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Final Budget 2007 2007 BUDGET The photographs on the cover of this document feature Pierce Transit Fiscal Year January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 modes of transportation. Included are Vanpool, BusPLUS, Specialized LYNNE GRIFFITH Transportation (SHUTTLE), and 30’ Chief Executive Officer and 40’ buses. Prepared By The Finance and Administration Department WAYNE FANSHIER Vice President, Finance and Administration Photos and design by Lind Simonsen and Lorie Bartnes CATHIE REID Budget Manager KELLI MULDOON Budget Analyst Appreciation is extended to everyone who contributed to the development of the budget and to those who will implement the plan. For budget and other information about Pierce Transit visit www.piercetransit.org 3701 96th Street S.W. P.O. Box 99070 Lakewood, WA 98496-0070 253-581-8080 Fax 253-581-8075 1 2007 BUDGET READERS GUIDE In brief: Document Organization The adopted budget document The Pierce Transit Budget has six major sections: Introduction, Budget Summary, contains a variety of information Operating Budget, Capital Budget, Insurance Budget, and Appendix. The Operating regarding Pierce Transit. To assist the Budget is further separated by department: Executive, Operations, Maintenance, reader in locating subjects of interest, Technology & Transit Development, Human Resources, and Finance & this Reader’s Guide and the Quick Administration. The divisions in each department are included. Reference Guide are provided. The Introduction contains the Board of Commissioners page, Organizational Chart, Budget Additional information is provided in Transmittal Budget In Brief, Fact Sheet and Resolution of adoption of the budget, the Table of Contents and the information about Our Community, Our Customers, Agency Overview, and the Strategic Appendix. Business Plan. The flow of the document is designed The Budget Summary provides a Financial Overview of the budget, Ending Balances to assist the reader in understanding Requirements, Debt, Personnel Summary and Detail of Changes, Strategic Approach to the the current budget with analyses and Budget, Financial Policies and Goals, Basis of Budgeting, The Budget Process, Annual comparisons, the organization, and the Budget Development Calendar, Mission, Objectives, and Performance Measures, and planning and budget processes Statistical Information. The Financial Overview provides a comparison between the 2005 including financial requirements. year-end actuals, 2006 amended budget, 2006 year-end estimate, and 2007 budget totals. The Operating Budget contains revenue and expenditure descriptions, distributions, projections, comparisons, and analyses. The Department and Division budgets are included in this section with descriptions, organization charts, and narrative information. The Capital Budget includes a Capital Improvements Summary, Capital Summary of financial comparisons, Capital Budget Summary by Department, Capital Budget by Division/Project, and Capital Budget Operating Costs. The Insurance Budget includes an Insurance Summary, Insurance Summary of financial comparisons, and Insurance Expenditure Comparisons. The Appendix includes a Service Area Map, Acronym List, and Budget Glossary. 2 2007 BUDGET QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE In brief: To find: Refer to: Section: Page(s): • The overall policies which guide the Chief Executive Officer’s Introduction 11 The Quick Reference Guide is 2007 Budget Budget Transmittal Budget provided to assist the reader in In Brief locating key information contained • The Agency’s major expenditures and Overall Summary Budget 61 in the Pierce Transit budget. revenue sources Summary Information on some of the • The long-term financial outlook of the The Next Six Years; Introduction 54 interesting and significant Agency Financial Forecast happenings at Pierce Transit can be found on the dividers for each • Capital projects planned for 2007 2007 Capital Budget Capital 239 Budget section of the document. • How Pierce Transit is organized Pierce Transit Introduction 10 & 41 Organizational Chart and Agency Overview • Positions / FTEs budgeted for 2007 2007 Personnel Summary Budget 71 Summary • Performance measures Mission, Objectives, and Budget 87 Performance Measures Summary • Ridership Statistical Information Budget 96 Summary • Primary responsibilities of the “Department Description” Department See department for the Department Table of Contents • Comparison of 2006 amended budget, “Department Expenditure Department See 2006 year-end estimate, and 2007 Summary” for the Table of budgeted expenditures Department Contents • Budget expenditures by division “2007 Budget Department Department See Expenditure” for the Table of Department Contents 3 2007 BUDGET TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Readers Guide..............................................................................................................................2 Quick Reference Guide................................................................................................................3 Introduction Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners......................................................................................9 Organizational Chart................................................................................................................. 10 2007 Budget Transmittal Budget in Brief................................................................................ 11 Agency Summary......................................................................................................... 16 Operating ...................................................................................................................... 18 Revenues.......................................................................................................... 19 Expenditures .................................................................................................... 21 Debt............................................................................................................................... 23 Capital........................................................................................................................... 25 Self-Insurance............................................................................................................... 26 Ending Balances........................................................................................................... 26 Economic Outlook........................................................................................................ 27 Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 29 Fact Sheet .................................................................................................................................. 31 Resolution.................................................................................................................................. 34 Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) – Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.................................................................. 36 Our Community ........................................................................................................................ 37 Our Customers .......................................................................................................................... 40 Agency Overview..................................................................................................................... 41 Services Provided by Pierce Transit............................................................................ 43 Physical Plant............................................................................................................... 47 Strategic Business Plan Business Planning Process........................................................................................... 51 Business Planning Process Diagram............................................................................ 53 The Next Six Years ...................................................................................................... 54 2007 – 2012 Financial Forecast Operating Revenues and Expenditures................... 56 2007 – 2012 Financial Forecast Ending Balances ...................................................... 58 4 Budget Summary Financial Overview Overall Summary ......................................................................................................... 61 Operating Summary – Revenues ................................................................................. 62 Operating Summary – Expenditures............................................................................ 63 Capital Summary.......................................................................................................... 64 Insurance Summary...................................................................................................... 65 Ending Balances........................................................................................................... 66 Ending Balances Requirements................................................................................................ 67 Debt............................................................................................................................................ 68 Personnel Summary .................................................................................................................. 71 Detail of FTE / Position Changes............................................................................................
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