FISCAL YEAR 2019 OPERATING BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2020-2024 FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS Philadelphia Eagles Championship Parade February 8, 2018 Inaugural Run of Roosevelt Boulevard "Direct Bus Service” Regional Rail ACS-64 Electric Locomotive Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017. In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as a financial plan, as an operations guide, and as a communication device. This award is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current budget continues to conform to program requirements, and we are submitting it to GFOA to determine its eligibility for another award. i Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Board Members Chairman Pasquale T. Deon, Sr. Vice-Chairman Thomas E. Babcock Bucks County Chester County Delaware County Pasquale T. Deon, Sr. Kevin L. Johnson, P.E. Thomas E. Babcock Honorable Charles H. Martin Joseph E. Brion, Esquire Daniel J. Kubik Montgomery County City of Philadelphia Honorable Kenneth Lawrence, Jr. Beverly Coleman Robert D. Fox, Esquire Michael A. Carroll, P.E. Governor’s Appointee Obra S. Kernodle, IV Senate Majority House Majority Leader Appointee Leader Appointee Honorable Stewart J. Greenleaf Honorable Marcy Toepel Senate Minority House Minority Leader Appointee Leader Appointee William J. Leonard, Esquire John I. Kane SEPTA Officers General Manager Jeffrey D. Knueppel, P.E. Deputy General Manager - Treasurer Richard G. Burnfield General Counsel Gino J. Benedetti, Esquire Controller to the Board Stephen A. Jobs, CPA Secretary to the Board Carol R. Looby ii SEPTA FY 2019 Operating Budget Table of Contents PREFACE GFOA Award ................................................................................................................ i SEPTA Board Members and Officers .......................................................................... ii General Manager’s Memorandum ............................................................................... iii Table of Contents ....................................................................................................... vi 1. INTRODUCTION AND PROFILE SEPTA History ............................................................................................................ 1 SEPTA Service Profile at a Glance ............................................................................. 2 SEPTA Regional Rail & Rail Transit Map .................................................................... 3 Passenger Profile ........................................................................................................ 4 Key Regional Transportation Trends ........................................................................... 6 Strategic Business Plan ............................................................................................. 7 Key Performance Indicators ........................................................................................ 8 2. THE BUDGET PROCESS Budget Development ................................................................................................. 16 Fiscal Year 2019 Calendar ........................................................................................ 17 Key Activities in the Budget Process ......................................................................... 18 3. FISCAL YEAR 2019 ASSUMPTIONS & CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Assumptions .............................................................................................................. 19 Fiscal Year 2019 Consolidated Budget .................................................................... 20 4. FINANCIAL & BUDGETARY POLICIES Financial Planning Policies ........................................................................................ 21 Revenue Policies ....................................................................................................... 22 Expenditure Policies .................................................................................................. 23 Description of Existing Debt and Debt Service Policies ............................................ 23 Statement of Changes in Equity ................................................................................ 29 5. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Operating Divisions ................................................................................................... 30 Operating and Staff Departments .............................................................................. 31 Corporate Team Organization Chart ......................................................................... 33 vi SEPTA FY 2019 Operating Budget Table of Contents 6. THREE YEAR COMPARISON FISCAL YEARS 2017 - 2019 Consolidated ........................................................................................................... 34 City Transit Division ................................................................................................. 35 Victory Division ........................................................................................................ 36 Frontier Division ...................................................................................................... 37 Regional Rail Division .............................................................................................. 38 7. FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS Summary of Assumptions ......................................................................................... 39 Financial Projections of Consolidated Budget ........................................................... 40 8. OPERATING REVENUE AND SERVICE PLAN OVERVIEW Annual Service Plan Overview .................................................................................. 41 Revenue Assumptions by Category .......................................................................... 42 Ten Year Revenue Trends ........................................................................................ 43 Summary of Operating Revenue ............................................................................... 44 9. OPERATING SUBSIDIES Subsidy Allocation and Detail .................................................................................... 45 Service Stabilization Fund ......................................................................................... 48 Detail of Subsidies ..................................................................................................... 49 Summary of Operating Subsidies .............................................................................. 50 Detail of Local Subsidies and Other by County ......................................................... 51 Summary of Local Subsidies by County .................................................................... 52 10. OPERATING EXPENSES Expense Assumptions by Category .......................................................................... 53 Ten Year Expense Trends ........................................................................................ 55 Summary of Operating Expenses ............................................................................. 57 FY 2019 Budget – Detail of Expenses ...................................................................... 58 FY 2019 Budget – Allocation By Company ............................................................... 59 FY 2018 Actual – Detail of Expenses ........................................................................ 60 FY 2017 Actual – Detail of Expenses ........................................................................ 61 vii SEPTA FY 2019 Operating Budget Table of Contents 11. HEADCOUNT AUTHORIZATIONS Headcount Designations ........................................................................................... 62 Fiscal Year 2019 Headcount Authorization ............................................................. 63 Fiscal Years 2015-2019 Headcount Authorization ................................................... 65 Headcount Authorization Cause of Change .............................................................. 67 12. DEPARTMENTAL SUMMARIES BY DIVISION Corporate Staff... ......................................................................................................... 71 Transit Police... ........................................................................................................... 77 System Safety ............................................................................................................. 81 Operations ................................................................................................................... 87 Vehicle Engineering & Maintenance ........................................................................ 101 Engineering, Maintenance & Construction .............................................................. 112 Deputy General Manager/Treasurer’s Staff ............................................................ 124 Finance and Planning .............................................................................................. 133 Employee Development/Relations .......................................................................... 144 Human Resources ..................................................................................................