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r <br />A. Tax capacity will increase 10% in 2004,10% in 2005, and 5% in each of the remaining <br />years. <br />Projects, programs, services, and goals requiring additional resources <br />1. Police Services. The Police Department has an immediate need for an additional ofllcer to <br />enable continuing drug enforcement efforts, and an additional Investigator. With the <br />construction of the Stonebay development, and proposals for development/redevelopment <br />along Highway 12 in both Orono and Long Lake, the Department will need to add an officer to <br />handle the additional workload. <br />2. Information Technology/Finance. The workload of the Finance Department has been <br />increasing, both in the accounting/fmance area, and in the information technology area. <br />Reporting requirements related to the Tax Increment Finance District for the Orono Woods <br />senior housing project, and for an affordable housing assistance program, have added to the <br />workload. The new GASB 34 accounting standards that have been mandated for all cities will <br />also add to the workload. <br />The City’s information technology capabilities have increased dramatically in recent years, both <br />in terms of the quality of the technology, and in terms of the number of computer workstations. <br />Managing this system of hardware and software is requiring more time. <br />The Finance Department needs to add a part-time staff person to take on some of the accounting <br />workload, to enable the IT coordinator to handle the increased IT workload. <br />3. Human Resources Administration. Additional staffing is needed to get persoiuiel policies, <br />procedures, and programs up-to-date to meet the needs of the City and its employees, and to <br />ensure legal requirements are met. These needs could be met by hiring a part-time <br />Administrative Intern. <br />Summar>' of Impacts of Projected Expenditures <br />To address the needs identified above, substantial expenditures for both additional staff and street <br />rehabilitation would be necessary. The attached table shows the projected additional expenditures over <br />a seven year period, and the impacts on the tax levy and the City’s tax capacity rate.