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--AI�EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: August 13, 2009 Item LC <br />TO: Mayor and Council Members <br />FROM: Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />Sue Iverson, Finance Director/Treasurer <br />SUBJECT: 2010 Budget Preliminary Overview <br />The proposed 2010 operating budget reflects an effort to manage expenditures in a way that <br />maintains current municipal service levels while reflecting the current fiscal environment, <br />including the general economic conditions and the State budget deficit. <br />General Fund Budget <br />General Fund Expenditures <br />The proposed 2010 General Fund expenditures arc $3,901,506. This is an increase of $75,534, <br />or 1.97 % over the 2009 amended budget. (No contingency has been included in this budget). <br />Based on the overall levy limit the Council does have an additional $61,764 that it could levy if <br />it so chooses. <br />The General Fund budget reflects an effort to limit discretionary expenditures in all areas. <br />Numerous expenditure items are at a zero increase. The budget reflects no adjustment to the pay <br />schedule for non -union staff. (There is a contract in place for the Public Works staff that <br />provides for a 3% cost of living adjustment for 2010). <br />The key expenditure items affecting the General Fund budget are listed below. In addition, there <br />are two areas of expenditure increase that relate to necessary amendments to the 2009 budget. <br />One is an amendment to the contract policing budget in the amount of $44,000. The second <br />amendment is related to the contracted fire service budget in the amount of $13,348. A memo <br />from the Finance Director providing additional information regarding the budget amendments is <br />attached. <br />An additional expenditure item that requires discussion is funding for TCAAP-related consultant <br />and legal services. While it is not clear what the amount of TCAAP-related expenditures may <br />