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The table below shows year-over-year changes to expense categories. <br />  2025 Budget 2026 Requested $ Change % Change <br />Personnel 4,197,291 4,816,433 619,142 14.8% <br />Materials & Supplies 231,488 255,044 23,556 10.2% <br />Charges and Services 3,193,095 3,540,095 347,000 10.9% <br />Miscellaneous 205,500 204,814 (686)-0.3% <br />Contingency Reserve 35,000 36,653 1,653 4.7% <br />TOTAL OPERATIONS 7,862,374 8,853,038 990,664 12.6% <br />Capital Outlay (Expense)75,000 50,000 (25,000)-33.3% <br />Transfers*19,000 20,000 1,000 5.3% <br />TOTAL CAPITAL & TRANSFERS 94,000 70,000 (24,000)-25.5% <br />GRAND TOTAL 7,956,374 8,923,038 966,664 12.15% <br />* Transfers are not Expenses. They are funds that gets placed into a Capital Fund for expenditure on large purchases. We <br />are showing them here because Transfers were previously shown in the General Fund Expense Budget, and we wanted to <br />present a more accurate comparison year-to-year. <br />The table below outlines the key factors driving the changes to the Operations categories. Personnel <br />expenses continue to increase as we move toward full staffing based on recent organizational studies, <br />expanding our public safety departments to meet the needs of a growing community. <br />  % Change Main Factors <br />Personnel 14.8%4 new FTE, add'l Paid-on-call Hours <br />Materials & Supplies 10.2%Computers & Salt fluctuate year-to-year. <br />Charges and Services 10.9%Contract Services, Comp Planning, Engineering <br />Miscellaneous -0.3%Minimal $ change <br />Contingency Reserve 4.7%Balancing Line <br />Capital Outlay (Expense)-26.1%fluctuate year-to-year <br />Transfers 5.3%Minimal $ change, Only Fire Equipment <br />Debt Service <br />The city issued new debt in 2025 which we will begin paying on in 2026. The 2026 levies necessary to <br />pay for existing debt are as follows: