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The following graph reflects the City's General Fund expenditures,budget and actual,for 2015: <br /> General Fund Expenditures <br /> Budget and Actual <br /> General Government <br /> Public Safety <br /> Highways and Streets <br /> Culture and Recreation <br /> Other <br /> 8",3 Ir <br /> 81 810 X1,3 8 82)s 8�°° <br /> 11900 <br /> ° ° ° ° ° ° o° <br /> °o 11900� °o 11900� °o 11900� °o 11900� °o 11900� °o 11900� °o� °o <br /> ■Actual ■Budget <br /> General Fund expenditures totaled $9,649,461 in 2015, an increase of$391,931 (or 4.2 percent) from the <br /> prior year, and were $1,851 (or 0.02 percent) under the final budget. During the year, the City amended <br /> the final expenditure budget for open positions that were not filled during the year and for department <br /> efforts to control costs. Actual expenditures, like revenues, were also close to amounts approved in the <br /> final budget. <br /> The following graph shows General Fund expenditures for the last five years: <br /> General Fund Expenditures by Function <br /> Year Ended December 31, <br /> $4,500,000 <br /> $4,000,000 <br /> $3,500,000 <br /> $3,000,000 <br /> $2,500,000 <br /> $2,000,000 <br /> $1,500,000 <br /> $1,000,000 <br /> $500,000 <br /> $— <br /> General Public Safety Highways and Culture and Other <br /> Government Streets Recreation <br /> ❑2011 ■2012 ■2013 ■2014 ■2015 <br /> As the graph displays, expenditures increased in all categories presented above, with the exception of <br /> highways and streets, which decreased $279,701. A mild winter and favorable fuel pricing contributed to <br /> the decrease in this function. Natural inflationary increases and the previously mentioned growth in <br /> development in the City contributed to the overall increase in expenditures. <br /> -11- <br />