Labor: Approximately 60 employees including 15 full-time and 45 part-time staff. Labor expenses include wages and benefits for those employees.
Maintenance and Repairs: Parking facilities makeup over 1.2 million square feet of space on campus and need to be regularly maintained including routine cleaning, and the repair and replacement of such things as lights, fan systems, drainage systems, and signs.
Utilities: Electricity, water use, and stormwater/sewage charges for parking facilities.
General Services and Supplies: Office supplies, telecommunication costs, equipment and software for permit sales and citation issuance, postage, and staff training.
University & Dept Support: TAPS relies on many other departments at PSU for administrative and managerial support. In order to support the staff and supplies they need, we make payments to those departments each year.