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  <br />From these practical goals, three strategic directions were identified to help achieve this vision: <br /> <br />1. Enhancing Identity and Empowering the Community <br />2. Creating Operational Efficiency <br />3. Maximizing our Assets to Catalyze Development <br /> <br />These strategic directions have been utilized by City staff throughout the budgeting process to <br />guide them in creating this budget. <br />The following new initiatives and priorities from the Strategic Plan are included in the 2023 <br />General Fund Preliminary Budget: <br />Enhancing Identity and Empowering Community <br /> <br /> Possible translation of the City newsletter available on the City website into another <br />language other than the English and Spanish translations that are already available <br /> Budgeted for contracted services for the proposed administration/communication FTE <br />position <br />o Conduct community survey <br />o Develop community outreach program <br />o Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) initiative <br />o Community vision event/activity <br />o Community culture campaign <br /> <br />Creating Operational Efficiency <br /> Contracted services for exploring alternative options for public safety services <br /> Staff capacity gap analysis <br /> Resiliency – Increase Staff Capacity <br />o Public Works Apprentice promoted to Maintenance I <br />o Code Enforcement Officer – Increase from 20 to 28 hours a week <br />o Fire Inspector – Increase from 8 to 12 hours a week <br />o Finance Intern – Six weeks a year <br /> <br />Maximize the City’s Assets to Catalyze Development <br /> TIF Loan Agreement entered in 2022 – Twin Lake Apartments Project. Loan <br />payment part of the 2023 Capital TIF projects budget <br /> Contractual services for first year actions – $4,000 General Fund Levy. Additional <br />funding options from EDA Fund. <br /> <br />Budget Initiatives <br /> <br />The 2023 Operating Budget has been prepared after analyzing requests from the various <br />departments, and represents the financial support needed for operations of the City of Little <br />Canada for the upcoming fiscal year. Revenue estimates are based on historical trends and are <br />projected conservatively. <br />The City of Little Canada provides a wide range of services to the community, including police <br />and fire protection, street and park maintenance, snow and ice removal, water and sewer utility <br />services, recreational opportunities, and administrative, inspection, and planning services. Police <br />3