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<br />$934 of the increase going to the LMCD.
<br />ADMINISTRATION - The 1985 proposed budget is up $2,843 or 2.6% over
<br />1984. Personal services are up $2,851; insurance costs a_e up $376;
<br />and memberships are up $860, mainly for participation in the Suburban
<br />Rate l rity. $509. These increases are offset by a decrease in
<br />loan F ; ipa/ and interest expense of $1,454. The final payment to
<br />the Improvement and Equip -ant Outlay Fund for the administrative
<br />automobile was made in 1984.
<br />ELECTIONS - The 1985 proposed budget is $13,592 less than 1�84, a
<br />decrease of 79.21. The decrease is because there are �o elections in
<br />1985. Personal services are down $7,412; supplies are do4n $490;
<br />election judges are down $5,000; communications are down $159;
<br />printing is down 8325; insurance is down $165 and; travel is down $59.
<br />ASSESSING - Tha 1905 proposed budget is $226 less than 1994, a decrease
<br />of .4%. The city has not renewed the assessing contract with `senn—in
<br />County but has entered into a contract with Mr. Rolf Erickson for these
<br />services for 1985. The estimated actual expense for 1994 is $19,677
<br />over budget because the new assessing contract payments begin in
<br />September 1984 at $3,309 per month.
<br />lINANCE - The 1985 proposed budget is $4,957 over 1984, an increase of
<br />5.71. The increases are for personal services, up S2,272 (3.4%); data
<br />processing services, up $2,413 (15.81); supplies, up $175;
<br />communications, up $125; maintenance of equipment, up S145; and
<br />insurances, d,wn $228. The major Increases in data processing
<br />services from LOGIS are for the class ti annual assessment, up $1,479
<br />(s8.14), and for data processing, up S690 (7.21). The following
<br />excerpt from the 1985 LOGIS budget document explains the class II
<br />increase. "The pol icy from 1975 through 1993 has been to hold the rate
<br />of investment for systems development to a flat charge of $2,000 per
<br />member, per year. In 1984, this was increased to $2,539. Requests
<br />for enhancements and new systems have exceeded investment rates for
<br />the past two years. Accordingly, it was proposed that the per member
<br />investment rate be increased to the 1975 rate in equivalent dollars.
<br />This would be S3,801 for 1984. Adding an inflation factor of 51 gives
<br />an investment rate of $4,099 per member adopted for 1985."
<br />LEGAL - The 1984 proposed budget is S2,050 over 1984, an increase of
<br />3.0%. Legal services for retainer are up $1,000; court appearances
<br />are up $2,009; and consulting services are up $509. Thess increases
<br />are offset by a projected decrease in jail charge+ and booking charges
<br />from Hennepin County of $1,509.
<br />GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS -The 1985 proposed budget is up $4,�69 over 1984,
<br />an increase of 12.71. The majority of the increase (S4,225) 1,. for
<br />increasing maintenance of buildings and grounds frum $7,P90 in 1984 to
<br />S11,225 in 1985. In addition to $1,509 of normal costs has been added
<br />S3,960 for reroufing the public works garage and 55,765 for reroofing
<br />one side of the old lumberyard buildinq. Both of these buildings have
<br />developed leaks requiring major repairs. Other increases are for
<br />janitorial services, up $592; and personal services, up $129.
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