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Expenses – Total expenses for both governmental and business-type activities increased by $39.7 million <br />compared to the prior fiscal year. Program expenses for governmental activities increased by $39.9 <br />million while program expenses for business-type activities decreased by $0.2 million. For each <br />governmental and business-type activity, the total costs are expenses associated with that activity. <br /> <br />• Within governmental activities, General Government had the largest increase in program expenses at <br />$15.9 million greater than the prior fiscal year. The increase was mainly due to ARPA projects <br />continuing and/or starting after being delayed in 2023. Public Safety experienced an increase of $11.2 <br />million representing a 15% increase over the prior fiscal year. The increase was due to Safety pension <br />expense increase overall staffing increases. Engineering & Transportation expenditures increased by <br />$3.5 million representing a 10.4% increase from the prior fiscal year. The increase was mainly due to <br />the resumption of major projects that were delayed from prior years. Recreation & Culture increased <br />$4.4 million or 35.9% from prior fiscal year due primarily to large, ongoing, park and library projects. <br />Community Development increased $5.5 million or 39.7% due to housing and public pool projects. <br /> <br />• Business-type activities saw a decrease in expenses totaling $0.2 million mainly due to Public Works <br />Department mid-year reorganization moving salary expenses into General Government. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Change in expense <br /> (in thousands) <br /> 2024 2023 % Change <br /> <br /> General Government $ 19,734 $ 3,879 408.7% <br /> Public safety 85,976 74,780 15.0% <br /> Engineering & Transportation 37,414 33,876 10.4% <br /> Recreation and Culture 16,621 12,228 35.9% <br /> Community Development 19,347 13,848 39.7% <br /> Interest on Long-Term Debt 919 1,502 -38.8% <br /> Governmental Activities 180,011 140,113 28.5% <br /> <br /> Water Pollution Control Plant 14,527 14,054 3.4% <br /> Shoreline 5,991 6,198 -3.3% <br /> Storm Water 1,282 1,672 -23.3% <br /> Environmental Services 1,073 1,115 -3.8% <br /> Business-Type Activities 22,873 23,039 -0.7% <br /> <br />Total Expenses $ 202,884 $ 163,152 24.4% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />12