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major expense category
<br />The following graph and table provides a summary of the budget by .
<br />2016 Budget by Category
<br />Other services
<br />& charges
<br />Capital outlay
<br />33%
<br />16%
<br />Debt service
<br />6%
<br />Supplies &
<br />Materials
<br />TIF
<br />3%
<br />4%
<br />Personal
<br />Services
<br />38%
<br />$ Increase% Increase
<br />Expense Category20152016(Decrease)(Decrease)
<br />Personal Services18,718,92019,995,715$1,276,7956.8%
<br />Supplies & Materials1,417,0201,394,950(22,070)-1.6%
<br />Other services & charges16,825,78017,190,680364,9002.2%
<br />Capital outlay9,438,5708,216,275(1,222,295)-13.0%
<br />Debt service3,480,0003,330,000(150,000)-4.3%
<br />TIF2,165,0001,985,000(180,000)-8.3%
<br />Total$52,045,290$52,112,620$67,3300.1%
<br />Personal Services
<br />includes the wage, benefit, and insurance costs of employees. For 2016,personnel
<br />costs will rise due to a 2.0% cost-of-living adjustment for employees, along with wage step increases for
<br />eligible employees.It also includes additional staffing in the ITand License Centerdivisions.
<br />Supplies and Materials
<br />include office supplies, motor fuel and vehicle supplies, clothing and protective
<br />gear, street repair materials, and salt/sand purchases. Aslight decrease in funding is expected due to lower
<br />fuel and other supply costs.
<br />Other Services and Charges
<br />include professional services, contractual maintenance and repair, utilities,
<br />memberships, inter-fund charges, and training and conferences. It also includes the costs attributable to
<br />the purchase of water from the City of St. Paul and wastewater treatment costs paid to the Met Council.
<br />A moderate increase is expected in 2016 due to higher contractual maintenance and professional services
<br />costs.
<br />Capital Outlay
<br />includes both new and scheduled replacement purchases of vehicles and equipment, water
<br />meters, and infrastructure improvements.An increase is expected due to higher scheduled capital
<br />replacements.
<br />Debt Service
<br />includes the principal and interest paid on bonds used to finance infrastructure and facility
<br />improvement projects. A decrease is expected in 2016, due to the retirement of street improvement bonds.
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