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General Overview
<br />A summary of the major changes in the 2025 budget is as follows:
<br />Cost
<br />% of
<br />Description
<br />Effect on Levy
<br />% Chg
<br />Categories
<br />Balanced L
<br />Transfer to Cable Fund
<br />50,000
<br />0.9`.6
<br />50,000
<br />6.1`0
<br />Comp Study -job Classification Changes
<br />53,445
<br />Comp Study - Step Increases
<br />20,106
<br />Comp Studv - 3% COLA Adiustments
<br />38,456
<br />112,007
<br />13.61,10
<br />Allocation Changes
<br />32,344
<br />32,344
<br />3.9`Yo
<br />Council Salaries, Union Employees (COLA, Step)
<br />14,094
<br />14,094
<br />1.7%
<br />Public Works Staffing - Phase 1 P&R Mgr (Q2 Start)
<br />100,508�
<br />Public Works Staffing - Phase 1- 2 Leads (Q1 Start)
<br />15,116
<br />115,624
<br />14.0%
<br />EE Ins/Work Comp Benefits (10% health; 4% dental)
<br />27,172
<br />27,172
<br />3.3%
<br />Personnel Costs
<br />301,240
<br />5.7%
<br />301,240
<br />36.6%
<br />Increase in RamCo Sheriff
<br />176,048
<br />Increase in UFD
<br />72,391
<br />Increase in Ramco Dispatch
<br />3,180
<br />251,619
<br />30.6%
<br />Election Services
<br />21,450
<br />21,450
<br />2.6%
<br />RamCo Facility Maintenance Facility - Rent
<br />6,032
<br />6,032
<br />0.7%
<br />One -Time Comp Study Charge
<br />(17,500)
<br />(17,500)
<br />-2.1%
<br />Street Maintenance Program
<br />52,500
<br />52,500
<br />6.4%
<br />Net changes in other GF Budget Areas
<br />(84,992)
<br />(84,992)
<br />-10.3%
<br />Total General Fund Costs
<br />S80,349
<br />10.9%
<br />580,349
<br />70.S%
<br />Equipment/Bldg Replacement
<br />(170,000)
<br />Public Safety
<br />220,000
<br />Total C IP Fund Costs
<br />50,000
<br />50,000
<br />6.1%
<br />Total General & CIP Fund Costs
<br />630,349
<br />11.9%
<br />630,349
<br />76.6%
<br />Underfunded Levy Costs
<br />192,932
<br />192,932
<br />Total Balanced Levy Costs
<br />823,281
<br />15.5`
<br />823,281
<br />100.096
<br />Wales and Benefits
<br />The 2025 preliminary budget assumes a 3.0% wage adjustment for all staff. There is also a 10%
<br />increase assumed for health, a 4% increase for dental and a 0.0% increase for life insurance
<br />premiums. The number of positions will increase by 0.75 full-time employee with the addition of
<br />the Parks & Recreation Manager. It should be noted that Union negotiations are ongoing and will
<br />likely have an impact 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 />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%
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