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Department Forecasts
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<br />information systems should integrate the City's departments, allowing them to
<br />get needed information quickly and efficiently.
<br />These systems will be of limited effectiveness if employees are not comfortable
<br />using them. Included with any new technology investment should be the
<br />training necessary to make the affected staff competent and comfortable using
<br />the new systems,
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<br />Projected Population
<br />F.T.E. /1,000 population
<br />33,880
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<br />41,330
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<br />TOTAL BUDGET
<br />Supplies and Materials
<br />Other Services & Charges
<br />Capital Outlay
<br />Transfers to ERF
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<br />The Finance Department consists of approximately four and a one half full -
<br />time equivalent staff (FTE), with a budget of approximately $355,000. The
<br />department oversees a general fund with annual revenue approaching nine
<br />million dollars.
<br />As the City of Ramsey continues to grow, demands on its Finance Department
<br />will increase in both volume and scope. When the City's financial operations
<br />grow in size, they also grow in complexity. In addition, large projects are likely
<br />to draw resources away from the department's routine operations. For example,
<br />it is likely that the department will become more involved in Town Center
<br />negotiations as that project expands.
<br />The department will likely need to add staff to meet increasing demands driven
<br />by growth. Technology may forestall some increase in staff, but the volume of
<br />work projected will require additional personnel.
<br />Two full -time billing clerks will be needed to process the City's water and
<br />sewer billing requirements; these positions will allow the department's other
<br />staff to concentrate their efforts on other department needs. Adding a new
<br />member to the staff every two years should allow the department to keep up
<br />with its increased workload.
<br />In addition to staffing needs, the department will require direction and planning
<br />to help it focus on those issues most important to the City. A set of "Core
<br />Financial Values" should be developed to guide staff. These values should
<br />include guidance on such things as the definition of a "modest" tax increase. In
<br />addition, efforts should be made to reduce the General Fund's dependence on
<br />building permit revenues, as well as reducing the need for interfund transfers to
<br />City of Ramsey — Organization Study and Review
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