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<br />~ <br />~HlLLS <br /> <br />2008 PROPOSED BUDGET - SUMMARY BY DEPT. <br /> <br />Fund: General-lOl <br />DelllirtmentName: Public Safety - 42100 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2007 Budl!et: $1,076,972 <br /> <br />2008 Adopted Budl!et: $1,154,638 <br /> <br />DellartmentaI OverviewJSnmmarv: . .. " .. .."... <br />Fire protection for Al:ll\i1lIills is.provided by the Lake Johanna.\folunteer FireDeparhll~vDJi:a " <br />contractual basis. Lake.Johanna Volunteer Fire Department presently provides s~~esto~the,".,; <br />cities of Arden Hills, Shoreview, and North Oaks. Arden Hills pays direct costs asshCiateaC:Witn . <br />Station No. l, located at 3246 New Brighton Road, and apercentageoFoperating costs nased.on.a <br />formula appmved by the Lake Johanna Fire Department and Arden Hills City Council. <br /> <br />Law Enforcement services for Arden Hills are provided on a contractual.basis with Ramsey <br />County Sheriff's Department. Animal control services are provided by a contract. with Animal <br />Control Services, an independent contractor. Emergency dispatch services are provided by <br />Ramsey County. <br /> <br />Financial Overview - 2008 <br /> <br />2008 <br />Public Safety <br /> <br />/Apital <br />Materials & Outlay. $0, <br />suPP""s.~ <br /> <br /> <br />"~ U <br /> <br />QIh.c <br />Services & <br />Charges . <br />$1,154,638, <br />100% <br /> <br />Personal <br />Services. <br />$0,0% <br /> <br />Si~ificant Changes from Prior Year: <br />Police Aid revenue is shown as a separate line item to correctly reflect our portion of state-aid <br />revenue. In previous years this was netted against the police contract expense, thus distorting.the <br />true cost of policing. Emergency dispatch services were consolidated under Ramsey County 1n <br />2007 and are now budgeted as a separate line item. The Ramsey County Sheriff's,Departmertt <br />budget increased 6.42% for 2008 and inclndes funding fOTArden.HiIls' share of a new relief <br />deputy position, as well as costs for mandated PERA increases, car replacement costs, weight <br />restriction enforcement and computer replacement. The Lake Johanna Fire Department operating <br />budget increased 12.35% and includes funding for an increase in the cost of payroll services, a <br />change in payroll taxes, the replacement of turnout gear, and an increase in the cost of required <br />annual testing of equipment. <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br />