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TRADITIONALLY, HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE IN UTAH, HAS BEEN BUDGETED ON THE BASIS OF MILES OR LANE-MILES OF HIGHWAY, AND PAST EXPERIENCE. RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED UNDER THE BUDGET TO DISTRICTS AND SUBDISTRICTS IN TERMS OF MONEY FOR LABOR, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. ALLOCATIONS UNDER THE PERFORMANCE BUDGET ARE MADE IN THE SAME MANNER. HOWEVER, NOW THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE DEFINED IN TERMS OF ACTIVITIES. THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES HAVE TO BE PERFORMED IN EACH MAINTENANCE STATION: POT-HOLE PATCHING, ROADSIDE MOWING, BLADING SHOULDERS, PLOWING SNOW, ETC. DETERMINATION IS THEN MADE OF HOW MUCH RESOURCES: LABOR, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, WILL BE REQUIRED FOR EACH OF THE ACTIVITIES. THE PERFORMANCE BUDGET THEN BECOMES THE TOTAL OF THE RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES. IN ADMINISTERING OR CONTROLLING THE BUDGET, MANAGERS CAN NOW BE PROVIDED WITH ACTIVITY-RELATED MEASURES AND NOT JUST FISCAL MEASURES. BY BUDGETING PERFORMANCE OF WORK ACTIVITES, MANAGEMENT CONTROL IS EXERCISED OVER MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. THE BASIC FOUNDATION FOR THE SYSTEM WAS PROVIDED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MAINTENANCE POLICIES FOR: LONG-RANGE PLAN, MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS, MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, AND A MAINTENANCE REPORTING SYSTEM. THE PERFORMANCE BUDGET SYSTEM ALSO REQUIRES THAT SEVERAL KINDS OF STANDARDS BE SET. THESE ARE DISCUSSED AND DESCRIBED. TRANSITION TO THE NEW SYSTEM IS BEING PLANNED.

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Appendices (1) ; Figures (4) ; Tables (2)

Budgeting; Cost allocation; Highway maintenance; Maintenance equipment; Maintenance management; Maintenance personnel; Maintenance practices; Natural resources; Performance; Planning; Reports; Standards

Reporting

Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment

TRIS, TRB

Mar 9 1970 12:00AM

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