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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 9.1 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />WorksessionJuly 20, 2015Tim Simon, Finance Director <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />2016 Budget Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Continue 2016 budget discussion <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />Following is an overview of the Community Operations and Development, Planning, Environmental, <br />Energy City, Landfill, Finance, Information Technology and Building Maintenance budgets. <br /> <br />Attached are the preliminary budget worksheets for those departments along with the proposed 2016 <br />department/division goals. Let staff know if you would like more detail. <br /> <br />Community Operations and Development Budgets: <br />Community Operations and Development – With the 2015 reorganization, the Deputy Director <br />position was eliminated from the Community Operations and Development budget and a Planning <br />Manager position was added to the Planning budget thus creating the decrease in Personal Services <br />compared to prior year’s budget. Travel, Conferences and Schools decreased based on attending the Urban <br />Land Institute fall conference in 2015 and not in 2016. <br /> <br />Planning – The Personal Services increased due to Planning Manager position as described above. <br />Operating Supplies increase due to a computer replacement. The remaining is consistent with 2015. <br /> <br />Environmental – The Environmental Technician position is allocated among the following budgets <br />based on the table below. <br /> 2015 2016 <br />Environmental Tech. Environmental Tech. <br />Environmental 38% 30% <br />Energy City 8% 30% <br />Landfill 10% 10% <br />Garbage 39% 30% <br />Storm Water 5% 0% <br /> Total 100% 100% <br />The Operating Supplies increases for wetland/shoreland/floodplain buffer signs and supplies ($2,500). <br />Contractual Services increases for Lake Orono fecal testing ($1,000). <br /> <br />Energy City – Personal Services is adjusted to reflect anticipated staff time allocation related to the <br />Environmental Tech position. (breakout above). The Operating Supplies increases for additional promotion <br /> <br />