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and a 0.0% increase for life insurance premiums. The number of positions included in the budget <br />remains unchanged from 2024. <br />Below is a table showing the recent history of approved COLA's. <br />Year Non Union IUOE Union <br />2024 <br />3.00% <br />3.00% <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 />The Union contract is currently being negotiated at this time. <br />Public Safety <br />2025 budget information was received from Ramsey County and the Lake Johanna Fire Department <br />for public safety. <br />• POLICE. The police contract is expected to increase by 11.1 % or $176,048 for 2025. <br />• DISPATCH. Dispatch costs will be increasing by 4.5% or $3,180 for 2025. <br />• FIRE. The fire operating costs are expected to rise by 8.7% or $72,391 for 2025. <br />The $740,349 tax levy increase being proposed for the General Fund is $488,730 more than the <br />increase needed to cover police and fire services, which makes up 34.0% of the proposed levy <br />increase or $251,619. <br />Revenues <br />There are no significant projects included in the 2025 budget which would affect permit revenues. <br />Permit revenues reflect the 2024 budget with no new projects anticipated. <br />General Fund budget to actual comparisons for the past two years is included as Attachment C. <br />Property Tax Levy <br />A survey was recently routed to various cities in the metro asking about proposed levy amounts <br />being considered. Below are the results of that survey, averaging 10.03%. <br />Vadnais Heights <br />15.00% <br />Maplewood <br />12.49% <br />New Brighton <br />12.50% <br />Mounds View <br />5.00% <br />Roseville <br />5.17% <br />Falcon Heights <br />9.75% <br />White Bear Township <br />12.00% <br />St. Anthony <br />4.65% <br />North St. Paul <br />9.80% <br />St. Paul <br />7.90% <br />Little Canada <br />9.51% <br />Lauderdale <br />10.38% <br />Shoreview <br />6.63% <br />White Bear Lake <br />15.70% <br />Based on the County Assessor's Report, values for the different property types have changed as <br />follows: <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />