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Page 2 of 4 Wages and Benefits The 2023 preliminary budget is currently being prepared assuming a 3.0% wage adjustment for all staff. Below is a table showing the recent history of approved COLA’s. Year Non Union IUOE Union 2022 3.00% 3.00% + addition of Fleet Lead 2021 2.00% 3.00% 2020 3.00% Market adjustment; minimum increase was 5.80% 2019 2.50% 2.50% 2018 2.10% 2.25% There is a 6.5% increase assumed for health, a 3% increase for dental and a 0.0% increase for life insurance premiums. The number of positions included in the budget is remaining the same. There are changes to some of the wage allocations, the City Planner was promoted to the Community Development Director and the City Clerk was promoted to the Assistant to the City Administrator. Public Safety 2023 budget information was received from Ramsey County and Lake Johanna Fire Department for public safety. POLICE The police contract is expected to rise by 4.0%, or $56,150 for 2023. Information provided by Ramsey County on this increase is as follows: The major cost drivers include: • Personnel costs, including a one-time market adjustment for each job classification and a 2.25% cost of living adjustment. • An increase in Information Services fees due to budget increases and an increase in the percentage charged to contract communities. • Increases in county fleet rates and gasoline prices. • $100,000 contingency funding which will be returned at year end if it is not needed. Our portion is about $12,790. DISPATCH Dispatch costs will be increasing by 11.2%, or $6,930. This is mainly due to an error that was discovered in 2020 in the way report queries undercounted medical calls in previous years for cities served by Allina. This means an increase in call counts and an increase in cost sharing for the years 2021 - 2023. The impact of this shift will happen over a three-year period (2021-2023) as the use of a three-year rolling average of call counts smooths out variability in annual call fluctuations. FIRE The fire costs are expected to rise by 7.8%, or $54,510 for 2023. This is mainly due to increased wages for full time staff ($33,750), part time staff ($87,700), training ($38,250), clothing ($13,680), IT services ($16,650) and fuel/supplies ($19,100), all of which Arden Hills’ cost share portion is 24.9%. These numbers do not take into account any of the new staffing models. The $173,630 tax levy increase being proposed for the General Fund is $56,040 more than the increase needed to cover police and fire services ($117,590).