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General Fund Expenditures As of September 30th, actual expenditures are at 71.53% of the budget. With the exception of 2020, this is lowest percentage in the last five years. The lower percentage of expenditures to budget can largely be attributed to savings in the public works department for salt purchase savings, and salary savings from the Public Works Maintenance position that was vacant during the 1st half of 2021. The position was kept vacant to not realize budget savings, but to evaluate the department structure. The evaluation has been completed, and the department was fully staffed as of the beginning of August. Highlights: •The Elections department includes the elections services contract payment, and annual election maintenance payment to Ramsey County. •The Engineering expenditures will end over budget in 2021 due to increased GIS mapping needs in the City. The 2022 budget has been increased to account for this increased need in the future. •The Fire department is at 87.66% of the budget since services are prepaid each quarter. This is consistent with the practice in prior years. •Due to timing of storm water maintenance projects and vacancies in the public works department during the 1st half of 2021, the Storm Water department is trending lower. It is anticipated that these projects and associated costs will occur if the weather is favorable in the 4th quarter of 2021. •Expenses for emerald ash borer are reflected in the Shade Tree department. Tree removal and stump grinding at Spooner Park occurred in July, and these expenses are reflected in this report. Canadian Days donated $6,556 to cover the costs of the tree removal at Spooner Park. Based on revenue and expenditure projections in the General Fund for the remainder of 2021, it is estimated that revenues and expenditures will generally fall within budget amounts. Therefore, the overall change in fund balance is estimated to be at zero or close to zero for 2021.