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Fiscal Year 2004 Proposed Budget

Section O - Enterprise, Special Revenue and Internal Services Funds
Office of Support Services - Automotive Equipment Fund

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OFFICE OF SUPPORT SERVICES
AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT FUND
SCHOOL VEHICLE REPAIR SECTION

PROGRAM MISSION: To ensure Arlington County children have safe, reliable transportation to school and school-related activities.

The School Bus Repair Section is responsible for providing a timely and complete maintenance to approximately 120 School buses and 19 other buses.  The personnel in this section are also availableduring emergencies. 

School Vehicle Repair Section
  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 % Change:
  Actual Adopted Proposed ‘03 to ‘04
Personnel $633,147 $641,124 $673,981 5%
Non-Personnel 779,249 1,391,068 1,483,600 7%
Subtotal 1,412,396 2,032,192 2,157,582 6%
Inter-Dept. Charges (1,236,242) (2,194,581) (2,272,253) 4%
Total Expenditures         176,154          (162,389)       (114,671) -29%
Revenues         (23,980)                       -                    -                     -
Net Tax Support         152,174          (162,389)       (114,671) -29%
 
Authorized FTEs 12.0 10.0 10.0
Funded FTEs 12.0 10.0 10.0  

SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Increase in personnel expenditures ($32,857) is primarily due to normal increases to salaries and fringe benefits ($26,407) and increase in overtime due to vehicles added to this section for maintenance ($6,450).
  • Increase in non-personnel expenditures ($92,532) is attributed to the increased cost of outside repairs ($75,000), operating supplies ($3,000), laundry and wearing apparel ($790) and replacement of vehicles ($13,742).
  •  Increase in Inter-Departmental charges ($77,672) is primarily due to maintenance cost increases on vehicles.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

Objective:  To maximize the operational availability of School- owned vehicles while maintaining the highest degree of safety.

FY 2001

Actual

FY2002

Actual

FY2003

Estimate

FY 2004

Estimate

FY 2004

Target

Bus Section

Mission Outcome Measures

Total of 120 Buses

Percent of time School's requirement is met

@115 Buses

N/A 75% 73% 72% 80%
@110 Buses N/A 97% 96% 96% 98%
@106 Buses N/A 100% 100% 100% 100%

FY 2001

Actual

FY2002

Actual

FY2003

Estimate

FY 2004

Estimate

FY 2004

Target

Workload Measures
Number of school buses 120 120 120 120 120
Minimum daily requirement by agency

AM=110

PM=110

AM=115

PM=110

AM=115

AM=110

AM=115

PM=110

AM=115

PM=110

Shop daily requirement (standard)

AM=100

PM=95

AM=106

PM=106

AM=106

PM=106

AM=106

PM=106

AM=106

PM=106

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