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Elections —Last year during the budget review,we discussed starting to budget every year about half the amount so we don't have the significant changes every other year. This will be started in 2015 with a budget around$20,000. The city clerk will review a survey of election judge pay in neighboring communities. Human Resources —No significant changes in the preliminary Human Resources budget from last year. A request for additional human resource technician hours is requested,but at this time is not included in the preliminary budget. Legal—With the recent request for proposals for legal services the budget has been updated to reflect current rates. The budget includes prosecuting attorney, city attorney, and miscellaneous legal work outside the retainers. The preliminary budget decreases $10,000 from last year. Police (requested Administration—Overall the Police Administration budget in consistent with last year. The Telephone line item decreased due to new state contract pricing. The Equipment Repair and Maintenance line item includes $5,000 for dual factor security,which is a new federal mandate. Patrol—The Personal Services section changed with the new labor agreements approved earlier this year and state-mandated employer contribution rates for the police and fire pension (PERA),which increased from 14.4 percent to 15.3 percent for 2014. The preliminary budget includes a promotion of a current officer to a special services sergeant; the chief will review with the Council. Overall, the Police Patrol budget operational expenditures remain consistent with last year. Investigations —Overall, the 2014 budget remains consistent with 2013. The Personal Services section changed with the new labor agreement approved earlier this year as did the pension contribution rates. The preliminary budget does not include a requested position for a drug taskforce detective. Support—Overall, the 2014 budget remains consistent with 2013. The primary difference is the Personal Services cost of living adjustment factored into the preliminary budget. Reserves —No significant changes to the budget for 2014. Public Safety Building—The Utilities line item is adjusted downward to reflect recent trends from our energy management system. Parks and Recreation (requested Library—William Hollerich,Branch Manager will present the requested 2014 Library budget. The Library Fund is a Special Revenue Fund in which a separate tax levy line exists. We have not heard what our Maintenance of Effort will be for 2014,but we are not expecting a significant change. The overall budget does increase slightly from 2013; the main change is within the cleaning contract, staff has found an additional day of cleaning is needed with weekend use of the library. No additional tax levy is expected for this budget in 2014, as some of the costs in the past have historically been under budget. With Will recently starting we anticipate with his experience he will be able to make final adjustments later in the year. N:APublic Bodies\Agenda Packets\08-05-2013\Done\x10.1 sr budget£docx