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Elections (100-4140) New voting equipment is set to be purchased by Ramsey County. The city’s share is estimated at $52,000 - $60,000. We are still waiting to hear if we will be able to split the purchase cost over multiple years. Central Services (100-4160) Legal costs are being increased based on history. A placeholder for electronic filing has been added in the amount of $15,000. Metro-Inet costs are increasing by 10.6%. What changes, if any, are proposed for the newsletter? Community Development (100-4180) Utilization of the consultant planner has increased. The addition of the cost for the electrical inspections is offset by an increase in revenue. Abatement costs are assessed back to the property. The wage allocation for the Asst. City Administrator/Community Development Director’s is increasing by 10%. Police (100-4200) Costs for a new K9 are included at $18,500. The subscription costs for Flock and Central Command are impacting the 2026 budget by $22,930. It is assumed that 100% of the Peace Officer Benefit payments will be reimbursed by the State. This is reflected in the revenue budget. Fire (100-4210) The numbers are based on the most current information available. Forestry (100-4380) The tree removal costs are offset by $120,000 included in the revenue budget. Net impact to the city is estimated at $30,000. 40% of the Arborist’s time is being moved from Park Maintenance (100-4360) to here. Building & Ground Maintenance (100-4460) Waiting on additional information from Public Works on estimated costs for fire and sprinkler alarms. Pavement Management (100-4470) GIS Specialist time being reduced by 5% here and moved to Water and Sewer. Snow & Ice Control (100-4472) 10% of the Foreman’s time is being moved here from Water and Sewer. CABLE TV (Fund 210) The decrease in professional services is based on the current invoices related to production services. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (Fund 230) 40% of the Asst. City Administrator/Community Development Director’s time is being moved from the EDA to the General Fund to account for the time Mr. Beeman spends on City and Community Development projects. Staff is proposing to eliminate the budget for a potential property purchase. If one comes up during the year, a budget adjustment would be needed. Council needs to determine what the maximum limit is on the amount of funds they want loaned out at any given time. The City is not a bank and staff needs parameters surrounding its loan programs. Should the City look at pausing the Forgivable Loan Program?