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Water Fund
Transmission & Distribution

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Mission Department Summary
Statement: Actual Adj. Budget Estimated Budget
Transmission & Expenditure Detail: 18-19 19-20 19-20 20-21
Distribution Personnel Services
Department is Salaries and Wages $ 1,535,520 $ 1,711,383 $ 1,611,180 $ 1,729,879
dedicated to providing Employee Benefits 416,938 566,800 566,800 589,362
uninterrupted Supplies 34,900 40,000 41,500 40,000
customer service. In Other Services and Charges 62,397 232,940 196,340 381,070
doing so, we will Maintenance 82,971 251,500 213,000 253,000
continuously maintain
the water system and Operations Subtotal 2,132,726 2,802,623 2,628,820 2,993,311
provide the customer
service we are certified Capital Outlay 39,458 23,833 23,833 31,640
Total Expenditures
to provide at all times. $ 2,172,184 $ 2,826,456 $ 2,652,653 $ 3,024,951
PERSONNEL
Exempt 3 3 3 3
Non-Exempt 44 44 44 44
Part-Time - - - -
Total Positions Authorized 47 47 47 47

Contact Us: MAJOR FY 20-21 GOALS
Jose M. Solis 1.) Continue with TWUA Certification for the Transmission & Distribution employees
Director of Water 2.) Continue working on JBS Program to replace old meters and test large meters annually.
Systems
2501 W. Expressway 3.) Exercise water valves and replace broken valves throughout the City.
83 4.) Enforce and maintain Backflow Cross-Connection Program.
McAllen, TX 78503 5.) Continue flushing program to prevent bacteriological contamination.
(956) 681-1700 6.) South-east Water Transmission Line (Dicker Road, 23rd to 10th). (6.4.9)
7.) SWTP Transmission Main to Ware Rd. (6.4.10)

Description: Performance Measures
The Transmission and Actual Goal Estimated Goal
Distribution FY 18-19 FY 19-20 FY 19-20 FY 20-21
Department maintain Inputs:
the water system of
the City of McAllen. Number of full time employees 47 47 47 47
Such services include, Department expenditures $ 2,172,184 $ 2,826,456 $ 2,652,653 $ 3,024,951
but are not limited to; Outputs:
water lines, water
meter, water valves, Number of New Taps 638 850 800 700
and fire hydrants. We Number of complaints/requests completed 14,143 3,300 12,000 10,000
also tap into the Number of service orders completed, i.e., test 5,147 4,500 4,500 7,500
existing water lines for Total workload 19,928 8,650 18,728 12,000
new customers and Effectiveness Measures:
new developments.
Other services Meters exchanged (JBS Report) 502 1,200 300 2,000
provided are the Main and service line repairs 517 300 587 400
Backflow Cross- Water lines replaced (feet) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Connection Control Fire hydrants replaced 30 30 30 30
Program, which
includes the testing Efficiency Measures:
and maintenance of Meters exchanged (average/month) 60 100 110 100
city owned backflows. Meters installed (average/month) 52 100 70 75
Requests/complaints completed monthly 1,000 800 1,000 750
Water lines maintained (miles) 802 725 850 802
Fire hydrants maintained 4,041 4,100 4,200 4,041
Department expenditures per capita $ 14.56 $ 15.20 $ 15.16 $ 15.62

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