Wednesday, november 9, 1977
page 10
daily nebraskan
Parking Advisory Board
meets student's criticism
By Mary Jo Pitzl
A potential parking and traffic budget
surplus of more than $182,000 has raised
questions from a business student examing
the budget and the man responsible for
putting the budget together.
At last week's Parking Advisory Board
meeting, senior Ken Marienau pointed out
a $182,385 potential surplus in the 1977
78 traffic and parking budget. He said this
surplus showed lack of proper bookkeep
ing, and suggested that the board use some
of the surplus money to hire an account
ant. However, John Duve, parking and traf
fic coordinator, said Marienau misinter
preted the figures, and there is no surplus.
"Obviously, if we had a surplus, we'd
know of it," Duve said.
He said he saw Marienau's presentation
at the Parking Advisory Board meeting,
"But they just put up figures without
explaining them. The figures they had were
all correct; the only trouble is they were
used in the wrong context."
The contradiction between Marienau's
findings that there, is a surplus and Duve's
contention that it is non-existant arises
from differing interpretations of the park
ing and traffic budget.
Budget approved last spring
The 1977-78 parking and traffic budget
is $337,226. That figure was approved last
spring by the Parking Advisory Board and
has been committed to specific projects
and operation costs, Duve said.
Duve said his office is authorized to
spend $405,976, but the $68,750 differ
ence has not been allocated yet. Marineau
disagrees, saying the budget ceiling is
$337,226, as approved by the advisory
board.
Duve explained that the 1977-78 budget
was designed for the $405,976 level.
When some officer salaries were shifted to
state support over the summer, the budget
level decreased to $337,226.
"We have taken people on the parking
account who were working primarily as
" police and placed them on the police
account," Duve said. "That left money
previously intended for financing police
officers for other uses."
Duve said it is the responsibility of the
Parking Advisory Board to recommend to
him possible uses for the $68,750. He said
he would like to see the money used to
hire more enforcement officers, give
employee raises or possibly improve data
processing for parking and traffic.
He added that he does not know when
this money will be spent, saying he will
make recommendations when necessary.
Marienau's evaluation of the budget
shows the $68,750 to be merely a budget
adjustment, and not a license to spend
more money. He said the 1977-73 budget
was constructed on a no-improvement
basis, and any budget decreases represent
"that much less to spend."
Potential surplus
Marienau explained that the potential
$182,385 surplus comes from the budget
adjustment, permit sales and parking fines.
This year's budget was built on .a pro
jected permit sale total of 9,955, but
10,133 permits already have been sold,
Marienau said.
"By the end of the year, they should
have $73,000 extra revenue than they anti
cipated," he said.
Income from parking fines also contri
buted to the surplus, Marienau said. Park
ing fine revenue was expected to decrease,
but it is up by $3,850 over last year, he
said. According to Marienau's figures, that
would amount to $40,635 over and above
the anticipated parking fine revenue.
The surplus from parking fines, permit
sales and budget adjustments total
$182,385, Marienau said. It should not be
spent in the parking and traffic budget,
since the budget calls for no improvemnts
over last year, Marienau said.
Duve said that Marienau has incorrectly
interpreted parking and traffic budget
figures, and no surplus exits.
Although permit sales have increased,
Duve pointed out that not every permit
costs $35. He said Marienau based his
figures on $35 per permit cost, but that
does not reflect the actual situation.
Some permits are sold on a daily,
weekly or monthly basis, and cost substan
tially less, Duve said. These figures must be
considered when projecting revenue from
permit sales, Duve said, and Marienau
obviously did not do this.
Duve said there is no surplus in parking
fine revenues,
"Probably a lot of the money we're
bringing in is from last year " Duve said,
explaining that fine collections are up
$2,000 over last year. However, he said he
expects less parking fines this year because
fewer tickets are being written.
He said Marienau's accounting did not
consider such variable factors as uncol
lected fines and fewer tickets being issued.
Duve said he agreed with Marienau's
suggestion that the parking and traffic
office hire an accountant. "But there are
a lot of things we need to do before that."
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