March172010finance

=March 17, 2010 - Meeting with President (Fredi) and Treasurer (Dora) of the Las Delicias Adesco to discuss finances= Today I met for about 2 hourse with Fredi and Dora from the Las Delicias Adesco. The files below contain a lot of useful information. They are apparently creating a newsletter on a regular basis - and I appreciate the open reporting of finances. The electric bill shows a little bit of electric demand history. Dora says she will prepare a summary of finances from the last year to share with me on Saturday when I return to Las Delicias to hike to the mountain water source. We discussed many details of the finances and the bullets below contain important clarifications to the January finances shown in the newsletter:
 * Ingressos are income and vary between $1800-$2400 depending who pays each month
 * Transporte refers to hiring transport for purchased materials
 * Viaticos refers to hiring transport and paying for lunch when someone from the community visits the mayor (about 27 km away)
 * The old water system was payed for by the mayor and they don't think he will pay for an upgrade (although it is a good idea to meet with him)
 * Reparaciones are repairs to pipes which occur about every 8 months and cost varies from $90 up
 * Energia is the electric bill (which is lower in wet season because they run the pump two days a week in wet season and three days a week in the dry season)
 * Sueldos are salaries for the bombero and valvulero and are fixed
 * Mano de obra is a payment plan for repairs in December (the repairs cost $1500 and are being paid $400, $500, $600)
 * The fixed cost of the water system is electricity, salaries and some other small items that totals to about $1500 per month
 * The remaining $300 - $900 are available for variable costs, but lately expenses have exceeded revenue
 * The maintenance costs and schedule are:
 * Type || Frequency || Cost ||
 * Cleaning Well || once per year || $1500 ||
 * Cleaning Pump || every two years || $1669 ||
 * Fixing 6" tubes || every 10 months || $90 ||
 * Reparaciones (not clear about difference with fixing 6") || every 8 months || $114 ||
 * Cleaning Tanks and Cistern || monthly || $50 ||
 * visit to mountain source || weekly || $20 ||