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Expenses — Total expenses for both governmental and business -type activities increased by $6.1 million <br />compared to the prior Fiscal Year. Program expenses for governmental activities, as a whole, increased by <br />$6.6 million while program expenses for business -type activities decreased by $0.5 million. For each <br />governmental and business -type activity, the total costs are the expenses associated with that activity. <br />• Within governmental activities, Public Safety saw the largest increase in program expenses at $3.8 <br />million greater than the prior Fiscal Year. This represents a 5.8% increase, year over year. Engineering <br />& Transportation followed with a $2.8 million increase representing a 8.6% increase, year over year. <br />• Business -type activities saw decreases in expenses across the board for the total of $0.5 million. Of <br />that amount, the largest increase was from the Water Pollution Control Plant at $0.4 million. <br />11 <br />Change in expense <br />(in thousands) <br />2019 <br />2018 <br />%Change <br />General Government <br />$ 14,054 <br />$ 13,659 <br />2.9% <br />Public safety <br />68,742 <br />64,972 <br />5.8% <br />Engineering & Transportation <br />35,750 <br />32,933 <br />8.6% <br />Recreation and Culture <br />14,087 <br />14,756 <br />-4.5% <br />Community Development <br />10,391 <br />10,217 <br />1.7% <br />Interest on Long -Term Debt <br />1,795 <br />1,677 <br />7.0% <br />Governmental Activities <br />144,819 <br />138,214 <br />4.8% <br />Water Pollution Control Plant <br />11,814 <br />12,185 <br />-3.0% <br />Shoreline <br />1,678 <br />1,786 <br />-6.0% <br />Storm Water <br />1,407 <br />1,412 <br />-0.4% <br />Environmental Services <br />1,061 <br />1,095 <br />-3.1% <br />Business -Type Activities <br />15,960 <br />16,478 <br />-3.1% <br />Total Expenses <br />$ 160,779 <br />$ 154,692 <br />3.9% <br />• Within governmental activities, Public Safety saw the largest increase in program expenses at $3.8 <br />million greater than the prior Fiscal Year. This represents a 5.8% increase, year over year. Engineering <br />& Transportation followed with a $2.8 million increase representing a 8.6% increase, year over year. <br />• Business -type activities saw decreases in expenses across the board for the total of $0.5 million. Of <br />that amount, the largest increase was from the Water Pollution Control Plant at $0.4 million. <br />11 <br />