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Sewer Financials Oversight: FY 2026–27 Budget & General Fund Advance

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Original file not available online (local: data/sources/village_docs/doc_2741.pdf)View version history →Meeting on 2026-04-27 →
Structured view extracted from the source PDF. Karen's side-notes appear in italic under the draft amount. Each row links back to the same data the original spreadsheet contains; click Open original PDF above for the source layout.
Account26/27 Draft Projected
Income
ES2031 Sewer Rents215,000
Inferred from budget narrative; document discusses O&M revenue of ~$215K from rate + RH Commons
ES5031 Transfer from Water Fund30,000
Water-to-Sewer transfer; document notes this was excluded from January plan, added March 22
Expense
ES8120.1 Personal Services28,568
Reduction from $53,012 (FY25/26); post-H2O run rate supports base; freeze/emergency hours not contingency-funded
ES8120.40 Fuel4,500
Run-rate methodology with seasonal adjustment; verified from documentation
ES8120.41 Electrical38,000
Above current run rate; USDA efficiency work noted; verified from documentation
ES8120.42 Repairs & Maintenance20,000
Recurring base ~$18K verified from QB; reduction of $25,408 (-56%) from FY25/26; one-time UV ($12K) and tank ($4K) items identified; equipment spikes not contingency-funded
ES8120.44 Supplies8,000
Consumables worksheet itemizes $8,176; FY25/26 one-time lab setup identified; reduction of $12,650 (-61%); no contingency for unplanned needs
ES8130.41 Grease Trap Pumping9,120
Run-rate methodology verified
ES8130.43 WWTP Sludge Removal20,176
Assumes routine-only pumping (4,000 gal × 26 pumpings × $194/kgal); actual data shows emergency-rate pumping in 9 of 10 months; QB data June 2025–Mar 2026 shows ~$67K annualized run rate; potential overrun ~$47K; document questions whether emergency pumping is truly non-recurring given structural plant vulnerabilities
ES8130.45 Septic Tank Pumping20,400
$1,700/month run rate verified from QB; solid methodology; reduction of $6,542 (-24%) from FY25/26; ~$8K freeze spike excluded entirely; no contingency for weather events
ES1710.4 Admin Contractual42,000
H2O Innovations contract; mid-year start explains variance from prior year
ES1710.42 Lab Sampling10,000
Per-test pricing × frequency methodology
ES9710.6 Sewer Bond Principal205,430
Fixed bond payment; GF Advance repayment is separate structural issue per document
ES9800 Reserve37,929
Single line serving five distinct purposes per document: debt service ($30K 'Borrowing Return'), capital reserve (GML 6-c), repair reserve (GML 6-d), contingency (VL 5-520 line 1990.4), and fund balance. Document recommends separation into distinct lines

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