Budget Overview Jillian Lessner Controller May 7, 2009 JGC Annual Leadership Training

Overview of Budget Development Process Note: 2010 budget process used for illustration Q WECC staff begins preliminary work on 2010 budget Jan management prepares drafts of department budgets, including input from Committees Early Feb rough draft of budget is presented to CEO/COO for review Feb/Mar- drafts of budget reviewed and approved by FAC- WECC staff and Committee Chairs to defend budgets Apr- FAC presents budget to BOD - BOD reviews budget May/Jun- budget posted to WECC website for stakeholder comment

Overview of Budget Development Process (cont.) Note: 2010 budget process used for illustration May/Jun- drafts of budget submitted to NERC Late June- FAC and BOD approve final budget July 8- final BOD approved budget submitted to NERC Aug 5- regional entity budgets approved by NERC BOT Aug 24- NERC approved budgets submitted to FERC Oct- FERC issues Order approving or conditionally approving budgets

Questions Jillian Lessner Controller Western Electricity Coordinating Council