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Expenditures The overall General Fund expenditure budget is proposed to increase .84%. 2020 Adopted Budget 2021 Recommended Budget Increase / (decrease ) Amount % Change Personnel Services $1,199,830 $1,238,272 $38,442 3.20% Commodities 170,916 174,106 3,190 1.87% Contractual Services 2,749,091 2,742,205 (6,886) -0.25% Contingency 15,000 15,000 - 0.00% Total General Fund Expenditures $4,134,837 $4,169,583 $34,746 0.84% Personnel Services Personnel services are proposed to increase 3.20%. A 1.90% market rate increase (COLA) has been included in the budget. This increase is based on a weighted average of the market rate increases from a survey of cities between 5,000 and 15,000 in population (75%), and the CPI increase for the Minneapolis/St. Paul/Bloomington region from May 2019 through May 2020 (25%). The City switched health insurance to the Non-State Public Employee (PEIP) plan in 2019. A conservative increase of 7% over the 2020 premium is included in the budget. Personnel budget impacts are as follows: COLA, merit step increases, and health insurance costs $26,722 Recreation Coordinator from 25 hours to 32 hours 27,580 PW incentive plan proposal & City Clerk reclassification proposal 7,420 Fire relief aid increased by amount received (offset by revenue) 3,000 Non-election year savings (18,000) Delay hiring of Code Enforcement/Rental Inspection Officer until 4/1 (8,280) $38,442 Commodities Commodities include operating supplies such as motor fuel, tires, sign materials, and office supplies which are proposed to increase by 1.87%. The largest increase in commodities are for storm water repairs and maintenance in the amount of $5,000. It was increased to reflect the recent repairs that have occurred in our storm water management system. DRAFT DOCUMENT -9/3/2020 8