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Expenses – Total expenses for both governmental and business-type activities decreased by $3.6 million <br />compared to the prior fiscal year. Program expenses for governmental activities decreased by $6.1 million <br />while program expenses for business-type activities increased by $2.5 million. For each governmental and <br />business-type activity, the total costs are expenses associated with that activity. <br />2021 2020 <br />% Change <br /> General Government 10,695 13,980$ -23.5% <br /> Public safety 78,812 73,022 7.9% <br /> Engineering & Transportation 23,380 32,594 -28.3% <br /> Recreation and Culture 11,114 13,337 -16.7% <br /> Community Development 17,850 15,377 16.1% <br /> Interest on Long-Term Debt 2,202 1,828 20.5% <br /> Governmental Activities 144,053 150,138 -4.1% <br /> Water Pollution Control Plant 14,588 15,234 -4.2% <br /> Shoreline 5,393 2,094 157.5% <br /> Storm Water 1,552 1,417 9.5% <br /> Environmental Services 808 1,082 -25.3% <br /> Business-Type Activities 22,341 19,827 12.7% <br />Total Expenses 166,394$ 169,965$ -2.1% <br />Change in expense <br />(in thousands) <br />Within governmental activities, Public Safety has the largest increase in program expenses at $5.8 <br />million greater than the prior fiscal year, a 7.9% increase. The increase was mainly due to an increase <br />in Safety pension expenses of $4.8 million. Community Development followed with a $2.5 million <br />increase representing a 16.1% increase over the prior fiscal year. In fiscal year 2020-21, the City <br />completed the Boys and Girls Club and Farrelly Pool projects. These major expenditures were $1.3 <br />million higher than the capital outlay expenditures incurred in fiscal year 2020-21. In addition, the <br />City provided rental assistance to impacted residents totaling $0.9 million. Engineering & <br />Transportation Department’s expenditures decreased by $9.2 million representing a 28.3% decrease <br />from the prior fiscal year. In fiscal year 2020-21, the City incurred approximately $6.0 million for <br />rehabilitation and overlay projects compared to $11.0 million in the prior fiscal year. The <br />capitalization of capital projects and related depreciation costs also partly attributed to the overall <br />decrease. In fiscal year 2020-21, the City saw a reduction in allocated pension expenses of about $2.0 <br />million due to higher than expected yield in the pension assets. <br />Business-type activities saw increases in expenses totaling $2.5 million mainly due to the increase in <br />golf course activities. <br />11272