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wage allocations. It should be noted, Union negotiations are ongoing and will likely have an impact <br />on final wage and benefit amounts. <br />Below is a table showing the recent history of approved COLA's. <br />Year Non Union IUOE Union <br />2023 <br />3.00% <br />3.00% <br />2022 <br />3.00% <br />3.00% + addition of Fleet Lead <br />2021 <br />2.00% <br />3.00% <br />2020 <br />3.00% <br />Market adjustment; minimum increase was 5.80% <br />2019 <br />2.50% <br />2.50% <br />2018 <br />2.10% <br />2.25% <br />Public Safety <br />2024 budget information was received from Ramsey County and Lake Johanna Fire Department <br />for public safety. <br />POLICE <br />The police contract is expected to rise by 10.7%, or $155,480 for 2024 (a decrease pf $14,070 from <br />the work session). Information provided by Ramsey County on this increase is as follows: <br />The major cost drivers include: <br />• Withdrawal by City of Falcon Heights from county contract. <br />• Labor contracts and increased costs related to employee health insurance. <br />Increased costs related to county fees for insurance and administrative overhead/indirect <br />costs. <br />DISPATCH <br />Dispatch costs will be increasing by 2.4%, or $1,650. An error was discovered in 2020 in the way <br />report queries undercounted medical calls in previous years for cities served by Allina. This meant <br />an increase in call counts and an increase in cost sharing for the years 2021 - 2023. The impact of <br />this shift occurred over a three-year period (2021-2023) as the use of a three-year rolling average <br />of call counts smooths out variability in annual call fluctuations. <br />FIRE <br />The fire operating costs are expected to rise by 21.6%, or $162,330 for 2024. This is mainly due <br />to the addition of 6 full time captains, a significant wage increase for the two deputy chiefs, an <br />increase in supplies related to the 6 new positions and an increase in repairs and maintenance, all <br />of which Arden Hills' cost share portion is 24.4%. <br />The levy increase needed to cover police and fire services is $319,460. <br />Revenues <br />There are no significant projects included in the 2024 budget which would affect the permit <br />revenue. The permit revenue included reflects only the estimated recurring "base" amount plus <br />50% of the average of major projects over the past 10 years, similar to what was included in the <br />2023 budget. <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />