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  <br /> Worker’s Compensation Insurance: Increase due to increased Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) <br />claims in 2022. The 2022 Premium was $51,722 vs $39,922 in 2021. The budget includes a 52.77% <br />increase or $6,770. <br />Worker's compensation 12,830 19,600 6,770 52.77% <br />Total 12,830 19,600 6,770 52.77% <br />Expenditure Type 2022  <br />Budget <br />2023  <br />Recommended <br />$  <br />Change <br />% Change <br /> <br /> <br />LEVY CHANGES REVENUES: Excluding Tax Levy revenues, in total revenues are a net increase of 4.05% <br />or $40,831.58. <br />1,008,560 1,049,392  $      40,831.58 4.05% <br />Revenue Type 2022 Budget 2023  <br />Recommended <br />$ Change % Change <br /> <br /> Licenses are at estimated at $102,042. This is 8.03% or $8,913 decrease from last year’s budget. The <br />main reason for the decrease relates to one license collection for Lincoln Pawn for $8,300 that will no <br />longer be collected since the business has closed. <br /> <br /> Permits are estimated at $287,846. This is a 35.65% or $75,646 increase from last year’s budget. The <br />main reason for the increase relates to new developments (Lennar 178 Town Homes). Only 1/3 of these <br />revenues were budgeted to be collected in 2023. Projected revenues relating to the Gervais Woods (15 <br />Units Development) and Villas of Gervais Lake have not yet been included. <br /> <br /> Charges for Services are estimated to be comparable with prior year at $89,319, with a slight decrease of <br />1.11% or $1,001. The decrease relates primarily to revenues generated from park reservations that were <br />budgeted more in line with prior year’s actuals and current year’s projections. <br /> <br /> Fines & Forfeits are estimated at $40,000. This is a 9.09% or $4,000 decrease from last year’s budget <br />primarily relating to a decrease in budget for fines & forfeits that were budgeted more in line with prior <br />year’s actuals and current year’s projections. <br /> <br /> Intergovernmental Revenues are estimated at $272,195. This is a 5.33% decrease or $15,323 from last <br />year’s budget. The main reason for thid decrease relates to a 49.20% decrease in Local Government Aid. <br />The decrease is due to the loss of a one-time, “hold-harmless” supplemental aid increase approved by <br />the Legislature in 2021. The Legislature debated to extend the supplemental hold-harmless bill for a <br />second year, however the Legislature failed to pass the extension. Had it passed it would have prevented <br />a loss of LGA to at least 150 cities in 2023. <br /> <br />Additionally, during the 2022 legislative session, the Legislature debated but did not pass a bill <br />developed by the League of Minnesota Cities, Metro Cities, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities,