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ARITY A SSU SURANCE R E S C LAR E SULT S T S MIDWEST RELIABIL BILIT ITY ORGANIZATION MRO 2 O 2019 B Budge dget R Revi view June 21, 2018 Thomas Kent, Finance and Audit Committee Chair Sara Patrick, Interim President and CEO
C LAR ARITY ▪ A SSU SURANCE ▪ R E S E SULT S T S
MIDWEST RELIABIL BILIT ITY ORGANIZATION
Improving RE RELIABILITY a and nd mitigating RI RISKS KS t to the B Bulk P Power System em
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2018 MRO board-approved budget: $11.7m 2018 SPP board-approved budget at 84%: $9.1m
2018 MRO assessment: $10.7m 2018 SPP assessment at 84%: $8.2m
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recovery:
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Integrate new registered entities into MRO.
Execute NERC-delegated functions.
Align with the ERO Enterprise and provide support to the ERO Enterprise goals.
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2019 Budget, $15,980,354 2019 Assessments, $15,471,669 2018 MRO Budget $11,726,736 2018 MRO Assessments, $10,730,106 84% of 2018 SPP Budget, $9,066,284 84% of 2018 SPP Assessments, $8,170,902 $- $5,000,000 $10,000,000 $15,000,000 $20,000,000 $25,000,000
BUDGE T A S S E S S ME NT S
2018 VERSUS 2019
2018 NEL 2018 NEL 2019 NEL 2019 NEL 0.0000000 0.0050000 0.0100000 0.0150000 0.0200000 0.0250000 0.0300000 0.0350000 0.0400000 0.0450000 0.0500000 SPP MRO
Assessments per NEL
22.8% reduction 14.6% reduction
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Revised 2018 Metrics for Budget Submissions (using 2019 Combined MRO Preliminary Budget) Budget Metrics FRCC MRO Projected MRO 2019 NPCC 5 RF SERC SPP RE Texas RE WECC 1 Number of registered entities 42 113 222 205 230 192 120 203 366 2 Number of registered functions 163 342 621 427 477 507 315 379 888 3 Total NEL (GWh) 234,140 289,292 488,223 628,864 894,287 1,022,554 227,489 353,022 857,250 4 NEL (GWh) per registered entity 5,575 2,560 2,199 3,068 3,888 5,326 1,896 1,739 2,342 5 Total ERO Funding1 $ 6,913,663 $ 10,872,104 $ 15,980,354 $ 14,416,787 $ 22,060,585 $ 17,933,114 $ 10,017,265 $ 11,546,986 $ 27,382,000 6 ERO Funding per registered entity $ 164,611 $ 96,213 $ 71,984 $ 70,326 $ 95,916 $ 93,402 $ 83,477 $ 56,882 $ 74,814 7 ERO Funding per registered function $ 42,415 $ 31,790 $ 25,733 $ 33,763 $ 46,249 $ 35,371 $ 31,801 $ 30,467 $ 30,836 8 Total Budget2 $ 7,514,112 $ 11,726,738 $ 15,980,354 $ 15,106,967 $ 21,393,899 $ 17,182,868 $ 10,793,195 $ 12,656,953 $ 27,097,344 9 Total Budget per registered entity $ 178,907 $ 103,776 $ 71,984 $ 73,693 $ 93,017 $ 89,494 $ 89,943 $ 62,350 $ 74,036 10 Total Budget per registered function $ 46,099 $ 34,289 $ 25,733 $ 35,379 $ 44,851 $ 33,891 $ 34,264 $ 33,396 $ 30,515 11 Total Statutory FTE3 30.63 45.00 59.00 36.86 76.20 75.00 32.30 60.00 143.00 12 Registered entity per Statutory FTE 1.371 2.511 3.763 5.562 3.018 2.560 3.715 3.383 2.559 13 Registered function per Statutory FTE 5.322 7.600 10.525 11.584 6.260 6.760 9.752 6.317 6.210 14 Total Compliance Budget 4 $ 5,498,173 $ 7,756,470 $ 10,763,709 $ 8,293,748 $ 15,960,112 $ 12,171,991 $ 8,466,710 $ 9,593,152 $ 14,643,677 15 Compliance budget per registered entity $ 130,909 $ 68,641 $ 48,485 $ 40,457 $ 69,392 $ 63,396 $ 70,556 $ 47,257 $ 40,010 16 Compliance budget per registered function $ 33,731 $ 22,680 $ 17,333 $ 19,423 $ 33,459 $ 24,008 $ 26,878 $ 25,312 $ 16,491 17 Total Compliance FTE3 19.65 23.02 32.35 16.00 45.25 32.56 21.75 36.25 59.00 18 Registered entity per Compliance FTE 2.1 4.9 6.9 12.8 5.1 5.9 5.5 5.6 6.2 19 Registered function per Compliance FTE 8.3 14.9 19.2 26.7 10.5 15.6 14.5 10.5 15.1
1 ERO Funding is a sum of Assessments and Penalty Sanctions 2 Total Budget is a sum of Total Expenses and Capital Expenditures 3 Each FTE that works 2,080 hours per year is counted as one FTE. An FTEworking less than the 2,080 hours per year is counted as a fractional FTE.
4 Total Compliance Budget is a sum of Direct Expenses, Indirect Expenses,and Capital Expenditures
5 Due to the specifics of the compliance program included in the individualprovincial MOUs for cross-border regional entities, some of these metrics are not directly comparable.
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Step One
Staff Develops a Preliminary Budget
based” budget development with program managers and executives
expectations from interim president and chief executive officer
up” and “tops-down”
Step Two
Present Budget to MRO FAC
justification, includes all line items, contracts, etc.
recommends approval, distributes budget to board and committee chairs (conference call to review)
Step Three
Comment Period and Board Approval
for comment to all stakeholders
at the second quarter board meeting
Step Four
Final Approval and Filing
(or may have questions, concerns to address)
NERC and RE BP&Bs are filed with FERC
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Recruiting, onboarding, and integrating 14 additional staff (approx. 31% increase) Doubling in size (registered entities are increasing from 113 to 222) Additional travel may be necessary MRO will assume the increased workload in half the time planned (July 1, 2018 versus January 1, 2019)
Doubling the number of entities does not necessarily entail the workload of all functions being doubled MRO staff is prepared to take on extra workload – the staff is focused, dedicated to MRO’s mission, and MRO has a great culture Workload and travel may level out over time Contract help may be needed in the short term as we determine whether 14 FTEs is the right number
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Policy and Procedure 13: Operating and Working Capital Reserves
Business Plan and Budget
FAC and board approved 30-day reserve
amount
Budget process “resets” the working capital at the current level of 30 days for the start of the budget year
$449K (last year it decreased by $855K)
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Policy and Procedure 12: General Finance requires approval of:
1. the reserves;
Currently staff has proposed 30 days as the targeted working capital reserves Reserves can be targeted at a different number of days; as noted, reserve setting is more of an art than a science
2. the retiree medical plan funding; and 3. the budget.
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Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost for Fiscal Year Ending: Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2017 Fiscal 2016
Service Cost $283,786 $194,190 $191,183 Interest Cost 85,549 64,503 60,794 Expected Return on Assets
Amortization of Net Loss/(Gain) 28,830 3834 Amortization of Prior Service Cost
Amortization of Transition (Asset)/Obligation Net Periodic Benefit Cost $284,660 $159,778 $165,572 Active Participants 37 40 42 Cost per participant $7,700* $4,000 $4,000
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Reasons for 2018 Cost Increases
increased liability
matching plan cash flows at year end)
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Day-to-day cash requirements (short-term)
necessary to satisfy projected annual cash flow and cash balance requirements
MRO has $2.0m in credit line (intermediate) MRO can request additional funding through NERC/FERC (long- term)
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Working Capital Reserve Analysis 2018-19 STATUTORY Beginning Working Capital Reserve (Deficit), December 31, 2017 2,617,518 Plus: 2018 MRO Funding (from LSEs or designees) 10,872,106 Less: 2018 Projected expenses & capital expenditures (11,726,738) Projected Working Capital Reserve (Deficit), December 31, 2018 1 1,762,886 Targeted Working Capital Reserve, December 31, 2019 (($15,980,354 / 365 days) X 30 days) 1,313,454 Less: Projected Working Capital Reserve, December 31, 2018 (1,762,886) Increase (decrease) in assessments to achieve targeted Working Capital Reserve (449,432) 2019 Expenses and Capital Expenditures 15,980,354 Less: Penalty Sanctions2 (59,253) Less: Other Funding Sources Adjustment to achieve targeted Working Capital Reserve (449,432) 2019 MRO Assessment 15,471,669
1MRO's projected reserve December 31, 2018 assumes that there will not be a material difference
budgeted versus actual/projected results from 2018. And it excludes the additional $1.5m transitional costs recovery.
2Represents collections on or prior to June 30, 2018.
2018 MRO Assessment (Approved by the MRO BOD 06/22/2017) 10,730,106 2019 MRO Assessment 15,471,669 Increase 4,741,563 44.2% 2018 MRO Assessment per NEL (289,292,028) 0.04 2019 MRO Assessment NEL (478,223,072) 0.03 Transition Costs in 2018 estimated at $1.5 m MRO has provided to NERC a cost estimate and funding options. A separate transition plan has been established to track all transition costs. Following the February 15 MRO Board call on the matter, the board identified three
budget. Unlikely
Not Likely
Most likely
2018 and 2019 Budget Comparison
2019:
2019: Meetings and Travel Increased outreach Planning one off-site workshop in the expanded MRO footprint 2019: Consultants & Contracts Provide the ability to react to resource concerns Office Costs: Due do increase in staff (e.g. office supplies, computer supplies, department functional training, etc.) Professional Services Additional services to address higher FTEs 2019 Fixed Assets: Increased depreciation; reduced Comp & Software in 2019 due to transition costs in 2018
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(In Whole Dollars) 2018 Approved Budget 2019 Budget Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Approved % Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Approved Expenses Personnel Expenses Salaries $ 6,250,448 $ 8,386,511 $ 2,136,063 34.17% Payroll Taxes 391,324 539,356 148,032 37.83% Benefits 663,221 928,884 265,663 40.06% Retirement Costs 1,259,803 1,714,916 455,113 36.13% Total Personnel Expenses $ 8,564,796 $ 11,569,667 $ 3,004,871 35.08% 35.08% Meeting Expenses Meetings $ 93,950 $ 145,850 $ 51,900 55.24% Travel 655,430 905,314 249,884 38.13% Conference Calls
$ 749,380 $ 1,051,164 $ 301,784 40.27% 40.27% Operating Expenses Consultants & Contracts $ 535,127 $ 1,100,010 $ 564,883 105.56% Office Rent 733,700 743,500 9,800 1.34% Office Costs 628,013 858,013 230,000 36.62% Professional Services 229,550 413,000 183,450 79.92% Miscellaneous $ -
578,000 626,000 48,000 8.30% Total Operating Expenses $ 2,704,390 $ 3,740,523 $ 1,036,133 38.31% 38.31% Total Direct Expenses $ 12,018,566 $ 16,361,354 $ 4,342,788 36.13% 36.13% Indirect Expenses Other Non-Operating Expenses $ - $ - $ - 0.00% (B) Total Expenses $ 12,018,566 $ 16,361,354 $ 4,342,788 36.13% 36.13% Fixed Assets Depreciation (578,000) (626,000) (48,000) 8.30% Computer & Software CapEx 286,170 245,000 (41,170)
Furniture & Fixtures CapEx
$ (291,830) $ (381,000) $ (89,170) 30.56% 30.56% Total Budget (B + C) Total Budget $ 11,726,736 $ 15,980,354 $ 4,253,618 36.27% 36.27% FTEs 45.00 59.00 14.00
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Budget Increase 36% Personnel: 35% increase
FTEs increase to 59 by 2019 Salary increase 3% Benefit increase 6%
Meetings: 40% increase
Planning one
workshop in the expanded MRO footprint Increased travel and outreach
Operating: 38% increase
Consultants & Contracts to address staffing concerns
Increased use of
Additional professional services to address higher FTEs
Fixed Assets: Decrease
One-time capital expenditures in 2018 for onboarding the new FTEs
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Program 2018 Approved Budget 2019 Budget
Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Approved Budget % Variance to Total 2018 Approved Budget
Administrative Services
$ 4,454,716 $ 5,012,792 $ 558,076 4.76%
Compliance
2,214,164 3,893,420 1,679,256 14.32%
Compliance Risk Assessment and Mitigation
1,917,465 2,819,682 902,217 7.69%
Reliability Assessments and Performance Analysis
1,548,845 2,081,137 532,292 4.54%
Training and Education
475,429 627,114 151,685 1.29%
Reliability Standards, Organization Registration and Certification
429,882 459,992 30,110 0.26%
Compliance Enforcement
571,921 656,638 84,717 0.72%
Infrastructure Security
77,979 368,589 290,610 2.48%
Situation Awareness
36,335 60,990 24,655 0.21% TOTAL BUDGET $ 11,726,736 $ 15,980,354 $ 4,253,618 36.27% For all programs, the budget increase is due to the FTE increase.
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$5,012,792 3,893,420 2,819,682 2,081,137 627,114 459,992 656,638 368,589 60,990
Administrative Services Compliance Compliance Risk Assessment and Mitigation Reliability Assessments and Performance Analysis Training and Education Reliability Standards, Organization Registration and Certification Compliance Enforcement Infrastructure Security Situation Awareness
$4,454,716 2,214,164 1,917,465 1,548,845 475,429 429,882 571,921 77,979 36,335
Administrative Services Compliance Compliance Risk Assessment and Mitigation Reliability Assessments and Performance Analysis Training and Education Reliability Standards, Organization Registration and Certification Compliance Enforcement Infrastructure Security Situation Awareness
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Shift Resources to Compliance and Risk Assessment & Mitigation
26 2014 Budget % to Total CMEP Costs 2015 Revised Budget % to Total CMEP Costs 2016 Budget % to Total CMEP Costs 2017 Budget % to Total CMEP Costs 2018 Approved Budget % to Total CMEP Costs 2019 Budget % to Total CMEP Costs Compliance $2,089,728 54% $2,102,260 50% $2,280,537 53% $2,053,526 48% $2,214,164 47% $3,893,420 53% RAM 1,148,955 30% 1,327,929 31% 1,405,446 32% 1,679,040 39% 1,917,465 41% 2,819,682 38% Enforcement 625,508 16% 794,484 19% 649,307 15% 589,376 14% 571,921 12% 656,638 9% Total $3,864,191 $4,224,673 $4,335,290 $4,321,942 $4,703,550 $7,369,740
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MRO FTE Trend
Total FTEs by Program Area 2009 Budget 2010 Budget 2011 Budget 2012 Budget 2013 Budget 2014 Budget 2015 Budget 2016 Budget 2017 Budget 2018 Budget 2019 Budget STATUTORY Operational Programs Standards and Registration and Certification 2.00 1.25 2.00 1.50 1.50 1.25 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Compliance 7.25 10.00 11.50 13.00 10.50 11.25 10.50 11.00 10.00 10.00 16.00 Risk Assessment and Mitigation 1.00 1.00 3.00 3.25 5.75 6.25 7.00 7.00 9.00 11.00 15.00 Enforcement 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.00 2.75 3.75 4.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Operations - Assessments, Event Analysis, Other 7.25 7.75 8.00 8.50 7.25 7.25 8.00 8.00 7.00 7.00 9.00 Cybersecurity Outreach 2.00 Total FTEs Operational Programs 20.00 22.50 27.50 29.25 27.75 29.75 31.00 31.00 31.00 33.00 47.00 Total FTEs Administrative Programs 6.50 6.50 7.00 7.75 10.00 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 Total FTEs 26.50 29.00 34.50 37.00 37.75 40.75 42.50 43.00 43.00 45.00 59.00
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Personnel Expenses
2018 Budget 2019 Budget Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget % Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget
Total Salaries
$ 6,250,448 $ 8,386,512 $ 2,136,064 34.2%
Total Payroll Taxes
391,324 539,356 148,032 37.8%
Total Benefits
663,221 928,884 265,663 40.1%
Total Retirement
1,259,803 1,714,916 455,113 36.1%
Total Personnel Costs
$ 8,564,796 $ 11,569,668 $ 3,004,872 35.1%
FTEs
45.00 59.00 14.00 31.1%
Cost per FTE Salaries $ 138,899 $ 142,144
$ 3,245 2.3%
Payroll Taxes
8,696 9,142 446 5.1%
Benefits
14,738 15,744 1,006 6.8%
Retirement
27,996 29,066 1,071 3.8%
Total Cost per FTE
$ 190,329 $ 196,096 $ 5,767 3.0%
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Meeting Expenses
2018 Budget 2019 Budget Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget % Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget
Meeting Expenses
$ 93,950 $ 145,850 $ 51,900 55.2%
Travel - Staff Business
429,030 605,614 176,584 41.2%
Travel - Member Reimbursement
226,400 299,700 73,300 32.4%
Conference Calls
$ 749,380 $ 1,051,164 $ 301,784 40.3%
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Operating Expenses
2018 Budget 2019 Budget Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget % Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget
Consultants & Contracts
$ 535,127 $ 1,100,010 $ 564,883 105.6%
733,700 743,500 9,800 1.3%
628,013 858,013 230,000 36.6%
229,550 413,000 183,450 79.9%
578,000 626,000 48,000 8.3%
$ 2,704,390 $ 3,740,523 $ 1,036,133 38.3%
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2018 Budget 2019 Budget Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget % Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget
Phone Service
$ 107,000 $ 110,500 $ 3,500 3.3%
Internet/Cell
43,988 56,288 12,300 28.0%
Office Supplies
33,000 50,000 17,000 51.5%
Employee Member Events
9,000 20,000 11,000 122.2%
Employee Related Expense
26,000 51,000 25,000 112.1%
Computer Supplies and Maintenance
121,000 163,500 42,500 35.1%
Publications & Subscriptions
6,175 6,675 500 8.1%
Professional Dues
16,900 18,800 1,900 11.2%
Postage
2,700 6,200 3,500 129.6%
Temporary Services
3,000 6,000 3,000 100.0%
Equipment Repair/Service Contracts
12,700 27,700 15,000 118.1%
Bank Charges
21,000 27,000 6,000 28.6%
Presentation & Promotional Supplies
5,000 15,000 10,000 200.0%
Departmental Functional Training
161,550 209,350 47,800 29.6%
Insurance Expense
59,000 90,000 31,000 52.5%
Total Office Costs
$ 628,013 $ 858,013 $ 230,000 36.6%
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Office Rent 2018 Budget 2019 Budget Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget % Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget Office Rent $ 718,700 $ 724,000 $ 5,300 0.7% Utilities 7,000 7,500 500 7.1% Maintenance 8,000 12,000 4,000 50.0% Office Cleaning
$ 733,700 $ 743,500 $ 9,800 1.3%
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Fixed Assets
2018 Budget 2019 Budget Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget % Variance 2019 Budget v 2018 Budget
Depreciation
$ (578,000) $ (626,000) $ (48,000) 8.3%
Computer Equipment
270,000 245,000 (25,000)
Capitalized Software
16,170
Furniture and Equipment
$ (291,830) $ (381,000) $ (89,170) 30.6%