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<br />in the City. 71.616, results in a cost per resident and job of $0.99. This factor will be applied to
<br />each new resident and each new job added to the City as a result of growth.
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<br />3. Elections
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<br />Personnel costs for Elections include part time salary and benefits for one employee as well as
<br />hourly wages paid to temporary employees as needed. These personnel costs are anticipated to
<br />increase with population growth. Non-personnel costs for this department include: 1) Telephone
<br />($400),2) Postage ($400), and 3) Rental ($260). All of these expenditures are anticipated to
<br />increase with growth. For purposes of the fiscal analysis, population and jobs will serve as a
<br />proxy for new growth. Therefore. dividing the total cost of $32,821 by the current number of
<br />residents in the City, 34,334, results in a cost per resident and job of $0.96. This factor will be
<br />applied to each new resident added to the City as a result of growth.
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<br />4. Finance
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<br />Non-personnel costs for the Finance department include: 1) Professional Services ($6,000),
<br />2) Telephone ($1,400),3) Transportation ($2,800),4) Contractual Maintenance ($2,000),
<br />5) Conferences ($2.100), 6) Training ($1,300), 7) Memberships and Subscriptions ($2,500),
<br />8) Operating Supplies ($500), 9) and Computer Equipment ($5,000). All of these expenditures,
<br />with the exception of Memberships and Subscriptions. are anticipated to increase with growth.
<br />For purposes of the fiscal analysis, population and jobs will serve as a proxy for new growth.
<br />Therefore, di viding the non-fixed costs of $21,100 by the current number of residents and jobs in
<br />the City, 71,616, results in a cost per resident andjob of $0.29. This factor will be applied to
<br />each new resident and each new job added to the City as a result of growth. Please refer to Part 8
<br />below for personnel projections.
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<br />5. Legal
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<br />.The~e are no direct personnel costs associated with the Legal Department given that these
<br />services are contracted out. Non-personnel costs include: 1) Professional Services ($138,000),
<br />and 2) Miscellaneous ($3,100). Both of these costs are anticipated to increase with growth. For
<br />purposes of the fiscal analysis, population and jobs will serve as a proxy for new growth.
<br />Therefore, dividing $141,100 by the current number of residents and jobs in the City, 71,616,
<br />results in a cost per resident and job of $1.97. This factor will be applied to each new resident
<br />and each new job added to the City as a result of growth.
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<br />6. Central Services
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<br />The purpose of the Central Services Department is to provide City operations with an efficient
<br />and effective control point for purchasing, printing, and central store activities. Personnel costs
<br />include the part time salary and benefit costs for one employee. These costs are not anticipated
<br />to increase with new growth and will therefore be considered fixed for purposes of the fiscal
<br />analysis. Non-personnel costs include: L) Professional Services ($8,200), 2) Telephone
<br />($9,000),3) Postage ($42,000), 4) Printing ($20,000), 5) Rental ($1,000), 6) Contractual
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