Budgets are provided annually to project both the normal operations of the District, as well as, any costs of an extraordinary nature. Budgets are prepared using general assumptions based upon predictable costs (such as the prior year costs, increases in costs reflective of the Consumer Price Index, economic impacts of special items like the price of gasoline, etc.). Extraordinary costs can be representative of the costs associated with the improvements to the large common areas due to age and system deterioration.