Laserfiche WebLink
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />August 26, 2025 <br />Page 4 <br />1 2025 comparative costs have been restated in this format for meaningful comparisons. <br />2 2025 net budgeted police costs for St. Anthony were $3,915,766 and are planned to be <br />3 $3,883,442 for 2026. <br />4 This represents an .83% decrease to the City in 2026 after the union contract COLA of <br />5 3% and wage adjustments were applied. <br />6 This is due to the addition of a third partner in police services and the sharing of fixed <br />7 costs. <br />8 <br />9 Personnel Costs other than Police are 37% of expenditure. <br />10 The 2026 base wage increase is based on a 3% COLA for all union contracts, also <br />11 applied to non-union positions. <br />12 The wage and payroll expense increase for non-police positions is $412,852. This <br />13 includes an estimate of $304,725 of wages, PERA, and FICA for 3 additional fire <br />14 positions. <br />15 Health insurance premiums are increasing by an average of 6.7%, which is shared 50/50 <br />16 by the City and the employees. <br />17 The 2026 impact of the shared increase is $106,926, assuming the same employee elected <br />18 coverage from 2025 is applied to 2026 and additional amounts for 3 new fire positions. <br />19 Removing the 3FD positions would reduce the increase by $49,032. <br />20 <br />21 Contracted Services are 9% of expenditure. <br />22 Contracted Services are expected to increase $122,300 based on actual 2025 costs and <br />23 known increases. <br />24 Contracted information technology costs $49,274. <br />25 A large share is due to costs associated with police services and is shared with police <br />26 partners. <br />27 Building Permit expense is expected to move to a fixed cost rather than a cost share. <br />28 This expense increase is $70,866, which will be offset by an increase in the portion of <br />29 permit revenues retained by the City. <br />30 <br />31 Other Insurance Costs. <br />32 2% of expenditures, the overall cost is expected to increase by an inflationary amount of <br />33 $7,226. <br />34 <br />35 Pass Through Costs. <br />36 3% of expenditures, costs up $4,700. <br />37 There is no levy impact of pass-through costs. <br />38 <br />39 Supplies and Utility Costs. <br />40 7% of expenditure is expected to increase $11,759. <br />41 Estimate based on actual expenditures for 2024 and 2025. <br />42 <br />43 Remaining Budget Line Items. <br />44 2% of overall expenditures or $33,189, costs expected to decrease $18,455. <br />8