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32 Recommended Adjustments to the 2013 Property Tax-Supported Program Budgets 33 34 PreliminaryAdjusted ProgramItem DescriptionBudgetBudgetDifference AdministrationHR Information Software System(a)*$-$40,000$40,000 Fire ReliefAdditional for Unfunded Liability255,000300,00045,000 Police PatrolPolice & Fire Dispatch(b)280,000346,72066,720 ContingencyImplement Compensation Study-50,00050,000 Total$201,720 35 Each of the items contained in the table above is explained in greater detail below. 36 37 Comments 38 a)A presentation on the merits of acquiring a Human Resources information system was presented to 39 the Council earlier this year.** Only $20,000 is needed for on-going costs to be funded by 40 additional tax levy in 2013. The remainder would come from General Fund reserves. ** 41 b)The amount of increase is higher than expected due to the decision by Ramsey County to begin 42 funding the replacement of the Dispatch CAD/Mobile system, as well as higher call volumes. 43 44 As indicated in the table, the total adjustments to the 2013 Property Tax-Supported Program Budget are 45 $201,720.This would be in addition to the $375,921 that is budgeted to cover inflationary-type costs, 46 bringing the combined total to $557,641. This represents an increase of4.6% over the 2012 Budget for the 47 Property Tax Programs, and would require a corresponding increase in the tax levyless $20,000 to be taken 48 out of reserves. 49 50 The following table depicts the recommended adjustments for the 2013 NonProperty Tax-Supported 51 Budgets. 52 53 Recommended Adjustments to the 2013 NonProperty Tax-Supported Program Budgets 54 55 PreliminaryAdjusted ProgramItem DescriptionBudgetBudgetDifference License CenterFill 0.75 FTE vacant position (a)$-$ 40,000$ 40,000 Information TechnologyAdd 1.0 FTE position (b)-90,00090,000 Total$ 130,000 56 As indicated in the table above, the total adjustments to the 2013 NonProperty Tax-Supported Budget is 57 $130,000.This would require a corresponding increase in fees or other revenuesto support the increase. 58 59 Each of the items contained in the table above is explained in greater detail below. 60 61 Comments 62 c)This position has been vacant since 2008due to the downturn in the economy. Transaction volumes 63 have improved significantly in the past year. The additional costs will be more than offset by added 64 revenues. 65 d)This position is funded by new JPA’s with the Cities of Anoka and St. Francis. The revenue from 66 the JPA’s more than offset the costs of the added position. 67 68 Page 2of 4