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Attachment 1 <br />101 Budget Division Summaries <br />102 To provide further information on the changes to the base budget for2026, below is information <br />103 about the changes. It should be noted that the cost reductions and cost increases are the aggregated <br />104 net costs for category in the budget division (Personnel Services, Supplies and Materials, <br />105 ContractualCharges, Other Charges). While there were reductions and increases in each of those <br />106 categories, what is being reported out is the net change in those categories for each budget <br />107 division. <br />108 <br />109 General Fund <br />110 <br />111 City Council <br />112 2025 Budget: $308,656 <br />113 2026Budget: $311,874 <br />114 Cost reductions from 2025: $1,282 <br />115 Cost increases from 2025: $4,500 <br />116 Net Change:+$3,218 <br />117 Summary: The City Council division in the budget is proposed to have an overall increase of <br />118 $21,643. Primary drivers of the cost increases for memberships for LMC, Metro Cities, and <br />119 Suburban Rate Authority, and for recording secretary services. Reductions in this area was <br />120 reducing training and miscellaneous expenditures based on previous year budget actuals. <br />121 <br />122 Administration <br />123 2025 Budget: $2,415,211 <br />124 2026 Budget: $2,602,168 <br />125 Cost reductions from 2025: $38,195 <br />126 Cost increases from 2025: $225,152 <br />127 Net Change: +$186,957 <br />128 Summary: The Administration division in the budget is proposed to have an overall increase of <br />129 $186,957. Primary drivers of the cost increase include personnel costs (steps and 3% COLA), <br />130 full-year funding for the HR Manager position and an increase in Metro-INET charges. <br />131 <br />132 Elections <br />133 2025 Budget: $105,740 <br />134 2026 Budget: $106,119 <br />135 Cost reductions from 2025: NA <br />136 Cost increases from 2025: $379 <br />137 Net Change: +$379 <br />138 Summary: The Elections division in the budget is proposed to have an overall increase of $379 <br />139 due to increase in personnel costs <br />140 <br />141 Legal <br />142 2025 Budget: $390,000 <br />143 2026 Budget: $402,504 <br />144 Cost reductions from 2025: NA <br />145 Cost increases from 2025: $12,504 <br />146 Net Change: +$12,504 <br />147 Summary: The Legal division in the budget is proposed to have an overall increase of $12,504 to <br />148 cover increased costs for new legal services contracts. <br />3 <br />Qbhf!36!pg!49: <br /> <br />