San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Return to FY2011 and FY2012 Budget
| Object | Object Title | 2009-2010 Amended Budget | 2010-2011 Board Adopted Budget | 2011-2012 Board Adopted Budget | 2010-2011 Compared to 2009-2010 Amended Budget Increase/(Decrease) | 2011-2012 Compared to 2010-2011 Board Adopted Budget Increase/(Decrease) | ||
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| Division: FIT FINANCE & INFO TECH | ||||||||
| 5MAAAOHF MTA-GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OVERHEAD FUND | ||||||||
| 013 MANDATORY FRINGE BENEFITS | ||||||||
| 016 | DENTAL COVERAGE | 117,596 | 124,680 | 134,177 | 7,084 | 6.0% | 9,497 | 7.6% |
| Like the health benefit rates, the Charter-required employer contribution to employee dental benefit is determined annually by the Health Service Board and calculated by the Controller’s Office. The premium for dental coverage is projected to increase by 13% in FY 2011-2012 and 9% in FY 2011-2012. | ||||||||
| 017 | UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE | 17,357 | 20,104 | 24,024 | 2,747 | 15.8% | 3,920 | 19.5% |
| Unemployment insurance coverage is mandated by the State of California. For FY 2010-2011 the rate for unemployment insurance will increase from 0.20% to 0.25%. In FY 2011-2012, the rate is projected to increase from 0.25% to 0.30%.These amounts are calculated by the Controller's Office. | ||||||||
| 019 | OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS | 93,153 | 86,186 | 93,010 | (6,967) | -7.5% | 6,824 | 7.9% |
| Other Fringe Benefits include the cost of flexible benefit plans that are currently authorized for Municipal Executive Association (MEA) represented employees. Costs of Long Term Disability Insurance are also included in this appropriation. These amounts are calculated by the Controller’s Office. | ||||||||
| TOTAL MANDATORY FRINGE BENEFITS | 2,570,531 | 2,745,986 | 3,007,948 | 175,455 | 6.8% | 261,962 | 9.5% | |
| 021 NON PERSONNEL SERVICES | ||||||||
| 021 | TRAVEL | 5,088 | 5,088 | 5,088 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| This appropriation funds travel to seminars, conferences and site visits to evaluate products, vendors and other transit operators in the areas of finance, contract, accounting and real estate. | ||||||||
| 022 | TRAINING | 107,445 | 107,445 | 107,445 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| The budget for training enables employees to acquire, enhance, or improve their work-related knowledge and skills. Staff is also required to attend ongoing training to remain current with licenses and professional service standards. | ||||||||
| 023 | EMPLOYEE EXPENSES | 204 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| This line item is a consolidated division budget and it funds employee expenses such as auto mileage, bridge toll, and parking at off-site locations while representing the SFMTA at meetings with the public or other governmental agencies or in performance of job related duties. | ||||||||
| 027 | PROFESSIONAL & SPECIALIZED SERVICES | 3,736,416 | 4,112,400 | 5,362,190 | 375,984 | 10.1% | 1,249,790 | 30.4% |
| This appropriation provides professional and other specialized services needed to implement ongoing programs and activities, including financial and performance audits, the preparation of cost allocation plans, actuarial studies, financial advisory services, parking related financial reviews, real estate assistance, onsite services and support from application vendors, development and engineering for MTA business applications, and other financial and administrative consulting services. It also includes professional services for developing TIDF fee rates for the SFMTA. The TIDF Ordinance requires that the department reviews and updates, every five years, information used in the TIDF Study for fee development. Finally, the appropriation also funds various real estate projects such as multi-year planning for SFMTA facilities, studies on efficient use of properties, real estate appraisals, and new retail tenants development. | ||||||||