Title
Resolution Adopting the FY 2021 & FY 2022 Biennial Budget
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Agenda of: February 26, 2020, March 11, 2020
Item No.: 2020-082
Amount: N/A
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: March 11, 2020
RE: Resolution Adopting the FY 2021 & FY 2022 Biennial Budget
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Nicolette Bateson, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, The Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA):
1) Concludes the Public Hearing related to the FY 2021 and FY 2022 Biennial Budget held on February 26, 2020, and held open through March 11, 2020;
2) Pending public comment, adopts the attached resolution, 2020-082 adopting the FY 2021 and FY 2022 Biennial Budget for the GLWA;
3) Notes that the GLWA By-Laws Article X, Section 5, requires a super-majority affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of the Board is necessary for the approval of the operating budget; and
4) Authorizes the Chief Executive Officer to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The Great Lakes Water Authority (“GLWA” or the “Authority”) assumed the operation of the Regional Water and Sewer systems on January 1, 2016 (the “Effective Date”) pursuant to the Lease Agreements between the GLWA and the City of Detroit dated June 12, 2015. Section 5.6 of the Lease Agreements require the Authority to adopt a two-year budget for the Regional Water and Sewer Systems that sets forth budgeted revenues and expenses for each such Fiscal Year.
JUSTIFICATION
The Board has received a proposed Budget for FY 2021 and FY 2022 which was reviewed at Audit Committee meetings on December 19, 2019, January 27, 2020, and February 21, 2020; Board meetings of January 8, 2020, January 22, 2020 and February 26, 2020; and Member Partner meetings on January 9, 2020, January 23, 2020 and February 21, 2020 as it relates to the proposed Schedule of Charges.
BUDGET IMPACT
This action establishes a budget for FY 2021 and FY 2022.
COMMITTEE REVIEW
The GLWA Audit Committee reviewed the budget and supplemental analysis at the meetings noted above.