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LAKE MIIIHETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />Page 3 <br />- On the expense side, the following cciraTients are relevant: <br />(a) The salary expense has increased about 6% due to a <br />personnel change in 1994 and salary increases. The <br />salary increases account for approximately 4% of the <br />total increase. <br />(b) Office lease expense has increased from due to <br />a new lease. It is essentially the same as the <br />budget. <br />(c) Legal expenses are estimated to increase by about <br />10% from 1994's budget, but are about <br />1993 actual. We are continuing to Iooa. at this item. <br />(d) Our contractual services expenses are estimated to <br />be down 40%, due in large part to the completion of <br />several projects. <br />(e) The 1995 budgeted e.xpenditures for the milfoil <br />program are in line with the 1994 budget, , <br />actual e.xpenditures will be affected by lake levels an <br />the intensity of our harvesting. <br />One final overall note. The proposed 1995 budget indicates <br />that the LMCD will have to further reduce expenditures in future <br />yetrs or find supplemental funding sources The proposed^^^ <br />budoet relies on the use of approximately $60,000 <br />program expenditures. This i®," <br />because of the size of our reserves. It will not be in <br />years. <br />Thanks for your assistance. W( <br />comments. <br />look forward to your