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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — NOVEMBER 24, 2025 3 opportunity for Council to use strategic measures for the final budget deliberations. She outlined some options for use of the budget surplus for Council to consider. Councilmember Holden asked if the 58% includes the $122,000. Finance Director Yang said no. It is the actual results and how they will flow through to the current fund balance. Councilmember Holden asked why certain areas aren't prorated out to anticipate a surplus. Finance Director Yang said the budget is set at an annual number. When actuals flow through, we are just comparing against that. Councilmember Holden is confused about the Sheriff Department numbers. She asked why we were so far off on the expenditures. City Administrator Jagoe said that is a number we just received from the Sheriff's Department last week. RCSO had shared during their September and October meetings the anticipated 2026 budget. They also had to do the 2025 reconciliation. We didn't know what the overage would be. Councilmember Holden asked how we know the numbers they are giving us are right. She doesn't trust the Sheriff. City Administrator Jagoe said the numbers they give us are based on some assumptions. They are looking at some personnel cost savings and other revenues to offset. They are taking what they have beginning in July through November under the new contract and making assumptions for December. There are variables that can shift. She will talk with the other administrators about making sure the numbers are being double checked. The $144,000 is still their assumption of how things will end. Councilmember Holden asked why they aren't billing us for that now. City Administrator Jagoe said RCSO said the invoices will come out in February. They won't have actual numbers until after December 31. They will reconcile everything and then invoice the cities. She can ask about partial invoicing. Finance Director Yang added we can accrue the $144,000 in the 2025 budget so it won't hit 2026. Councilmember Rousseau asked if the nearly million -dollar shortfall is only assigned to the contract cities or will it be divided among everything else. City Administrator Jagoe said it is assigned to the contract cities. It is cost associated with the implementation of contract agreement that was settled with the deputies and sergeants labor union agreements. Councilmember Rousseau asked how much of the overall budget is assigned to the contract cities vs. the other cities.