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Expenses -Total expenses for both governmental and business-type activities increased by $25.2 million <br />compared to the prior fiscal year. Program expenses for governmental activities, as a whole, increased by <br />$23.4 million while program expenses for business-type activities increased by $1.8 million. For each <br />governmental and business-type activity, the total costs are the expenses associated with that activity. <br />Change in expense <br />(in thousands) <br />2018 2017 % Change <br />General Government $ 13,659 $ 8,525 60.2% <br />Public safety 64,972 54,510 19.2% <br />Engineering & Transportation 32,933 28,124 17.1% <br />Recreation and Culture 14,756 13,228 11.6% <br />Community Development 10,217 8,135 25.6% <br />Interest on Long-Tenn Debt 1,677 2,218 -24.4% <br />Governmental Activities 138,214 114,740 20.5% <br />Water Pollution Control Plant 12,185 10,796 12.9% <br />Shoreline 1,786 1,755 1.8% <br />Storm Water Utility 1,412 1,106 27.7% <br />Environmental Services 1,095 1,066 2.7% <br />Business-Type Activities 16,478 14,723 11.9% <br />Total Expenses $ 154,692 $ 129,463 19.5% <br />• Within governmental activities, Public Safety saw the largest increase in program expenses at $10.5 <br />million greater than the prior fiscal year. This represents a 19.2% increase, year over year. General <br />Government and Engineering & Transportation followed with a $5.1 million and $4.8 million increase, <br />respectively. <br />• Business-Type activities saw increases in expenses across the board for a total of $1. 8 million. Of that <br />amount, the largest increase was from the Water Pollution Control Plant at $1.4 million. <br />11 476