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LEVY BREAKDOWN: <br /> General Fund: Levy Increase of$1,816,400 <br /> A. Contributing Factors of Increase: <br /> 1. Personnel—Wages & Benefits ($1,292,801 increase): <br /> • $703,813 (Current Positions) <br /> • $588,988 New Position, Reclasses, Hourly Wage Increase &Add'l Hours Requests <br /> o Further Breakdown of$1,292,801 Personnel Increase: <br /> o Includes Wages, PERA, FICA/MED, Health Ins (8%) &Workers Comp <br /> • $588,988 New requests (listed below) <br /> • $240,336 Positions added/Changed in 2023 not included in <br /> original 2023 Budget: 2 CSO's, Engr Tech II, PW Assistant, CSO <br /> from PT to FT and Rec Specialist to Rec Coordinator <br /> • $59,143 Police Holiday Buyback from 54 to 104 hours <br /> • $34,560 Election Year <br /> • $369,774-3% COLA(union negotiated) &Steps (Leap Year) <br /> a. NEW Personnel Requests/Reclassifications &Additional Hours: $588,988 <br /> 1. FT Accountant I (April 3 Start date): $43,312 <br /> 2. FT Rental Housing Inspector (April 3 Start date): $76,551 <br /> 3. FT Building Maintenance Worker: $73,720 <br /> 4. FT Street Maintenance Worker (Feb 5 Start date): $66,125 <br /> 5. FT Street Maintenance Worker (Feb 5 Start date): $66,125 <br /> 6. FT Street Maintenance Worker (Mar 4 Start date): $60,219 <br /> 7. FT Public Works Mechanic (Mar 4 Start date): $65,420 <br /> 8. FT Park Maintenance Worker (Mar 4 Start date): $65,179 <br /> 9. Reclass Accountant I to Accountant II (April 4 Start date): $2,530 <br /> 10. Reclass Patrol Officer to Sergeant: $1,919 <br /> 11. Reclass Fire Inspector to Fire Marshall (July 1 Start date): $3,542 <br /> 12. Reclass Building Permit Tech I to Tech II: $3,391 <br /> 13. Add'l Hours Planning Admin Asst. —From 20 to 25 Hours/Week: $8,715 <br /> 14. Add'l Hours Building Admin Asst—From 20 to 28 Hours/Week: $13,307 <br /> 15. Hour Wage Increase - On-Call Firefighters: $22,000 <br /> 16. Hour Wage Increase - Seasonal Workers: $16,933 <br /> 2. Salt: $115,240 Increase (150% Increase over 2023 adopted) <br /> 3. General Liability: $60,046 (33% increase over 2023 adopted) <br /> 4. Street Maintenance: Rejuvenation/Spray Patching: $375,000 Was stated to use ARPA funds <br /> in 2024, but all ARPA funds were applied towards pothole patching in 2023. <br /> 5. Office and Data Processing: $150,603 (34% increase over 2023 adopted <br /> $80,000 for 1/2 cost of new Finance/HR software package through LOGIS <br /> 2 <br />