10.2. SR 08-01-2016 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Legal –The budget includes prosecuting attorney, city attorney and miscellaneous legal work outside the retainers. The budget reflects an increase for a new city attorney contract due to the retirement of the current city attorney. Parks and Recreation Budgets: Parks Maintenance – The increase in Fuels & Lubes reflects the trend in actual usage. Operating Supplies line item increases for fertilizer that was omitted in the 2016 budget. Insurance increases due to updated replacement values of park amenities. The Equipment Rental increases for ADA accessible and additional toilet rentals Recreation – The Recreation Division is tracked in two budgets: Administration and Programs. Recreation revenues offset approximately 19 percent of these budgets, which includes $16,000 in sponsorships. The Recreation Administration budget is consistent with the 2016 budget. The Recreation Program budget Contractual Services increases due to special events which includes the Riverfront Concert Series. Activity Center – The Operating Supplies line item decreases due to furniture replacements that were budgeted for in 2016. The voluntary memberships and miscellaneous revenue have been increasing over the years and we have included a line item in the revenues in the amount of $30,000 for 2017. The capital outlay summary sheet includes a curtition to section off the Activity Center. Library – William Hollerich, Branch Manager will present the Library budget. The Library Fund is a Special Revenue Fund in which a separate tax levy exists. Our Maintenance of Effort for 2017 will be $69,920, which was the same for 2016. Operating Supplies line item decreases due to a floor scrubber that was budgeted for in 2016. Capital Outlay includes parking lot improvements. A decrease to the library tax levy is expected for 2017. Ice Arena –Ice rental revenue is projected to increase about $10,000 over 2016. Staff continually reviews rates and makes recommendations accordingly. Adjustments were made for increased costs in Utilities and Building Repair/Maint. Services, otherwise expenditures remain consistent. The capital outlay requests are broken out on the capital outlay summary sheet. Streets & Engineering Budgets: Engineering – The overall budget remains consistent with 2016. Other Professional Services decreases due to GIS support services. Streets – The Street Department Personal Services is budgeted 80% in Streets and 20% in Snow Removal; however actuals vary based on the snow events in a given year. Fuels & Lubes decrease is based on average actual usage. Operating Supplies decreased due to the wash bay vacuum system purchased in 2016. Contractual Services increases due to the Orono dam maintenance and inspection. The capital outlay summary sheet includes a confined space safety tripod. Snow Removal – Operating Supplies includes the purchase of road salt, which is based on estimates of salt inventory at the end of the year that will carry over to the next budget cycle. The capital outlay summary sheet includes a plow wing.