FY2027 Municipal Services Budget

Discussion of the FY2027 proposed Municipal Services Department Budget

This is part of my review of the FY2027 Budget and covers the Municipal Services department (MSD).

FY2027 Proposed Expenses

• MSD administration: $170,887
  • 3 employees
  • includes CDL and other training for staff
• Road maintenance: $925,891
  • Wages: $279,913
  • 4 filled positions, 2 open positions
  • Road repair: $300,000
• Snow removal: $200,000
• Drainage: $198,150
  • Most of this is contracted to others and is related to road maintenance.
• Traffic Lighting: $123,000
• Mechanical Garage: $482,858
  • 2 people
  • Wages: $129,774
  • Overtime: $25,738
    • Attributed to aging city equipment
  • Parts: $130,000
• Building and Grounds: $496,796
  • 5 people
  • Wages: $255,811
• Trash Pickup (Casella Contract): $341,740
  • year 2 of a 5 year contract
• Transfer Station
  • Transfer station pays for itself via tipping costs
  • 3 workers
  • Wages: $179,046
  • River street landfill maintenance: $25,000

Questions

• Why is the medical insurance up 20% for the admin?
  • Personal election.
• Sand and gravel increased this year, despite last year coming in under budget. Why the increase?
  • This include fuel and delivery costs.
• Why was there such an overage in the transfer station Mach and equip (01-3-238-40740-000) this year?
  • Last year there was a machine purchased.
• Outside of DOT mandated maintenance, I don’t see anything budgeted for road maintenance. Why?
  • City manager relayed there is no money in the money for road maintenance.