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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA 2025 BUDGET <br />Function: General Government Fund # 101 <br />Activity: Administration Activity # 41300 <br />Activity Scope <br />City Administration provides the overall direction of the City, as determined by the City Council. The City <br />Administrator serves as Chief Administrative Officer for the City, ensuring that laws, ordinances, and resolutions <br />of the City Council are enforced and implemented. The Administration Department is responsible for <br />administering Council policies, coordinating Council agendas, and providing support to other functional areas <br />within the City. <br />Objectives <br />1. Assist City Council in setting policies and procedures in accordance with Council's position. <br />2. Provide direction and leadership on major city projects, budget management, oversee performance evaluations <br />and long-range planning. <br />Issues <br />1. Long-range planning to maintain current City services while creating funding sources for reserves. <br />2. Long-range comprehensive TCAAP planning. <br />Budget Commentary <br />The 2025 Administration budget is increasing by 2.9% over 2024. The increase in personnel services is due to <br />step, COLA, insurance benefit increases and an increase in fte's. The decrease in contractual services is <br />primarily due to a one-time comp study that occurred in 2024. <br />Budaet Summary <br />Personnel Services <br />Commodities <br />Contractual Services <br />Total <br />Percent Change <br />Full -Time Equivalent positions <br />Expenditures by Classification <br />2022 <br />$ 247,988 <br />137,186 <br />2023 <br />$ 264,777 <br />172,456 <br />2024 <br />$ 301,980 <br />197,750 <br />2025 <br />$ 318,890 <br />187,955 <br />13.5% 14.3% 1.4% <br />2.07 2.03 2.22 2.32 <br />37% <br />O Personnel Services <br />O Commodities <br />13Contractual Services <br />63% <br />