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ExpenditureActual2019-2020Actual2020-2021Actual2021-2022Actual2022-2023Actual2023-2024Actual2024-2025
Personnel
Salaries159,453161,409158,115162,019179,285196,958
FICA12,03112,21411,96010,21113,09015,887
Group Life & Health Insurance17,18118,29420,08515,53515,93614,169
25,88927,32326,90121,21426,66639,989
Workers Compensation Insurance501310527515863883
Employee Education & Training2508516733911,428
Disability Insurance610624619346543544
Deferred Compensation3,0833,1443,453
Subtotal — Personnel218,998224,169222,333209,840236,774269,858
Operations
Freight & Delivery Service000
Printing0434984305798550
4,6974,4886,3626,8333,5203,439
Telephone9911,0058741,4159741,368
14,5107,57115,5256,1409,2169,343
Office Supplies1,1939547305611,201884
Contracted Services9039679601632,0717,302
1,9462,05813,39561,42645,26755,903
Public Relations6,84520,91338,86538,76224,62012,617
Contingency06,70033,700
Economic Development44,76036,81535,1573171,964
Industrial Development10,0000
Subtotal — Operations85,84575,205112,852122,622121,36793,370
Capital
Fixed Assets0563565
Subtotal — Capital0563565
Total City Manager304,843299,374335,185333,025358,141363,793
Latest budget — FY 2026-2027Compare the proposed budget with the amount Council approved.

Approved amounts authorize spending; they are not actual expenditure. These are the stages printed in the budget book, which may not include later amendments.

BudgetBudgeted / amendedFY 2025-2026Manager proposedFY 2026-2027Council approvedFY 2026-2027
Department total384,400368,600374,000
Budget line items
ExpenditureBudgeted / amendedFY 2025-2026Manager proposedFY 2026-2027Council approvedFY 2026-2027
Salaries225,000229,000229,000
FICA17,80018,50018,500
Group Life & Health Insurance25,00028,00028,000
Retirement19,00019,00019,000
Retirement - 401A15,50016,00016,000
Workers Compensation Insurance1,3001,3001,300
Employee Education & Training2,0002,5002,500
Disability Insurance900900900
Deferred Compensation4,4004,6004,600
Freight & Delivery Service100100100
Printing1,5001,5001,500
Publication of Reports & Legal Notices1,0001,0001,000
Subscriptions8001,0001,000
Member Dues & Registration Fees7,0005,5005,500
Telephone6001,2001,200
Travel10,0005,0005,000
Employee Auto Allowance7,0007,0007,000
Office Supplies1,4001,4001,400
Other Contracts7,5003,5003,500
Liability Insurance6,5006,5006,500
Surety Bonds100100100
Contingency--5,400
Economic Development10,000--
Public Relations20,00015,00015,000
Fixed Assets---

A dash means no numeric amount is shown in that source cell. No proposal is substituted for a missing approved amount.

Budget source · PDF page 31

What the records showRelated decisions, supporting records, and unanswered questions.

The finance records explain a salary-budget adjustment for the new city manager.

2023-2024 actual source · page 30 · 2024-2025 actual source · page 31

The FY2024–25 amendment schedule assigns a $18,000 increase to this department’s retirement account (01-0101-5144), changing its budget from $19,000 to $37,000. This is its share of the $629,000 General Fund retirement increase, not a separately verified actual payment. Department pension amendment allocation · page 119.

The audited FY2025 discussion identifies the $629,000 retirement budget increase as an additional defined-benefit pension contribution. Audited pension amendment context · page 24.

The May 7 memo attributes the salary-budget increase to the new city manager’s salary exceeding the previous manager’s salary. The attached schedule increases regular salaries by $20,000. It does not reconcile the complete annual change in the grouped Salaries row. Finance memorandum — May 7, 2025 · page 118.

The attached schedule shows the relevant proposed budget adjustments. Amounts in this schedule are appropriations, not invoice payments. Budget amendment detail · page 120.

Still unanswered: The budget allocation is documented; the actual pension postings are still needed to reconcile the annual retirement amounts and distinguish regular contributions from the additional contribution.

About these figuresWhat is included and what changed between reports.

The 2022-2023 column uses the complete later FY2025-26 account schedule; the older source column is archived. City Manager's Office division only, excluding Council, Judge, Attorney, special appropriations and education transfers. Travel groups travel expense and employee auto allowance; Retirement groups Retirement and 401A. Industrial Development is an older-only row. Surety Bonds is grouped under Liability Insurance.

Amounts are shown as reported, without adjusting for inflation. A dash (“—”) means the source shows a dash or does not list a value; it does not necessarily mean zero. Related accounts are grouped for comparison, with available detail under each row.

Sources and methodsOriginal documents, coverage, and how the years were matched.

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Section reconciliation and differences
  • Personnel: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 209,840 earlier; 209,840 later. Source-backed broad section; detail and scope discrepancies retained in history notes.
  • Operations: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 122,622 earlier; 122,622 later. Source-backed broad section; detail and scope discrepancies retained in history notes.
  • Capital: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 563 earlier; 563 later. Source-backed broad section; detail and scope discrepancies retained in history notes.
How the years were matched
  • The 2022-2023 column uses the complete later FY2025-26 account schedule; the older source column is archived.
  • City Manager's Office division only, excluding Council, Judge, Attorney, special appropriations and education transfers. Travel groups travel expense and employee auto allowance; Retirement groups Retirement and 401A. Industrial Development is an older-only row. Surety Bonds is grouped under Liability Insurance.
  • Physical PDF pages: FY2022-23 23; FY2024-25 22; FY2025-26 30; FY2026-27 31. All displayed columns are actual years, not estimates or budgets.
  • Source zeros and dashes remain distinct. Subtotals are excluded. Missing historical categories remain absent; mapping confirmation does not establish unchanged operational scope.
  • FY2023-24 repeated account amounts and total agree between newer books (358,141).

These changes do not establish changes in service quality or explain why spending changed. Budget amendments and meeting decisions have not been reconciled with this series.

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