2014 BudgetCITY OF HOPKINS FINANCE DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
Date: August 20, 2013
To: Mayor & City Council
From: Christine Harkess, Finance Director
Subject: 2014 Budget
As presented at the August 13°i work session we do have a balanced budget. This was achieved
by adjusting revenues and eliminating over $130,000 from the budget. The budget took into
consideration $289,900 in LGA that the city is expected to receive in 2014. This LGA along
with the sales tax savings from the 2014 exemption was the reason we were able to have a 0%
increase in the operating portion of the levy. The overall increase in the levy of 1.12% is all due
to debt levies.
The budget is presented with a 3.46% increase or $365,800. Most of that increase or $302,959 is
due to personnel related expenses. The remaining portion or $62,841 is from materials, services
and supplies. We have a general election in 2014 which adds $15,000 to the budget along with
the increase in the assessing contract, and the addition of contractual services for irrigation and
EAB treatments, stump removal and paver stone replacement.
Public Works staffing has been working lean and as a result staff has been challenged with the
workload. In the 2014 budget is a request for one additional PW staff that will be shared with
water, sewer, storm sewer and refuse. This request comes as a result of the increased workload
resulting from locates. There are days where over 60 locates have been requested and these
locates are done on top of the normal daily workload.
With the transfer of dispatch we are still saving over $364,000 annually. If dispatch were still
part of the city budget our budget increase would be significantly higher.
Attached are the following:
1. 2014 Budget — items impacting the budget
2. Power Point slides
3. 2014 General Fund Budget compared to 2013
4. 2014 Preliminary Tax Levy
Items that impact the 2014 budget
Revenues
• The City will once again receive LGA and $289,900 has been budgeted.
• City Clerk — revenues from local elections is eliminated for 2014 as it is a general
election year.
• Inspections — slight adjustments were made to permit revenues and plan review fees.
• Police — State grants for specific law enforcement efforts have been awarded so we are
appropriately budgeting for them. Court fees have been increasing and once prosecution
costs are covered the remaining revenue goes to offset police expense.
• Fire — Fire Aid for fire pensions will be increased for 2014. These funds once received
are turned over to the Fire Relief Association.
• Activity Center — adjusted to reflect actual.
Expenditures
• General
0 2%/1% salary increases budgeted. This is pursuant to year 3 of the approved
bargaining agreements.
o No increase in employer contribution to health care
■ Health care changes are due to employees opting in or out and changing
coverage between options such as: single, single + spouse, single +
children or family
o Health insurance for retirees increased $4,167 from 2013 primarily due to older
retirees on the full pay plan as premiums increased 13.3% for 2014.
• Administration — salaries and benefits.
• Finance — PT salaries added, audit costs, software maintenance costs increased for 2014.
• Legal — increased prosecutions decreased legal services.
• Municipal building — salaries & benefits.
• Receptionist — salaries & benefits
• Assessing — Hennepin County assessing contract increased by $3,000.
• City Clerk — adjusted budget to account for a national election in 2014
• Inspections — salaries & benefits.
• Police
o Adjusted line items pertaining to transfer of dispatch as costs are coming in less
than anticipated.
o Staffing moved between departments
• Fire
o Increased payment to Relief Association as an offset to increased revenues.
o Several line items adjusted to reflect actual expenditure history.
• Public Works
o Administration — personnel changes.
o Streets & Alley's — Adjusted lines items to reflect actual, increased contractual
services for new contracts in 2014 for sign monitoring, pave stone work, crack
sealing.
o Snow Removal — personnel and motor fuels.
o Parks — personnel, $15,000 for irrigation contract
o Forestry — personnel, $10,000 for Emerald Ash Borer contract.
Recreation — Joint recreation was increased by $3,900.
o Joint Rec continues to provide $15,000 in support to the Depot.
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o Park Service — added FT park attendant staffing at Oakes, Burnes and Valley
Parks.
• Activity Center — staffing changes, insurance option changes.
• Planning & Zoning — salaries & benefits
• Community Development — staffing changes
• Tuition Reimbursement Program increased by $5,000 due to number of applicants.
Other Items of Note:
• Of the total 2014 increase of $365,800 the majority' or 82.8% is attributed to personnel
related items and only 17.2% is related to materials, service and charges. This follows
the budget which is 78.2% salaries & benefits. The increase in salaries and benefits is
roughly 4% over 2013 taking into consideration the approved salary increase, eligible
step increases, requests for additional PT and variances in health insurance elections.
• We are still saving over $400,000 with the transfer of dispatch. The actual decrease in
expenses happens the year implemented, however if dispatch was still part of our budget,
the 2014 budget would be at least $400,000 higher than is currently proposed.
Health insurance for retirees after steadily decreasing since 2010, has begun to increase
again. Not because more retirees are on the plan but because the premiums for the older
retirees who receive 100% of their insurance has increased 13.3%. Of that increase 9.5%
was a rate cap and 3.8% was due to health care reform. We have 16 retirees on the post -
employment health care plan and along with others who had not maxed out their benefit
have resulted in a $4,167 increase in the amount we are paying for retiree health care.
We do have two that will age out of the program in 2014.
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Revenues
• Total Revenues $10,946,129
• Tax Levy = $8,869,774 with levy limits
• 81% of total revenues
• 0% increase in General Fund Levy
• LGA - $289,900
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Revenues
General Fund
2013
2014
Change
Property Taxes
$8,952,774
$8,952,774
0.00%
Intergovt9 Revenue
498,510
813,410
63.17%
License, Permits & Fines
528,095
564,395
6.87%
Charges for Service
182,850
201,250
10.06%
Miscellaneous
403,100
399,300
-0.94%
Interest
15,000
15,000
0.00%
Total
$10,580,329
$10,946,129
3.46%
Revenues
• Intergovernmental Revenue
• LGA
• Fire Aid & police grants
• Licenses & Permits
• Court Fines, building permits,
• Charges for Service
• Plan review fees, police charges, activity center
charges
Expenditures
• Total Expenditures $10,946,129
• 3.46% increase or $365,800 over 2013 budget
• Salary increase per contracts — 2% Jan 1, 1 % July 1
• Personnel related increases are 82.3% of the
increase
• Material, services and supplies are 17.2% of the
increase
Expenditures
• Total Increase - $365,800
• 82.8% or $302,959 is personnel related
FT Salaries
180,154
PT Salaries
57,856
Health Insurance
23,359
PERA& FICA
31,130
Misc personnel costs - OT, WC, etc.
10,460
302,959
Expenditures
• Total Increase - $365,800
• 17.2% or $62,841 is materials, supplies, and services
Equipment Charges
25,150
Assessing Contract
4,000
General Election
15,000
PW Forrestry - Irrigation Contract
10,000
PW - Safety Training
5,000
Miscellanous items
3,691
Total
62,841
Expenditures
General Fund
2013
2014
Change
General Government
$1,269,025
$1,315,927
3.70%
Community Services
$901,681
$945,429
4.85%
Public Safety
$5,310,329
$5,418,659
2.04%
Public Works
$2,266,002
$2,384,144
5.21%
Recreation
$544,483
$586,329
7.69%
Comm Dev & Planning
$218,609
$220,441
0.84%
Other
$70,200
$75,200
7.12%
Total
$10,580,329
$10,946,129
3.46%
Expenditures
• General Government
• Council travel
• Audit costs
• Added PT in Finance
Expenditures
• Community Services
• Assessing contract
• General election
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Expenditures
• Public Safety
• Police — minimal increases
• Fire — Relief Assn payment increases when state
aid increases
• Fire — adjusted PT Fire Aid to reflect actual
Expenditures
• Public Works
• Irrigation contract
• Safety training
• Capital — oil storage tanks upgraded & flamable
storage cabinet $5,600
• Paver stone work contracted out
• EAB pesticide treatments & stump removal
Expenditures
• Recreation
• Joint Rec contract increased
• FT summer attendant in Oakes, Burnes & Valley
Parks
• $22,500
Expenditures
• Community Development & Planning
• Small adjustments
• Other
• Tuition reimbursement program increased
• Original shortfall was $130,000
• Adjusted fine revenue - $30,000
• Personnel savings due to retirements
• Shortfall down to $84,000
• Next we met with department managers
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• Elimination of $84,000 shortfall
• Police — reduced personnel time for off duty training -
$20,000
• Police — reduced equipment maintenance $10,000
due to additional savings from LETG
• Public Works — reduced seal coating & crack sealing
budget by $30,000
• Sales tax savings estimated for supplies line items
• Total Levy $10,416,235
• 1.12% increase or $115,061 over 2013 levy
• 0% increase in General Fund Levy
• Special Levies - Debt
• New — 2013 GO Bonds — using $75k in gas &
electric franchise fees to offset portion of levy
• 2012B Equipment Certificates — no fee offset for
2014
ONE,-
W -
2014
Net Levy
Purpose
2013
Proposed
General Operations
General Fund
$8,834,274
$8.869,774
Capital Levy
125,000
125,000
PERA Levy
35,500
0
Subtotal
8,994,774
8,994,774
Special Levies:
DebtLevies
1,478,427
1,582,081
Fee Offset
(64,370)
0
Franchise Offset
(107,657)
(160,620)
Subtotal Special Levies
1,306,400
1,421,461
TOTAL LEVY
$10,301,174
$10,416,235
Increase over prior year
$50,183
$115,061
Percentage Incr (Decr)
0.49%
1.12
Tax Rate
62.414
62.623 est.
0.209 Incr
• Present proposed budget and levy at September 3rd
Council meeting
• Adopt proposed budget and levy at September 3rd
Council meeting and certify to County
• Parcel specific notices mailed by County
• Hold Public Meeting on the budget and levy at the
December 3rd Council meeting
08/14/2013
CITY OF HOPKINS
ANALYSIS OF GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET
Finance
400 Current Services 5,750 10,150 4,400
449 Miscellaneous 4,800 4,800 -
Total Finance 10,550 14,950 4,400 41.71%
360 Le al - Court Fines 115,000 118,000 3,000 2.61%
400 Assessin - Charges for Service
1,500
2,000
Increase
33.33%
City Clerk
(Decrease)
2013
2014
from %
Department
Budget
Budget
2013 Budget Incr/(Decr)
Unallocated
364
Administrative Citations
-
Property Taxes - levy
8,869,774
8,869,774
-
Property Taxes - delinq
45,000
45,000
-
Penalties
8,000
8,000
-
Miscellaneous Taxes
30,000
30,000
-
Fiscal Disparities (incl w/taxes)
-
-
-
Local Government Aid
-
289,900
289,900
PERA Aid
20,510
20,510
-
Interest Earnings
15,000
15,000
-
Franchise Fees
290,000
290,000
-
Miscellaneous
-
100
100
Total Unallocated
9,278,284
9,568,284
290,000 3.13%
Finance
400 Current Services 5,750 10,150 4,400
449 Miscellaneous 4,800 4,800 -
Total Finance 10,550 14,950 4,400 41.71%
360 Le al - Court Fines 115,000 118,000 3,000 2.61%
400 Assessin - Charges for Service
1,500
2,000
500
33.33%
City Clerk
312
Licenses
5,000
5,000
-
364
Administrative Citations
-
-
-
400
Charges for Service
5,000
-
(5,000)
Total City Clerk
10,000
5,000
(5,000)
-50.00%
Inspections
318
Licenses and permits
269,180
272,480
3,300
364
Administrative Citations
8,000
8,000
Plan Check Fees
32,000
32,000
-
Charges for Service
39,850
41,850
2,000
Total Inspections
349,030
354,330
5,300
1.52%
Police
330
Federal Grant
82,000
82,000
-
344
State Aid
177,000
177,000
-
345
State Grants
10,000
15,000
5,000
345
POST Reimbursement
9,000
9,000
-
County Grants
-
-
313
Licenses
96,000
96,000
-
360
Court Fines
20,000
50,000
30,000
Forfeitures
-
-
-
Penalties
1,000
1,000
-
400
Charges for Services
42,000
48,000
6,000
449
Other Miscellaneous
1,000
-
(1,000)
440
Contributions
500
1,500
1,000
Total Police
438,500
479,500
41,000
9.35%
Increase
(Decrease)
2013 2014 from %
Department Budget Budget 2013 Budget Incr/(Decr)
Total Revenues 10,580,329 10,946,129 365,800 3.46%
Total Expenditures 10,580,329 10,946,129 365,800 3.46%
Fire
318
Licenses
3,500
3,500 -
320
Permits
-
- -
344
Federal Grant
-
- -
344
State Aid
70,000
90,000 20,000
-
County Grants
-
- -
400
Administrative Citations
-
- -
400
Current Service
3,000
3,000 -
4,400
Donations
200
-
450
Miscellaneous
-
-
-
Total Fire
76,500
96,500 20,000 26.14%
Total Revenues 10,580,329 10,946,129 365,800 3.46%
Total Expenditures 10,580,329 10,946,129 365,800 3.46%
Public Works
329
Licenses & Permits
9,415
9,415
-
344
State Aid
130,000
130,000
-
384
Equipment Use Charge
-
-
-
400
Charges for Service
2,750
2,750
-
449
Miscellaneous Revenue
4,400
4,600
200
450
Sale of Fixed Assets
-
-
-
Total Public Works
146,565
146,765
200
0.14%
Activity Center
380
Rent
26,000
26,000
-
400
Charges for Services
15,000
25,000
10,000
404
Memberships
8,500
8,500
-
440
Contributions
10,700
6,000
(4,700)
445
Fundraising
2,000
3,500
1,500
449
Other Miscellaneous
800
500
(300)
Total Activity Center
63,000
69,500
6,500
10.32%
Planning & Zoning
320
Permits
1,000
1,000
-
387
Variances
1,500
2,000
500
400
Charges for Service
-
Total Planning & Zoning
2,500
3,000
500
20.00%
4491Community Development - Misc
88,900
88,300
(600)
-0.67%
Total Revenues 10,580,329 10,946,129 365,800 3.46%
Total Expenditures 10,580,329 10,946,129 365,800 3.46%
CITY OF HOPKINS
ANALYSIS OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE BUDGET
Increase
(Decrease)
2013 2014 from %
Department Budget Budget 2013 Budget Incrl(Decr)
City Council 68,967 69,872 905 1.31%
Administrative Services
Administration 179,060 192,685 13,625
Personnel 46,768 40,599 (6,169)
Wellness 2,000 2,000 -
Information Services 254,988 261,305 6,317
Total Administrative Services 482,816 496,589 13,773 2.85%
Finance
615,083
547,748
(67,335)
Debt Management
-
-
-
General Accounting
163,587
185,203
21,616
Payroll
45,609
48,516
2,907
TIF Administration
-
-
-
Utility Billing
5,000
9,400
4,400
Total Finance
214,196
243,119
28,923 13.50%
Legal 142,000 143,000 1,000 0.70%
Municipal Building 313,998 317,414 3,416 1.09%
Receptionist 47,048 45,933 (1,115) -2.37%
Assessing 177,187 183,607 6,420 3.62%
City Clerk
City Clerk 51,782 54,462 2,680
Elections 45,582 60,808 15,226
Total City Clerk 97,364 115,270 17,906 18.39%
Inspections
615,083
547,748
(67,335)
Building Code Inspections
261,854
267,051
5,197
Fire Inspections
35,155
36,675
1,520
Heating & Plumbing Inspections
88,952
91,054
2,102
Housing Inspections
157,595
165,788
8,193
Misc. Community Inspections
78,908
81,265
2,357
Vacant Property Management
4,666
4,719
53
Total Inspections
627,130
646,552
19,422 3.10%
Police
615,083
547,748
(67,335)
Police Administration
527,437
514,641
(12,796)
Patrol
2,627,237
2,765,887
138,650
SWAT Team
73,611
69,378
(4,233)
Reserves
15,162
15,552
390
Investigations
615,083
547,748
(67,335)
Drug Task Force
114,468
121,830
7,362
Pawn Shop
3,335
3,530
195
Community Services Building
107,332
107,394
62
Support Services (Records)
244,501
267,563
23,062
Systems Management
65,855
49,671
(16,184)
Total Police
4,394,021
4,463,194
69,173 1.57%
(Decrease)
2013 2014 from %
Department Budget Budget 2013 Budget Incr/(Decr)
Fire
Fire Department 912,343 952,337 39,994
Emergency Preparedness 3,965 3,128 (837)
Total Fire 916,308 955,465 39,157 4.27%
Public Works
PW Building
34,988
33,631
(1,357)
Equipment Services
85,096
98,887
13,791
Administration
38,345
41,280
2,935
Engineering
132,003
140,861
8,858
Street & Alleys
878,399
912,716
34,317
Snow & Ice Removal
182,623
205,553
22,930
Parks
680,774
698,934
18,160
Forrestry
233,774
252,282
18,508
Total Public Works
2,266,002
2,384,144
118,142 5.21%
Recreation
Playground
21,417
21,992
575
Ice Rink
13,113
15,295
2,182
Park Service
12,454
36,975
24,521
Joint Recreation
155,000
158,900
3,900
Skate Park
7,165
7,394
229
Total Recreation
209,149
240,556
31,407 15.02%
Activity Center
Act Ctr - Community Use 276,859 289,497 12,638
Act Ctr - Maintenance 58,475 56,276 (2,199)
Total Activity Center 335,334 345,773 10,439 3.11%
Planninq & Zoninq 129,683 132,191 2,508 1.93%
Community Development 88,926 88,250 (676) -0.76%
Tuition Reimbursement 10,200 15,200 5,000 49.02%
Contingency 50,000 50,000 0.00%
Total Expenditures 10,570,329 10,936,129 365,800 3.46%
Other Financing Uses
Transfers Out 10,000 10,000 -
Total Other Financing Uses 10,000 10,000 - 0.00%
Grand Total Expenditures 10,580,329 10,946,129 365,800 3.46°_/0
Budget Incr in 2013 0.23%
CITY OF HOPKINS
ANALYSIS OF TAX LEVY
Purpose
General Levy
General Fund
Capital Levy
PERA Levy
Total General Levy
Sepcial Levies - Debt:
2003 HRA Revenue Bonds
2007B GO Improv Revolving Bonds
2007A Capital Improvement Bonds
2010A GO Improvement Bonds
2010B Refunding (2002B Improv Bds)
2012A GO CIP Bonds
2012B GO Bonds
Gas & Elec Franchise Fees - levy offset
2012B Equipment Certificates
Fees used to offset levy
2013B GO Bonds
Gas & Elec Franchise Fees - levy offset
Subtotal - Debt Levies
TOTAL LEVIES
Increase over prior year
Percentage Incr (Decr) - Total
Tax Capacity Rate (per HC rate cards)
2012 2013
08/14/2013
2014
$ 8,784,091 $ 8,834,274 $ 8,869,774
12 5, 000 12 5, 000 12 5, 000
35,500 35,500 -
$ 8,944,591 $ 8,994,774 $ 8,994,774
220,000
-
-
184,500
186,520
188,093
765,900
763,800
766,110
77,000
77,000
79,175
59,000
-
-
220,000
220,000
166,737
140,710
(107,657)
(85,620)
64,370
97,965
(64,370)
-
90,028
(75,000)
1,306,400
1,306,400
1,421,461
$ 10,250,991 $ 10,301,174 $ 10,416,235
$ 370,927 $ 50,183 $ 115,061
3.75% 0.49% 1.12%
58.676 62.417 62.623%
estimated