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Page 2 of 6 Planner was promoted to the Community Development Director and the City Clerk was promoted to the Assistant to the City Administrator. If an increase in the COLA from 3.0% to 3.5% is requested, the budget impacts would be as follows: The Union contract is already settled at 3.0% for 2023. 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% 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. Non-Union Union General Fund 5,750.00 1,370.00 Cable TV Fund 220.00 - EDA Fund 260.00 - Utility Funds 3,120.00 1,670.00 Total 9,350.00 3,040.00