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<br />LEVY CHANGES EXPENDITURES:
<br /> Personnel Services have the larger levy impact on the levy and are attributable to the following factors:
<br />o Proposed COLA: Three scenarios for a proposed COLA are included in the table below.
<br />2022 Budget 2023 Budget $ Change % Change
<br />Total Personnel Services 1,334,005.00 1,464,517 130,512$ 9.78%
<br />Total Personnel Services 1,334,005.00 1,474,175 140,170$ 10.51%
<br />Total Personnel Services 1,334,005.00 1,488,905 154,900$ 11.61%
<br />3.38 % COLA
<br />4.70 % COLA
<br />2.50 % COLA
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<br />o Code Enforcement/Rental Housing Coordinator. The City staff is proposing an increase from 20
<br />hours a week to a maximum of 32 hours of week. This increase will be more in line with the
<br />actual time spent. The 2022 budget was estimated since it was a newly created position in 2021.
<br />Estimated Budget impact $21,000 to $23,000.
<br />o Finance Intern. The Finance department is looking at utilizing an intern for the following tasks:
<br /> Help Finance Department during the budget season with clerical and data entry work
<br />(Roll forward the budget documents)
<br /> Help transition the department to electronic files for AP and Cash Receipts
<br /> Other Miscellaneous projects that would free up City Staff to focus their time on
<br />department growth (Possibly implementing electronic time sheets entries for all City
<br />employees). This would have a total budget impact of $5,000.
<br />o Public Work Apprentice promoted to PW Maintenance I. Budget impact $6,500 to $7,000.
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<br /> Police Contacted Services. Although the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department Contract for all contract
<br />cities is anticipated to increase 8.20%, the City of Little Canada’s portion is increasing a net of 5.70% or
<br />$92,085 when considering the net contract (expenditures less revenues). A copy of the actual Budget
<br />Draft is included with the packet.
<br />2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
<br />Expenditures 1,589,396.00 1,611,433.00 1,680,892.00 1,697,946.00 1,788,199.00
<br />Revenues 88,164.00 97,955.00 90,983.00 83,767.00 81,935.00
<br />Net 1,501,232.00 1,513,478.00 1,589,909.00 1,614,179.00 1,706,264.00
<br />$ Change 12,246.00$ 76,431.00$ 24,270.00$ 92,085.00$
<br />% Change 0.82% 5.05% 1.53%5.70%
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<br /> Fire Department Contracted Services. Overall there is approximately an 12.49% increase under
<br />contractual services for the Little Canada Fire Department for the 2023 budget. Overall the department
<br />will see a $49,655 increase or 10.36% in expenditures. As noted in the attached contract request, the
<br />following expenditures have some of the largest increases compared with prior year’s budget:
<br />o Building – 21.3%. Includes Electric/Gas Utilities
<br />o Special Activities – 48.6%
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