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. through a published ad in the official paper. A major objective of the 1993 budget is to maintain the present level of services without increases or major reductions in service to the citizens. The major areas within the City levy are general government, which includes planning, zoning, elections, voter registration, police and fire protection, civil defense, and safety inspections. Public Works including snow removal, street repairs and improvements, water and sewer, trash removal, recycling. Recreation and Parks; library services are also included in the levy. The objectives of Public Works services under this budget is to maintain the level of service as is currently being provided, and to continue with the pavement management study implementation. The City street maintenance primary objective is to operate in a maintenance mode, with no major changes or reconstructions in 1993. Park dedication fees paid for by developers will continue to be used to upgrade City parks. Implementation computerization of inhouse accounting function will take place in 1993. A complete finalized update of the Zoning Ordinance in addition to updating the City ordinances will take place in 1993. A review and implementation of an updated City . licenses is expected in 1993. Cleanup days for recycling and waste reduction purposes will continue in 1993 in addition to the City support of the neighborhood recycling program. Cooperation with 5 other cities in Ramsey County for law enforcement and police protection will continue. Fire protection also continues with the cooperative arrangement with other cities of Shoreview and North Oaks thru the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department for fire protection again continues. The cooperation in providing these 2 public services has for years saved the citizens of Arden Hills tax dollars and has proven to be effective in maximizing protective services. Staffing for services is planned to continue at the current level. The philosophy continues to utilize outside contractors on an as needed basis which also provides a high level of expertise and resources in specialized areas. Revenue sources have changed. The City becomes more dependent on Inter- governmental income. Although scheduled to receive increases in HACA Aid, disparity aid reduction has remained relatively flat. The City is scheduled to receive increases in HACA Aid. Income has been reduced through actual receipt of delinquent property taxes and mobile home taxes. .