .................................................. 33 Organizational Structure ....................................... 68 Fiduciary Fund Types ............................................ 33 Fund Balance ....................................................... 33 Basis of Budgeting ............................................... 34 RTA Annual Budget and Five-Year Program 1 Budget & Program Ordinance RTA Board of Directors Overview Six–County Area Chairman* The Board of Directors of the Regional RTA Board of Directors Transportation Authority (RTA) adopted Carole L. Brown the ordinance that follows approving the Chicago Transit Authority 2005 annual budget and two-year financial Allan C. Carr plan, and five-year capital program for the Suburban Board Members of Cook County Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra Patrick J. Durante commuter rail and Pace suburban bus. The DuPage County ordinance also approves the 2005 budget Armando Gomez, Sr. City of Chicago and program for the RTA (Agency). The RTA is charged through an act of Dwight A. Magalis Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties the Illinois Legislature with overseeing Mary M. McDonald the financial stability of public transpor- Suburban Board Members of Cook County tation in the six-county region of north- Fred T. L. Norris eastern Illinois. Chief among its respons- Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties ibilities is the adoption of a balanced Thomas H. Reece annual budget and capital program that City of Chicago consolidates the operating plans and capi- Michael Rosenberg tal programs of the RTA, CTA, Metra City of Chicago and Pace. The budget adopted by the Donald L. Totten Suburban Board Members of Cook County Board is balanced and meets the criteria set forth in the RTA Act. Douglas M. Troiani Suburban Board Members of Cook County Although a balanced budget was adopted, operations costs, the RTA system is in need the CTA as well as Metra and Pace (also of a continuing source of local matching Rev. Addie L. Wyatt City of Chicago known as the Service Boards) face chal- funds for federal capital dollars. This local Paula S. Thibeault lenges to fund and maintain service levels funding is essential to maintain the existing Executive Director in the coming years. Higher security and transit system and to expand the system * Vacant at time of printing fuel costs as well as health care costs and to meet future needs for more suburb-to- the increase in the number of reduced fare suburb and reverse commuting options. The and paratransit trips are adding pressure to RTA Board supports the Service Boards’ the Service Boards’ ability to keep costs in efforts to secure additional funding for line with revenues. In addition to higher their operations and capital programs. 2 RTA Annual Budget and Five-Year Program Ordinance No. 2005–06