3.0. SR 12-06-1999
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor & City Council
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Pat KIaers, City Ad~ ,.
December 6, 1999
DATE:
SUBJECT: Truth in Taxation Hearing
The City of Elk River tax levy and budget public hearing is scheduled for
6:00 p.m., Monday, December 6, 1999, at the Elk River City Hall. This public
hearing is required by the Truth in Taxation state law. The purpose of this
public hearing is to receive citizen input on the proposed 2000 city budget and
tax levy.
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A public hearing notice for this meeting was published in the December 1,
1999, Elk River Star News. Notification was also given by way of a front page
article in the city newsletter, Elk River Current, which was distributed with
the December 1, 1999, edition of the Star News.
In compliance with the Truth in Taxation state law, the county has sent out
notice of this public hearing to each property owner in the city. Part of this
notice includes information on the property owner's proposed city, school
district, and county taxes for 2000. If your home or business received a
"typical" increase in value in order to keep up with the market, you still most
likely saw a decrease in the total taxes due for 2000 as compared to 1999. This
is because the overall city tax rate went down in 2000 as compared to last
year. The school district is the main reason for the decrease in the tax rate.
Additionally, a significant factor in the decrease in the amount of taxes due in
2000 is the increase in the education credit that was approved by the state
legislature. The combination of the tax rate going down and the education
credit going up has generally offset any value increases so that property
owners are seeing an overall decrease in their taxes due in 2000.
Attached for your information is material from the Sherburne County
Auditor/Treasurer Office regarding 1999 and proposed 2000 tax rates and tax
capacity values.
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13065 Orono Parkway. P.O. Box 490. Elk River, MN 55330. TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420. Fax: (612) 441-7425
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On September 13, 1999, the City Council adopted a resolution establishing the
proposed maximum tax levy. This resolution is attached for your reference.
The maximum net levy is $3,995,464. Of this total, approximately 83 percent
or $3,311,100 is for general fund activities. The balance, approximately 17
percent of the total net levy, is used for other City Council approved
expenditures such as equipment certificates, operation and maintenance of the
library, special assessments, the dam loan, etc. The city tax levy increase of
about 10 percent will cause the city tax rate to go from 29.324 in 1999 to
approximately 30.194 in 2000. This is less than a 3 percent increase in the
city tax rate. The City Council also held a public hearing on October 11, 1999,
regarding a proposed tax levy increase and adopted a resolution that
acknowledged the plan for a city tax rate increase.
While the city tax rate goes up less than 3 percent, it must be acknowledged
that the city net levy increased by $366,255 and that $317,150 of this amount
is for general fund purposes. Additionally, the city general fund budget is
proposed to increase by $499,050. This general fund budget increase is mainly
seen in the personal services category, which increased by $383,050. In very
general terms, the personal services increase is divided by thirds into wage
and benefit increases, additional employees, and step increases, which are
higher than normal due to the comparable worth adjustments made by the city
last July.
The Truth in Taxation presentation by staff will be similar to what took place
last year. This presentation will review revenues and expenditures by
categories and not discuss each individual department or line item in detail
unless requested to do so by the councilor the public. Attached for your
information is the 2000 proposed general fund budget. Also attached are the
"overheads" that will be used for the presentation at the public hearing. These
two items plus the county auditor/treasurer material, League of Cities
information on tax rates, and newspaper articles on property taxes will all be
available for the public at the December 6, 1999, public hearing.
According to the Truth in Taxation Law, the City Council cannot adopt the
tax levy or budget at the December 6,1999, meeting. The tax levy and budget
cannot be adopted at any meeting where a public hearing is held. If the
December 6, 1999, public hearing is closed, then the City Council must
announce that the budget and tax levy issue will be continued for
consideration and adoption at the 6:30 p.m., Monday, December 13, 1999,
meeting. Consideration of the budget and levy at this follow-up meeting will
provide the council with an opportunity to evaluate the input it receives at the
December 6, 1999, public hearing. However, if the public hearing is continued,
the continuation date must be on December 13, 1999, and then consideration
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and adoption of the tax levy and budget will have to take place at a following
meeting (most likely December 20, 1999).
Attachments
· Sherburne County Auditor/Treasurer Tax Information
· Resolution 99-66
· Newspaper Property Tax Information
· League of Minnesota Cities Tax Rate Information
· Budget Presentation Overheads
· Draft General Fund Budget
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Sherburne County
AUDITORITREASURER
RAMONA DOEBLER
November 16, 1999
To:
Town Cle~~ Clerks and Administrators and School District Superintendents
Ramona f21J
From:
Re:
Tax Values and Tax Rates for PROPOSED 2000 TAX NOTICES and
Schedule of Truth in Taxation Hearings
Enclosed is preliminary Year 2000 llformation used for the Proposed Tax Notices that
will be sent next Monday or Tuesday. Also enclosed is a schedule of the dates, times and
locations of the required hearings for cities (over 500 population) and school districts.
In addition to the increase in tax base, it appears that the increase in the Education
Homestead Credit (with a $390 maximum compared to $320 for 1999) and the new
Education Agricultural Credit for agricultural classed lands (farm land only), along with
the reductions in class rates enacted by the legislature, have kept increases quite small. In
some cases the tax is actually lower than the 1999 amount.
Please remember that the bond referendums passed for the Becker and Big Lake
School Districts on November 2nd ARE NOT reflected on the proposed notices. The
only information available yet for that tax was sent to taxpayers before Election
Day.
Please call if you have any questions or comments.
13880 Highway 10
Elk River, MN 55330-4601
612-241-28630 1-800-438-05760 Fax: 612-241-2875
SHERBURNE COUNTY
.iPOO Proposed Tax Rates. November 15,1999
.. EDUCATION HOMESTEAD CREDIT MUST BE CALCULATED AND DEDUCTED FOR ALL
HOMESTEAD PROPERTY - HOUSE, GARAGE AND 1 ACRE
AG CLASS-EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL CREDIT DOES NOT APPLY TO HOUSE, GARAGE AND 1 ACRE
County Twp School Special Total Market
Tax Rate Value Rate
County City
School
Special Total Market
Tax Rate Value Rate
001 Baldwin Twp 060 Becker City
477 31.433 7.926 58.164 97.523 0.05973 726 31.433 21.254 48.497 0.526 101.710
728 31.433 7.926. 56.032 95.391 0.11158
065 Big Lake City Hosp
005 Becker Twp Hosp 727 31.316 36.004 61.115 2.282 130.717 <
726 31.433 10.395 48.497 2.282 92.607
727 31.433 10.395 61.298 2.282 105.408 070 Clear Lake City
742 31.433 10.395 52.686 2.282 96.796 0.12029 742 31.424 22.834 52.668 106.926 0.12029 <
882 31.433 10.395 59.868 2.282 103.978 0.06440
075 Elk River City HRA
010 Big Lake Twp Hosp 728 31.433 30.194 56.032 0.728
726 31.433 13.794 48.497 2.282 96.006 Ec Dev 0.975 119.362 0.11158
727 31.433 13.794 61.298 2.282 108.807
728 31.433 13.794 56.032 2.282 103.541 0.11158 085 East St Cloud HRA
E 728 31.433 13.630 56.032 2.282 103.377 0.11158 742 31.369 35.964 52.577 0.711
882 31.433 13.794 59.868 2.282 107.377 0.06440 Met Trans 2.303 122.924 0.12029 <
015 Blue Hill Twp 090 Princeton City
477 31.433 20.009 58.164 109.606 0.05973 477 31.397 51.508 58.096 141.001 0.05973 <
Z477 31.433. 23.845 58.164 113.442 0.05973 A 477 31.433 16.642 58.164 106.239 0.05973
095 Zimmerman
. Clear Lake Twp 728 31.253 50.642 55.719 137.614 0.11158 <
726 31.433 7.317 48.497 87.247 A 728 31.433 17.819 56.032 105.284 0.11158
742 31.433 7.317 52.686 91.436 0.12029 Net Tax Capacity x Total Tax Rate = Capacity Taxes
Tx Mkt Val - Tx Mkt Val Exc x Mkt Val Rate = Mkt Val Tax
025 Haven Twp Capacity Taxees + Market Value Tax = Taxes Due
742 31.433 2.562 52.686 86.681 0.12029
Hosp = Big Lake-Monticello Hispital District
030 Livonia Twp Ec Dev = Economic Development
728 31.433 8.864 56.032 96.329 0.11158 HRA = Housing & Redevelopment Authority
Met Trans = Metropolitan Transit
035 Orrock Twp < = Disparity Reduction Area
Z727 31.433 23.015 61.298 115.746 E = Elk River Fire District #1
B 727 31.433 23.015 61.298 115.746 Z = Zimmerman Fire District
Z728 31.433 23.015 56.032 110.480 0.11158 B = Big Lake Fire Dist
B728 31.433 23.015 56.032 110.480 0.11158 A = Annexed Property
*EDUCA TION HOMESTEAD CREDIT
040 Palmer Twp School Districts Credit Rate
51 31.433 9.515 62.614 103.562 0.03743 051 Foley 31.765%
726 31.433 9.515 48.497 89.445 477 Princeton 32.004%
742 31.433 9.515 52.686 93.634 0.12029 726 Becker 29.929%
727 Big lake 30.196%
728 Elk River 30.503%
045 Santiago Twp 0.000 742 St Cloud 31.112%
51 31.433 7.899 62.614 101.946 0.03743 882 Monticello 30.547%
477 31.433 7.899 58.164 97.496 0.05973
726 31.433 7.899 48.497 87.829
*Ed Hmstd Credit Rate x H,G,I Ac NTC = Ed Hmstd Cr to max $390
. Education Agricultural Credit deducted is 54% for ag homestead
and 50% for ag nonhomestead, of the general education tax
on the property, not including house, garage and 1 acre - no limit.
SHERBURNE COUNTY
2000 TAX CAPACITY VALUES
November 15, 1999
. ~ BW fwwul1 Th1aI Hospital District RW &wlwll Thta.I
60 Becker 23,192,156 186,547 23,378,703 Becker Twp 2,042,264 86,678 2,128,942
Less 10% of200 KV Lines 2,383 Less 10% 200 KV Lines 2,952
Less TIF 882,953 2,125,990
22,493,367
Big Lake Twp 3,806,809 112,726 3,919,535
65 Big Lake 2,504,355 96,763 2,601,118 Big Lake City 2,504,355 96,763 2,601,118
Less TIF 197,542 Less TIF Added 197,542
2,403,576 2,403,576
70 Clear Lake 129,825 17,190 147,015 Hospital District 8,353,428 296,167 8,649,595
Less 10% 200 KV Lines 2,952
75 Elk River 13,115,752 261,248 13,377 ,000 Less TIF Added 197,542
Less TIF 144,353 8,449,101
13,232,647
*TIF = Tax Increment Finance District
85 E. St Cloud 1,732,653 69,703 1,802,356
Percent
90 Princeton 654,025 7,559 661,584 Increase
-Decrease
95 Zimmerman 1,142,899 109,004 1,251,903 2000 Taxes
Less TIF 87,671 Taxable Market Value 3,300,929,344 8.80%
1,164,232 Net Tax Capacity . 59,260,599 4.88%.
Cities 42,471,665 748,014 43,219,679 1999 Taxes'
Less 10% of200 KV Lines 2,383 Taxable Market Value 3;033,822,277 8.84%
Less TIF Added 1,312,519 Nct Tax Capacity 56,503,852 -2.99%
41,904,777
. Townships B.W &mmlIl Th!a! 1998 Taxes
01 Baldwin 2,300,403 123,873 2,424,276 Taxable Market Value 2,787,523,016 9.61%
05 Becker 2,042,264 86,678 2,128,942 Net Tax Capacity 58,246,430 -4.73%
Less 10% KV Lines 2,952 "',
2,125,990 1997 Taxes
Taxable Market Value 2,543,091,003 7.85%
10 Big Lake 3,806,809 112,726 3,919,535 Net Tax Capacity 61,136,692 6.18%
15 Blue Hill 478,585 64,852 543,437
20 Clear Lake 1,192,331 . 27,895 1,220,226 1996 Taxes
25 Haven 1,456,077 74,027 1,530,104 Taxable Market Value 2,358,061,608 8.30%
Less 10% 200 KV Liues 1,521 Net Tax Capacity 57,579,856 6.13%
Less TIF 30,078
1,498,505 1995 Taxes
Taxable Market Value 2,177,438,036 9.34%
30 Livonia 2,067,547 97,086 2,164,633 Net Tax Capacity 54,255,803 5.37%
35 Orrock 1,237,005 30,026 1,267,031
40 Palmer 1,410,420 135,720 1,546,140 1994 Taxes
Less 10% 200 KV Lines 8,567 Taxable Market Value 1,991,504,282 3.92%
1,537,573 . Net Tax Capacity 51,492,439 -0.69%
45 Santiago 652,477 2,139 654,616 1993 Taxes
Taxable Market Value 1,916,325,127 2.33%
Towns 16,643,918 755,022 17,398,940 Net Tax Capacity 51,850,508 -2.20%
Less 10% 200 KV Lines 13,040
Less TIF Added 30,078 1992 Taxes
17,355,822 Taxable Market Value 1,872,723,280 5.05%
Net Tax Capacity 53,017,185 -0.47%
Grand Total 59,115,583 1,503,036 60,618,619
Less 10% 200 KV Lines 15,423 1991 Taxes
Less TIF Added 1,342,597 Taxable Market Value 1,782,694,537 5.25%
. 59,260,599 Net Tax Capacity 53,26~;!)99 1.79%
School Districts B.W Personal' Thtal 1990 Taxes
Ind. District #726 26,247,016 356,731 26,603,747 Taxable Market Value 1,693,809,920
Less ]0% 200 KV Lines 9,252 Net Tax Capacity 52,328,048
Less TIF Added 882,953
25,711,542
Ind. District#727 5,635,062 222,832 5,857,894
Less TIF Added ]97,542
5,660,352
Ind. District #728 17,761,742 484,660 18,246,402
Less TIF Added 232,024
18,014,378
. Ind. District #742 4,969,085 183,525 5,152,610
Less 10% 200 KV Lines 1,521
Less TIF Added 30,078
5,121,011
Ind. DistrIct #882 905,947 . 7,063 913,010
Ind. District #477 3,514,071 195,985 3,710,056
Ind. District #51 82,660 52,240 134,900
Less 10% 200 KV Lines 4,650
130,250
Grand Total 59,115,583 1,503,036 60,618,619
Less 10% 200 KV Lines 15,423
Less TIF Added 1,342,597
59,260,599
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RESOLUTION 99 - 66
A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE 1999 PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY
FOR COLLECTION IN 2000
.. WHEREAS, the Elk River City Council has review the City's anticipated
expenditures for all funds in 2000; and,
WHEREAS, the Elk River City Council has considered projected revenues for
all funds in 2000; and,
WHEREAS, revenues from sources other than property taxes are not sufficient
to meet anticipated expenditures of all funds.
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River that
the following amounts are the maximum to be levied as property taxes
payable in 2000:
General Fund
Lake Orono
Library
Dam Loan
Development Fund
Surface Water Management
City Special Assessments
1989 Fire Equipment
1994 Storm Sewer Bonds
2000 Certificate of Indebtedness
1999 Certificate of Indebtedness
1998 Certificate of Indebtedness
1997 Certificate of Indebtedness
1996 Certificate of Indebtedness
TOTAL
Gross Levy
$ 3,809,355
100,000
66,650
32,572
145,000
57,500
28,926
72,891
116,073
57,500
40,000
23,150
25,283
21,794
$ 4,596,694
HACA
Reduction
$ 498,244
13,080
8,717
4,260
18,965
7,521
3,783
9,534
15,182
7,521
2,851
3,307
3,028
5,232
$ 601,225
Net Levy
$3,311,111
86,920
57,933
28,312
126,035
49,979
25,143
63,357
100,891
49,979
37,149
19,843
22,255
16,562
$3,995,469
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 13th .
day of September, 1999.
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Sandra A. Peine, City Clerk
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By Mike Kaszuba
Star Tribune Staff Writer
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Property taxes on an average
Twin Cities-area home went up
$12 in 1999 but were held down
by increases in state aid, an an-
nual tax survey has concluded.
The 33rd homestead proper-
ty-tax survey, to be released to-
day by the Citize~s League and
the Minnesota Taxpayers Associ-
ation, shows that taxes were up
more than half a percent for a
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~99~~ '1999
property tax .' Tax Rank
la!,l~(dalej't~;i' ..i1i. ,$2,311";:",'1}
Newport 2,301, 2
New.'prague' ',;;ET~'~t3i' .2,25S:;";;:".;.,f,'3'N
Brooklyn Center 2,228 4
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Low~ property tax
H~.'.~k~':;j":j ,"K~:(;' .'.$1.474\D",i03\',
Grant' 1,456 104
. WestLake~~cftwP...';g:'1.3J1'.%ftil{)5;
BumsTwp. 1,376 106
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>- A look at how 107 metro_cOJJ'lmunities rank.Qll property taxes._
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typical, $125,000 home. Most tax' 'tal tops the list of 107 communi-- . '
bills, however, also will be' af- ties that were surveyed in the I
fected by rising property values ... seven-county metro area: Next- I'
- up 6;3 percent in the metro . are Newport; . New Prague :- I'
area....'. ' which had)ed the rankings for .
The rankings again offer a de- several years - Brooklyn Center I
tailed look into the state's com~ and Waconia. .' .... '
plex property-tax picture. ' Minneapolis was sixth a year-
One of the metro area's ago but 11th this year. St. Paul
smallest municipalities, the St, rose from 15th to 13th. .
Paul suburb of Lauderdale, has Outstate cities were ranked
the distinction of having this on a $75,000 home value.
year's highest property taxes on
a $125,000 home. The $2,311 to- TAXES continues on A22
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TAXES from A1
Rep~rt says state 11!O':L~Y .helped
keep property tax increases low
Among 131 outstate cities sur-
veyed, Staples was on top, with a
$1,383 property-tax bill. It was
followed by Thief River Falls,
Cambridge and Princeton.
The study said a series oflegis-
lative changes held down in-
creases this year, including $59
million used to lower the share of
education funding that falls on
property-tax payers. The study
also pointed to a significant in-
crease in an education credit for
homesteaded properties, first in-
troduced last year. With. the
change, the state paid an addi-
tional $145 million of homeown-
ers' school tax bills.
Behind the numbers
The reasons behind a city's
ranking can be complicated.
Lauderdale's ranking, accord-
ing to the survey, was fueled not
so much by what the city charged
on a $125,000 home, but rather
what was levied by Roseville In-
dependent School District No.
623, which covers the city.
The city's share of the total
property-tax bill was $464, or 20
percent. The school district's por-
tion, however, was $986, or near-
ly 43 percent. The Roseville dis-
trict ranked first among 55 met-
ro-area school districts for prop-
erty taxes on a $125,000 home.
In addition, Ramsey County's
portion of the tax bill in lauder-
dale is $752, or 33 percent. The
county ranked fourth among 19
metro-area county taxing districts
in property taxes on a $125,000
home. .
"I figure as long as we're in the
same school district, the same
county, we're going to continue
to be as high," said Rick Gets-
chow, Lauderdale's city adminis~
trator. "We've kept our [city] Jevy
flat for the las~ year or two. ".
According to the study, Lau-
derdale ranked 35th among the
107 metro cities for its portion of
the total bill.
Newport's No. 2 overall rank-
ing was linked to a referendum
by South Washington . County
School District No. 833, to prop-
erty values that are lower than
the metro average and to the fact
that it was home to the census
tract with the highest poverty rate
in Washington County, said City
Administrator Larry Bodahl.
"We've never been inthe elite
before," Bodahl said. "It's not
something we have sought."
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'You can't telr
l.ynn Reed, research director
for the Minnesota Taxpayers As-
sociation, said some cities may
be unfairly blamed by taxpayers
for property-tax increases. "We've
got to clear up what jurisdictions
do what, and who's responsible
for the tax," he said. "You can't.
tell if it's the city if you look at the
total [property-tax bill].
"Cities, in my mind, provide
the most property-related ser-
vices of any local government,"
Reed said. "Counties are becom-
ing the biggest piece of the prop-
erty-tax bill, especially outstate."
But even counties, he added,
must be judged knowing that
many of their programs are man-
dated by the state.
Reed's point can be seen when
figures in the metro area' are bro-
ken down by jurisdiction. Among'
the 107 cities, Bayport ranked
first with the highest city proper-
ty taxes on a $125,000 home.
Among . schools, Minnetonka
School District No. 276 ranked
second behind Roseville. Among
counties, Carver County ranked
first.
Another ranking provided by
the annual study - one that is
also a valuable measuring stick
for taxpayers - is based on the
average home value for each city.
. That ranking puts Wayzata at
the top, with a $6,024 property-
tax bill on an average, $297.999
home. . Wayzata is followed by
North Oaks, Orono, Deephaven
and Minnetrista - all among the
area's most affiuent communi-
ties. Lauderdale, in this ranking,
was 85th. Columbia Heights, an
inner-ring...Minneapolis suburb,
was the lowest, with $923 in taxes
on an average, $83,560 home.
"I'm sure it's because we have
some very high lake-home values
that skews the average," said Al-
lan Orsen, Wayzata's city manag-
er. "There are some $5 million
lake homes. ,
"Wayzata is very unique," he
added. "There are only about a
thousand homes." ,
For complete figures go online
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City 1998 Population for 1999
. 7 County Metro
Andover 23,213 113.20
.- Anoka 17,964 122.60
Champlin 20,385 131.20
Chanhassen 17,381 148.10
Chaska 15,361 130.00
Ham Lake 12,029 108.00
Hastings 17,626 142.30
Lino Lakes 15,053 138.00
Mounds View 12,859 129.80
N. St. Paul 12,801 129.70
Prior Lake 14,687 129.90
Ramsey 18,079 113.90
Rosemount 13,146 133.00
Savage 17,040 131.40
Shakopee 16,043 125.50
Stillwater 16,133 128.80
Vadnais Heights 13,284 122.60
White Bear Lake Twp. 10,925 121.40
Non Metro
Albert Lea 17,953 139.80
Brainerd 13,183 118.50
. Fairmont 11,316 127.40
Fairbault 19,177 133.20
Fergus Falls 13,224 128.40
Hutchinson 12,989 152.30
Marshall 12,686 128.20
New Ulm 14,010 147.30
N. Mankato 11,764 124.30
Northfield 16,206 120.90
Owatonna 21,186 122.70
St. Peter 9,797 131.10
Willmar 18,889 139.10
Worthington 10,304 131.10
Becker 2,215 100.90
Big Lake 4,767 126.80
Buffalo 9,675 128.40
Otsego 6,570 126.20
Rogers 2,039 138.00
Zimmerman 2,420 137.40
ELK RIVER 15,714 121.10
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Mayor & City Council
Pat Klaers, City Administrator
September 27, 1999
SUBJECT: Informational Memo
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1999 Property Tax Data...The September 1999 Minnesota Cities
magazine, which is published by the League of Minnesota Cities, has
been distributed to all members. This September edition is of particular
interest to most cities as it includes the annual property tax rate
information for the current year. I have summarized the population and
tax rate information for cities that are generally between 10,000 and
20,000 population. The attached summary also includes some School
District #728 communities, and some cities in Sherburne County.
The City Council has long had a concern over the city tax rate, its relative
ranking to similar communities, and how it compares to cities that we are
in competition with for economic development opportunities. The 1999
total city tax rate is 121.1 and this rate compares favorably to the listed
communities. Five of the thirty-eight communities listed have a lower
over-all tax rate than Elk River. A sixth one (Northfield) is essentially the
same, but slightly lower, and a few communities are a percent or two
above Elk River. In comparing our ranking this year to last year, we are in
approximately the same position, but the "gap" is getting closer. Elk River
used to have a very low total tax rate, and this was mainly due to the
county having a very low rate compared to other counties, but the times
have changed in recent years. The total city tax rate is getting closer to
the majority of the cities listed on the attachment due in part to legislative
action on compressing the tax classes, and to the growth of the city. We
are still in good shape as far as our total tax rate is concerned, but it is not
as positive as it was a few years ago.
As an aside, the cities with the largest percentage growth in population in
the last year are our neighboring communities of Big Lake (9.6%), Rogers
(24%), and Zimmerman (11 %).
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TRUTH IN TAXATION PUBUC
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City of Elk River
December 6. 1999
Presentation Overview
. Proposed General Fund Revenues &.
Expenditures
. Proposed Special Revenue Budgets
. Proposed Tax Levy
. PUBUC HEARING - Receive comments
and questions from public
. Announce date of next budget meeting
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. Staff preparation of draft budget.
. Council meets several times to review draft
budget and tax levy and adopts proposed
budget and tax levy before September 15.
. Council holds public hearing on proposed
budget and tax levy.
. At a subsequent meeting in December, the
Council adopts final budget and tax levy.
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GENERAL FUND BUDGET
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. 2000 Proposed General Fund Budget -
$5,862,500
. The Proposed Budget represents an
increase of---
. $499,050
. 9.30%
GENERAL FUND REVENUES
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""::': .;: PrqJertyTax ...............................$3~3iljoo
Jntergovemnmtal Revenues 1.<X51.1oo
01arges for Servires 482,400
Fmes & Forfeits 115.700
uames &Pemits 478.100
Oher Revenues 92.700
Transfers andReserves 321.400
lUfALrnNERALFUND $5.862,500
GENERAL FUND REVENUES
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:. GenernJ. ~lUlalt $1,400,050
Public Safety 2,983,800
Public Waks 936,800
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10fAL GNERALFUND $5,862,500
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Public Worlls CulURoc.. Public Worlls
18% K. CulUIlec.
Gen_ 13vl
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
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AdninistraticnlF~ 610,950
Econcnic Thvelqxnnt 46,350
Electicm '29,700
L.t?fU 72,fJJJ
Energy Oty 20,300
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.:.:.... 'Planning -.-..................$"...230,500
Planning Commission 7,400
Govemrrent ~ldings.. 155,350
Council Contingency 130.000
TOTAL GNRL GOV'T $1,409,050
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PUBUC SAFETY
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Building & Zoning $ 447,550
Police 2.150,600
Police Reserves 29,150
Fire 340,650
Fnrrgency~ 15,850
TOTAL PUBliC SAFElY $2,983,800
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Streets $577,fiXJ
Snow Rermval 160,750
Equiprrent Repair 156,450
Engineering 42(xx)
1UTAL PUBUC\\GRKS $768,5XX)
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Shade Tree $
Parks
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230,150
232,500
62.250
Recreation
Sr. Citizen Programs
TOTAL RECREATION $532,850
EXPENDITURE SUMMARY BY
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. Personal Services $4,242,000
Supplies 415,550
Services & Charges 1,067,800
Capital Outlay -117.150
TOTAL $5,862,500
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Services &
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Library $ 66,650
Surface Water Mgmt. 173,600
Equipment Certificates 215,800
Equipment Reserve 182,700
Landfill 33,600
Ice Arena 496,200
.. PROPOSED TAX LEVY
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. On September 13 the Council approved
a Maximum Tax Levy of $3,995,469.
. The Maximum Tax Levy represents a
levy increase of
-- $366,255
or
-- 10.09%
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TAXES RATE
· Total - 121.130 plus . Total _ 119.362 plus
.13629 school .11158 school
referendum referendum
· City - 29.324 . City - 30.194
. Educational . Educational
Homestead Credit Homestead Credit
Maximum - $320.00 Maximum - $390.00
........ ... Where does your property tax
:4:;payment go.?........................................
. All property tax payments are made to
the county. After collection, Sherburne
County distributes the tax revenues to
School District 728, the City of Elk
River, the Elk River EDA and HRA based
on each entity's tax levy.
........ ... How much of my property tax
t':doe~ .the..City..Qf..E.I.K..RiYer..get?
. Typically, the City and County each
get approximately 25% and the School
District gets 50%.
. If your property tax bill is $1,600, the
City receives approximately $400.
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Residental Homestead
Market Value 120,000 126,000
Property Tax $ 1,679 $ 1,642
Commercia1lIndustrial
Market Value 500,000 525,000
Property Tax $ 19,791 $ 20,101
*2000 Estimated based on Nov. 15, 1999,
rates provided by Sherburne County
CONCLUDING COMMENTS
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PUBliC QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
. CLOSE PUBliC HEARING OR
CONTINUE HEARING TO 6:30,
DECEMBER 13
. IF PUBliC HEARING IS CLOSED,
ANNOUNCE SUBSEQUENT (ADOPTION)
MEETING DATE - DECEMBER 13
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2000 BUDGET
CITY OF ELK RIVER
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BUDGET MESSAGE ................................................................................................................................
SOURCE OF FUNDS ......................... ...... .... ......... ....... ..... ..... ................... .......................... ................ ...ill
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ N
BUDGET DETAIL: REVENUES
REVENUES NARRATIVE.......................................................................................................................2
REVENUE SU~Y ...........................................................................................................................4
BUDGETDETAIL:EXPEND~S
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ........................................................................................................................8
ADMINISTRATION/FINANCE. ............................................................................................................10
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.............. ...... .......... ........... .... .................. ........................... .......... .... ..... .12
ELECTIONS. ......... ........... ..... ............... .... ....... ............... .... ..... ..................... ...... .................... .... ............14
LEGAL.............................................................................................................................. .................... .16
ENGINEERING.... ........... ......................... ............ ........................................ ..... ...................... ...............18
BUILDING AND ZONING ....................................................................................................................20
ENERGY CITY...... ..... ...................... ....... ............. ........ ..... ... .......... ........ ............. ............... ................. ..22
PLANNING ...........................................................................................................................................24
PLANNING COMMISSION............... ..... .... ......... ...... ...... ........................ ........................ .................... ..26
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS................................................................................................................28
POLICE DEPARTMENT........ ................. .... ........ ........ ............... ........................................... ................ 30
POLICE RESERVE ................................... .... ......... ....... ........... ........................ ............................ ..........32
FIRE DEPARTMENT.............................................................................................................................34
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ..........................................................................................................36
STREETS ...............................................................................................................................................38
EQUIPMENT SERVICES ......................................................................................................................40
SNOW REMOVAL......... ...................... .......... ................ ...... ...... ................. ..... .......................... ...... ......42
SHADE TREE PROGRAM.................... .... ..... ... ...... ........ ............. ...... ........................... ... ................... ...44
PARKS ...................................................................................................................................................46
RECREATION .......................................................................................................................................48
SENIOR CENTER..................................................................................................................................50
CONTINGENCy................................. ........... .......... ................. ................ ................................. ............52
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET INFORMATION
PUBLIC LffiRARY.................................................................................................................................56
SURFACE W AlER MANAGEMENT ... ........... ..... ............. ...... ................ ..................... .................... ....58
CITY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS........... ...................... ......... .............................. ..... ............................. .60
ICE ARENA ........... .... ........... .............. ..... ... ...... ........ ... ...... ..... ..................... .... ................... .... .............. .61
EQUIPMENT CERTIFICAlES..............................................................................................................64
EQUIPMENT RESERVE........................................................................................................................66
SANITARY LANDFILL.........................................................................................................................68
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .... .......... ........................ ......................... ................
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTIIORITY ..........................................................................................
GARBAGE COLLECTION PROGRAM....................................................................................................
LIQUOR STORE FUND ............................................................................................................................
W ASlE W AlER TREATMENT SYSlEM...............................................................................................
1999 COMPENSATION PLAN RESOLUTION ....................... ...................... ........................... ................
1999 CITY T AJ{ LEVY RESOLUTION.. ...................... ....................... ............... ....... ........ ............... .....88
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SOURCE OF FUNDS .
1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
GENERAL PROPERTY TAX $2,470,418 $2,632,140 $2,993,950 $3,311,100
INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES 1,041,805 1,169,775 1,028,800 1,061,100
CHARGES FOR SERVICES 509,976 516,794 436,500 482,400
FINES AND FORFEITS 84,221 115,753 95,000 115,700
LICENSES & PERMITS 492,321 540,826 351,150 478,100
OTHER REVENUES 122,621 147,091 78,250 92,700
USE OF RESERVES 25,000
TRANSFERS 270,169 295,000 354,800 321,400
TOTAL $4,991,531 $5,417,379 $5,363,450 $5,862,500
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APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY
1997 1998 1999 2000
Actual Actual Adopted Adopted
. MAYOR & COUNCIL $ 79,778 $ 83,933 $ 106,400 $ 105,900
ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE 551,793 578,398 582,400 610,950
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 35,880 35,983 33,150 46,350
ELECTIONS 18,500 19,913 13,400 29,700
LEGAL 83,652 77 ,232 72,600 72,600
ENGINEERING 39,502 34,775 42,000 42,000
BUILDING & ZONING 337,671 379,917 399,350 447,550
ENERGY CITY 14,773 15,854 21,050 20,300
PLANNING 139,818 163,774 215,050 230,500
PLANNING COMMISSION 6,153 6,331 7,300 7,400
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 175,457 177,555 134,400 155,350
POLICE 1,631,674 1,821,573 2,006,650 2,150,600
POLICE RESERVE 14,419 24,292 34,450 29,150
. FIRE 280,805 277,969 301,100 340,650
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 19,363 17,088 14,050 15,850
STREETS 493,642 523,514 510,300 577 ,600
EQUIPMENT REPAIR & MAl NT. 137,377 155,779 136,200 156,450
SNOW REMOVAL 81,140. 53,529 124,550 160,750
STREET LIGHTING 1,301 1,500
SHADE TREE 8,188 10,160 11 ,500 7,950
PARKS 160,256 197,382 182,050 230,150
RECREATION 134,171 224,825 249,450 232,500
SR. CITIZEN PROGRAMS 40,354. 43,344 57,900 62,250
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CONTINGENCY 72,714 40,686 106,650 130,000
TOTAL $ 4,558,381 $4,963,806 $ 5,363,450 $ 5,862,500
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Budget Detail
Revenues
2000 GENERAL FUND REVENUES
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The general fund revenues for the 2000 budget are proposed in the amount of
$5,862,500. This represents a $499,050 or 9.3 percent increase over the
adopted 1999 budget.
Property taxes for the city general fund budget in 2000 are projected in the
amount of $3,311,100. This represents a $317,150 or 10.59 percent increase
over the adopted 1999 general fund property tax figure. Property taxes
represent 56.48 percent of the total 2000 general fund revenues.
General fund taxes are almost 83 percent of the total city tax levy. It is
estimated that the city tax rate will increase in 2000 by approximately 3
percent and go from 29.324 to 30.194. '
Intergovernmental revenues are projected in the amount of $1,061,100. This
represents a $32,300 or 3.14 percent increase from the adopted 1999 budget.
Intergovernmental revenues represent 18.1 percent of the total general fund
revenues. By way of comparison, intergovernmental revenues represented
19.2 percent of the total general fund revenues in 1999 and 22.5 percent in
1998. This is a trend that bears watching as it may result in a greater
dependence on taxes to support the operating budget.
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The two biggest changes in this revenue category in 2000 are in the Local
Government Aid (LGA) program and in the COPS Fast program. LGA
increased $78,850 in 2000; however, this amount is offset by a decrease of
$17,750 in the Local Performance Aid (LPA) program and a $36,650 decrease
in the transfers revenue category. Accordingly, the LGA net increase is
$24,450 while the "paper" increase is the above figure of $78,850. On the
other hand, the COPS Fast funds are down a total of $31,700 in state and
federal grants. The 2000 budgeted COPS Fast amount of $71,450 is expected
to decrease to zero by the year 2003 as this program is being discontinued.
The charges for services revenue category is projected in the amount of
$482,400. This represents a $45,900 or 10.52 percent increase from the
adopted 1999 budget. This budget revenue category represents
approximately 8.23 percent of the total general fund revenues.
Highlights in this revenue category include a $27,000 decrease in the school
liaison program based on a new contract with the school district and a
$73,900 increase in the building plan check fees. This increase in the.
building plan check fees is mainly a result of the estimate for 1999 being low.
The fines and forfeits revenue category is projected in the amount of .
$115,700. This represents a $20,700 or 21.79 percent increase from the
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total general fund revenues.
The licenses and permits revenue category is projected in the amount of
$478,100. This represents a $126,950 or 36.15 percent increase over the
adopted 1999 budget. The licenses and permits revenue category represents
8.16 percent of the total general fund revenues. Last year this revenue
category represented 6.55 percent of the total revenues. The main reason
why this revenue category increased is due to growth related activities and
estimates being low in 1999. In 2000, building permit revenues are projected
to increase by $115,700 and plumbing/heating permits are projected to
increase $11,250 with both projections being based on 90 percent of actual
1998 figures.
The other revenues are projected in the amount of $92,700. This represents a
$14,450 or 18.47 percent increase over the adopted 1999 budget. This
revenue category represents 1.58 percent of the total general fund revenues.
The increase in this category is due to additional interest income.
Transfers are projected in the amount of $321,400. This represents a $33,400
or 9.41 percent decrease from the adopted 1999 budget. This revenue
category represents 5.48 percent of the total general fund revenues. Almost
all of the change in this category is related to the LGA revenue increase. In
1999, reserves were used to make up LGA losses and in 2000, all but $3,900
of these losses have been eliminated. This results in a transfer decrease of
$36,650. The two largest transfers are the $110,000 from municipal liquor
operation and the $90,000 from the municipal utilities. The $20,000
equipment and program reserve is from the D.A.R.E. fund to help offset the
decrease in the school liaison program.
It is a good policy for the city to not become dependent on annually using the
un designated fund balance in order to balance the operating budget. In
1999, the city used $25,000 of the un designated fund balance for the budget
and in 2000 this revenue source is not being used.
As always, the city has attempted to be realistic in making projections for
2000 revenues. Many issues could cause variations in the actual revenues
received, and this is especially true for the growth related revenues such as
the building permits, plan check fees, administrative project fees, etc. All of
these growth related revenues are projected at their highest level ever and
will be carefully monitored. In review, staff believes that general fund
revenues of $5,862,500 will be received in 2000 and will be sufficient in order
to provide adequate municipal programs and services for the Elk River
residents and property owners.
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
GENERAL PROPERTY TAX
INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES
CHARGES FOR SERVICES
FINES & FORFEITS
LICENSES & PERMITS
OTHER REVENUES
TRANSFERS
USE OF RESERVES
TOTAL
1997
ACTUAL
$2,470,418
1,041,805
509,976
84,221
492,321
122,621
270,169
$4,991,531
1998
ACTUAL
$2,632,140
1,169,775
516,794
115,753
540,826
147,091
295,000
$5,417,379
1999
ADOPTED
$2,993,950
1,028,800
436,500
95,000
351 ,150
78,250
354,800
25,000
$5,363,450
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2000
PROPOSED
$3,311,100
1,061,100
482,400
115,700
478,100
92,700
321 ,400
$5,862,500
GENERAL PROPERTY TAX
Ad Valorem Tax
........................................... $3,311,100 $3,311,100
INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES
Local Government Aid
HACA
PERA Aid
Police Relief
Gravel Tax
Urban Street Maintenance
Cops Fast Grant
Police Training Reimbursement
Other Grants (Safe & Sober)
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CHARGES FOR SERVICES
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Administrative Project Fees
Plan Check Fees
Planning & Zoning Fees
Contractor License Surcharge
Sewer Inspection Fees
Miscellaneous Sales
Assessment Searches
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PUBLIC SAFETY
School Liaison
Police Contract
Impound Fees
Fire Calls & Contracts
277,000
498,250
11,500
114,900
45,000
28,000
71 ,450
7,500
7,500
50,000
201,650
17,500
5,200
1,000
1,500
5,000
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43,000
7,000
2,300
76,000
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PUBLIC WORKS
Street Services
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3,000
RECREA TION
Recreation Fees
69,250
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FINES & FORFEITS
Court Fines
Parking Fines
LICENSES & PERMITS
PERMITS
Building Permits
Building Permit Surcharge
Plumbing & Heating Permits
Other Non-Business
LICENSES
Dog/Cat
Cigarette
Liquor
Amusement
Gas Fitters
Garbage Haulers
Mineral Extraction
Apartment Licenses
Other Business
OTHER REVENUE
Interest
Landfill Surcharge
Contribution-Guardian Angels
Refunds & Reimbursements
TRANSFERS
Liquor
Equipment & Program Reserve
Street Reserve
Landfill
NSP/RDF Reserve
Sewer
Utilities
Development
Economic Development Authority
Housing & Redevelopment Authority
Undesignated Fund Balance
TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS
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110,700
5,000
339,200
800
63,250
1,000
1,900
2,500
35,000
2,250
1,800
750
10,800
11,850
7,000
80,000
9,000
3,700
110,000
20,000
45,000
19,750
19,750
10,000
90,000
3,900
2,000
1,000
115,700
478,100
92,700
321 ,400
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Expend itu res
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Provides for the legislative and policy making activities of the
municipal government.
Provides for the planning and control of municipal expenditures
through the adoption of an annual budget.
Provides for the generation of revenue through the levying of taxes,
fees, and rate structures.
Provides for citizens' input to the policy process through advisory
commissions, neighborhood, civic and community groups.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $105,900;
- A $500 decrease compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 2% of the total general fund expenditures.
The personal services expenditure category increased by $6,850 in 2000.
This increase is due to additional hours for the part time cable TV
programmer and the hiring of a back-up assistant for this position. The city
is going to narrowcasting in 2000 and more time will be required for putting
together public information videos.
The supplies category is projected to increase by $4,900 in 2000. This
increase is due to the narrowcasting of our cable TV system and the supplies
needed in order to put on additional, higher quality videos. The supplies
include cable TV lights, microphones, tapes, music, etc. The other new
expenditure in the supplies category is for City of Elk River pins. About
$2,000 is planned to be spent on pins in 2000.
The other services and charges category is projected to decrease by $12,250.
However, in 1999, this category included $19,000 for the city code
recodification project and this expenditure is not in the 2000 budget.
Accordingly, when making an adjustment for this recodification project, this
budget category is going up by $6,750. This increase is spread throughout
the budget including the dues, publications, and professional services line
items.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $36,169 $39,522 $44,450 $51,300
SUPPLIES 3,242 3,102 2,000 6,900
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 40,367 41,309 59,950 47,700
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 0 0 0
TOTAL $79,778 $83,933 $106,400 $105,900
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Overtime PAY ..................................... $300
Part Time Pay .............................11...... 45,850
Employee Pensions ..................................... 4,300
Employee Insurance ..................................... 850 $51,300
SUPPLIES
Office Supplies ..................................... 6,900 6,900
. OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Other Professional Services ..................................... 5,500
Postage ..................................... 2,000
Conferences & Schools ..................................... 2,200
Publishing ..................................... 16,700
Insurance ..................................... 6,500
Dues & Subscriptions ..................................... 8,900
Miscellaneous Programs ..................................... 5,900 47,700
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Furniture & Equipment ..................................... 0 0
$105,900
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ADMINISTRATION/FINANCE
Provides for the execution of city policy as adopted by the city council.
Provides for such administration activities as may be required in
municipal operations but which are not unique to, therefore not
assignable to, other operating programs.
Provides for the preparation and maintenance of official records.
Provides for central personnel services.
Provides for the fiscal management, processing, and maintenance
of all accounting transactions of the city, including budgetary
controls, and the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Receives employee time cards, coordinate employee benefit and
insurance coverage and prepares payroll checks and related records.
Provides for the distribution of costs for special improvement projects
to property owners and the receipt of payments.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $610,950;
- A $28,550 or 4.9% increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 10.5% of the total general fund expenditures.
The most significant expenditure category in this budget is personal services.
This expenditure category composes almost 81 percent of the total
administration/finance budget. This category is up $19,400 or approximately
4.1 percent in 2000 and is the majority of the increase in this budget.
The rest of the budget increase is mainly in the equipment repair
maintenance line item. This line item is up $5,150 in 2000. The major
reason for this increase is a low estimate in 1999 for existing maintenance
contracts, plus the city has added some new equipment that requires
additional maintenance contracts. The largest non-personal services line
item in this budget is for other professional services. Major expenditures
within this line item include $12,500 to the county for city-wide assessing
services and $8,000 for computer network consulting services.
The capital outlay expenditures are for the copy machine lease payment of
$10,650 and the purchase of a check signer for $3,500.
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PERSONAL SERVICES
SUPPLIES
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
CAPITAL OUTLAY
TOTAL
1997
ACTUAL
$426,806
17,192
84,882
22,913
$551,793
1998
ACTUAL
$447,114
12,693
84,805
33,786
$578,398
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay
Overtime Pay
Employee Pensions
Employee Insurance
SUPPLIES
Office Supplies
Operating Supplies
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Audit
Other Professional Services
Telephone
Postage
Conferences & Schools
Publishing
Insurance
Equipment Repair & Maintenance
Dues & Subscriptions
Recording/Service Fees
Miscellaneous
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment
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1999
ADOPTED
$474,800
11,200
83,850
12,550
$582,400
$405,700
2,000
47,300
39,200
10,300
1,500
11,000
25,900
4,500
5,000
11,850
4,500
4,750
15,350
3,250
1,100
3,600
2000
PROPOSED
$494,200
11,800
90,800
14,150
$610,950
$494,200
11,800
90,800
14,150 14,150
$610,950
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Provides for the proper long range planning for the future economic
development of the city.
Markets and promotes the community to prospective businesses;
encourages the expansion and retention of existing businesses.
Directs activities such as research, analysis, and evaluation of
information to determine economic impact of proposed developments;
prepares, updates and implements various economic development
plans and documents for the city.
Executes the economic development authority (EDA), the housing and
redevelopment authority (HRA) budgets for financing city-wide
economic development activities.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $46,350;
- A $13,200 increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Less than 1% of the total general fund expenditures.
Economic development expenditures for the city are divided up between this
general fund economic development budget, the economic development
authority (EDA) budget, and the housing and redevelopment authority (HRA)
budget. At one time the city had a goal of having all of the economic
development expenditures take place outside of the general fund budget, but
this goal may never be realized as total economic development expenditures
continue to increase. Most recently, the department had a staff addition and
this full time position is reflected in the 2000 budget increase. The economic
department now has the Director, Assistant Director, and an approximately
one-third time secretarial position. This general fund economic development
budget includes 35 percent of the total personal services allocated toward
economic development activities. All other economic development related
expenses including supplies and other charges/services are located in the
EDA and HRA budgets.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $32,686 $32,748 $33,150 $46,350
SUPPLIES 0 0 0 0
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 3,194 3,235 0 0
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 0 0 0
TOTAL $35,880 $35,983 $33,150 $46,350
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Salaries .................................... $38,150
Employee Pensions .................................... 4,400
Employee Insurance .................................... 3,800 $46,350
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ELECTIONS
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Provides for the conducting of the national, state, and local elections in
accordance with statutory requirements.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $29,700;
- A $16,300 increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Less than 1% of the total general fund expenditures.
National elections are scheduled for 2000. This budget is up about 50
percent from the expenses of the 1998 state election and the 1996 national
election. Most of the additional expenses are in the personal services
category due to the adding of two additional polling locations. The city is
going from four polling locations in 1996 and 1998, to six polling locations in
2000. The two largest populated wards in the city are now going to have two
precincts in each ward. The addition of two polling locations requires .
additional judges, voting booths, supplies, etc. Additionally, after the 2000
census and for the 2002 election, the city will have gone through the
redistricting process and it is anticipated that all four wards will each have
two precincts for a total of eight polling locations. This again will require
additional judges, voting booths, supplies, etc. The purchase of 20 additional
voting booths in 2000 is located in the operating supplies line item and is the
reason for the significant increase in this expenditure line item when
comparing 2000 with 1998 actuals.
A number of years ago the city began purchasing optical scanner equipment
to allow the city to offer better election services at the polling locations. This
equipment will instantly advise the voter if errors have been made in the
ballot and state law then allows the voter to correct mistakes by re-voting.
Furthermore, this equipment allows the city to tabulate its own results
rather than using the county for this service. Ultimately this will end up
saving the county significant time during election evenings and will allow the
city to have results made available in a timely manner. Additional optical
scanner equipment is programmed to be purchased next year and will be
identified in the 2001 budget.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $0 $9,606 $0 $18,000
SUPPLIES 0 2,559 0 7,900
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 0 1,548 0 3,800
CAPITAL OUTLAY 18,500 6,200 1 3,400 0
TOTAL $18,500 $19,913 $13,400 $29,700
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Part Time Pay ..................................... $18,000
Employee Pensions ..................................... 0
Employee Insurance ..................................... 0 $18,000
SUPPLIES
Operating Supplies ..................................... 7,900 7,900
OTHER CHARGES & SERVICES
. Postage ..................................... 200
Printing & Publishing ..................................... 1, 1 50
Conferences & Schools ..................................... 1 ,400
Equipment Repair & Maint. ..................................... 1,050 3,800
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment ..................................... 0 0
$29,700
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LEGAL
Provides for legal counsel to the city council and city staff.
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Provides for legal representation on behalf of the municipality in the
prosecution or defense of proceedings in which the municipality is a
party.
Provides for the review of ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and other
legal documents.
Does not include prosecution by the county on behalf of the city for
misdemeanor related cases.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED TO 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $72,600;
- Identical to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Slightly over 1% of the total general fund expenditures.
This budget is scheduled to remain the same in 2000 in spite of the 1997 and
1998 actual expenditures being higher than the 1999 adopted budget. The .
reason behind keeping this budget at the same level is due to extraordinarily
high expenses that were realized in 1997 and 1998 due to personnel legal
advice being required from the Larkin Hoffman law firm. Lower personnel
legal expenses are being incurred in 1999 and are also anticipated in 2000.
The city uses the law firm of Gray, Plant Mooty, Mooty, Bennett, P.A., for its
city attorney services. Peter K. Beck is the city attorney. This law firm
provides the city with all of its legal services with the exception of personnel
services and bond review services. Additionally, the county provides
prosecution services for misdemeanor related cases. Gray Plant Mooty is a
full service law firm and provides the city with its legal services in the area of
environmental, building and zoning, planning, and general administration.
Only the very large municipalities in Minnesota (typically Class I cities) have
a legal staff as city employees. In this regard, all but a very few Minnesota
cities use consulting firms for city attorney services.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $0 $0 $0 $0
SUPPLIES 0 0 0 0
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 83,652 77,232 72,600 72,600
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 0 0 0
TOTAL $83,652 $77,232 $72,600 $72,600
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Other Professional Services ..................................... $72,600 $72,600
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ENGINEERING
Provides for the preparation of plans, specifications and estimates
for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of
physical facilities including streets, sanitary sewers, storm sewers,
watermains and street lights.
Provides for the city engineering consultant to respond to specific
questions from the city council and to participate in special long and
short range planning and engineering projects.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $42,000;
- Identical to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Less than 1% of the total general fund expenditures.
This budget is difficult to estimate based on the uncertainty as to when and
which issues initiated by the city will require time from the city engineering
firm. Examples of city engineering services charged to the general fund
include work on the capital improvement program, updating the city maps,
review of the city assessment policy, and other work as requested by the city
administrator, building and zoning administrator, director of planning,
street/park superintendent, and the city council.
The city uses Howard R. Green - MSA Consulting Engineers as its city
engineering firm. This full service engineering firm provides the city with
the total range of engineering services that are required. As with other city
consultants, the city passes through engineering expenses to developers for
services provided on projects. Also some engineering services are financed as
part of public improvement projects as authorized by the city council, and are
therefore outside of the general fund.
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Almost annually, the city evaluates its engineering needs in terms of whether
or not it is time for the city to create its own engineering department. This
would not be just one employee, but would also include support staff such as
clerical and engineering techs. The development of a city engineering
department would cost more money, but this additional expense may be
offset by the benefits of having additional services. Making the issue more .
complex, is office space needs and whether or not the current city hall facility
can accommodate an addition three to four employees as an engineering
department. There are no provisions in this 2000 budget for the
establishment for a new city department.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $0 $0 $0 $0
SUPPLIES 0 0 0 0
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 39,502 34,775 42,000 42,000
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 0 0 0
TOTAL $39,502 $34,775 $42,000 $42,000
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Other Professional Services ..................................... $42,000 $42,000
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BUILDING AND ZONING
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Provides for the administration and enforcement of municipal
ordinances relating to zoning, building, plumbing, electrical,
heating and signs through the following:
*Inspection of building and development plans
*Issuance of permits and licenses as required
*Inspection of buildings and structures under construction
*Zoning code enforcement
Provides for the administration and enforcement of the housing
maintenance program to ensure that the rental housing stock is in
compliance with municipal and state health, safety, and nuisance
regulations
Provides the principal contact on environmental issues including
work related to the landfill, the NSP and UP A Refuse Derived Fuel
project, the gravel mining industry, and compliance with the state
wetlands law.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
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This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $447,550;
- A $48,200 or 12% increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 7.5% of the total general fund expenditures.
Personal services is the largest expenditure category in this budget.
Approximately 90 percent of the total expenditures for building and zoning
activities are for personal services. This category is proposed to increase
$39,700. Part of this increase is for the addition of a full time seasonal
building inspector. The building and zoning department includes the
following employees: the building and zoning administrator, the building
official, two building inspectors, a seasonal building inspector, the housing
inspector, a part time code enforcement officer, the environmental
officer/secretary, and the building and zoning secretary.
There are no major changes in this proposed budget compared to last year.
However, conferences and schools are up slightly to reflect the additional
employee plus the requirements for more training in the building inspection .
profession and the capital outlay line item is up in order to do a modest
building renovation in order to create more space for the inspectors.
Additionally, it should be noted that $20,000 is planned to be spent by way of
equipment certificates for a new building and zoning inspector truck.
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SUPPLIES
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
CAPITAL OUTLAY
TOTAL
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay
Overtime Pay
Part Time Pay
Employee Pensions
Employee Insurance
SUPPLIES
Office Supplies
Motor Fuels & Lubricants
Uniform Allowance
Operating Supplies
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Telephone
Postage
Conferences & Schools
Publishing
Insurance
Equip. Repair/Maint. Services
Dues & Subscriptions
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment*
*See Equipment Certificate Budget
BUILDING & ENVIRONMENTAL
1997
ACTUAL
$301,458
9,893
22,844
3,476
$337,671
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
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1998
ACTUAL
$342,314
11,864
20,725
5,014
$379,917
1999
ADOPTED
$363,450
11,800
21,500
2,600
$399,350
$308,800
1,300
20,800
36,650
35,600
6,200
2,700
1,500
2,200
4,000
1,600
8,300
700
1,600
6,900
1,100
7,600
2000
PROPOSED
$403,150
12,600
24,200
7,600
$447,550
$403,150
12,600
24,200
7,600
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ENERGY CITY
"Energy City" is a joint program between the Minnesota .
Environmental Initiative, through its Energy Alley Subcommittee, and
the City of Elk River. This program creates a focal point for
Minnesota's energy industry, renewable energy, and alternative
energy technologies.
Provides the principal contact and staff support services for
coordinating the energy city program and promoting Elk River as a
community that values energy efficiency and welcomes industry that
has an energy efficient and environmentally safe philosophy.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $20,300;
- A $750 decrease compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Less than 1% of the total general fund expenditures.
This city budget began in 1996 when the city was selected by the state to be
its "energy city." This program is intended to promote energy efficiency as a
way of life. This is a long term program whereby results may not be visible
for many years, and this city program requires significant support,
cooperation, and coordination from the state. The goals of the program
include providing inducements and incentives for companies that produce
energy efficient products to locate in the community.
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The majority of this budget is for personal services. Estimates for 2000
include 20 percent of the building and zoning administrator's time and 10
percent of the environmental officer's time being dedicated toward energy city
activities. This budget is going down slightly in 2000 as historically, the city
has not spent the funds allocated for such items as printing and publishing,
conferences and schools, and supplies, so these line items are either
decreased or eliminated in the 2000 budget.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $10,607 $15,823 $18,350 $18,500
SUPPLIES 394 0 500 0
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 3,772 31 2,200 1,800
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 0 0 0
TOTAL $14,773 $15,854 $21,050 $20,300
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay ..................................... $15,100
Employee Pensions ..................................... 1,750
Employee Insurance ..................................... 1,650 $18,500
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Conferences & Schools ..................................... 900
Publishing ..................................... 900 1,800
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PLANNING
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Provides the principal contact between the developers of residential,
commercial, and industrial properties. Coordinates staff reports
for planning commission and city council deliberations concerning
zoning, variances, platting, and conditional use permits. Program
efforts relate to everyday relationships between planning,
implementation and development of the city.
Serves as liaison for the planning commission and the park and
recreation commission, reviews and makes recommendations on
current activities, and develops long-range plans to guide the physical
development of the municipality.
Provides for city planning consultants to offer input, when requested,
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2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
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- Proposed in the amount of $230,500;
- A $15,450 or 7.2% increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 4% of the total general fund expenditures.
Slightly over 88% of the expenditures in this budget are for personal services.
The personal services category is proposed to increase by $13,800, which
represents almost all of the budget increase. This increase is due to typical
cost of living increases and step increases within the pay plan. The planning
department has a staff of four: director of planning, senior planner, planner,
and planning secretary.
The other changes in this departmental budget even out against each other.
The equipment repair and maihtenance services line item is down, which
slightly offsets an increase in the other professional services line item. The
other professional services line item is going up due to the need for consulting
services to help with the GIS program and the ArcView mapping system
program.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $1 22,314 $144,047 $189,200 $203,000
SUPPLIES 2,925 4,167 3,000 3,100
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 10,743 12,737 22,850 24,400
CAPITAL OUTLAY 3,836 2,823 0 0
TOTAL $139,818 $163,774 $215,050 $230,500
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay ..................................... $1 61 ,400
Overtime Pay ..................................... 3,800
Employee Pensions ..................................... 18,800
Employee Insurance ..................................... 19,000 $203,000
SUPPLIES
Office Supplies ..................................... 3,000
Motor Fuels & Lubricants ..................................... 100 3,100
. OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Other Professional Services ..................................... 4,800
Telephone ..................................... 2,900
Postage ..................................... 1,200
Conferences & Schools ..................................... 5,900
Publishing ..................................... 3,600
Insurance ..................................... 1 ,400
Equip. Repair/Maint. Services ..................................... 2,600
Dues & Subscriptions ..................................... 1,200
Recording Fees ..................................... 800 24,400
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment ..................................... 0 0
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Provides for the training and membership in planning related
associations in order to increase the professionalism of the seven
member volunteer planning commission. The planning commission
provides recommendations to the city council on all planning and
zoning related issues.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $7,400;
- A $100 increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Less than 1% of the total general fund expenditures.
This budget contains funding for the training of planning commission
members by way of attendance at local, state, and national conferences. This
budget includes funding for two planning commission members to attend a
national conference subject to city council approval. If more than two .
planning commission members desire to attend the national planning
conference, the funding would have to come from the city council contingency
budget and council approval would be necessary.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $2,378 $961 $1,500 $1,500
SUPPLIES 0 0 0 0
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 3,775 5,370 5,800 5,900
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 0 0 0
TOTAL $6,153 $6,331 $7,300 $7,400
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Overtime Pay ............................................ $1,300
Employee Pensions ............................................ 150
Employee Insurance ............................................ 50 $1,500
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Postage ............................................ 300
. Conferences & Schools ............................................ 5,000
Insurance ............................................ 350
Dues & Subscriptions ............................................ 250 5,900
$7,400
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Provides for the cleaning of city administration office space and the
maintenance of most city owned facilities.
Provides for the partial financing of the city hall facility, which was
constructed in 1992-93.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $155,350;
- A $20,950 or 15.6% increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 2.65% of the total general fund expenditures.
The most significant increase in this budget for 2000 is in the personal
services category. An additional half time employee is proposed to be added
to the staff. The personal services category is proposed to increase $18,350,
which is the majority of this budget increase. In 2000, the government .
building staff will total 1.5 employees. Approximately 67 percent of the
expenses for these employees is charged to this government buildings budget
and the other 33 percent is charged to the library for services rendered. The
two main reasons for the employee addition is for a suitable back-up for
cleaning services when the full time employee is gone for such things as
conferences, workshops, vacation or sick time, and also to allow the full time
employee to concentrate more on building maintenance and preventive
maintenance activities and less on cleaning activities. The city building
maintenance employee is Sue Herrboldt and she has been with the city since
mid 1998.
The largest expenditure in this budget is the transfer out for payment of part
of the city hall-police station lease/purchase plan. The total annual debt
service for this facility is in the $270,000 range so this budgeted transfer out
for building debt is only a small part of the total annual payment. The last
payment on the facility takes place in February 2011.
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PERSONAL SERVICES
SUPPLIES
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
CAPITAL OUTLAYfTRANSFER
TOTAL
1997
ACTUAL
$0
7,090
64,567
103,800
$175,457
1998
ACTUAL
$13,797
9,005
63,134
91,619
$177,555
1999
ADOPTED
$20,300
7,000
39,500
67,600
$134,400
2000
PROPOSED
$38,650
7,300
42,800
66,600
$155,350
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay
Overtime Pay
Part Time Pay
Employee Pensions
Employee Insurance
SUPPLIES
Operating Supplies
Fuels & Lubs
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Travel Conferences & Schools
Insurance
Utilities
Bldg. Repair/Maint. Services
Equip. Repair/Maint. Services
Cleaning Services
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment
Transfer Out - Building Debt
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
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$22,500
1,000
5,850
3,350
5,950
6,800
500
400
6,500
1 9,000
3,900
10,000
3,000
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66,600
$38,650
7,300
42,800
66,600
$155,350
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Provides for overall administration and management of the police
department.
Provides for the investigation of criminal incidents and the
apprehension of criminal offenders through the gathering, analysis,
preservation and presentation of evidence.
Provides for the protection of life and property and an atmosphere of
community security through the deterrence of criminal activity by
visible patrols; the enforcement of traffic laws and accident
investigation; the apprehension of criminal offenders; emergency
response services; and the delivery of other community services.
Provides for the supportive service of record maintenance and property
inventory and security.
Provides police liaison and D.A.R.E. programs to Elk River schools as
agreed upon by the city and school district.
Provides for the enforcement of ordinances relating to the control of
animals and the apprehension of unleashed animals.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $2,150,600;
- A $143,950 or 7.2% increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 36.7% of the total general fund expenditures.
The personal services category represents approximately 87 percent of the
total budget. This budget category increases by $105,550 in 2000. One new
police officer is scheduled to be added to the department in 2000. Most of the
remaining budget increase is in the other services and charges category and
relates to communication issues. The city added mobile personal computers
to the patrol vehicles in 1999. The annual connection fees for the PC phone
lines plus the maintenance contract is $17,000. Additionally, the general
telephone expense was estimated low in 1999 so this expenditure has to
increase, and finally, the state charges to the city for computer connections
increased by $4,000.
The capital outlay expenditures are for the lease purchase of a new copy
machine and for the purchase of cameras. In addition to these capital outlay
expenditures, it is planned that $136,200 be spent out of equipment
certificates for the purchase and set-up of five police patrol vehicles.
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SUPPLIES
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
CAPITAL OUTLAY
TOTAL
POLICE
1997
ACTUAL
$1,435,757
85,930
108,896
1,091
$1,631,674
1998
ACTUAL
$1,655,264
49,081
111,228
6,000
$1,821,573
1999
ADOPTED
$1,762,500
101,000
137,150
6,000
$2,006,650
2000
PROPOSED
$1,868,050
102,600
167,300
12,650
$2,150,600
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay
Overtime Pay
Employee Pensions
Employee Insurance
SUPPLIES
Office Supplies
Motor Fuels & Lubricants
Uniform Allowance
Operating Supplies
Equipment Parts
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Other Professional Services
Telephone
Postage
Conferences & Schools
Publishing
Insurance
Bldg. Repair/Maint. Services
Equip. Repair/Maint. Services
Cleaning Services
Contractual Services (Animal Control)
Dues & Subscriptions
Licenses & Taxes
Miscellaneous
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment*
*See Equipment Certificate Budget
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
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$1,520,950
36,000
149,950
161,150
9,500
25,000
16,300
45,800
6,000
3,300
25,200
2,400
23,250
1,500
23,500
2,000
62,900
1 2,1 50
5,000
2,100
1,000
3,000
$1,868,050
102,600
1 67,300
12,650 12,650
$2,150,600
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POLICE RESERVE
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Provides civilian liaison to the police department for assistance
during community events and typical weekend activities.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $29,150;
- A $5,300 decrease compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Less than 1% of the total general fund expenditures.
The police reserves contribute approximately 2,500 hours of service to the
community each year. A significant number of these hours are spent in
training meetings and on mandatory patrol activities. In general terms, the
police reserves are paid for their services for only two events throughout the
year. These two events are the county fair and the 4th of July celebrations.
Occasionally the reserves will be paid for other special city work assignments
such as attending Emporium activities and there are occasions when the .
reserves are hired for school sporting events, school dances, or by businesses
for such things as general mall security. Nonetheless, by far, the majority of
the reserves time is spent on general city police duties and business, which is
considered a voluntary service and contribution to the community. These
services are greatly appreciated.
The police reserves currently have fourteen members. Recently there has
been an effort to add to the reserve force. By adding reserves, the city hopes
to retain membership by spreading out the workload to more volunteers.
This goal is reflected in past budgets where substantial funds were allocated
for new uniforms. The proposed amount for uniform allowance is down in
2000 and this indicates that Police Reserve Liaison, Sergeant Ron
Nierenhausen, believes that the reserve force has stabilized and will remain
so in 2000.
The most significant increase in the police reserves budget for 2000 is in the
capital outlay category. In this regard, $4,500 has been requested for the
purchase of four or five portable radios. This increase in the capital outlay
category is more than offset by decreases in the supplies and the other
services and charges categories.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $4,196 $7,364 $11,400 $10,850
SUPPLIES 7,855 8,948 14,450 8,900
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 2,368 3,431 8,600 4,900
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 4,549 0 4,500
TOTAL $14,419 $24,292 $34,450 $29,150
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay ..............11.......................... $3,000
Part Time Pay .......................................... 6,000
Employee Pensions .......................................... 700
Employee Insurance .......................................... 1,150 $10,850
SUPPLIES
Uniform Allowance .......................................... 6,000
. Operating Supplies .......................................... 2,900 8,900
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Other Professional Services .......................................... 1,950
Conferences & Schools .......................................... 1,900
Printing & Publishing .......................................... 300
Insurance ....11........11.......................... 750 4,900
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment .......................................... 4,500 4,500
$29,150
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
Provides for the overall administration of the fire department.
Included is the preparation and distribution of information
regarding public safety programs, preparation of the annual
budget, training of firefighters, plus the acquisition and
maintenance of equipment and facilities.
Provides for the inspection of building plans, buildings under
construction, and existing structures in order to secure compliance
with fire protection codes.
Provides for the controlling and extinguishing of fires of all types in
order to minimize personal injury, loss of life and property damage.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $340,650;
- A $39,550 or 13% increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 5.8% of the total general fund expenditures.
All but $5,150 of the total budget increase is in the personal services category
and most of the increase for another full time employee. This full time
employee will either be an assistant fire chief or a full time inspector. The
budget also calls for some inspections to be completed by part time
employees. It should be noted that the other part time pay goes to the
firefighters and this is based on approximately 420 calls in the year 2000. In
addition to being paid for fire calls, the firefighters are also paid for training
hours.
The capital outlay expense is for part of the fire pumper payment. These
general fund monies are combined with equipment reserve monies to make
the annual $56,000 pumper payment. The last payment for the $300,000
pumper is in 2002. An additional capital outlay expense for the fire
department is also located in the equipment certificate budget. This
expenditure calls for $20,000 to be spent on self contained breathing
apparatus equipment. Additionally, plans are being formulated for the
purchase of a $275,000 tanker in 2002. This purchase is possible by way of
using funds that are "freed up" because of the above noted last payment on
the pumper in 2002 and because the last payment for the aerial platform
ladder truck takes place in 2001.
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PERSONAL SERVICES
SUPPLIES
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
CAPITAL OUTLAY
TOTAL
1997
ACTUAL
$158,322
34,610
72,713
1 5, 1 60
$280,805
1998
ACTUAL
$185,297
30,847
48,41 2
13,413
$277,969
1999
ADOPTED
$207,750
29,550
50,800
13,000
$301,100
2000
PROPOSED
$242,150
30,900
54,600
13,000
$340,650
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay (90%)
Part Time Pay - Inspections
Part Time Pay
Employee Pensions
Relief Assn Pension
Employee Insurance
SUPPLIES
Office Supplies
Motor Fuels & Lubricants
Uniform Allowance
Operating Supplies
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Other Professional Services
Telephone
Postage
Conferences & Schools
Publishing
Insurance
Utilities
Building Repair & Maintenance
Equipment Repair & Maintenance
Cleaning Services
Dues & Subscriptions
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CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment - Pumper payment*
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$92,950
7,000
89,550
14,650
22,000
16,000
800
2,500
650
26,950
3,750
1,550
500
11,600
900
14,500
7,500
3,200
9,100
250
1,750
13,000
$242,150
30,900
54,600
1 3,000
$340,650
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Provides for the preparation of response and survival plans which
may be used in the event of natural or man-made disasters (such as
a tornado or a train derailment), for the administration of training
programs for implementation of those plans, and for the provision
and inspection of emergency preparedness sirens and other
equipment.
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2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $15,850;
- An $1,800 increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Less than 1% of the total general fund expenditures.
The city allocates 10 percent of the fire chiefs time toward emergency
preparedness activity. This is the only manpower charged to this emergency
preparedness budget while, in reality, other firefighters and staff members
participate in emergency preparedness activities. For example, in 1998,
significant training took place to prepare staff for how to respond to a natural .
disaster and a full scale (one day) practice disaster drill took place.
Additionally, in 1999, a significant amount of training exercises and
departmental work has been necessary in order to plan for a potential Y2K
emergency at the end of the year.
This is a relatively small budget and there are few changes in 2000 as
compared to 1999. However, it should be noted that another emergency
preparedness siren is planned to be purchased in 2000, and this expense is
identified in the equipment certificate budget. This will be the eighteenth
emergency preparedness siren in the city. Three additional sirens to be
purchased in the next few years will provide the city with nearly 100 percent
coverage.
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PERSONAL SERVICES
SUPPLIES
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
CAPITAL OUTLAY
TOTAL
1997
ACTUAL
$6,717
7,667
4,979
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$19,363
1998
ACTUAL
$7,042
2,963
7,083
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$17,088
1999
ADOPTED
$7,100
1,850
5,100
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$14,050
2000
PROPOSED
$7,800
2,050
6,000
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$15,850
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay
Employee Pensions
Employee Insurance
SUPPLIES
Office Supplies
Operating Supplies
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Telephone
Postage
Conferences & Schools
Publishing
Utilities
Equip. Repair/Maint. Services
Dues & Subscriptions
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment *
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$6,600
650
550
200
1,850
1,100
100
500
200
1 ,400
2,500
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$7,800
2,050
6,000
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$15,850
STREETS
Provides for the maintenance and preservation of the public road
system through patching, sealing, grading and overlays.
Provides for the sweeping of streets and collection and disposal of
debris from streets and roadways.
Provides for the maintenance of the storm drainage system.
Provides for the installation, operation, maintenance and
replacement of traffic control devices such as street signs,
pavement markings, and guard rails on all city roadways within
the municipality.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $577,600;
- A $67,300 or 13.2% increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 10% of the total general fund expenditures.
The majority of this budget increase is located in the personal services
category. This category is projected to increase $50,850 in 2000, and part of
the reason for this increase is the addition of another 1h time employee. The
city is going to hire a full time employee that will be shared between the ice
arena and the streets department in 2000.
The city has a combined street/park department where employees work on
streets, snow removal, parks, athletic fields, and to a lesser degree, on
outdoor ice rinks, the shade tree program, and at the library. Additionally,
two full time employees are assigned to the equipment services program.
Excluding this equipment repair and maintenance program, about 63 percent
of the total expenses for street/park employees is allocated towards streets.
As noted above, most of the budget increase is in personal services but the
largest expense and increase outside of personal services is in the contractual
services line item. This is for an additional seal coating, overlays, and street
painting services.
While no capital outlay expenditures are planned out of this general fund
budget, it should be noted that a $136,000 dump truck is scheduled to be
financed out of equipment reserves in 2000. Two more trucks are being
requested over the next three years.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $281,517 $303,211 $300,200 $351,050
SUPPLIES 66,783 106,526 75,000 78,500
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 145,342 109,975 135,100 148,050
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 3,802 0 0
TOTAL $493,642 $523,514 $510,300 $577,600
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay ..................................... $258,150
Overtime Pay ..................................... 6,000
Part Time Pay ..................................... 22,500
Employee Pensions ..................................... 27,100
Employee Insurance ..................................... 37,300 $351,050
SUPPLIES
Motor Fuels & Lubricants ..................................... 20,500
. Operating Supplies ..........................11......... 45,000
Bldg. Repair/Maint. Supplies ..................................... 3,000
Street Signs ..................................... 10,000 78,500
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Other Professional Services ..................................... 1,000
Telephone II................................... 3,500
Postage ............11....................... 200
Conferences & Schools ..................................... 3,700
Publishing ..................................... 400
Insurance ..................................... 28,000
Utilities ..................................... 12,250
Bldg. Repair/Maint. Services ..................................... 4,000
Cleaning Services ..................................... 1,100
Contractual Services ..................................... 79,000
Equipment Rental ..................................... 4,500
Uniform Rental ..................................... 7,600
Dues & Subscriptions ..................................... 300
Licenses & Taxes ..................................... 2,500 148,050
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment* ..................................... 0 0
$577,600
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EQUIPMENT SERVICES
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Provides for the labor and materials required to repair and maintain
city equipment and most city vehicles.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $156,450;
- A $20,250 or 14.9% increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 2.7% of the total general fund expenditures.
In 1997, a mechanic position was established in the street department and an
employee was hired for the general duties and responsibilities of maintaining
city equipment and city vehicles. In 1998, an extra one halftime position
was allocated toward this program and in the 1999 budget, this amount of
time was increased to a four-fifths position. In the 2000 budget, this help for
the mechanic has increased to the equivalent of a full time position. The
2080 hours is actually allocated out to a number of different individuals that .
help the mechanic in his duties and responsibilities. The personal services
category for 2000 is projected to increase $15,150, which is the majority of the
overall budget increase and this in part is due to the extra 208 hours of time
dedicated toward this department.
The other increase in this budget is in the supplies category. This category is
projected to increase $5,100. As the amount of city equipment increases, the
age of the city's equipment gets older, and the fleet gets larger, more tools
and supplies are required in order to provide adequate maintenance. In the
long run, the city maintaining its own equipment and vehicles saves money
versus having this maintenance and repair expense and work contracted out.
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Provides for the removal and disposal of snow and for the control of ice
on streets, municipally owned parking lots, and city pathways.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $160,750;
- A $36,200 increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 2.75% of the total general fund expenditures.
The personal services expenditure category for snow removal activity is
projected at $119,550. This is a $30,500 increase over the adopted 1999
budget. This figure is based on 20 percent of the street/park crew time
(excluding the two full time employees allocated for the equipment services
program.) It should be noted that only the actual time spent for snow
removal activities get charged to this departmental budget. If less time by
the street/park crew is spent on snow removal activities, then the other
departments of streets, parks, or equipment services, will get charged based .
on the activities and projects being undertaken by the department. The
highest actual expenses for the entire budget was in 1996 when the total
reached almost $108,000, and of this amount, approximately $74,000 was for
personal services.
In the 1996-97 snow removal season, the city began contracting out services
to a private vendor for snow removal in some of the city's cul-de-sacs. This
program proved to be successful and is scheduled to increase this upcoming
snow season in order to provide better service to the public. This approach to
snow removal service also delays the purchase of additional city equipment
and adding personnel.
There is a general misconception among the public that if the city has a light
snow season, then the city saves a great deal of money. This is not true
because most of our snow removal expense is related to city employee time
and, as noted above, if this time is not dedicated toward snow removal
services, then the time is charged to another city department based on the
activities undertaken. The actual savings in the snow removal budget during
a light winter has to do with operating supplies and needing less sand/salt
and fewer cutting edges for the snowplows.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $53,013 $31 ,400 $89,050 $119,550
SUPPLIES 24,439 19,889 25,000 27,600
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 3,688 2,240 10,500 13,600
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 0 0 0
TOTAL $81,140 $53,529 $124,550 $160,750
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay ..................................... $78,650
Overtime Pay ..................................... 16,000
Part Time Pay ..................................... 4,450
Employee Pensions ...................................... 8,900
Employee Insurance ..................................... 11,550 $119,550
SUPPLIES
Operating Supplies ..................................... 27,600 27,600
. OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Snow Removal Contract ..................................... 13,600 1 3,600
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SHADE TREE PROGRAM
Provides for the control and eradication of Dutch Elm and Oak Wilt
disease through the education of employees who identify diseased
trees and either treat or remove the trees that are located on public
property. The city also assists the public in control of tree diseases
on private property.
Provides for a tree replanting program to offset the diseased trees
that are removed in an effort to maintain the aesthetics of the
community.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $7,950;
- Is a $3,550 decrease compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Less than 1% of the total general fund expenditures.
The amount of staff time spent in the shade tree program and the amount of
supplies purchased and services contracted for are all relatively small. The
amount of staff time spent on this program is directly related to how much
time is required on other higher priority activities. Additionally, the amount
of time spent in this program is related to the amount of trees that become
available from time to time for city purposes. Finally, the amount of staff
time available for this program depends significantly upon the time required
for brush/tree clean up if a major storm event takes place. In the last five
plus years, the city has had a relatively passive shade tree program and this
budget is a very small part of the total city expenses. If a significant
program is desired to be undertaken in 2000, then these expenditures would
have to come out of the city council contingency budget or a reserve. In the
2001 budget, it is planned that this departmental budget will become a
program within the parks budget and these expenses will be incorporated
into the overall parks budget.
The 2000 operating supplies is for the purchase of additional trees to be
planted in the public boulevards and parks and for the replacement of trees
that are removed by the city. The equipment line item is for the rental of a
tree spade to plant trees and for the rental of a stump grinder that is
sometimes necessary after trees are removed.
Recently the city entered into a joint power agreement with neighboring
communities, and Sherburne County spent SCORE funds for us to jointly use
and maintain a large-scale brush grinder.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $290 $906 $4,500 $1,250
SUPPLIES 4,570 8,206 5,000 4,700
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 3,328 1,048 2,000 2,000
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 0 0 0
TOTAL $8,188 $1 0,1 60 $11,500 $7,950
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay ..................................... $1,000
Employee Pensions ..................................... 100
Employee Insurance ..................................... 150 $1,250
SUPPLIES
Operating Supplies ..................................... 4,700 4,700
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
- Equipment Rent ..................................... 2,000 2,000
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Provides for the overall planning, management, and
administrative activities of the park facilities. Included is the
preparation and distribution of information regarding the
acquisition and development of facilities.
Provides for the maintenance and improvement of park and
recreational facilities, including grounds and park buildings.
The program includes the maintenance of skating rinks, athletic fields,
neighborhood parks, and community parks.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $230,150;
- A $48,100 increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 4% of the total general fund expenditures.
The large increase in this parks budget is somewhat offset by an almost
$17,000 decrease in the recreation budget. The city is still sorting out where
some of the park and recreation expenses should be allocated, but it is
becoming clearer as the community recreation program and the city
recreation expenses are being isolated into the recreation budget, and all the
remaining park expenses are identified in the parks budget.
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The personal services expenditure category is proj ected to increase by
$32,350 in 2000. As with the other budgets where the city street/park crew
time is allocated, only the actual time spent on parks will be logged against
this budget. Over the last few years there has been an increase in the part
time pay as more seasonal employees are needed for the maintenance and
mowing of city park facilities. Also, a new project that began in 1999 and
which is scheduled to continue in 2000 is the park patrol program. In this
program the city hires part time employees for summer weekends to monitor
activities throughout the city park and trail system.
Regarding the other increases in this budget it should be noted that the
operating supplies is up by about $5,000, the telephone expense by $2,000,
the insurance by $3,000, and the capital outlay by $5,650. The items
planned to be purchased in the capital outlay category include an $8,000
mower and a planer for $2,650. Additionally, the equipment certificate
budget calls for an expenditure of $26,600 for a utility tractor.
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SUPPLIES
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
CAPITAL OUTLAY
TOTAL
PARKS
1997
ACTUAL
$92,283
25,928
39,045
3,000
$160,256
1998
ACTUAL
$129,952
40,515
26,915
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$197,382
1999
ADOPTED
$102,100
34,250
40,700
5,000
$182,050
2000
PROPOSED
$134,450
39,300
45,750
10,650
$230,150
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay
Overtime Pay
Part Time Pay
Employee Pensions
Employee Insurance
SUPPLIES
Motor Fuels & Lubricants
Operating Supplies
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Telephone
Postage
Conferences & Schools
Publishing
Insurance
Utilities
Equipment Rental
Other Rental
Miscellaneous
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment*
* See Equipment Certificate Budget
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
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$74,900
3,000
34,100
11,000
11,450 $134,450
3,500
35,800
6,000
100
1,250
100
7,000
11 ,000
2,000
16,300
2,000
39,300
45,750
10,650 10,650
$230,150
RECREATION
Provides for the city's share of funding for the Community Recreation .
Program.
Provides funding for recreation programs located within the City of
Elk River and as administered by the Community Recreation Program.
Provides for miscellaneous recreation activities as recommended by the
city park and recreation commission and as authorized by the city
council.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $232,500;
- A $16,950 decrease compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 4% of the total general fund expenditures.
As noted in the parks budget, the recreation budget is becoming almost
exclusively a budget for the community recreation. The city, along with the
cities of Otsego, Rogers, and Hassan Township, are members of the
Community Recreation organization and this staff manages the recreation
programs for residents within our jurisdictions. In addition to the
administrative fees for this program, all city recreation programs that are
administered by this department are charged to this city budget.
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The personal services category is projected to decrease by $15,050 in 2000.
The main reason for this decrease is less time being needed to manage
activities at Emporium. Emporium is a city owned youth center facility.
This project began in 1999, and the city is still learning about the amount of
time and expenses needed to operate this facility. Estimates were high in the
1999 budget and funding is scaled back in 2000.
The other categories in this 2000 budget compare very favorably to the
adopted 1999 amounts. It should be noted that the building rent/supervision
line item is for fees paid to the school district for use of their facilities. .
Additionally, the capital outlay expenditure calls for a contribution into the
city ice arena reserve. This money is being placed aside in case the city does
not have sufficient funds to meet its bond obligations or in case of emergency
repairs being needed.
It should be noted that revenues from city recreation programs are projected
in the amount of $69,250. This amount shows up in the general fund
revenues and offsets some of these community recreation expenditures.
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1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $40,980 $51,695 $97,100 $82,050
SUPPLIES 4,402 14,671 14,000 13,300
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 80,789 150,459 130,350 129,150
CAPITAL OUTLAY /TRANSFER 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
TOTAL $134,171 $224,825 $249,450 $232,500
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Part Time Pay ..................................... $75,500
Employee Pensions ..................................... 5,300
Employee Insurance ..................................... 1,250 $82,050
SUPPLIES
Operating Supplies ..................................... 13,300 13,300
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
. Community Rec Programs ..................................... 19,600
Community Rec Admin. Fees ..................................... 64,500
Other Cultural Activities ..................................... 5,000
Telephone ..................................... 500
Advertising/Marketing ..................................... 6,500
Insurance ..................................... 400
Utilities ..................................... 2,400
Bldg. Repair/Maint. ..................................... 2,000
Equip. Repair/Maint. ..........11......................... 1,000
Building Rent/Supervision ..................................... 27,000
Other Rental ..................................... 0
Taxes & Licenses ..................................... 250
Conferences & Schools ..................................... 0 129,150
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Transfer to Ice Arena ..................................... 8,000 8,000
$232,500
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Provides funding for the senior citizen coordinator and
helps finance programs for the senior citizens.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
This departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $62,250;
- A $4,350 or 7.5% increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 1% of the total general fund expenditures.
Personal services is the major expenditure category in this senior citizen
programs budget. Over 87 percent of the budget goes for personal services.
This category includes wages and benefits paid to the senior citizen
coordinator and for a part time employee. This part time employee was
added to the department to provide some evening programs at the senior
center. This part time employee was hired in fall 1999, and additional
programs are expected to be realized in 2000.
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The rest of the budget shows only minor changes compared to the adopted
1999 budget. The programming activities line item includes some of the
expenses for activities such as the volunteer appreciation week, monthly
dinners, monthly special events, and activities associated with Older
American's Month.
It should be noted that the senior center is located at the Guardian Angels
Foundation complex. The Guardian Angels Foundation donates a great deal
offunds as an in kind contribution by having the senior center located at this
facility. In addition to this in kind contribution, the Foundation annually
contributes $3,700 to the city and this money is identified in the general fund
revenues budget.
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. SR. CITIZEN PROGRAMS
1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $35,060 $37,047 $51,350 $54,300
SUPPLIES 637 578 650 1,000
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 4,657 4,840 5,900 6,950
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 879 0 0
TOTAL $40,354 $43,344 $57,900 $62,250
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Pay ..................................... $34,550
Part Time Pay ...................11................ $10,400
Employee Pensions ..................................... 5,100
Employee Insurance ..................................... 4,250 $54,300
SUPPLIES
Operating Supplies .................................11.. 1,000 1,000
. OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Postage ..................................... 100
Conferences & Schools ..................................... 2,400
Printing & Publishing ..................................... 200
Programming ..................................... 4,000
Dues & Subscriptions ..................................... 250 6,950
$62,250
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CONTINGENCY
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The contingency term has often been abused in definition and practice.
There are no "contingency" expenditures. Only the city council has the
authority to transfer any of this money to other departments for "unforeseen
expenditures or for anticipated expenditures of uncertain amounts."
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
The departmental budget is:
- Proposed in the amount of $130,000;
- A $23,350 increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget;
- Approximately 2.2% of the total general fund expenditures.
The city council contingency budget includes the cost of living pay
adjustments for the non union employees for the upcoming year as
authorized by the City Council. A three percent cost of living adjustment
equals about $73,000. Accordingly, if this wage adjustment takes place, then
only about $57,000 remains in this budget fund for true contingency type .
expenditures. It should be noted that funds for new employees that are
planned to be hired in 2000 are located within the departmental budgets.
The city council contingency fund is used at the discretion of the City Council
for unexpected items or for known items of an uncertain amount. Under
ideal conditions, the city desires to not spend these contingency funds and, at
the end of the year, place these monies into appropriate reserve accounts. All
of the known expenditures from the city council contingency fund at the
beginning of the year, such as a River's of Hope contribution, reduces the City
Council's flexibility throughout the year and reduces the actual amount
available for true contingency expenditures. For very large city contingency
expenditures, the City Council will have to look at using some designated
reserves.
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1996 1997 1998 1999
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
PERSONAL SERVICES $0 $0 $0 $0
SUPPLIES 0 0 0 0
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES 72,714 40,686 106,650 130,000
CAPITAL OUTLAY 0 0 0 0
TOTAL $72,714 $40,686 $106,650 $130,000
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Miscellaneous ..................................... $130,000 $130,000
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ELK RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Provides for all expenditures relating to the public library
building and its contents, excluding books, other educational
materials and the library staff personnel expenses.
... '2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
Funding for the library comes from city tax revenues and is included in the
city tax levy resolution. The city is responsible for library building related
items including cleaning services, utilities, repair and maintenance,
insurance, and furniture/fixtures within the building. The Great River
Regional Library system pays for books, educational materials, and wages
the library employees.
The 2000 library budget calls for . revenues and expenditures in the amount of
$66,650. This is an increase of $4,150 or 6.6 percent over the adopted 1999
budget. The only change of note is in the personal services category, which is
scheduled to increase by $4,650, and the reason for the increase is due to
additional cleaning services being necessary at the library. The building
maintenance/cleaning employees will document the hours spent at the library
and only their actual time will be charged to this budget. It should be noted
that the capital outlay category is for the city share of a microfiche
reader/printer. The total expense is anticipated to be $12,000, but the library
staff is working on a $7,000 grant to help pay for this piece of equipment.
The l_t expenditure of note is a transfer out for building debt. Additional
funding for the building debt payment comes from the landfill surcharge~f):t
the city council has designated for this project. The last bond payment f~;'
the library expansion project is scheduled for 2007. .
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One item is not ill the budget and may have to be financed out of the library ..
reserves. This item is additional property to the west of the parking lot tJlat:.,i' ....
may become available. This property includes a single family home. It .
. would be in the best long.tenn interest of the library to obtain this propertl
for future expansion opportunities.
Under statelaw, the city has a minimum level of service requirement in
order to bea participant in the Great River Regional Library system. Tbi.
requirement, which states that expenditures for library services icannot
decrease, has always been met in Elk River.
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES
OTHER REVENUES
TOTAL
LIBRARY
REVENUE ANALYSIS
1997
ACTUAL
$45,141
9,352
42,900
$97,393
1998
ACTUAL
$46,002
8,469
48,711
$103,182
1999
ADOPTED
$53,600
8,900
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$62,500
2000
PROPOSED
$57,950
8,700
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$66,650
GENERAL PROPERTY TAX
Ad Valorem Tax
INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES
HACA
PERSONAL SERVICES
SUPPLIES
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
CAPITAL OUTLAY
TRANSFERS OUT
TOTAL
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
1997
ACTUAL
$4,050
3,636
27,513
100,262
11,000
$146,461
1998
ACTUAL
$4,461
1,531
22,215
39,853
11,000
$79,060
$57,950
8,700
1999
ADOPTED
$15,650
4,950
25,900
5,000
11,000
$62,500
$57,950
8,700
$66,650
2000
PROPOSED
$20,300
5,250
25,100
5,000
11,000
$66,650
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PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Salaries
Part Time Salaries
Employee Pensions
Employee Insurance
SUPPLIES
Office Supplies
Operating Supplies
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Postage
Conferences & Schools
Publishing .
Insurance
Utilities
Bldg. Repair/Maint.
Equip. Repair/Maint.
Cleaning Services
Programming
Dues & Subscriptions
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment
TRANSFERS OUT
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$13,400
2,950
1,950
2,000
250
5,000
50
750
800
3,000
6,000
5,000
800
1,500
7,000
200
5,000
11,000
$20,300
5,250
25,100
5,000
11,000
$66,650
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SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT
Provides for the management and maintenance of the existing surface
water management systems including the city storm sewer system and
working with Sherburne County in the management of the county
ditch system that is within the city limits.
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Provides for the planning and construction of city public improvement
projects for the environmentally safe and efficient disposal of surface
water through a system of pipes and sedimentation ponds into the '
city's natural water resources including the Elk River, Lake Orono,
and Mississippi River.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
A trunk system Surface Water Management (SWM) plan for the city was
completed in 1993. In 1994, the city adopted a SWM development fee and
began collecting these funds to help finance the trunk infrastructure.
Developers are also required to finance the lateral drainage systems within
their projects. Additionally, in 1995 the city began collecting a city tax levy
. to help finance trunk SWM projects.
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The first city SWM improvement project was the 1994 Highway 10/101/169
intersection project. The city bonded for this project and financed the
improvements through revenues generated by this fee and tax levy. Other
significant projects in the past few years include the improvements in the
Deerfield III development project, the Main/Evans intersection, and the
Western Area Phase II and III projects. Projects on the horizon for the next
few years include the east Elk River project (1999-2000), the extension of
Business Center Drive/Waco and Highway 10 project (2000), the restora.tion
of Ditch 28, and storm sewer expenses associated with the pavement
replacement program which is scheduled to begin in 2002.
The SWM revenues and expenditures are shown on the adjacent page. The
revenue projections do not show any monies being generated from the
developer fees as this amount is uncertain and unpredictable. However, in
1996, 1997, and 1998, this fee generated about $50,000 per year in revenues.
After meeting our bond payments for previous projects, a limited amount of
funds are budgeted to be available for projects in 2000. Additionally, this
program had a $36,000 fund balance at the end of 1998, and very little is
expected to be added to this total in 1999. The status offunds annually being
available for additional projects is expected to change in the year 2002 as the ..
commitment to the development fund ends in 2001 and the city council is
expected to shift this tax levy amount back into this SWM fund.
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REVENUE ANALYSIS
GENERAL PROPERTY TAX
INTERGOVTL REVENUES
CHARGES FOR SERVICES
OTHER REVENUES
TOTAL
1997
ACTUAL
$139,085
28,778
52,189
.1,208
$221,260
1998
ACTUAL
$141,806
26.062
52,514
4,005
$224,387
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
1999
ADOPTED
$149.050
24,650
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$173,700
$150,900'
22,700
2000
PROPOSED
$150,900
22,700
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$173,600
$150.900
22,700
$173,600
. 1997 1998 1999 2000
ACTUAL ACTUAL ADOPTED PROPOSED
DEBT SERVICE $109,995 $112,471 $109,800 $111,550
OTHER PROJECTS 119,850 6,950 63,900 62,050
TOTAL $229,845 $119,421 $173,700 $17~,600
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Ad Valorem Tax
INTERGOVNMTL REVENUES
HACA
Note: Impact Fees are not included.
DEBT SERVICE
Principal
Interest
Fees & Other
OTHER PROJECTS
Storm Drainage Projects
65,000
45,550
1,000
62,050
Total Principal and Interest outstanding on 12/31/1999 is $1,099,695.
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$111,550
62,050
$173,600
CITY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
When a municipal public improvement project takes place, some or all of the
cost of the project is typically assessed out to the benefited property
owners. When these projects take place, the city sometimes has property
that is benefited. In these cases the city is assessed for some of the cost of the
project. Additionally, from time to time the city will obtain property through
the tax forfeiture process or will purchase property for a specific purpose and
these properties can have special assessments due on them.
Listed below are the special assessments on city owned properties that are
scheduled to be paid in 2000. Three of the assessments against city owned
property are related to the Western Area Phase I public improvement project.
These assessments for the Western Area public improvement project are
scheduled to continue for another thirteen years. The other three special
assessments are related to the Lake Orono dredging project. These payments
for the Lake Orono dredging project were funded out of the capital
improvement tax levy in 1999, but it is more appropriate to identify the
assessments in this program budget. The last special assessment payment
for the Lake Orono project is scheduled for 2005.
Funds for the payment of the city's special assessments come from the
general tax levy and the city special assessments are listed in the tax levy
resolution. The projection in 2000 is for $28,926 to be levied for city special
assessments.
CITY SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PAYMENTS
Payable in 2000
Parcel No. Location Project Amount Due
75-528-0305 Softball Complex 1992 Western Area $ 6,004
75-132-1300 Orono Park 1992 Western Area 7,102
75-132-1300 Orono Park Lake Orono Dredging 5,242
75-132-2415 Orono Park Expansion 1992 Western Area 4,109
75-537-0010 City Hall Lake Orono Dredging 1,663
75-537-0105 City Hall Lake Orono Dredging 4.806
LEVY FOR TAXES PAYABLE IN 2000
$ 28.926
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ICE ARENA
Provides for the administration of the entire operation of the Elk River
Ice Arena facility as authorized by the city council including debt
payments for the 1996/97 ice arena expansion project.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGErr
The city council approved the expansion of the ice arena and the construction
of a second sheet of ice was completed in January 1997. The ci~y council
agreed to take over the ownership, financial responsibility, andlmanagement
of the existing arena and the new arena that are connected to e~ch other.
The city is still trying to get an accurate picture of the annual ice.arena
revenues and expenditures. The best available figures are from the 1998city
audit. However, these figures need to be adjusted for the budget discussion
because of the approximately $110,000 dehumidification capital outlay that
was installed that year. With adjustments it is estimated that operating and
building debt expenditures exceeded revenues by approximately $78,200 in
1998. The projection for 2000 is that expenditures, excluding significant
capital items, will exceed revenues by approximately $64,500, so the ice
arena program is moving in the right direction financially, but it is going
slowly.
The following pages show the 2000 proposed revenues and expenditures. The
revenues are projected to decrease by $5,900 as compared to the 1999
adopted budget. However, this 2000 figure is a 4 percent per year increase
from 1998 actuals. The expenditures are proposed to increase $17,800 from
the adopted 1999 budget. However, the 2000 figure is nearly identical to the
adjusted 1998 amount. The reason for the increase in the 2000 expenditures
as compared to the 1999 budget has to do with 1999 utility estimate being
low.
The initial budgets were based on the Marquette Financial Feasibility Study.
This report showed revenue projections for the renting of ice at a high level
and the personal services for maintaining and supervising the facility at a
low level. These two errors result in the budget gap that is currently being
experienced. Accordingly, in the short term, this recreation facility needs city
financial support and the ice arena is not unlike other city recreation
programs that need city monies.
It will take a number of years before the ice arena facility cash flows, even
without considering major capital outlay expenses. The city has taken
ownership of the old ice arena and major repairs are anticipated for.both the
roof and the floor. These expenditures are in addition to complying with the
new state law regarding bleachers. Finally, additional bleachers at the new
rink need to be considered in the near future.
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SUPPLIES
OTHER SERVICES AND CHARGES
CAPITAL OUTLAY
DEBT SERVICE
TOTAL
ICE ARENA
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
1997
ACTUAL
$102,041
33,430
94,237
10,847
204,588
$229,708
1998
ACTUAL
$127,816
39,060
132,658
120,447
197,420
$617,401
1999
ADOPTED
$129,500
32,500
116,750
1,800
197,850
$478,400
2000
PROPOSED
$135,050
32,500
130,600
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198,050
$496,200
PERSONAL SERVICES
Regular Salaries
Overtime Salaries
Part Time Salaries
Employee Pensions
Employee Insurance
SUPPLIES
Fuels & Lubricants
Uniform Allowance
Operating Supplies
Bldg. Maintenance Supplies
Vending Supplies
Merchandise for Resale
OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES
Other Professional Services
Telephone
Postage
Travel, Conferences & Schools
Publishing
Insurance
Utilities
Building Repair & Maintenance
Equipment Repair & Maintenance
Cleaning Services
Contractual Services
Equipment Rental
Dues & Subscriptions
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment
DEBT SERVICE
Principal
Interest
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$75,550
200
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39,350
10,800
9,150
1,200
350
11,000
5,950
13,250
750
5,200
2,350
750
1,650
1,500
7,200
90,600
6,000
8,400
900
2,200
3,450
400
90,000
108,050
$135,050
32,500
130,600
$
198,050
496,200
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Provides for the purchase of needed equipment and vehicles that
have a life span of three (3) years or five (5) years or more. Equipment
certificates function like a bank loan and funds are levied'
accordingly to repay these loans annually.
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2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
Funding for the equipment certificate program comes from city tax revenues
and is part of the tax levy resolution. The amount of the 2000 equipment
certificate program for new equipment and vehicles is projected to be
$215,800.
Use of the equipment certificates is essentially a three to five year loan that
requires interest payments by the city. If the city were to purchase all of the
proposed equipment without using certificates, then the total 2000 expense
would be $215,800 versus about $57,500 by financing these expenditures over
five years. This is a significant difference in one year and this amount of
expenditures is difficult to absorb in the city budget without a tax rate .
increase. Equipment certificates are not the preferred method for purchasing
equipment because you pay more in total for the item than if you paid cash,
but it is one method that allows cities to keep the tax rate slightly lower for
the upcoming year as the expenditures are spread out over time.
The equipment that is planned to be purchased through the use of
certificates in 2000 is very straightforward and is shown on the adjacent
page. The proposed expenditures include a building inspector truck, :6:ve
police vehicles (and their set up), ten self contained breathing apparatuses
(SCBA) for the firefighters, an emergency preparedness siren, and a utility
tractor for the street department. Requests at a similar level are anticipated
in future years from these departments. For example, once all the SCBA's
are replaced in the fire department, it is anticipated that funding will be
needed for the replacement of fire department vehicles and trucks.
Additionally, once all of the emergency preparedness sirens are purchased,
then funds will be required for improvements at the emergency operations
center. It should be noted that some other capital outlay items are financed
with equipment reserves and also some smaller items are identified in the
general fund departmental budgets.
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CAPITAL OUTLAY
TOTAL
1997 .
ACTUAL
$341,189
$341,189
1998
ACTUAL
$113,523
$113,523
1999
ADOPTED
$162,000
$162,000
2000
PROPOSED
$215,800
$215,800
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
CAPITAL OUTLAY: EQUIPMENT
Motor Vehicles
Other Equipment
156,200
59,600
$215,800
EXPENDITURES BY DEPARTMENT
Police
Squad Cars/Setup/Striping (5) 136,200 136,200
Fire
SCBAs 20,000 20,000
. Emergency Preparedness
Siren 13,000 13,000
Building/Zoning
Truck 20,000 20,000
Streets
Tractor 26,600 26,600
$215,800
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EQUIPMENT RESERVE
Provides for some of the annual equipment purchases for city
departments. Other equipment that the city annually purchases is
identified in the equipment certificate budget or within each
department in the general fund. Part of the funding for the equipment
purchases within this budget comes from the annual contribution that
the city receives from the Elk River Municipal Utilities.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
Expenditures from the city reserves are listed on the adjacent page and are
outlined by department. Each of the described capital expenses will still
require city council approval. The total expenditures from the reserves in
2000 are proposed in the amount of $182,700.
The creation of the equipment reserve budget allows the city to better track
which capital outlay expenditures are being financed with reserves and
which ones are being financed with general tax monies. The capital outlay
items financed with taxes are either in the general fund budget or in the
equipment certificate budget.
Equipment reserves to fund this budget are limited. The city does annually
add money into this reserve by way ,of allocating part of the annual Elk River
Municipal Utilities contribution to the city. Interest revenue is also a source
of income on an annual basis, but this revenue fluctuates from year to year.
The city must be careful to not become too dependent on financing major
pieces of equipment on an annual basis with this reserve fund or else it win
become depleted and other funds including tax monies will have to be used to.
finance these equipment expenditures.
Regarding the 2000 budge~, it should be noted that the street department
truck is the second of four. Two more are proposed over the next three years
and whether or not these vehicles will be financed entirely out of equipment
reserves has yet to be determined. Additionally, the pumper payment for the
fire department is scheduled to go on until 2002, then these funds in 2003
will be added to the $72,900 tax levy that is "freed up" (because the 1989 fire
equipment bond ends) so that a $275,000 fire department tanker can be
purchased in 2002. The final item in this budget is for the ice arena and is a
back pressure water regulator to help melt the snow in the ice melt pit.
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EQUIPMENT RESERVE
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TRANSFER FROM UTILITIES
USE OF FUND BALANCE
TOTAL
TRANSFER IN
Fund Balance
Elk River Municipal Utilities
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC SAFETY
PUBLIC WORKS
CULTURE & RECREATION
TOTAL
. CAPITAL OUTLAY
Fire
Pumper Payment
Streets
Dump Truck
Ice Arena
Equipment
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REVENUE ANALYSIS
1997
ACTUAL
$ 109,342
208,982
$ 318,324
1998
ACTUAL
$ 131,026
116,789
$ 247,815
EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
1997
ACTUAL
$ 54,632
122,329
54,160
87,203
$ 318,324
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1998
ACTUAL
$ 49,667
152,291
19,058
39,898
$ 260,914
1999
ADOPTED
$ 90,000
100,300
$ 190,300
2000
PROPOSED
$ 90,000
92,700
$ 182,700
$ 92,700
90,000 $ 182,700
1999 2000
ADOPTED PROPOSED
$ - $
173,000 43,000
17,300 136,200
3,500
$ 190,300 $ 182,700
43,000
136,200
3,500
43,000
136,200
3,500
$182,700
SANITARY LANDFILL
Provides for the monitoring of the Elk River Landfill to ensure
compliance with the city license and conditional use permit
, requirements.
Provides for the ongoing investigation and verification of the Elk
River Landfill compliance to the Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency (MPCA) corrective action directive.
2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET
Minnesota state law allows for a surcharge to be collected by municipalities
where a sanitary landfill is located. The municipal charge is a maximum of
$1.00 per cubic yard of garbage that is disposed within the landfill. . Of this
money, the city must place $.25 per cubic yard into a landfill fund whereby
expenditures can only take place for waste abatement activities. This $.25 .
per cubic yard is the source of revenues that is used to finance this sanitary
landfill budget. The landfill fund designated for waste abatement activities
will have a 1999 year end balance in excess of $800,000, and surcharge
revenues in 2000 are anticipated to exceed $100,000.
The expenditures in this budget vary greatly from year to year. The city
license and permit is renewed every four years and, in these years, the legal
services and other consulting expenses can be higher than normal. Also
there are occasional special projects that the city partially funds in
conjunction with the landfill. For example, in 1998, the city helped finance
the active gas extraction program and this was a one time expenditure. The
actual landfill expenses in 1994 and 1995 were in the $77,000 range, while
the actuals from 1990-92 were between $118,000 and $128,000. Fromthis
data you can tell that the landfill expenses have decreased significantly in
the last few years. The main reason for this decrease is that it takes less
oversight by city consultants to monitor activities for compliance with city,
county, and MPCA requirements.
The personal services for this budget includes approximately 5 percent of the
time of the building and zoning administrator to ensure compliance with the
city's permit and license. The transfer expenditures for police services funds
approximately 15 hours of police patrol time per week in order to monitor
traffic going to and from the landfill and, in general, to provide adequate
police services around the landfill.
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General Fund Police Services
19,750
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19,750
$33,600
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RESOLUTION 99- 66
A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE 1999 PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY
FOR COLLECTION IN 2000
.. WHEREAS, the Elk River City Council has review the City's anticipated
expenditures for all funds in 2000; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River that
the fOllowing amounts are the maximum to be levied as property taxes
payable in 2000:
HACA
Gross Levy Reduction Net Le,vy
General Fund $ 3,809,355 $ 498,244 $3,311,111
Lake Orono 100,000 13,080 86,920
Library 66,650 8,717 57,933
Dam Loan 32,572 4,260 28,312
Development Fund 145,000 18,965 126,035
Surface Water Management 57,500 7,521 49,979 :
City Special Assessments 28,926 3,783 25,143 .
1989 Fire Equipment 72,891 9,534 63,357
1994 Storm Sewer Bonds 116,073 15,182 100,891
2000 Certificate of Indebtedness 57,500 7,521 49,979
1999 Certificate of Indebtedness 40,000 2,851 37,149
1998 Certificate of Indebtedness 23,150 3,307 19,843
1997 Certificate of Indebtedness 25,283 3,028 22,255
1996 Certificate of Indebtedness 21,794 5,232 16.562
TOTAL $ 4,596,694 $ 601,225 $3,995,469
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 13th '
day of September, 1999.
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Sandra A.' Peine, City Clerk
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