Memorandum

Date:    June 11, 2015

To:        Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization

From:   Paul Regan, Chairman

                Administration and Finance Committee

Re:        Recommendation to approve the SFY2016 CTPS Operating Budget

1         Introduction

The Administration and Finance Committee met on June 4, 2015, to discuss the SFY2016 CTPS Draft Operating Budget.

Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, and Robin Mannion, Deputy Executive Director, presented the following materials to the Committee:

1. Table - CTPS Funding by Source
2. Table - CTPS SFY2016 Operating Budget
3. Memorandum – CTPS SFY2016 Operating Budget by line-item
4. Memorandum – CTPS Five Year Computer Resources Plan (FY2016-2020)

2         DISCUSSION

The SFY2016 CTPS Draft Operating Budget totals $6,527,900. This budget represents an increase of $583,100 from the approved SFY2015 level of $5,944,100. This increase is solely attributable to expected increases in MBTA revenue. MPO 3C funds and MassDOT funds are actually expected to decrease. SFY2015 is projected to end the year at $5,682,733.

A thorough presentation of the funding by source, operating budget and computer plan was provided to the Administration and Finance Committee by Executive Director Quackenbush and Deputy Executive Director Mannion.

3         RECOMMENDATION

Having conducted a satisfactory review of the SFY2016 CTPS Draft Operating Budget, the Administration and Finance Committee recommends approval of said budget to the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization.