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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 permits, <br />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 26.8% over the 2025 budget. Contractual services includes $60,000 for the <br />City's Permit Software conversion. <br />2023 <br />2024 <br />2025 <br />2026 <br />Budget Summary <br />ACTUAL <br />ACTUAL <br />BUDGET <br />BUDGET <br />Personnel Services <br />$ 190,620 <br />$ 228,094 <br />$ 264,470 <br />$ 295,840 <br />Commodities <br />123 <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />Contractual Services <br />37,062 <br />79,400 <br />88,320 <br />151,570 <br />Total <br />$ 227,805 <br />$ 307,494 <br />$ 352,790 <br />$ 447,410 <br />Percent Change <br />35.0% <br />14.7% <br />26.8% <br />Full -Time Equivalent positions <br />1.51 <br />1.66 <br />1.89 <br />1.89 <br />Expenditures by Classification <br />34% <br />13 Personnel Services <br />o Commodities <br />13Contractual Services <br />66% <br />its <br />