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GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE COMMENTARY The basic operating departments that provide citizens with services, generally associated with municipal government and that are primarily supported from property taxes, are contained in this Fund. The initial draft of the proposed 1993 General Fund budget was prepared pursuant to budget goals developed at a budget work session on May 18, 1992. In the area of staffing for 1993 Council direction was to budget for several new positions and to restore some that had been cut from the 1992 Budget. New positions and their cost include: Police patrol officer $ 34,880 Seasonal maintenance worker,Streets $ 3 ,997 Seasonal maintenance worker,Parks $ 2,893 • Management assistant $ 40,833 Addition of the police officer is to allow continued City participation in the DARE program and the Ramsey County Drug Task Force. Seasonal maintenance workers will allow continuation of present maintenance activities on City streets and in Parks. The impact upon the 1993 Budget of the Management Assistant position has been lessened by the proposed elimination of the Clerical Aide position and the creation of an Economic Development Fund which is proposed to pay for 15% of the Clerk- Administrator's position. That fund's source of revenue is the administrative fees which the City collects annually from the Sysco tax increment financing district. These fees would provide a reimbursement for time spent on economic development activities. Positions eliminated from the 1992 Budget and restored for 1993 include: Recreation program supervisor (1/2 General fund) $ 22,664 Playground leaders $ 16,452 Forestry Assistant — $ 4,681 Other Council direction in the personnel area was to remain competitive in employee compensation and to continue to implement provisions of the Pay Equity Act. An overall compensation adjuttment of 3% was included in departmental personnel budgets. The City's contribution towards employee health/dental/life iflturance benefits was increased by $25 per month for 1993 . This appears to be reasonable—in light of the double digit increases in medical benefits costs seen in 1992 plan renewals. An allowance of $32,000 was included in the budget for Pay Equity/Merit Pay adjustments.