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Taxes by Fund <br />Changes in Property <br />2001 <br />2ooo <br />ProposedApproved <br />Amount of <br />Fund <br />Property TaxesProperty Taxes <br />Increase <br />(Decrease) <br />General Fund <br />$518,531 <br />Recreation8,147 <br />Equipment166,000150,00016,000 <br />Improvements136,000170,000 <br />140,000116,88723,113 <br />ys <br />Park Improvements250,000250,000 <br />Debt Service <br />(35,179) <br />Total$496.612 <br />in the proposed tax levy flow from a combination of increased inflation and <br />The 7.76% increase <br />major increases in the Fire Department budget and a little higher than normal increase in the <br />Police Operations. Of the $496,612 levy increase $366,935 or 74% has been allocated to Public <br />Safety. The remaining 26% of the increase ($129,677) is distributed throughout the remaining <br />general fund departments including Council, Administration, Finance, Public Works, <br />Contingency and other smaller funds. <br />The City has always set its objective to increase taxes at or less than the rate of inflation. As the <br />table below illustrates, 2001 places the levy nearly the same as the cumulative Consumer Price <br />Index <br />Rate of Levy <br />I <br />I-4 <br /> <br />