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SJRWMD FY 2017-2018 Final Budget Major Use of Funds Variances This narrative describes major variances between the amended budget for FY 2016-17 and the final budget for FY 2017-18 highlighting noticeable variances. For the purpose of this document, if the program variance > ±10 percent, major object variances > ±5 percent will be explained and if the program variance < ±10 percent, major object variances > ±10 percent will be explained. Program 1.0 — Water Resources Planning and Monitoring The program budget has a 15.2 percent decrease ($2.9 million) compared to the FY 2016-17 amended budget. Budget categories with notable variances include: • A 20 percent reduction under Contracted Services due to a reduction in Non - Recurring Contracted Services ($1.01 million). • A 15.9 percent reduction under Operating Expenses is mainly due to reduced budget levels for Travel - District Business ($19,790), Postage and Courier Service ($15,000), Rental of Buildings and Property ($23,975), Field, Facility, and Fleet Support Supplies/Parts under $1,000 ($20,744), Laboratory Supplies ($46,450), and Field, Facility and Fleet Tools under $1,000 ($86,532). • Operating Capital Outlay budget will be reduced by 5.6 percent due to a reduction in Field, Facility, and Fleet Equipment and Tools over $1,000 ($17,100) and Office Furniture and Equipment over $1,000 (18,000). • Fixed Capital Outlay budget will be reduced by almost 75 percent due solely to a reduction in Well Construction ($887,008). • Interagency Expenditures budget will also be reduced by 75 percent due to a reclassification of the $1 million budget for Hydrologic Monitoring under activity 1.2 from Interagency Expenditures to Contracted Services and no cooperative funding projects in the new fiscal year under subactivity 1.1.1. Program 2.0 — Land Acquisition, Restoration and Public Works The program budget has an 18.8 percent decrease ($20.92 million) compared to the FY 2016-17 amended budget. Budget categories with notable variances include: • A 14.6 percent decrease under Contracted Services is largely due to no new budget for Fish Harvesting ($919,991). It should be noted some fish harvesting projects will be budgeted under Non -Recurring Contracted Services in FY 2017- 18, therefore, the net reduction for Fish Harvesting budget is actually less in comparison to FY 2016-17. • Operating Expenses will decrease by 55.6 percent primarily due to no budgeted expenses for Chemical Supplies ($200,000). • Operating Capital Outlay will be reduced by $1.7 million, or 99.4 percent, primarily due to the purchase of pumps for the Nutrient Reduction Pilot Project with Graves Brothers ($600,000) and for the purchase of pumps for the Nutrient Reduction Pilot Project with Fellsmere Joint Venture ($1 million) during FY 2016- 17 and these expenses are non-recurring. • Fixed Capital Outlay budget will be reduced by a little more than $2 million, or 23.5 percent, due to expected completion of several capital projects under activity 2.3 in FY 2016-17 and no new planned major land purchases under activity 2.1. Page 31 531