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BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT
TO:
Regional Wireless Cooperative
(RWC) Board Members
Agenda Date:
November 19, 2020
FROM:
John Imig, RWC Executive Director
Almira Santos, RWC Accountant III
Item 8
SUBJECT:
RWC TRUNKED NETWORK FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 SUBSCRIBER UNIT RATE,
BUDGET OVERVIEW & 5‐YEAR PLAN
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this report is to present the proposed RWC Trunked Network FY2021/22 subscriber
unit rate, budget overview and 5‐Year Plan to the Board. The Executive Committee’s input and
recommendations have been incorporated into the budget proposal.
THE ISSUE
The subscriber unit rate is determined by dividing the staffing, operations, and maintenance budget
by the estimated number of subscriber units to be on the network in FY2021/22. The rate for
FY2021/22 if approved will be $33.46, which represents an increase of $0.68 from the previous rate
of $32.78. The reasons for the rate increase are as follows:
A cost increase in the Phoenix ITS portion of the RWC budget
An increase in the Motorola Service Agreement, KMF and SUA II contract.
The RWC Budget is made up of the following categories:
1) Motorola Contracts ‐ Service Agreement and System Upgrade Agreement (SUA II)
2) Phoenix Information Technology and Services (ITS) ‐ Wireless Services, Microwave, Network
Services, and Shared Sites.
3) RWC Staffing ‐ The cost of five (5) staff positions
4) Other Budget Items ‐ Maintenance Manager Costs, Site Leases, Auditing Services, Electricity,
and Telecommunications.
Annual Staffing, O&M
$ 7,935,103
Subscriber Units
19,763
Monthly Subscriber Rate
$ 33.46
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For planning purposes, the summary of the RWC Trunked Network FY2021/22 budget by member is
reflected below.
Member
Oct 2020
Radio
Count
FY22 O&M/
Staffing
SUA II
FY 2021/22
TOTAL
Arizona Fire & Medical Authority
160
64,242.09
22,790.69
87,033
Avondale
459
184,294.50
65,380.80
249,675
Buckeye
364
146,150.76
51,848.83
198,000
Chandler
1,037
416,369.06
147,712.18
564,081
Daisy Mountain
123
49,386.11
17,520.35
66,906
El Mirage
142
57,014.86
20,226.74
77,242
Glendale
1,060
425,603.86
150,988.34
576,592
Goodyear
456
183,089.96
64,953.48
248,043
Guadalupe
14
5,621.18
1,994.19
7,615
Maricopa
308
123,666.03
43,872.08
167,538
Maricopa County Community
College District
229
91,946.50
32,619.18
124,566
Paradise Valley
85
34,128.61
12,107.56
46,236
Peoria
857
344,096.71
122,072.65
466,169
Phoenix
10,490
4,211,872.21
1,494,214.82
5,706,087
Scottsdale
1,539
617,928.63
219,217.98
837,147
Sun City Fire
66
26,499.86
9,401.16
35,901
Surprise
545
218,824.63
77,630.80
296,455
Tempe
1,524
611,905.93
217,081.35
828,987
Tolleson Fire & PD
137
55,007.29
19,514.53
74,522
Members Subtotal
19,595
7,867,648.80
2,791,147.71
10,658,796.51
Associates
Rural Metro
116
46,575.52
46,576
Maricopa Ambulance
52
20,878.68
20,879
Associates Subtotal
168
67,454.20
‐
67,454.20
ESTIMATED TOTALS
19,763
7,935,103.00
2,791,147.71
10,726,250.71
RWC Trunked Network FY21/22 Budget Detail
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The 5‐year plan budget summary and allocation for each member is presented below.
RECOMMENDATION
The RWC Executive Director, after review and approval by the Executive Committee, recommends
Board approval of the FY2021/22 subscriber unit rate of $33.46 and authorizes the RWC staff to assess
the members quarterly.
RWC ANNUAL BUDGET
FY2021/22
FY2022/23
FY2023/24
FY2024/25
FY2025/26
Subscriber Rate
33.46
$
34.17
$
34.92
$
35.68
$
36.46
$
Estimated Subscriber Count
19,763
19,763
19,763
19,763
19,763
O&M, Staffing
7,935,103.00
$
8,104,471.60
$
8,280,371.44
$
8,461,253.94
$
8,647,268.69
$
Required Minimum Balance
‐
$
‐
$
‐
$
‐
$
‐
$
System Upgrade Agreement
2,791,148.00
$
2,820,075.00
$
2,849,951.00
$
2,880,811.00
$
2,912,683.00
$
TDMA
‐
$
‐
$
‐
$
‐
$
‐
$
Total Budget
10,726,251.00
$
10,924,546.60
$
11,130,322.44
$
11,342,064.94
$
11,559,951.69
$
RWC Trunked Network FY22 to FY26 Budget Detail
Member
Oct 2020
Radio Count
FY 2021/22
TOTAL
FY 2022/23
TOTAL
FY 2023/24
TOTAL
FY 2024/25
TOTAL
FY 2025/26
TOTAL
Arizona Fire & Medical
Authority
160
87,033
88,640
90,308
92,025
93,791
Avondale
459
249,675
254,287
259,072
263,996
269,062
Buckeye
364
198,000
201,656
205,451
209,356
213,374
Chandler
1,037
564,081
574,499
585,310
596,434
607,882
Daisy Mountain
123
66,906
68,142
69,424
70,744
72,102
El Mirage
142
77,242
78,668
80,149
81,672
83,239
Glendale
1,060
576,592
587,241
598,292
609,663
621,364
Goodyear
456
248,043
252,625
257,378
262,270
267,304
Guadalupe
14
7,615
7,756
7,902
8,052
8,207
Maricopa
308
167,538
170,632
173,843
177,147
180,547
Maricopa County Community
College District
229
124,566
126,866
129,254
131,710
134,238
Paradise Valley
85
46,236
47,090
47,976
48,888
49,826
Peoria
857
466,169
474,779
483,713
492,907
502,367
Phoenix
10,490
5,706,087
5,811,472
5,920,832
6,033,363
6,149,160
Scottsdale
1,539
837,147
852,608
868,652
885,162
902,150
Sun City Fire
66
35,901
36,564
37,252
37,960
38,689
Surprise
545
296,455
301,931
307,612
313,459
319,475
Tempe
1,524
828,987
844,298
860,186
876,534
893,357
Tolleson Fire & PD
137
74,522
75,898
77,326
78,796
80,308
Members Subtotal
19,595
10,658,796.51
10,855,652.65
11,059,933.21
11,270,138.07
11,486,443.56
Associates
Rural Metro
116
46,576
47,570
48,602
49,664
50,756
Maricopa Ambulance
52
20,879
21,324
21,787
22,263
22,753
Associates Subtotal
168
67,454.20
68,893.95
70,389.23
71,926.87
73,508.13
ESTIMATED TOTALS
19,763
10,726,250.71
10,924,546.60
11,130,322.44
11,342,064.94
11,559,951.69