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<br />Police Contract Historical Data
<br />2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
<br />Expenditures 1,680,892.15 1,697,945.24 1,788,199.00 1,969,208.97 2,101,767.00 2,372,313.40
<br />Revenues 90,984.23 83,763.51 81,935.00 86,558.00 86,057.00 85,673.43
<br />Net 1,589,907.92 1,614,181.73 1,706,264.00 1,882,650.97 2,015,710.00 2,286,639.97
<br />$ Change 76,431.00$ 24,273.81$ 92,082.27$ 176,386.97$ 133,059.03$ 270,929.97$
<br />% Change 5.05% 1.53% 5.70% 10.34% 7.07%13.44%
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<br />Changes & Cost Drivers
<br />1. Personnel Cost/Labor Contract Negotiations
<br />The largest cost driver for 2026 is personnel costs. The contract for 2026, according to the
<br />attached memo received from the Sheriff’s Office, is viewed as an “adjustment year” or “catch-
<br />up year” as employee compensation is brought in line with neighboring local governments
<br />after a significant lag. The labor contracts approved for 2025, 2026, and 2027 included: Cost
<br />of living adjustments, market adjustments, salary step changes, and faster progression through
<br />each step. There were also county-wide class and compensation changes, which resulted in an
<br />average increase of 5% to most county-wide titles. For the Contract Communities, this directly
<br />impacted non-sworn staff (i.e., records, property/evidence, animal control, etc.).
<br />2. Internal Service Fees
<br />Internal service fees include county manager fees, property management (rent), information
<br />services, workers' compensation, auto insurance, and tort liability. The 2026 proposed budget
<br />is an increase of $49,567 or 5.28% from the 2025 budget.
<br />3. Staffing Requests: No staffing increases were recommended
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<br />4. Delivery of Services
<br />The 2026 budget estimate reflects a longstanding (nearly 70 years), proven cooperative shared
<br />model that promotes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. This allows each community to
<br />receive high-quality, professional, and responsive law enforcement services at a fraction of the
<br />cost of operating a police department. The average estimated cost per resident for Police
<br />services in Ramsey County cities based on the 2025 current budget, excluding contract
<br />communities, is $329.49, whereas the average cost for contracted communities is $176.53.
<br />Little Canada’s cost for Police services per resident, based on the proposed 2026 budget, is
<br />estimated at $234.05, an increase of $26.69 from 2025 or 12.87%.
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