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cityoFArdenHills.org • JAnuAry/FebruAry 2023 • 3 <br />City Adopts Budget and Approves Tax Levy - Continued from Page 1 <br />Budgeted Governmental Funds <br />General and Special Revenue Funds 2022 Budget 2023 Budget <br />Revenue <br /> Taxes: <br />Property Taxes $3,950,850 $4,170,490 <br />Tax Increments 377,180 0 <br />Other 112,470 102,400 <br /> Special Assessments 1,510 3,350 <br /> Licenses and Permits 504,800 511,730 <br /> Intergovernmental Revenue: <br />State 158,250 171,370 <br /> Charges for Services 519,510 525,550 <br /> Fines and Forfeits 23,750 23,190 <br /> Miscellaneous 13,820 13,340 <br /> Interest Earnings 27,950 42,500 <br />Total Revenue 5,690,090 5,563,920 <br />Expenditures <br /> General Government 1,334,760 1,431,300 <br /> Public Safety 2,510,670 2,655,800 <br /> Streets and Highways 759,040 796,430 <br /> Culture and Recreation 763,980 782,720 <br /> Economic Development 375,750 93,250 <br />Total Expenditures 5,744,200 5,759,500 <br />Excess (deficiency) of revenue and other financing sources over expenditures and other financing uses <br />($54,110)($195,580) <br />General Fund Balance - January 1 $3,169,812 $2,749,992 <br />General Fund Balance - December 31 $2,749,992 $2,589,232 <br />Property tax levy requirement to fund this budget $4,472,680 $4,718,680 <br />Round Lake Senior Living Ribbon Cutting <br />On January 5, 2023, Trident Development opened their <br />new senior living facility at 1740 Parkshore Drive. <br />Mayor David Grant, City Councilmembers Tom Fabel, <br />Brenda Holden, and several City staff joined Round <br />Lake Senior Living Facility staff to celebrate the exciting <br />addition to Arden Hills. The senior living facility is <br />open and ready for new residents, offering residents a <br />range of services and amenities that include independent <br />living, assisted living, memory care services, and skilled <br />nursing. <br />The Council adopted a 2023 city budget of <br />$15,926,830, which includes the General Fund, <br />Special Revenue Funds, Capital Funds and Utilities. <br />2022 General Fund Budget <br />Revenues <br />• General Fund revenues in the 2023 budget <br />are set at $5,369,420. <br />• The property tax levy accounts for <br />approximately 76% of the General Fund <br />revenues and will be increased 5.0%, or <br />$196,000, over the previous year. <br />Expenditures <br />• General Fund expenditures for 2023 total <br />$5,530,180. <br />• Public Safety costs are set to increase <br />by 7.8% for the Lake Johanna Fire <br />Department, 4.0% for the Ramsey County <br />Sheriff contract, and 11.2% for dispatch <br />costs. <br />• Personnel costs are increasing by 6.2% <br />due to cost of living adjustments, step <br />increases, and health insurance premium <br />increases. <br />The approved budget and tax levy information <br />can be viewed in detail in the December 12 City <br />Council agenda at www.cityofardenhills.org. <br />The purpose of the table to the right is to provide <br />summary 2023 budget information concerning <br />the City of Arden Hills to interested citizens. <br />This budget summary is published in the format <br />prescribed by Minnesota Statutes Section 471.6965. <br />This is not the complete city budget; the complete <br />city budget may be examined at Arden Hills City <br />Hall located at 1245 West Highway 96 or online <br />at www.cityofardenhills.org. The City Council <br />approved this budget on December 12, 2022. <br />Round Lake Senior Living staff members cut the ribbon at <br />their grand opening.