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Total net position in the Liquor Operations and Water and Sewer Funds at the end of the year amounted to $11,570,912. The total net position for each fund was: Liquor— $2,238,739; Water and Sewer — $9,332,173. General Fund Budgetary Highlights Variances from actual to budget can be briefly summarized as follows: • Licenses and permits were $114,142 greater than budget due to construction related permits being $104,762 greater than anticipated and along with activity being budgeted conservatively • General property taxes were $102,105 greater than budget due to an allowance for uncollected taxes being included in budgeted revenues. • Police Grants revenues exceed budget by $97,020 due to non -budgeted grant collections related to disaster relief efforts. • Fire State Aid —was greater than budget by $13,097 due to additional supplemental funding provided by the State. The supplemental aid was not included in the budget. • County other was greater than budget by $62,415 which is attributable to a non -budgeted grant received for firefighter equipment. • Antenna rentals were greater than budget by $17,055 due to an additional antenna lease acquired during 2013. • Charges for services — other was greater than budget by $32,318 due to greater fuel usage charges to the City of New Brighton and additional services provided to the City of Birchwood Village during 2013. • Miscellaneous other revenues were $44,618 less than budget due to anticipated dividends on workers compensation insurance not being distributed by the League of Minnesota Insurance Trust along with other decrease in miscellaneous. • General Management — other services and charges were greater than budget by $28,146 due the addition of Contracted services for Human Resources, Healthy and Safety review services and enhanced professional development efforts. • Finance — other services and charges were $23,137 greater than budget due to increased liability insurance premiums due to the changes in underwriting policies by the League of Minnesota Insurance Trust. • Planning and zoning —other services and charges was $33,062 greater than budget due to expanded contracted planning, which was consistent with the growth of building permit and plan check revenues. • Police protection — personal services was $57,029 greater than budget due to the addition of an officer in charge pay code and the transition of a patrol officer position to a sergeant to enhance risk management. Other budget variances were the result of changes in benefit elections and greater resource allocations to meet staffing needs. • Fire protection — other services and charges was $32,800 greater than budget due to costs associated with the reimbursed grant expenditures. • Protective Inspections — other services and charges was $59,313 greater than budget due to greater construction related revenues. • Public Works Street maintenance — personal services was greater than budget by $30,079 due to the additional labor incurred due to severe summer storm and the length of winter snow- plowing season. 23