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Annual Budget Builder · Plaza Tower 2027

Line-item GL build with prior-year actuals, current-year forecast, and proposed columns. SIRS reserves auto-pulled. Variance tags flag any line moving >10%. Generates the §718.112(2)(f) board mailing the second the BOD adopts.

1. Pull actuals 2. Vendor cost requests 33. Manager draft (in progress) 44. Treasurer review 55. Board workshop 66. Adoption + mailing
$2,184,4202027 proposed total
+5.8%vs 2026 adopted
$2,168 / moAvg unit assessment
98%Reserve funding ratio

Line items · Plaza Tower 2027 draft

Line 2025 actual 2026 budget 2026 fcst 2027 proposed Δ vs '26 Note
Income
Assessments 4000$1,948,200$2,064,800$2,064,800$2,184,420+5.8%Per $/sf · ratified Mar 19
Late fees 5150$8,420$7,500$9,200$8,400+12.0%Tracking 12% above
Interest income 5940$22,840$28,000$31,200$32,000+14.3%FF Money Mkt @ 4.2%
Move-in fees 5200$3,150$3,200$3,400$3,400+6.3%21 moves/yr avg
Total income$1,982,610$2,103,500$2,108,600$2,228,220+5.9%
Operating expenses · Personnel
Mgmt fee (CAM) 6010$94,200$98,400$98,400$103,200+4.9%Contract CPI escalator
Concierge wages 6200$184,500$196,800$201,400$214,200+8.8%Adding overnight 11p–7a
Maintenance tech 6210$72,800$76,400$76,400$80,200+5.0%FT Garcia + 0.4 PT
Payroll taxes/benefits 6280$48,420$52,400$54,800$58,400+11.5%Health premium +14%
Operating expenses · Utilities
Electric · common 6500$42,180$44,200$45,800$48,200+9.0%Talquin filed +6.4%
Water/sewer 6510$28,400$30,200$32,800$34,200+13.2%Anomaly: P2 EV draw
Trash 6520$8,400$9,200$10,400$11,200+21.7%WastePro contract reup
Internet/phone 6530$3,840$3,840$3,840$3,840flatComcast biz 2yr
Operating expenses · Service contracts
Janitorial 6610$52,800$54,200$54,200$56,400+4.1%Sunshine Cleaning
Landscape 6620$38,400$40,800$40,800$42,400+3.9%RFP closes Aug
Pool service 6630$14,200$14,800$14,800$15,400+4.1%Apex Pool
Pest control 6640$4,800$5,200$5,200$5,400+3.8%Bug-Out qtrly
Elevator service 6650$22,400$23,400$23,400$24,400+4.3%KONE 3 cars
Fire/life safety 6660$8,200$8,600$8,600$9,000+4.7%Annual NFPA test
Operating expenses · Insurance
Property & GL 6700$184,200$224,800$224,800$248,400+10.5%FL hardening · D&O bundled
Workers comp 6710$8,400$8,800$8,800$9,200+4.5%Mod factor 0.92
Operating expenses · Repairs & maintenance
Building R&M 6800$48,200$50,000$54,800$56,000+12.0%2 plumbing > budget
HVAC R&M 6810$22,400$24,000$24,000$25,200+5.0%
Common area furnishings 6820$8,400$10,000$10,000$10,000flatLobby refresh '26
Administrative
Audit fee 7100$8,400$8,800$8,800$9,200+4.5%Carr Riggs & Ingram
Legal (AGF) 7110$14,200$14,000$18,400$16,000+14.3%2 collections active
Reserve study 7120$0$0$0$6,400newSIRS triennial 2027
Postage / printing 7200$3,420$3,800$3,800$4,200+10.5%USPS rate · 84 units
Bank/CC fees 7300$2,840$3,000$3,000$3,000flat
Total operating$913,420$999,640$1,026,840$1,083,400+8.4%
Reserves contribution (SIRS)
Roof 9100$112,000$118,000$118,000$124,000+5.1%Per study
Garage waterproof 9110$48,000$52,000$52,000$54,400+4.6%Per study
Elevators 9120$72,000$74,000$74,000$80,000+8.1%Modernization soon
Building envelope 9130$28,000$30,000$30,000$32,000+6.7%
Mechanical/plumbing 9140$22,000$24,000$24,000$26,000+8.3%
Other components 9150$684,420$731,860$731,860$784,420+7.2%Pool, paving, finishes
Total reserves$966,420$1,029,860$1,029,860$1,100,820+6.9%SIRS funded 98%
Total budget$1,879,840$2,029,500$2,056,700$2,184,220+7.6%Surplus $44k

Auto-flagged for treasurer review

Trash · +21.7%

WastePro contract is up for renewal Aug 31. RFP recommended — Apex Waste quoted 11% lower in 2024 RFP for Centerville. Could save ~$1,800/yr.

Insurance · +10.5%

Florida property hardening. Travelers re-quote came in $24k over expiring premium even with $25k AOP deductible. Owner letter draft attached.

Concierge · +8.8%

Adding overnight coverage 11p–7a per BOD direction Mar 19. Net add 1,820 hrs · $24,200. Offset partly by reducing 3rd-party patrol contract −$8k.

Water/sewer · +13.2%

Anomaly detector flagged P2 garage EV charger contributing ~$2,400/yr to common-area meter. Sub-meter install ($1,800) + bill-back resolves in 2027.

Legal · +14.3%

2 active collections matters with AGF (#412 + #608). Both expected to close Q3 — line should normalize next cycle. Held flat against forecast actual.

Reserve study · new line

2027 is the triennial SIRS recompute year per §718.301(4)(p). RFP to 3 firms (Reserve Advisors / Association Reserves / Miller Dodson) due May 30.

Automation

Prior-year actuals auto-pull

Hits AppFolio nightly export for trailing 24 months by GL. Forecast column is YTD actuals + straight-line projection through Dec 31 — refreshes every morning.

Vendor cost requests

Every July 1 the system emails each contracted vendor for next-year pricing. Responses auto-populate proposed column. 14-day reminder + escalation if no reply.

Variance flags

Any line moving >10% YoY auto-tags treasurer-review with suggested cause. Variance memo writes itself for the BOD packet.

Per-unit assessment math

Allocation by $/sf, equal share, or % of common element interest — pulled from declaration. Generates per-unit table for the §718.112(2)(f) mailing.

Reserve sync

SIRS line items pull live from Reserve Study module. Funding adequacy bar updates as draft changes — board never adopts an underfunded budget by accident.

Adoption → mailing

Board votes adopt → Page-per-Page mails proposed budget + funding disclosure to all 84 units within 14 days per §718.112(2)(f). Audit trail logged.

Replaces

"Budget v17 FINAL final.xlsx" with broken cross-tab references. Treasurer typing prior-year numbers from the audited statement. Vendor cost emails getting lost in Outlook. Manually building the per-unit assessment table. The annual scramble to stuff the §718.112(2)(f) mailing in time.

Statutes & refs

§718.112(2)(f) budget adoption + mailing · §718.301(4)(p) SIRS · §720.303(6) reserves disclosure · Ops Manual §VIII Budget Season.