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Volume XVI, Number 5, Sept 1984 the W A NEV.SLETTED C F THE MErRo r-'01-ITA1.1 TWIN CITIFS AREI, 1985 MWCC BudgEk Approved The 1985 MWCC Operating and Capital Budget was approved and adopted at the August 21 full Commission meeting. To receive public input, t!te Commission held six public meetings during the month of July. ,; ! invited all of the communities in the six se%,%rr service areas to attend. The comments from the communities on the 1965 Budget were favorable Expenditures for the administration, operation and maintenance of the Metropolitan Disposal System during 1985 will total $90,252,506 (see the chart accompany. ng this article for a breakdown of the budget). This ar,iount represents a $5,898,081.00, or a 6.99 percent increase in proposed expenditures over the 1984 Budget. Over one- half of the increase, or 3.71 percent is due to balloon payments on debt service. The debt service cost is similar to a home mortgage where the debt for a large purchase is spread over many years. In the Commission's case. each year dollars are included in the operating budget to cover the Commission's annual debt, or mortgage payment on facilities they acquired or built in the past. Subtracting the 3.71 percent for debt service costs from the total budget increase of 6,99 percent results in a remainder of 3.28 percent. This 3.28 percent increase reflects an inflationary increase in labor and materials, as well as new facihties/,programs at the Metro Plant, which are necessary io meet increased air and water quality standards. Arriving at a 6,99 percent increase was a three -told process. MWCC Program Managers prepared a draft Program Budget to meet their program objectives and needs for 1965. Department Directors reviewed these (Budgt continued page 2) Peter Meintsma Aprointed MWCC Chairmen fts" E. hub*~ Governor Rudy Perptch appointed Peter l Metntsma chairman of the Metropolitan Waste Control Commrswun IMWCC? He wcceeds George H frrsc.h Metntsma served a+ Mayor of Crystal from 1974 until his Appointment to the Cnn►rt►ission. Active in civic attain, he has served on corn -otters of the Metropolitan Council, The tealue of Minnesota Crimes The Aswx iatwn of Metropolitan Murittrpalitws and The Citizens league Mecntsma n a history instructor a. Anula-Ram.ry ( orm mumt� College He holds a master's degrer in constitu- tional hntury from the L!nrversrty of Mrnnr.ota and co.n- pletrd the reflective leadership prograr• at Ow ( mver- stty'. 1fumpMev Inuime. R„ L.,d Mr.k.. Mwtt ILow4terwMn, M • btlyN wA44ma