Res. #11-029 - Adopting Budget & Tax Levies for 2012

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Expenditures General Government: General Government expenditures include Salaries / Benefits, Supplies and Purchased Services in conjunction with activities performed by the Mayor, four City Council Members and the four employee City Administration team. Salary line items include a 0% structure increase (COLA) and a step increase for one eligible employee. Required employer contributions for the Public Employee Retirement Association will remain the same at 7.25% for 2012. Overall, General Government expenditures are budgeted at 500,900 for 2012 or a 4% decrease from the 2011 budget. Public Safety: The City of Centerville has a joint powers agreement with Circle Pines and Lexington that funds the Centennial Lakes Police Department. A similar arrangement with Lino Lakes and Circle Pines funds the Centennial Fire District. Each of these arrangements is paid through a formula that allocates costs to each city. Centerville’s portion of the Centennial Lakes Police Department is $661,000 or a 1% increase from 2011. Centerville’s portion for the Centennial Fire District is $126,500 or a 5% increase from 2011. The budget also includes $102,000 in pass through fire relief aide expenditures. Overall, Public Safety expenditures are budgeted at 1,018,400 for 2012 or a 1% decrease from the 2011 budgeted amount. Public Works: The City of Centerville Public Works department has four full time employees and plan to have four seasonal employees that work to maintain the City parks, streets and utility operations. Salary line items include a 0% structure increase (COLA) and a step increase for one eligible employee. Overall, Public Works related expenditures are budgeted at $343,100 or a 5% decrease from the 2011 budgeted amount. Culture and Recreation: The Culture and Recreation budget consists of expenditures incurred by the city’s committee, respective recreation programs and city festival. Culture and Recreation expenditures are budgeted at $18,900 for 2012 or a 2% increase from 2011. Economic Development: The Economic Development classification is projected to decrease in 2012 and is budgeted at $0. Capital Outlay: $189,000 – Street Maintenance Program $2,500 – Miscellaneous Park Maintenance Overall, the 2012 General Fund expenditures total roughly $2,091,800 or a 2% increase from 2011. For a graphical representation of expenditures please see appendix C and D. Fund Balance General Fund: The City of Centerville has historically maintained a healthy fund balance, which contributes positively to the city’s bond rating and mitigates the potential for needing short term borrowing. Council has a targeted fund balance reserve of 40 to 50% of current