Finance
O&M
Operating and Maintenance
In plain English
The budget that pays for everything except salaries — travel, training, contracts, software, supplies.
Where you’ll see it
Budget conversations. Usually said in contrast to salary dollars, which are tracked separately and can't be freely swapped.
Example
“That would have to come out of O&M.”
It competes with travel, training and contracts for the same pot of money.
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Important
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