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unused portion of the system built for future <br />users) averages over time about 30% of total <br />capacity. <br />Industry -Specific Charges. Industries pay <br />MCES directly for a variety of charges that are <br />targeted to specific customer services. These <br />include: <br />• Industrial strength charges <br />• Liquid waste hauler load charges <br />• Industrial discharge permit fees <br />•Temporary capacity charges <br />The industrial -strength charge provides <br />roughly three-quarters of total industry -specific <br />revenues. It covers the higher treatment costs <br />of industrial waste that has greater strength <br />than domestic waste measured analytically for <br />two parameters. <br />Other Revenue. The remaining 2015 budgeted <br />revenue includes: <br />• Interest earnings <br />• Revenue expected from state contracts for <br />environmental monitoring <br />• Receipt of $1.0 million from the state for <br />inflow and infiltration pass through grants <br />•A Council general purpose levy of $800,000 <br />for storm water grants <br />• State Clean Water Funds for water supply <br />research and planning projects <br />• Miscellaneous revenues <br />USES OF FUNDS <br />2015 Environmental Services Division <br />Operating Budget - Uses by Category: $250.4 Million <br />Non -Labor <br />Expenses $63.9 <br />Interdivisional Charges $12.7 <br />Debt <br />Services <br />$109.0 <br />MCES expenses are categorized in one of four <br />areas: labor expenses, non -labor expenses, <br />debt service, and interdivisional charges. <br />Labor. Full-time equivalent employees are <br />budgeted at 672 for 2015, continuing the <br />effort to manage labor costs while <br />addressing the needs of the wastewater <br />collection infrastructure and making significant <br />process improvements. Expenses for medical <br />coverage have increased only modestly, and <br />remain lower compared to recent history as the <br />Council began self-insuring in 2014. Labor <br />expenses account for 26% of total annual <br />budget. <br />Non -Labor Expenses. This category includes <br />primarily operational expenses such as <br />contracted maintenance and other services, <br />utilities, materials, chemicals, and capital <br />outlays. In addition, this category includes <br />"pay-as-you-go" capital project expenses, <br />which are not financed through bonds or loans. <br />In total, the 2015 budget for these expenses is <br />approximately 1.3% higher than the 2014 <br />budget and represents 25.5% of the total an- <br />nual budget. <br />Debt Service. Debt service includes principal <br />and interest on Council wastewater bonds and <br />Minnesota Public Facilities Authority loans. <br />Funded entirely by wastewater revenues, debt <br />service costs account for 44% of the annual <br />budget. <br />Interdivisional Expenses. Interdivisional <br />charges are the cost of administrative and <br />support services provided by Regional <br />Administration to the Council's divisions and <br />includes both "shared" corporate costs and <br />"assigned" costs that are specific to <br />particular tasks or projects. Examples of <br />units making these charges include Human <br />Resources, Information Services, Risk <br />Management, and Procurement. These <br />represent 5.1 % of the annual budget. <br />B-4 <br />