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major expense category
<br />The following graph and table provides a summary of the budget by .
<br />2017 Budget by Category
<br />Other services
<br />& charges
<br />32%Capital outlay
<br />17%
<br />Debt service
<br />6%
<br />Supplies &
<br />Materials
<br />TIF
<br />3%
<br />3%
<br />Personal
<br />Services
<br />39%
<br />$ Increase% Increase
<br />Expense Category20162017(Decrease)(Decrease)
<br />Personal Services19,995,71520,340,020$344,3051.7%
<br />Supplies & Materials1,394,9501,417,23522,2851.6%
<br />Other services & charges17,193,68016,867,735(325,945)-1.9%
<br />Capital outlay8,213,2758,573,695360,4204.4%
<br />Debt service3,330,0003,330,000-0.0%
<br />TIF1,985,0001,435,000(550,000)-27.7%
<br />Total$52,112,620$51,963,685$(148,935)-0.3%
<br />Personal Services
<br />includes the wage, benefit, and insurance costs of employees. For 2017,personnel
<br />costs will rise due to a 2.0%-2.75%cost-of-living adjustment for employees, along with wage step
<br />increases for eligible employees.
<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 increasein costs areexpected due to
<br />inflationary-type impacts.
<br />Other Services and Charges
<br />include professional services, contractual maintenance and repair, utilities,
<br />memberships, inter-fund charges, and training and conferences. It alsoincludes 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 decrease is expected in 2017due to lower depreciation costs in the city’s enterprise operations.
<br />Capital Outlay
<br />includes scheduled replacement purchases of vehicles and equipment (non-operating
<br />budgets), as well as general infrastructure improvements. An increase is expected due to higherscheduled
<br />capital replacements.
<br />Debt Service
<br />includes the principal and interest paid on bonds used to finance infrastructure and facility
<br />improvement projects.
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