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2021 budget information was received from Ramsey County and Lake Johanna Fire Department for <br /> public safety. The police contract is expected to rise by 3.8%, or $51,120 for 2021. Information <br /> provided by Ramsey County on this increase is as follows: <br /> The major cost drivers include: <br /> • Personnel costs, including a 2.5%cost of living adjustment and increases for retirement 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 /> 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 management and <br /> mediation, implicit bias, diversity, etc.). <br /> Estimated revenue is decreased from the 2020 budget. <br /> This 2021 budget estimate does not include funding for civil unrest, personnel-related COVID-19 expenses, <br /> or a contingency fund. <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 this <br /> shift will happen over a three-year period as the use of a three-year rolling average of call counts <br /> smooths out variability in annual call fluctuations. <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 /> Revenues <br /> Included in building permit revenue is $245,000 for two significant projects expected to move <br /> forward next year. One is a senior housing project and the other is a commercial office/warehouse. <br /> If one or both of these does not move forward and no other projects develop during 2021, the budget <br /> for building permit fee revenues may be overstated. <br /> This preliminary budget does not include any increases for business license or liquor license fees. <br /> Staff will bring back options for potential fee increases at a future meeting. <br /> General Fund budget to actual comparisons for the past two years is included as Attachment E. <br /> Property Tax Levy <br /> A survey was recently routed to various cities in the metro asking about proposed levy amounts <br /> being considered. Below are the results of that survey. <br /> Mounds View 0.00% Cottage Grove 3.99% <br /> Maplewood 0.00% Oakdale 4.00% <br /> North St. Paul 0.00% Apple Valley 4.30% <br /> Little Canada 2.00% Brooklyn Center 4.50% <br /> New Brighton 2.10% Arden Hills 5.00% <br /> St. Louis Park 3.00% Shoreview 5.04% <br /> Shakopee 3.25% Golden Valley 5.15% <br /> St. Anthony Village 3.37% Richfield 5.50% <br /> Minnetonka 3.50% Oak Park Heights 7.00% <br /> White Bear Lake 3.75% Blaine 7.10% <br /> Roseville 3.96% Savage 7.80% <br />