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cities involved include Mounds View, Spring Lake Park, Blaine and New Brighton. It is not anticipated that the activities of the City's Commissions will significantly impact the annual budget. Any budgetary increases are expected to result from increases in general operating expenses. 3. Elections - The election activities of the City include the maintenance of Voter Registration records, provision and maintenance of voting and ballot counting equipment, supplies and administrative services, including election judges, necessary for the legal and efficient conduct of elections. It is anticipated that basic election services will change over the next five years with the addition of a Presidential Primary beginning in 1992. Increased expenditures may be required when special elections are held which cannot be anticipated, or the State or Federal governments modify the rules and regula- tions for the conduct of elections. At the present time, the cost for conducting a Presidential Primary are uncertain as the Secretary of States Office has not promulgated rules which will guide the City in conducting this election. 4. Central Services - The Central Services Division of the Administration Department provides for the management, main- tenance and operation of the City Hall building, office equipment, personnel services, information systems such as computer hardware and software applications and efficient pro- cessing of information. This portion of the budget is also responsible for half the printing costs of the City Newsletter, costs of the receptionist and part-time clerical staff, half the costs of the Assistant to the City Administrator, the costs of the custodian, the purchasing and stocking of office equipment and supplies and custodial equipment and supplies, postage costs, maintenance agreement costs, liability costs and automobile insurance premiums. Other important plans for the Central Services Division in the 4