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GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES
<br />The following graph illustrates the components of General Fund spending for 2023 compared to budget:
<br />General Government
<br />Public Safety
<br />Highways and Streets
<br />Culture and Recreation
<br />Other
<br />General Fund Expenditures
<br />Budget and Actual
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<br />• Actual • Budget
<br />General Fund expenditures totaled $17,228,845 in 2023 and were $173,692 (or 1.0 percent) over the final
<br />budget. Spending was over budget for highways and streets by $648,020 and culture and recreation by
<br />$26,206. The largest variance in overspending for highways and streets was largely due to significant
<br />repairs and improvements to streets after the impact of a harsh winter. General government, public safety,
<br />and other expenditures were $168,333, $272,904, and $59,297 under budget, respectively. Open positions
<br />and conservative budgeting largely accounted for these variances.
<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 />$8,00
<br />$7,00
<br />$6,00
<br />$5,00
<br />$4,00
<br />$3,00
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<br />Government
<br />Public Safety
<br />Highways and
<br />Streets
<br />Culture and
<br />Recreation
<br />Other
<br />•2019
<br />$3,386,029
<br />$5,244,827
<br />$1,827,573
<br />$1,266,338
<br />$690,688
<br />02020
<br />$3,782,634
<br />$5,928,188
<br />$2,009,196
<br />$1,355,711
<br />$497,057
<br />■2021
<br />$3,543,561
<br />$6,305,076
<br />$1,942,497
<br />$1,397,460
<br />$977,809
<br />•2022
<br />$3,740,839
<br />$6,744,368
<br />$2,026,890
<br />$1,428,226
<br />$450,538
<br />■2023
<br />$4,053,311
<br />$7,358,699
<br />$3,066,934
<br />$1,628,642
<br />$1,121,259
<br />Total General Fund expenditures for 2023 were $2,837,984 (19.7 percent) more than the previous year.
<br />Natural inflationary increases and the continued growth in development in the City contributed to the
<br />overall increase in expenditures. Highways and streets spending was up with road repairs as previously
<br />mentioned. The increase in other spending was due to planned capital equipment purchased as budgeted
<br />in the current year.
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