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Account Number FY 2022-23 Audited FY 2023-24 Audited FY 2024-25 Budgeted/ Amended FY 2025-26 Manager Proposed FY 2025-26 Council Approved 01-0106-5870 2,421,000 2,491,000 2,421,000 2,421,000 01-0107-5250 525,979 511,798 530,000 530,000 01-1004-5626 312,461 327,748 364,300 378,000 3,259,440 3,330,546 3,315,300 3,329,0 00 - McMinn County Emergency Communications OTHER AGENCIES Expenditure Description OTHER AGENCY PROFILES The city partly funds three entities that are component units of the city government. Those component units are: Athens City Board of Education This public entity, under the guidance of a six-member elected Board, provides public education for 1,650 students in grades Pre-K-8 and consists of a primary school (Pre-K to grade 2), intermediate school (grades 3-5), and a middle school (grades 6-8). McMinn County operates the high school. The city is responsible for funding a portion of the schools' operating costs and issuing and repaying all debt for the city school system. Athens Utilities Board This not-for-profit entity provides electricity, water, wastewater, and natural gas for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the Athens area. This entity also bills for and collects the city’s monthly residential sanitation fees. This entity operates under a five-member Board of Directors appointed by the Athens City Council for four-year terms. One of the members is a city council member who serves a two-year term. The city pays AUB for city-wide streetlights. McMinn County Emergency Communications District This agency, under the direction of an independent Board of Directors, provides emergency and non- emergency communications that serves the citizens of the city, county, and surrounding areas. In particular, this agency provides emergency and non-emergency dispatching for the city police and fire departments under a contractual arrangement. FY 2025-26 BUDGET PRIORITIES EXPENDITURES Athens City Board of Education AUB Street Lighting Total Other Agencies • McMinn County Emergency Communications District's allocation increased based on the contract. 80 --~ -- Ii athe-Mc lty "'001~ Athens City Schools 4$~ Athens Utilities Board