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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA 2026 BUDGET <br /> Function: Parks and Recreation Fund# 101 <br /> Activity: Park Maintenance Activity# 45200 <br /> Activity Scope <br /> Responsible for maintenance of City parks and trails as well as administration of the diseased tree/forestry <br /> program. This includes maintaining and improving playground and picnic facilities, fertilizing and mowing of grass, <br /> maintaining athletic fields, flooding and maintenance of outdoor ice rinks, snow and ice removal, and tree <br /> preservation within the parks system of the City. These assets of the City are extensively used by the residents, <br /> and improvements must be made to uphold the safety, functionality and beauty the City represents. <br /> Objectives <br /> 1. Continue pathway maintenance. <br /> 2. Continue implementing City's Comprehensive Park and Trails plan. <br /> Issues <br /> 1. Other maintenance concerns coming up and not allowing completion of existing projects. <br /> 2. Budget constraints for future and existing projects. <br /> Budget Commentary <br /> The 2026 operating budget is an increase of 11.4%from the previous year's budget. This is mainly due to <br /> allocation, step, COLA, temp wages, insurance benefit increases, and fte allocation for the full year cost for the <br /> Parks& Recreation Manager position. <br /> 2023 2024 2025 2026 <br /> Budget Summary ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET <br /> Personnel Services $ 349,403 $ 379,390 $ 491,290 $ 522,336 <br /> Commodities 77,978 56,038 51,750 69,500 <br /> Contractual Services 117,252 121,308 147,020 176,690 <br /> Total $ 544,634 $ 556,736 $ 690,060 $ 768,526 <br /> Percent Change 2.2% 23.9% 11.4% <br /> Full-Time Equivalent positions 2.98 3.01 3.43 3.73 <br /> Expenditures by Classification <br /> o Personnel Services <br /> o Commodities <br /> 13Contractual Services <br /> 68% <br /> 22 <br />