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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA 2026 BUDGET <br />Function: General Government Fund # 101 <br />Activity: Planning & Zoning Activity # 41910 <br />Activity Scope <br />Responsible for all planning and zoning related functions of the City. Activities administered by this department <br />include requests for variances, subdivisions, re -zonings, zoning code amendments, signs, conditional use <br />permits, compliance with City Ordinances and other land use issues. The Planners work closely with Protective <br />Inspections, Code Enforcement, and Community Development. <br />The Planning Commission, consisting of seven members appointed annually by the City Council, meets monthly <br />to review the above requests and to make recommendations to the City Council in an advisory capacity. <br />Objectives <br />1. Continue to work on Rental Housing registrations. <br />2. Continue improvements of the City's planning process. <br />Issues <br />1. Rental Housing registrations. <br />2. Refine Building Permit process. <br />3. Research and refine an Administrative Fines process. <br />Budget Commentary <br />The budget for 2026 is an increase of 21.4% over the 2025 budget. Contractual services includes $60,000 for <br />the City's Permit Software conversion. <br />Budaet Summary <br />Personnel Services <br />Commodities <br />Contractual Services <br />Total <br />Percent Change <br />Full -Time Equivalent positions <br />Expenditures by Classification <br />2023 <br />ACTUAL <br />$ 190,620 <br />123 <br />37,062 <br />2024 <br />ACTUAL <br />$ 228,094 <br />79,400 <br />2025 <br />BUDGET <br />$ 264,470 <br />88,320 <br />2026 <br />BUDGET <br />$ 276,790 <br />151,570 <br />w w w w <br />35.0% 14.7% 21.4% <br />35% <br />OPersonnel Services <br />OCommodities <br />OContractual Services <br />65% <br />