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ri. Citizens of the City of Orono May 18, 1990 I ! I « i • ten years and may be leveling off temporarily. The decrease in special assessments revenue is a natural progression. The balance of assessments is declining as collections are made each year while the City has not levied any substantial new assessments. The Interest revenue is due to an increase in the earning rates from 1988 to 1989. The following schedule presents a summary of General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, and Debt Service Funds expenditures for the year ended December 31, 1989, and the amount and percentage of increases or decreases in relation to the prior year expenditures. For purposes of this analysis, current and capital outlay are combined by function. . -4 Expenditures Amount Percent of Total Increase (Decrease) From 1988 Percent of Increase (Decrease) u Current and Capital Outlay: General government $ 670,577 20.56%$ 42,675 6.80 % Public safety 1,425,115 43.69 151,287 11.88 Streets 550,953 16.89 184,608 50.39 Parks and recreation 32,961 1.01 (28,621)(46.48) Miscellaneous 107,008 3.28 34,558 47.70 r* u Debt Service: Principal 325,000 9.96 (35,000)(9.72) Interest and fiscal charges 145,257 4.45 (22,338)(13.33)r L.Other 5,263 .16 (2.018)(27.72) kiM fm $3,262,134 100.00%$325,151 The increase in the general government area is comprised of the following items: 1) the Mayor and Council Increased expenditures by $15,000 to support increased activity in the Eurasian Milfold Weed Control Program on Lake Minnetonka; 2) the Assessing Department incurred $18,944 of additional expenditures for extending the current assessor's contract from September 1 through December 31 while in the process of contracting for a new assessor to start January 1, 1990; 3) the Administration Department changed the status of the City Recorder from part-time to full-time which, along with scheduled pay step adjustments, increased per sonal service expenditures by $12,484; and 4) the Finance Department also had scheduled pay step adjustments for a personal service increase of $6,751 and purchased computer equipment for $4,481. Public Safety expenditures increased primarily due to police personal service cost increases of $64,867, police capital outlay Increases of $22,223, fire ser vice contract cost increases of $15,517, and protective inspection and zoning personal service cost increases of $12,508. The Street expenditures Increased $27,940 for personal services due to the addi tion of one supervisory position. The Street Maintenance and Paving Program increased $104,171 because the prior year uncompleted program was added to the current year program. Capital outlay costs increased $34,273. -5-