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Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office <br />Bob Fletcher, Sheriff <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br /> <br />Date: August 13, 2019 <br /> <br />To: Pat Christopherson, City Clerk-Treasurer, White Bear Township <br />Chris Heineman, City Administrator, City of Little Canada <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator, City of Arden Hills <br />Michael Robertson, City Administrator, of North Oaks <br />Terry Schwerm, City Manager, City of Shoreview <br />Sack Thongvanh, City Administrator, City of Falcon Heights <br />Kevin Watson, City Administrator, City of Vadnais Heights <br /> <br />From: Jeff Ramacher, Undersheriff, Public Safety Services Division <br /> Kyle Mestad, Director of Planning & Policy <br /> Ashlee Bryant, Commander, Public Safety Services Division <br /> <br />Reference: 2020 Contract Communities Budget Summary <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction <br />This memorandum has been prepared to summarize the 2020 Contract Communities budget, including <br />major changes and cost increases. Within the 2020 Contract Communities budget, costs can be <br />attributed to (1) Ramsey County changes and (2) investments made in the cities and township of the <br />seven Contract Communities. <br /> <br />Ramsey County Changes <br />When Ramsey County elected offices and departments prepare a budget, the Finance Department <br />provides a series of instructions and informs the amounts to budget for personnel costs. These are at <br />the direction of the County Board, County Manager, or Finance Department as well as federal and state <br />guidelines. For 2020, these included: global merit and cost of living adjustments (3.5%), Social Security, <br />Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), deferred compensation ($420 per year), retirement <br />contributions (7.5% for coordinated and 17.7% for police and fire), health and dental insurance (16.5%), <br />life insurance, long-term disability, and health care savings plan. In addition, the county adds a payroll <br />surcharge for severance pay and to fund other post-employment benefits (OPEB) liability (5%). <br /> <br />The County Board also approved a three year labor agreement with the Deputy Sheriffs (Law <br />Enforcement Labor Services Local 322) in 2019 for a period from 2018 through 2020. The agreement <br />included a ten cent base pay increase plus a 2% increase effective each January and a 1% increase <br />effective each July. These costs are also included in Contract Communities budget. <br /> <br />In addition, the county also requires elected offices and departments to budget and pay for internal <br />services. These include: <br /> <br />• Property management and rent at the Patrol Station, which comprises building maintenance and <br />utilities. Contract Communities pays a percentage (64.58%) of this through administrative <br />overhead. <br /> <br />• Workers compensation premiums estimate. This is determined by the county and arrived at by a <br />50/50 formula using payroll data adjusted for risk factor plus five year incurred loss history.