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Personal Services <br />Other Current Expenses <br />Capital. Expenses <br />Debt Services <br />Total <br />1983 <br />Sudget <br />S 3.642,978 <br />5,068,550 <br />462,580 <br />1,807,037 <br />$10,981,145 <br />1984 <br />Proposed <br />$ 3,882,745 <br />5,291,392 <br />476,165 <br />2,293,544 <br />$ll,943,846 <br />Amour�t <br />Increase <br />(Decrease) <br />$239,767 <br />222,842 <br />13,585 <br />486,507 <br />$962,701 <br />Percent <br />Increase <br />(U2crease) <br />6.58 <br />4_39 <br />2.94 <br />26.92 <br />8. 77 <br />In qeneral, all categories of expenditures have been minimized or reduced. <br />Personal Services shows an increase of 6.58°0, primarily due to a 6.56%, <br />cr $159,150 increase in reqular salari�s granted in 19£33. � <br />The increase in Currenc Expenditures can be traced primarily to anticipated <br />increases in Metro Sewer Board charges, St. Paul water charges, and energy costs. <br />Capital Expense has increased by $13,365, or 2.£39%, reflecting a decision to reduce <br />or delay requested equipment replacements. The Capital Expense category includes <br />$50,000 for Park Improvements and $125,500 for Vehicle Replacement. <br />The increase in Debt Service is due to the sale of General Obligation Improvement <br />Bonds to refinance temporary improvement bonds o£ 1981 and to finance 1982 and <br />1983 construction projects. <br />Conclusion <br />The uncertainty conce m ing the level oP Loca1 Government Aids, and of the economy <br />in general, has forced a restraint on operating budqets and capital expenditures <br />in the past two years. The 1984 budget re£lects a continuatiog of this trend. <br />In 1984,� as in previous years, citizens should not notice any significant decreases <br />in service levels. The concern is much more serious for 1985 and beyond. Unless <br />there is a significant change in State policy regarding Loca1 Government Aids, <br />Roseville will experience a noticeable decrease in service levels. <br />The Local Government Aid reductions of the last two years have aggravated the <br />�� situation by causing the deferral of capital equipment replacements and other <br />capital improvements. If the City's capital needs are to be met, and if services <br />are to remain at current levels; property taxes will have to be raised substantially. <br />Without a change in State Local Gove mment Aid policy, difficult choices wi11 have <br />to be made between maintaining service levels, making capital improvements, and <br />restraining increases in property taxes. . <br />The staff will provide additional information as requested. Certification of the <br />levy must be made to the County Auditor by October 10, 1983. <br />Respectfully submi .,ed, <br />///�'a�me��, � <br />(/ City Manager <br />