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Page 3 of 6 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 levy increase needed to cover police and fire services is $117,590. Revenues There are no significant projects included in the 2023 budget which would affect the permit revenue. The permit revenue included reflects only the estimated recurring “base” amount plus 50% of the average of major projects over the past 10 years, similar to what was included in the 2022 budget. General Fund budget to actual comparisons for the past two years is included as Attachment E. Property Tax Levy A survey was recently routed to various cities in the metro asking about proposed levy amounts being considered. Below are the results of that survey. Gem Lake 34.16% North St. Paul 8.48% White Bear Lake 23.21% Shoreview 6.93% St. Paul 15.00% Falcon Heights 6.70% White Bear Township 14.87% Mounds View 6.50% Vadnais Heights 13.00% Maplewood 6.50% Little Canada 10.20% Blaine 5.40% New Brighton 9.88% St. Anthony 5.39% Roseville 8.90% Spring Lake Park 4.90% Based on the 2022 County Assessor’s Report, values for the different property types have changed as follows: All Residential 15.80% Single Family Residential 15.33% Apartments (27.52%) Commercial 3.43% Industrial 18.50% Because the values for residential properties are increasing by about the same percentage rate as the total taxable value for Arden Hills, an increase in the property tax levy will cause a similar increase in a residential property’s city tax amount. Below are tables showing the impact of various levels of a city levy increase to Arden Hills’ homes assuming that a home’s value is increasing by 15.33%, which is the median amount.