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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,
<br />Projected Population 1 24,680 1 33,880 1 41,330 1 48,780 f 49,387 1 49,997
<br />Total Dept. Ratio F.T.E./1,000 population 1 0.348 1 0.3471 0.345 1 0.343 1 0.344 1 0.345
<br />Finance Department 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
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<br />EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS
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<br />Budget
<br />101-10-P
<br />Personnel
<br />653,224
<br />1,004,501
<br />1,412,256
<br />1,924,419
<br />2.264,227
<br />2,663,460
<br />101-10-S
<br />Supplies and Materials
<br />19,000
<br />29,097
<br />40,915
<br />55,717
<br />67,759
<br />87,351
<br />101-10-0
<br />Other Services R Charges
<br />115,215
<br />176.441
<br />248.109
<br />337,864
<br />410,889
<br />529,690
<br />101-10-01-304600
<br />Capital Outlay
<br />-
<br />-
<br />101-10-01-30-4650.
<br />Transfers to ERF
<br />7,869
<br />12,051
<br />16,945
<br />23,076
<br />28,063
<br />36,177
<br />101-10-C
<br />Debt Service
<br />TOTAL BUDGET
<br />795,308
<br />1,222 090
<br />:1,718,226
<br />:2 1;075
<br />2,770,938]
<br />3,316,678'
<br />Finance Department 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
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