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The levy increase of $2,044,521 has the following contributing factors:
<br />1. Additional Personnel Requests - New positions, reclassifications, additional hours and wage
<br />increase -$588, 988
<br />Personnel additions of a full-time Accountant I, FT Rental Housing Inspector, FT Building
<br />Maintenance Worker, 3-FT Street Maintenance Workers, FT Mechanic, FT Park Maintenance Worker,
<br />Reclass Accountant I to Accountant II, Reclass Patrol Officer to Sergeant,
<br />Reclass Fire Inspector to Fire Marshall, Reclass Building Permit Tech I to Building Permit Tech
<br />II, Additional Hours for Planning Admin Assistant and Building Admin Assistant and hour wage increase for
<br />on -call firefighters and seasonal workers.
<br />2. $240,336 of increase is related to non -budgeted positions added during 2023 year: 2 CSO's, Engr Tech
<br />II, Public Works Assistant, CSO from PT to FT and Reclass Rec Specialist to Rec Coordinator.
<br />3. $4639477: COLA, Steps, PERA, FICAIMedicare, Workers Comp, Health Ins (approx 8% increase),
<br />Leap year, Election year and police holiday buyback increase from 54 to 104 hours.
<br />4. $87,844: Pavement Management Levy: 5% annual increase
<br />5. $375,000: Spray Patching covered by ARPA funds in 2023.
<br />6. $115,240: Salt Price Increase
<br />7. $80,000: Data Processing includes first half for Finance/HR Software upgrade
<br />8. EDA Levy: $4,780 increase.
<br />9. Debt Service Levy: $135,497: Issuance of New Debt Capital Equipment
<br />2024 Proposed General Fund Budget: $20,799,768 ($17,055,153 - Year 2023)
<br />2024 Proposed EDA Budget: $92,390 ($87,610 - 2023).
<br />All EDA and General Fund documents are included together, as the EDA levy calculates into the total
<br />general levy calculation of the city and thus accounts for the several motions listed below.
<br />While the proposed levy can always be reduced, it cannot be increased without "higher" level approval
<br />through an appeals process. Until the budget and levy is formally adopted on December 12, 2023, there
<br />will be budget worksessions to continue discussions on the Proposed 2024 General Fund Budget and 2024
<br />Proposed Levies.
<br />The proposed levy must be certified to Anoka County by Monday, October 2, 2023. Therefore, the Council
<br />must make a decision prior to that date in regards to the amount of this levy. If the proposed levy is not
<br />passed for any reason, the adopted 2023 levy ($18,235,180) will be certified as the city's payable 2024 levy.
<br />Schedule Budget Public Hearing Date:
<br />The Truth -in -Taxation (TNT) law was changed in 2009. The City is no longer required to hold a special
<br />TNT hearing or to publish a notice of the TNT hearing. In lieu of the eliminated formal TNT hearing, the
<br />City is required to hold a regularly scheduled meeting at which the budget and levy will be discussed. The
<br />City may adopt the budget and levy immediately following. The public meeting must be held between
<br />November 25 and December 30 and held after 6:00 P.M.
<br />Staff is recommending that the public meeting be held at its regularly scheduled meeting of December 12,
<br />2023, with adoption of the 2024 General Fund Budget and levy to immediately follow.
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