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2007 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS City staff has reviewed the City's fuel and utility expenditures for the past three years and . has made the appropriate budget changes, The proposed budget more accuratcly reflects actual expenditures over the past three years. Employee Salaries- A COLA increase of 2,75'% has been taken into account whcn calculating employec salaries. Coding for many items has been inconsistent the past several years in regards to dues and mcmberships, training, and professional services in the Mayor/Council and Administration budgets, This year I've attempted to clarify all of those items. Therefore there are increases in some linc items and decreases in others, Overall there are modest increases for some of the membcrships such as AMM and the League of Minnesota Cities, but no major increases, Government Buildings Fund: Building/Ground Maintenance budget was increased by $39,400 (100,600 to $140,000) to cover for emergency rcpairs to the civil defense siren system and City Hall. Parks, Street, Water, Surface Water, and Sanitary Sewer Budgets: All of these budgcts include incrcases in training budgets for required OSHA training, watcr operator licensing training, and incrcases for motor fucl. 'Vater Utility: Maintenance Materials-incrcascd thc budget by $35,000 ($11,500 to . $46,500) to cover costs associated with replacing the radio-read water meter batteries, The batteries have a ten year life span and the City is approaching the time in which Public Works should begin replacing the batteries. This will be a two year project in which the City will be split in half for replacing the water meter batteries. 'Vater Utility: Water Purchases-Proposed increase in the cost of water being purchased by the City of Arden Hills from the City of Roseville for 2007 ($807,455 to $840,(00), Sanitary Sewer: Wastewater charges- City staff has increased the 2007 budget by $112,000 to cover estimated cost for waste water treatment in 2007. Also, $100,000 is being budgeted for III remediation with the Met Council for 2007, Sur"face 'Vater Management 604-43150-42270 Maintenance Materials for excavation, erosion, manholes, frames, gratcs for surface water related repairs, PIR Fund- Water Tanker- Public Works is budgeting $105,000 for a replacement water tanker truck as previously discussed with Council at the August Work Session. Finance Department- This department has been separated out of the Administration Department in the proposed 2007 Budget. Some costs moved here from the Administration department include: Audit services, Annual Springbrook Maintenance . Agreement, and Roseville IT Network Support. Adding this department will also cause a decrease in the Administration department's salaries/personnel costs.