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PUC adopts FY07–08 operating and capital budgets with amendment to include outstanding billed revenues
Summary
After a lengthy debate about programmatic budgeting, state‑of‑good‑repair planning, and municipal delinquencies, the commission approved FY07–08 operating and capital budgets and directed staff to include outstanding billed revenues (including about $3 million of delinquent water bills) and to provide quarterly reports on receivables.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission adopted its proposed FY2007–08 operating and capital improvement budgets after directing staff to include outstanding billed revenues and to provide regular reports on uncollected accounts.
Commissioners pressed finance staff for more programmatic budgeting detail and for plans to restore a state of good repair for sewers and mechanical equipment. Commissioner discussion focused heavily on municipal departments that have not paid water bills; staff cited roughly $3,000,000 of delinquent water revenue for fiscal year 2005–06 and acknowledged historical uncollected amounts. Commissioners directed the general manager and finance staff to provide a quarterly summary of billings to all city departments, a separate list of amounts billed but not collected, and a year‑end reconciliation.
The commission agreed to amend the budget submittal to the mayor’s office to show outstanding billed revenues (accounts receivable) and to memorialize that inclusion so that subsequent accounting adjustments by the controller would not hide the receivables. Commissioners also discussed the constraints of the city budget process and the commission’s quasi‑budget authority; staff said the budget as transmitted will reflect commissioned direction but that controller or mayoral office adjustments remain possible after submission.
The commission then voted to adopt the operating and capital budgets (items 11 and 12) as amended. Commissioners additionally approved related items (13 and 14) authorizing an MOU with the San Mateo County Resource Conservation District and another administrative item.
