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-8- GOVERNMENTAL FUND REVENUES The following table presents the per capita revenue of the City’s governmental funds for the past three years, along with state-wide averages. We have included the most recent comparative state-wide averages available from the Office of the State Auditor to provide a benchmark for interpreting the City’s data. The amounts received from the typical major sources of governmental fund revenue will naturally vary between cities based on factors such as a city’s stage of development, location, size and density of its population, property values, services it provides, and other attributes. It will also differ from year-to-year, due to the effect of inflation and changes in its operation. Also, certain data in these tables may be classified differently than how they appear in the City’s financial statements in order to be more comparable to the state-wide information, particularly in separating capital expenditures from current expenditures. We have designed this section of our management report using per capita data in order to better identify unique or unusual trends and activities of the City. We intend for this type of comparative and trend information to complement, rather than duplicate, information in the MD&A. An inherent difficulty in presenting per capita information is the accuracy of the population count, which for most years is based on estimates. Year 2018 2019 2020 Population 2,500–10,000 10,000–20,000 20,000–100,000 9,889 10,008 10,108 Property taxes 514$ 489$ 512$ 362$ 379$ 406$ Tax increments 30 28 44 36 39 27 Franchise and other taxes 45 50 50 10 10 10 Special assessments 54 38 53 74 83 33 Licenses and permits 40 35 51 53 71 43 Intergovernmental revenues 342 297 201 101 60 122 Charges for services 135 108 115 43 44 21 Other 89 78 79 50 64 91 Total revenue 1,249$ 1,123$ 1,105$ 729$ 750$ 753$ December 31, 2019 City of Arden Hills Governmental Funds Revenue per Capita With State-Wide Averages by Population Class State-Wide The City’s governmental funds have generated significantly less revenue per capita in total than other Minnesota cities in its population class. A city’s stage of development, along with the way a city finances various capital projects, will impact the mix of revenue sources it receives. The City generated $7,607,348 of total revenue in its governmental funds in 2020, an increase of $98,218 (1.3 percent) from the prior year. The City’s per capita governmental fund revenues for 2020 were $753, an increase of $3 (0.4 percent) per capita from the prior year. Intergovernmental revenues increased $62 per capita, with the recognition of federal coronavirus relief funds awarded in the current year . An increase in the approved levy contributed to the change in property taxes. The completion of several larger projects in the City and impact of the pandemic contributed to decreases in certain categories, including licenses and permits and charges for services. Special assessments were down, with no new major projects in the current year, causing a decrease in the number of prepayments, compared to the prior year.