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12/5/2025 <br />5 <br />PERSONNEL COSTS OTHER THAN POLICE <br />37% of expenditures <br />The 2026 base wage increase is based a 3% COLA for all union contracts, also applied to <br />non-union positions <br />The general fund wage and payroll expense increase for non-police positions is $360,536, <br />this includes an estimate of $304,725 of wages PERA and FICA for 3 additional fire <br />positions <br />Health insurance premiums are increasing an average of 6.7 % which is shared 50/50 by <br />the city and the employees. <br />The 2026 impact of the shared increase is $106,926 assuming the same employee elected <br />coverage from 2025 are applied to 2026 and additional amount of $49,032 for 3 new fire <br />positions. <br />2026 Budget Cost Drivers <br />CONTRACTED SERVICES <br />9% of expenditures <br />Contracted Services are expected to increase $87,000 based on actual 2025 <br />costs and known increases <br />General fund share of contracted information technology costs up $14,250. <br />Miscellaneous contracted services and Professional services are expected to <br />increase $39,000 based on 2025 actual costs <br />Building Permit expense is expected to increase $33,7000 based on 2025 <br />actual costs; this cost is offset by an expected increase in permit revenues. <br />2026 Budget Cost Drivers <br />9 <br />10 <br />68