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This salary increase is mitigated by reductions based on the difference between the old and new salaries of the City Administrator and the replacement of the Public Works position. Fire Protection— ($110,800) This reduction in the aid transfer to the Fire Relief Association is based on the aid reduction from the State of Minnesota. Lawn Mowing—+$12,200 The agreement with Pro Care Companies has us paying $1,870 for each mowing cycle. That includes $100 per time for City Hall, $1,400 for Parks, and $370 for the Centerville Road lot. With the mowing season running from May through October. If the mowing is done weekly that ends up being 26 times that each area is mowed. That totals over $48,000 for the year. In 2017, we mowed City Hall 26 times, Centerville Road 27 times (including the Commerce Drive lot also for an additional $180 per time), and Parks 21 times. The current budget for 2019 shows a total of$44,200 for lawn mowing for the three areas which is below the actual 2017 expenditures. We may spend less in 2018 because of the late start to the mowing season cue to the blizzard in mid-April. The contract is up at the end of this year, so staff will seek new proposals for 2019. Park Professional Services After looking into this line item more closely, we determined that some of the expenditures in this area for 2017 were actually for storm water purposes and had been recoded through journal entries in 2018. Accordingly, we are putting this back to the $6,000 budgeted there in 2017, saving us an additional $7,000 from the budget put forward by staff in August. EDA - +$21,800 The committee has been established with per diem for members of$1,800 and a $20,000 operating budget. New Employees The new employee positions are probably necessary just to maintain a proper level of staffing. What has effectively changed from 2009-2015 activity levels is that the building inspector is generally no longer available for Public Works activities during good weather because of increased inspection duties. Those have been roofing and siding related for the past two years and are anticipated by the construction of 20-25 new homes per year for the next three to four years. This also increases the permits to be issued and related activity inside City Hall. The net effect of all the staff-recommended budget changes is a general fund tax levy of $2,202,802, an increase of$22,822— 1.1% over 2018. This is notable in light of the inclusion of the new positions, adding an EDA committee and operating budget, and increasing the equipment replacement transfer. 14