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26 27 * * Note, Merit Pay of $30,000 shown in the above table was temporarily suspended pending Council 2P approval of a new Merit Pay Plan Policy, but can be funded out of contingency funds set aside in the 29 annual General Fund budget. 30 31 2014 Cash Reserve Funded Increases 32 Description Amount 2% Employee cost -of- living adjustment $ 1651000 Employee wage step increases 801000 Employee Healthcare 501000 PERA increase mandate 301000 Dispatching 651000 General Inflation 471000 Volunteer Coordinator Position 761225 Reduction from sales tax exemption (401000) Reduced City Contribution to Fire Relief per actuarial study (80,000) Total $3939225 33 34 Volunteer Coordinator Position 35 Based on discussion as part of the December 2nd City Council meeting about the creation of a new 36 Volunteer Coordinator position, staff is bringing back information about the costs of the position for 37 consideration as part of the 2014 budget. 36 3 s For the new position to be competitive in the market place and taking into account our existing wage 4o and benefit structure, we would need to allocate $76,000 for personnel costs for the position, with 41 $52,790 initially going for wages. There is also a need of another $5,000 for office equipment and 42 computer. Therefore, the total amount that would be needed for the creation of the Volunteer 43 Coordinator would be $ 81,000. 4 45 Staff would propose that the position be funded out of general fund reserves with the intention of 46 funding this position out of levy funds in future years. If this position is funded as part of the 2014 47 budget, staff will work on creating a job description and begin recruiting in early 2014. 48 49 The City Manager Recommended Budget for the non tax - supported programs as recently adjusted is 50 $27,585,275, an increase of $3,931,307 or 16.6 %. This is $41,000 less than the original Recommended 51 Budget for these programs which is no longer needed to implement the results from the Compensation 52 Study as well as a reduction for the recently- approved Recycling Pickup contract. The overall Budget 53 increase is due to higher planned capital outlays ($1.5 million), tax increment financing activities ($1.7 54 million), and added costs associated with the purchase of water from the City of St. Paul and 55 wastewater treatment charges from the Met Council. 56 57 It also includes additional funding to add two new positions in the Information Technology division 58 which are being funded primarily from other governmental agencies that have partnered with the City, 59 as well as a new Code Compliance Officer- Rental Licensing that will be funded out of the Rental 6o Licensing Program. More information on this position is presented below. 61 62 Page 2 of 5