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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—MAY 21, 2012 13 Community Development Director Hutmacher stated if the booth were to have a "draw" the public may be more inclined to view the information available at the booth. j i Councilmember Holmes stated she would speak with the Celebrating Arden Hills Committee further about this issue. F. Discuss Budget Parameters Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson questioned if the Council had any input for Staff on the budget parameters for the 2013 budget. Councilmember Holden stated the fire department was going to have an 8.3% increase. In addition,the City should anticipate paying more for the City of Roseville computer contract. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson indicated the contract with Roseville would double, given the fact the number of emails and computer services provided, and would increase from $6,000 to $13,000 in 2013. She anticipated the Sheriff's services would increase 3- 4% as well. Mayor Grant questioned the levy increase for 2012. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated the levy increase for 2012 was 1.8%. Councilmember Holden asked if the City was anticipating any staffing changes in the coming year. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson did not foresee any changes in Staff. She reported that healthcare fees were anticipated to be relatively the same in 2013. Councilmember Holden stated she was not in favor of raising the levy in 2013 to assist with additional park expenditures. She explained the expense of Celebrating Arden Hills and the investments made in the City's parks could not continue into the future given the current budget constraints. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson questioned what percentage the Council anticipated raising the levy. She commented that the departments have kept operating costs below the previous year's budgets for the past three years and the Council used reserves in two of those years to balance the budget while contract services have continued to increase. Councilmember Holden expected a zero percent increase would not suffice for 2013. Councilmember Holmes estimated the levy would have to increase by three to four percent. Councilmember Werner questioned if the City would be expecting any additional revenue in 2013.