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<br />Expenditures <br />The overall General Fund expenditure budget will increase 2.07%. <br /> 2020 <br />Adopted <br />Budget <br />2021 <br />Preliminary <br />Budget <br />Increase / <br />(decrease ) <br />Amount <br />% <br />Change <br />Personnel Services $1,199,830 $1,239,562 $39,732 3.31% <br />Commodities 170,916 174,105 3,189 1.87% <br />Contractual Services 2,749,091 2,791,705 42,614 1.55% <br />Contingency 15,000 15,000 - 0.00% <br />Total General Fund Expenditures $4,134,837 $4,220,372 $85,535 2.07% <br /> <br />Personnel Services <br />Personnel services will increase by 3.31% over the approved 2020 budget. A 1.90% market rate <br />increase (COLA) has been included in the budget. This increase is based on a weighted average <br />of the market rate increases from a survey of cities between 5,000 and 15,000 in population <br />(75%), and the CPI increase for the Minneapolis/St. Paul/Bloomington region from May 2019 <br />through May 2020 (25%). This is the same formula that was utilized for the 2020 adopted budget. <br />The City switched health insurance to the Non-State Public Employee (PEIP) plan in 2019. An <br />increase of 10% over the 2020 premium is included in the budget based on the 2021 premium <br />rates received from the provider. <br />The budget also includes an increase in hours for the Recreation Coordinator position from 25 to <br />32 hours. Health insurance has been included for this position. Funding for this position is a result <br />of the restructuring of the recreation services contract. <br />Personnel budget impacts are as follows: <br />COLA, merit step increases, and health insurance costs $28,012 <br />Recreation Coordinator from 25 hours to 32 hours 27,580 <br />PW incentive plan proposal & City Clerk reclassification proposal 7,420 <br />Fire relief aid increased by amount received (offset by revenue) 3,000 <br />Non-election year savings (18,000) <br />Delay hiring of Code Enforcement/Rental Inspection Officer until 4/1 (8,280) <br />Total $39,732 <br /> <br />Commodities <br />Commodities include operating supplies such as motor fuel, tires, sign materials, and office <br />supplies will increase by 1.87%. The largest increase in commodities are for storm water repairs <br />and maintenance in the amount of $5,000. It was increased to reflect the recent repairs that have <br />occurred in our storm water management system. <br /> <br />8