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� T Final Report Since public safety services account for an average of • 75% nationally of the municipal costs co service these land uses , the calculation or public safety costs is an important determinant of general city expenditures for commercial and industrial properties . • a. Method 1 : Case Study The calculation of public safety and public works for commercial development is based on interviews with local officials . The categories of public safer,• and public works comprise about 85% ( national aver- age ) of the costs of municipal service delivery to commercial and industrial development . Th"e public safety sector is composed of police , fire and civil defense , building inspection and nuisance abatement . Table 6 notes the breakdown by category within the public safety budget . Table 6 Annual Budget - 1981 Public Safety $ Police $404 , 807 74% Fire $71 , 945 13% 1111 buildings Inspection $37 , 786 7% Civil Defense $26 , 324 5% Nuisance Abatement $6 , 036 1 % TOTAL $546 , 898 100% As Table 5 suggests , about 25% of the current police budget is spent on services for commercial land use that consumes 61 . 7 acres ; and approximately 2Z of the police budget is directed toward industrial use • on 31 . 9 acres . Method 1 calculation assumes that • the acreage for commercial land use ( 01 . 7 acres ) as described in Appendix G includes both the building and surrounding grounds of the commercial and Indus- ; trial properties . ( See Appendix H . ) Fire protection services are provided by joint agree- ment with the cities of Blaine , Spring Lake Park ana • Mounds View. Fire costs are assessed as a percen- tage of total assessed valuation of real and persona property of all three cities . For example , in 1981 the total fire budget for all three cities was $270 , ' : 7 . Of this amount , Mounds View paid 24 . 9% or approxi- mately $67 , 500 on the basis that the total assessed valuation of Mounds View was 24 . 9% of the total asse.:- sed valuation of all three communities . Calcula- • tions in Appendix I to determine the costs of fire protection are based on the following assumptions :