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Public Works Administration through the years

Explore reported actual expenditures. Expand a line item to compare its reported amounts.

ExpenditureActual2019-2020Actual2020-2021Actual2021-2022Actual2022-2023Actual2023-2024Actual2024-2025
Personnel
129,637129,777197,643219,315239,063250,228
FICA9,6239,67514,22315,65817,74218,069
Group Life & Health Insurance13,38211,37522,07127,70128,95233,080
21,23922,34919,85632,91235,29654,064
Workers Compensation Insurance573355790572959981
Employee Education & Training1,6033,0451,8041853,1221,047
Disability Insurance5634846838429211,034
Deferred Compensation2,3932,4412,6804,3324,6434,998
Subtotal — Personnel179,013179,501259,750301,517330,698363,501
Operations
Freight & Delivery Service044222411
Printing111096305351
3,9832,8903,3743,6041,7483,122
6,2915,8146,6705,8546,2946,588
Telephone2,5783,1844,0424,8725,3195,403
2,5841,05546105911
57504,6066,0394,7704,734
4,1604,1287,9725,0053,2994,762
Other Operating Supplies4224312,028769836732
Gasoline & Diesel1,0006551,1799671,001762
397961232031,699140
Fleet Management4,0004,0005,5005,5005,5005,500
24,68333,78718,53014,82016,79816,930
Liability Insurance3,4363,6184,8267,72010,91611,650
Subtotal — Operations53,86260,40259,01455,40758,33861,296
Capital
Fixed Assets14,29818,0365995,71619,03616,077
Subtotal — Capital14,29818,0365995,71619,03616,077
Total Public Works Administration247,173257,939319,363362,640408,071440,874
Latest budget — FY 2026-2027Compare the proposed budget with the amount Council approved.

Approved amounts authorize spending; they are not actual expenditure. These are the stages printed in the budget book, which may not include later amendments.

BudgetBudgeted / amendedFY 2025-2026Manager proposedFY 2026-2027Council approvedFY 2026-2027
Department total444,000505,700438,100
Budget line items
ExpenditureBudgeted / amendedFY 2025-2026Manager proposedFY 2026-2027Council approvedFY 2026-2027
Salaries251,000313,000257,000
Longevity4,7005,1005,100
FICA19,00020,30020,300
Group Life & Health Insurance32,00032,00032,000
Retirement22,00022,00022,000
Retirement - 401A13,50014,20014,200
Workers Compensation Insurance1,0001,1001,100
Employee Education & Training2,8002,8002,800
Disability Insurance1,0001,0001,000
Deferred Compensation4,9005,2005,200
Freight & Delivery Service100100100
Printing300300300
Publication of Reports & Legal Notices800800800
Member Dues & Registration Fees2,5002,5002,500
Electric4,0004,0004,000
Water3,0002,0002,000
Sewer4,4002,0002,000
Gas1,3001,3001,300
Telephone4,5001,8001,800
Engineering & Landscaping---
Repairs and Maintenance Motor Vehicle & Equipment100100100
Repairs and Maintenance Other100100100
Travel2,0002,0002,000
Emplo yee Auto Allowance3,6003,6003,600
Office Supplies3,0003,0003,000
Clothing & Uniforms1,000--
Other Operating Supplies500500500
Gasoline & Diesel1,5001,5001,500
Tires & Tubes300300300
Washing & Cleaning100--
Vehicle & Equipment Parts200200200
Fleet Management5,5005,5004,900
Maint. Contracts Office Machines & Equip.1,4001,4001,400
Other Contracts23,40025,00025,000
Liability Insurance12,00018,00018,000
Coffee & Related Items1,5002,0002,000
Fixed Assets15,00011,000-

A dash means no numeric amount is shown in that source cell. No proposal is substituted for a missing approved amount.

Budget source · PDF page 72 · Budget source · PDF page 73

What the records showRelated decisions, supporting records, and unanswered questions.

Equipment delivery timing is documented in the finance memorandum.

2023-2024 actual source · page 71 · 2024-2025 actual source · page 72

The FY2024–25 amendment schedule assigns a $21,000 increase to this department’s retirement account (01-0901-5144), changing its budget from $23,000 to $44,000. This is its share of the $629,000 General Fund retirement increase, not a separately verified actual payment. Department pension amendment allocation · page 119.

The audited FY2025 discussion identifies the $629,000 retirement budget increase as an additional defined-benefit pension contribution. Audited pension amendment context · page 24.

The finance memo says Public Works radios ordered in the previous year were delivered in the current year. The attached schedule increases Public Works Administration fixed assets by $16,000. Delivery timing is documented; exact invoices are still needed to reconcile the spending. Finance memorandum — May 7, 2025 · page 118.

The attached schedule shows the relevant proposed budget adjustments. Amounts in this schedule are appropriations, not invoice payments. Budget amendment detail · page 120.

Still unanswered: The budget allocation is documented; the actual pension postings are still needed to reconcile the annual retirement amounts and distinguish regular contributions from the additional contribution.

About these figuresWhat is included and what changed between reports.

The 2022-2023 column uses the complete later FY2025-26 account schedule; the older source column is archived. FY2023-2024 printed total minus extracted source rows is -1; source amounts retained. FY2023-24 printed subtotals and rows total $408,072; the source prints overall total $408,071, retained unchanged. Coffee & Related Items (01-0901-5945) is grouped with Office Supplies under the standing owner convention; the older Other Operating Supplies overlap included that $517, so the detailed Office/Other comparison intentionally retains a $517 shift. FY2024-25 01-0901-5244 Sewer is printed (13), retained as a negative expenditure. FY2022-23 detailed overlap differences (later minus earlier): Freight & Delivery Service -1; Office Supplies +517; Other Operating Supplies -517; Operation of Motor Vehicles +1.

Amounts are shown as reported, without adjusting for inflation. A dash (“—”) means the source shows a dash or does not list a value; it does not necessarily mean zero. Related accounts are grouped for comparison, with available detail under each row.

Sources and methodsOriginal documents, coverage, and how the years were matched.

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Section reconciliation and differences
  • Personnel: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 301,517 earlier; 301,517 later. Grouped reporting comparison; see detail for source differences, account splits and standing owner conventions.
  • Operations: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 55,407 earlier; 55,407 later. Grouped reporting comparison; see detail for source differences, account splits and standing owner conventions.
  • Capital: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 5,716 earlier; 5,716 later. Grouped reporting comparison; see detail for source differences, account splits and standing owner conventions.
How the years were matched
  • The 2022-2023 column uses the complete later FY2025-26 account schedule; the older source column is archived.
  • All columns are actual expenditures from the identified annual budget page, not estimates or appropriations. Source zeros, negative values, account descriptions and printed dashes are retained.
  • Reporting group comparisons do not establish unchanged operational scope.
  • FY2023-2024 printed total minus extracted source rows is -1; source amounts retained.
  • FY2023-24 printed subtotals and rows total $408,072; the source prints overall total $408,071, retained unchanged.
  • Coffee & Related Items (01-0901-5945) is grouped with Office Supplies under the standing owner convention; the older Other Operating Supplies overlap included that $517, so the detailed Office/Other comparison intentionally retains a $517 shift. FY2024-25 01-0901-5244 Sewer is printed (13), retained as a negative expenditure.
  • FY2022-23 detailed overlap differences (later minus earlier): Freight & Delivery Service -1; Office Supplies +517; Other Operating Supplies -517; Operation of Motor Vehicles +1.

These changes do not establish changes in service quality or explain why spending changed. Budget amendments and meeting decisions have not been reconciled with this series.

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