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Divisions/Department Budgets
<br />The following sections summarize the expense budgets for each division and department. Detailed budgets
<br />for each department are available in the Appendices.
<br />In 2025, we implemented a new approach to managing capital set-asides, which significantly altered
<br />department budgets. By moving vehicle transfers and the street maintenance transfer out of the general
<br />fund budget and into separate capital levies, there were varying degrees of impact across departments. The
<br />Streets Department was most affected, due to the Street Maintenance transfer of $600,000 annually.
<br />General Government
<br />General Government includes the following departments that manage the overall administration, financial
<br />management and development of the city.
<br />Dept #Department Name 2023
<br />Actual
<br />2024
<br />Actual
<br />2025
<br />Budget
<br />2026
<br />Requested
<br />% Change
<br />1110 Mayor & Council 56,842 46,144 73,328 67,168 -8%
<br />1320 Administration 506,102 573,559 777,578 834,616 7%
<br />1410 Elections 3,646 21,116 8,315 44,691 437%
<br />1450 Communications 50,812 n/a n/a n/a
<br />1520 Finance 174,557 256,644 377,044 470,680 25%
<br />1910 Planning & Zoning 217,156 436,588 633,844 779,020 23%
<br />1930 Engineering Services 32,855 37,200 35,000 53,970 54%
<br />1940 City Hall 36,687 n/a n/a n/a
<br />Total General Government 1,078,658 1,290,554 1,905,109 2,250,145 18.11%
<br />Overall, general government expense budgets are proposed to increase due to continued staffing changes
<br />(new/reclassified positions, class and comp implementation 1/1/26, etc.), the added costs of the new City
<br />Center facility, and increasing costs such as insurance and IT expenses as the city and the organization
<br />continues to grow. In addition, a few special projects are included in the 2026 budget that are occasional
<br />expenses or CIP items, including new financial management software (a 2-year project) and the
<br />Comprehensive Planning process (multi-year project).
<br />The separate Communications and City Hall “departments” were discontinued in 2024. City Hall expenses
<br />are now being covered by an Internal Service Fund, with costs allocated to the individual departments under
<br />the Shared City Center Expenses line item. Communications is a function of the Administration Department
<br />and communications expenses were incorporated into the administration budget starting in 2024. Elections
<br />are typically only held in even years. The city will need to expand the number of polling locations due to
<br />population growth in 2026.
<br />Public Safety
<br />The Public Safety segments of the budget include the following departments that provide for the health and
<br />safety of the city. Total Public Safety is budgeted to increase by over 10%.
<br />Dept #Department Name 2023
<br />Actual
<br />2024
<br />Actual
<br />2025
<br />Budget
<br />2026
<br />Requested
<br />% Change
<br />2100 Police 1,048,618 1,290,554 1,396,730 1,435,423 2.8%
<br />2150 Prosecution 36,949 50,540 50,000 52,983 6.0%
<br />2220 Fire 1,387,730 1,514,880 1,559,191 1,891,666 21.3%
<br />2400 Building Inspection 677,312 776,397 1,084,080 1,131,350 4.4%
<br />2500 Emergency Communications 4,311 4,500 4,500 5,035 11.9%
<br />2700 Animal Control 19,172 23,998 14,500 22,000 51.7%
<br />Less Vehicle & Equipment Transfers 82,019 106,214
<br />Total Public Safety 3,092,073 3,554,654 4,109,001 4,538,456 10.5%
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