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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA 2026 BUDGET <br /> Function: Public Works Fund# 101 <br /> Activity: Street Maintenance Activity# 43100 <br /> Activity Scope <br /> This department is responsible for maintaining City streets, including snowplowing, minor street repair, street <br /> signs, and street sweeping. <br /> Objectives <br /> 1. Maintain street infrastructure utilizing all available techniques including crack sealing, seal coating, patching <br /> and overlays. <br /> 2. Recommend a cost effective program for reconstructing/reclaiming street surfaces when maintenance <br /> techniques no longer provide the desired results. <br /> 3. Maintain and update equipment and vehicles. <br /> Issues <br /> 1. Implement a capital improvement program for City infrastructure. <br /> 2. Balance the public works department needs with available funds. <br /> 3.Aging equipment. <br /> 4. Increased safety regulation for equipment and vehicles. <br /> Budget Commentary <br /> The 2026 operating budget is a decrease of$9,980 from the previous year's budget. Personnel service <br /> increases are due to step, COLA and insurance benefit increases. Adjustments were made to contractual <br /> services for Street Maintenance(seal coating/resurfacing). <br /> 2023 2024 2025 2026 <br /> Budget Summary ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET <br /> Personnel Services $ 337,706 $ 363,274 $ 439,340 $ 454,890 <br /> Commodities 59,540 26,243 66,000 74,000 <br /> Contractual Services 285,261 326,621 455,450 421,920 <br /> Total $ 682,508 $ 716,138 $ 960,790 $ 950,810 <br /> Percent Change 4.9% 34.2% (-1.0%) <br /> Full-Time Equivalent positions 2.40 2.45 2.61 2.79 <br /> Expenditures by Classification <br /> 44% <br /> 48% <br /> aPersonnel Services <br /> OCommodities <br /> a Contractual Services <br /> 19 <br />