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Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br />The major cost drivers include: <br />• Personnel costs, including a 2.5% cost of living adjustment and increases for retirement <br />contributions. <br />• Automotive repair increases due to County garage rates, which are currently $90 per hour. <br />• An additional $15,000 budgeted for first aid supplies based on demand. <br /> <br />The budget also provides funding for: <br />• Body-worn and in-car cameras at the same rate as 2020. <br />• Training to meet newer state mandates (crisis intervention, mental health, conflict <br />management and mediation, implicit bias, diversity, etc.). <br /> <br />Estimated revenue is decreased by $127,514.00 (20.65%) from the 2020 budget as a result of <br />COVID-19 (i.e., less administrative citations and security services). In addition, estimated <br />revenue for state aid is budgeted conservatively. <br /> <br />Dispatch costs will be increasing by 22.4%, or $10,220. This is mainly due to an error in the way <br />report queries undercounted medical calls in previous years for cities served by Allina. This means <br />an increase in call counts and an increase in cost sharing for the next three years. The impact of <br />this shift will happen over a three-year period as the use of a three-year rolling average of call <br />counts smooths out variability in annual call fluctuations. <br /> <br />The fire costs are expected to rise by 5.7%, or $35,410 for 2021. This is mainly due to increased <br />personnel costs ($51,690), the addition of family health insurance ($28,000) and an increase in <br />routine maintenance repairs ($26,720), all of which Arden Hills’ cost share portion is 25%. <br /> <br />The $74,060 tax levy increase being proposed for the General Fund is $21,650 less than the increase <br />needed to cover police and fire services ($95,710). <br /> <br />A summary of the major changes is as follows: <br /> <br /> <br />Description Effect on Levy <br />Reduce use of fund balance 40,380 <br />Increase in building permit fees (146,120) <br />Decrease in other revenues 4,580 <br />Increase in RamCo Sheriff 50,080 <br />Increase in RamCo Dispatch 10,220 <br />Increase in LJFD 35,410 <br />2020 Local 49 contract impact (new wage schedule)7,440 <br />2021 Local 49 contract impact (3% COLA)7,640 <br />Wage allocation changes 16,900 <br />3% COLA for non union employees 32,230 <br />Step increases and other changes 28,320 <br />Net decreases in other GF budget areas (13,020) <br />Increase levy for Public Safety Capital Fund 50,000 <br />124,060