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31 Recommended Adjustments to the 2013 Property Tax-Supported Program Budgets 32 33 PreliminaryAdjusted ProgramItem Description BudgetBudgetDifference Administration HR Information Software System (a) * $ - $ 40,000 $ 40,000 Fire Relief Additional for Unfunded Liability 255,000 300,000 45,000 Police Patrol Police & Fire Dispatch (b) 280,000 346,720 66,720 Contingency Implement Compensation Study - 50,000 50,000 Total $ 201,720 34 Each of the items contained in the table above is explained in greater detail below. 35 36 Comments 37 a)A presentation on the merits of acquiring a Human Resources information system was presented to 38 the Council earlier this year. ** Only $20,000 is needed for on-going costs to be funded by 39 additional tax levy in 2013. The remainder would come from General Fund reserves. ** 40 b)The amount of increase is higher than expected due to the decision by Ramsey County to begin 41 funding the replacement of the Dispatch CAD/Mobile system, as well as higher call volumes. 42 43 As indicated in the table, the total adjustments to the 2013 Property Tax-Supported Program Budget are 44 $201,720. This would be in addition to the $375,921 that is budgeted to cover inflationary-type costs, 45 bringing the combined total to $557,641. This represents an increase of 4.6% over the 2012 Budget for the 46 Property Tax Programs, and would require a corresponding increase in the tax levy less $20,000 to be taken 47 out of reserves. 48 49 The following table depicts the recommended adjustments for the 2013 Non Property Tax-Supported 50 Budgets. 51 52 Recommended Adjustments to the 2013 Non Property Tax-Supported Program Budgets 53 54 PreliminaryAdjusted ProgramItem Description BudgetBudgetDifference License Center Fill 0.75 FTE vacant position (a) $ - $ 40,000 $ 40,000 Information Technology Add 1.0 FTE position (b) - 90,000 90,000 Total $ 130,000 55 As indicated in the table above, the total adjustments to the 2013 Non Property Tax-Supported Budget is 56 $130,000. This would require a corresponding increase in fees or other revenues to support the increase. 57 58 Each of the items contained in the table above is explained in greater detail below. 59 60 Comments 61 c)This position has been vacant since 2008 due to the downturn in the economy. Transaction 62 volumes have improved significantly in the past year. The additional costs will be more than offset 63 by added revenues. 64 d)This position is funded by new JPA’s with the Cities of Anoka and St. Francis. The revenue from 65 the JPA’s more than offset the costs of the added position. 66 67 Page 2 of 4