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<br /> <br />General Fund Budgetary Highlights <br /> <br />Variances from actual to budget can be briefly summarized as follows: <br /> <br /> Licenses and permits were $131,972 greater than budget primarily due to construction <br />related permits being $118,647 greater than budget given high activity level. <br /> Intergovernmental revenues were $48,206 greater than budget due to grant funding for <br />Fire Department training was greater than budget by $28,619; Fire Relief state aid was <br />greater than budget by $7,534; Police Department grants and state aid was $11,226 <br />greater than budget. <br /> Charges for services were less than budget by $39,200 mainly due to a cancellation of a <br />water tower lease early in 2017, $25,860 less in rentals, along with gas sales less than <br />budget by $9,587. <br /> Fines and forfeits were $47,093 less than budget primarily due to court fines being less <br />than budget by $46,468. <br /> Planning and Zoning other services and charges were greater than budget by $35,827 due <br />to contracted planning services related to the preparation of the 2040 Comprehensive <br />plan. <br /> Public Works was $146,108 less than budget due to no sealcoating contract entered into <br />for savings of $63,299; personal services $28,801 less than budget due to staff turnover: <br />energy costs $26,363 less than budget; sand and salt costs $10,974 under budget; <br />contracted services $20,260 less than budget. <br /> Fire protection was $32,640 greater than budget due to wages to fire fighters full-time <br />and part-time staff being over budget by $19,845 due to additional training costs <br />supported by grant revenues: health insurance costs $6,318 greater than budget due to <br />changes in elected coverages; pass through payment of Fire Relief State Aid was <br />budgeted at prior years amount but actual amount was $6,874 greater. <br /> Police protection was $603,991 more than budget due to $764,063 in legal fees and <br />settlement costs for officer involved shooting; personal services were $159,116 less than <br />budget due staff attrition. <br /> Protective Inspections – other services and charges was $57,651 greater than budget due <br />to greater construction related permit revenues. <br /> <br />Capital Asset and Debt Administration <br /> <br />Capital Assets. The City of St. Anthony, Minnesota’s investment in capital assets for its <br />governmental and business-type activities as of December 31, 2017 amounts to $58,388,029 (net <br />of accumulated depreciation). This investment in capital assets includes land, buildings and <br />structures, improvements, machinery and equipment, park facilities, roads and infrastructure. <br />The total increase in the City of St. Anthony, Minnesota’s investment in capital assets for the <br />current fiscal year is 15.22%. <br /> <br />Major capital asset events during the current fiscal year included the following: <br /> <br /> The annual street reconstruction and infrastructure improvement projects are reflected in the <br />Construction in progress along with the highway safety improvement project, the Mirror <br />Lake storm water project and Silver Lake Road street light replacement project. <br />22