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2020 Budget – Page 2 <br />Assessing <br />Assessing Services are provided by Hennepin County. We have not receive the budget for the <br />next assessing period yet. The $5,000 increase is an estimate and will be updated as information <br />becomes available. <br /> <br />Finance <br />The finance budget is increasing by $8,900 which is a 3.4% increase. This increase is <br />attributable to wage and benefit increases. <br /> <br />Law and Legal Services <br />The Law and Legal Services budget is budgeted at the same amount as the 2021 budget. <br /> <br />Central Services <br />The Central Services budget is increasing $25,900 (7.8%). The Personal Services category is <br />increasing $26,000 and is for the Janitor position that was added to the budget. This entire <br />amount is offset by a $34,000 decrease in the Janitorial Services lines of Central Services and the <br />Police Department. The Bank Fees line item was reduced by $22,000 as a result of the <br />implementation of the Convenience Fee. Increasing line items include IT Services which are <br />being increased for all departments, an increase in liability insurance, and the Professional <br />Services line item for recodification that was discussed with the Council in June. <br /> <br />Human Services <br />The Human Service budget covers the annual payment to the Gillespie Center and recreation <br />services provided by the Community Education department of the Orono School district. <br /> <br />Police <br />At 51% of the budget, the Police Department has the greatest impact on the General Fund <br />budget. The overall department budget is increasing by $254,500 (5.2%). Most of the increase <br />($193,480) is the result of contracted wage and benefit increases. Professional Services are <br />increasing by $41,400. This includes: $14,000 to LOGIS for police records and body cam video <br />hosting; $4,000 for access to various law enforcement databases, $15,000 to the IT Services <br />Fund, and $8,400 for the embedded social worker program. The other significant increase to the <br />department budget is in liability insurance. This category is increasing by $12,600. <br /> <br />Fire <br />The preliminary fire budget has not yet been received from Long Lake. An increase of $10,000 <br />has been added to the draft budget. This will be updated once the preliminary number are <br />received from Long Lake around the 5th of August. <br /> <br />Building and Zoning <br />The Building and Zoning budget is increasing by $232,990 (32%). This increase is the result of <br />the increased amount budgeted for Inspection Services. <br /> <br />Engineering <br />The Engineering budget accounts for general engineering expenses that are not associated with a <br />project or passed through to developers or other permit applicants. The budget is remaining flat <br />in 2022.