2019 Budget SM Table of Contents Forward ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Document Organization ............................................................................................................................ 3 Distinguished Budget Presentation Award ............................................................................................... 4 Section 1 Introduction and Overview........................................................................................................ 6 Utah Transit Authority 2019 Budget Message .......................................................................................... 7 About the Utah Transit Authority ........................................................................................................... 15 Strategic Plan .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Board Strategic Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 17 Final Budget Key Assumptions .............................................................................................................. 18 Final Budget Overview ........................................................................................................................... 20 Final Operations Budget ......................................................................................................................... 21 Section 2 Financial Structure, Policy and Process ................................................................................. 22 UTA Organization Chart ......................................................................................................................... 23 Financial Structure .................................................................................................................................. 24 Financial Information and Policies ......................................................................................................... 26 Budget Process ........................................................................................................................................ 32 Section 3 Financial Summaries ................................................................................................................ 34 Combined 2019 Budget .......................................................................................................................... 35 2019 Operating Budget Summary .......................................................................................................... 36 2019 Operating Budget by Cost Center .................................................................................................. 38 2019 Operating Budget by Line Item...................................................................................................... 41 Fund Balance Report ............................................................................................................................... 51 Revenues ................................................................................................................................................. 53 Long Range Forecast .............................................................................................................................. 58 Section 4 Capital and Debt ....................................................................................................................... 60 2019 Capital Budget Summary ............................................................................................................... 61 Capital Expenditures ............................................................................................................................... 62 2019 Capital Budget List of Projects and Funding Source ..................................................................... 69 Debt ........................................................................................................................................................ 71 Section 5 Departmental Information ....................................................................................................... 74 Position Summary Schedule ................................................................................................................... 75 1 | Page Office of Executive Director ................................................................................................................... 78 Office of Finance .................................................................................................................................... 82 Office of External Affairs ....................................................................................................................... 87 Chief People Office ................................................................................................................................. 92 Office of Operations, Capital and Assets ................................................................................................ 96 Office of Safety, Security and Technology ........................................................................................... 101 Office of Internal Audit ......................................................................................................................... 107 Administration Salary Structure ............................................................................................................ 110 Performance Measures .......................................................................................................................... 120 Section 6 Statistical/Supplemental Section ........................................................................................... 122 Glossary ................................................................................................................................................ 123 Community Profile ................................................................................................................................ 128 2 | Page Foreword The tentative budget document contains a variety of information regarding Utah Transit Authority. To assist the reader in locating subjects of interest, the organization of this document is described below. The reader may also refer to the Table of Contents for additional information. Document Organization The UTA 2019 Budget Document has six major areas: Introduction and Overview, Financial Structure, Policy, and Process; Financial Summaries; Capital and Debt; Department Information, and Statistical and Supplementary Information. Section 1, Introduction and Overview contains the Budget Message, which is a description of priorities and challenges for the budgeted 2019 year. The message describes significant changes in priorities from the previous year and highlights challenges facing UTA in developing the current budget. This section also includes UTA’s Strategic Plan, the Budget Process and the UTA policies that apply to the budget process. Section 2, Financial Structure, Policy and Process starts with UTA’s organization chart. A discussion of fund descriptions and structure follows as well as a discussion of the basis of budgeting. The section ends with a listing of key financial policies and a detailed description of UTA’s budget process. Section 3, Financial Summaries begins with a summary of overall Authority revenues and expenditures, followed by expenditure summaries for UTA’s functional operating areas with a comparison between 2017 actual, 2018 budget, and 2019 tentative budget totals. This section also includes a summary of projected fund balances, a discussion of key revenues, projected reserves, and a summary of UTA’s long-range financial forecast. Section 4, Capital and Debt leads off with UTA’s summary capital budget and is followed with detailed descriptions of capital projects included in the 2019 budget and their effect on the operating budget. UTA’s debt profile and annual debt service payments complete this section. Section 5, Department Information begins with a position summary schedule and is followed by department descriptions. They are organized by each individual Executive’s area of responsibility and displays each business unit included in their area. Starting with the Executive Director’s office, each office description contains the following: Office name and Executive Office function Office organization chart Section 6, Statistical and Supplementary Information contains a budget glossary as well as a Utah Transit Authority and Community Profile. 3 | Page Distinguished Budget Presentation Award The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation award to the Utah Transit Authority for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018. In order to receive the award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as a operations guide, as a financial plan, 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. 4