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Public Works <br />includes engineering, street maintenance, street lighting, fleet maintenance, and building <br />maintenance functions. An increase in expenditures is expecteddue to added personnel costs including a <br />2.25-2.75%cost-of-living adjustment for employees. These costs are somewhat offset by lower facility <br />energy-related costs. <br />Parks and Recreation <br />includes recreation administration and programs, leisure activities,and the Skating <br />Center operation. An increase in expenditures is expected due to added personnel costs including a 2.25- <br />2.75%cost-of-living adjustment for employees, as well as greater participation in fee-based programs. <br />Community Development <br />includes planning and economic development, code enforcement, and <br />geographic information systems. Expenditures are expected to increase due to added personnel costs <br />including a2.25% cost-of-living adjustment for employees.Higher costs associated with consulting <br />services are also impacting the budget. <br />Special Purpose <br />functions include information technology, communications, license center, lawful <br />gambling enforcement, and parks maintenance. Overall, these costs are expected to increase reflecting the <br />inclusion of three additional IT employees funded by partnering agencies. <br />Capital Outlay <br />includes scheduled replacement purchases of vehicles and equipment (non-operating <br />budgets), as well as general infrastructure improvements.Adecrease is expected due to lowerscheduled <br />capital replacements. <br />Enterprise Operations <br />includes water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, solid waste recycling, and the <br />municipal golf course. Overall expenditures are expected to increasedue to higherscheduled capital <br />replacements. <br />Debt Service <br />includes the principal and interest paid on bonds used to finance infrastructure and facility <br />improvement projects. <br />TIF Pay-as-you-Go <br />refers to tax increment paid to developers as specified in Tax Increment Financing <br />(TIF) agreements between the City and various developers.A decrease is expected in 2018due to an <br />expiring TIF obligation. <br />Trust & Other Operations <br />includes funds set asideto maintain aCity-owned cemetery. An increase is <br />expected in 2018 to accommodate the City’s safety and loss control efforts. <br />4 <br /> <br />