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9 | Page <br />Public Safety <br /> <br />The Public Safety segments of the budget include departments that provide for the <br />health and safety of the city. Total Public Safety is budgeted to increase by 9.8%. <br />The City of Lake Elmo contracts with the Washington County Sheriff for police <br />services. The number of contracted officers is not changing. <br />Fire is requesting 3 additional positions, which would start halfway through 2026. <br />Dept <br /># <br />Department <br />Name <br />2023 <br />Actual <br />2024 <br />Actual <br />2025 <br />Budget <br />2026 <br />Budget <br />% <br />Change <br />2100 Police 1,048,618 1,290,554 1,396,730 1,435,689 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 1,867,467 19.8% <br />2400 Building <br />Inspection 677,312 776,397 1,084,080 1,126,957 4.0% <br />2500 Emergency <br />Comm 4,311 4,500 4,500 5,035 11.9% <br />2700 Animal <br />Control 19,172 23,998 14,500 22,000 51.7% <br />Less Vehicle & Equip <br />Transfers 82,019 106,214 <br /> Total Public <br />Safety $3,092,073 $3,554,654 $4,109,001 $4,510,131 9.8% <br /> <br />As noted earlier, the Vehicle & Equipment Transfers are now a separate levy deposited <br />directly into that capital fund and are shown in prior years to illustrate the effect on that <br />budget. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />