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increases are expected to result from increases in general operating expenses. The Mounds View Charter Commission is not an advisory commission to the City Council, but a separate entity charged with policy decision-making authority which does impact the City. Over the past years, the Commission has been discussing proposing changes to the City Charter that may directly impact City programs, services and operations. The Charter Commission is expected to finalize preliminary - Charter changes in mid-1993 with more activity planned for 1994. While the Charter Commission activities impact the City's budget only minimally, the 1994 budget will reflect an increase in expenditures due to the increased activities of the Charter Commission, the Golf Course Task Force, the Senior Center Task Force and the Environmental Quality Task Force. 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 the Presidential Primary which began 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. 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 4