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Code Enforcement through the years

Explore reported actual expenditures. Expand a line item to compare its reported amounts.

ExpenditureActual2019-2020Actual2020-2021Actual2021-2022Actual2022-2023Actual2023-2024Actual2024-2025
Personnel
154,666158,945158,321176,294198,513215,360
FICA10,90811,01111,04312,18514,76416,013
Group Life & Health Insurance25,48630,19531,05935,69131,10431,835
25,75825,86824,99724,30126,40342,995
Workers Compensation Insurance4,2952,6593,9513,6066,4226,570
Employee Education & Training5,3785,0582,3612,407957155
Disability Insurance572587590664749878
Deferred Compensation570582639654751809
Subtotal — Personnel227,633234,905232,961255,802279,663314,615
Operations
Printing00100
300335370547565875
Telephone2,0241,2841,2171,2621,1851,227
Repairs and Maintenance0004,422
Travel3,4961,341576501
Clothing & Uniforms1,8514711,5528947511,040
Safety Supplies979
Other Operating Supplies131202112452137
Gasoline & Diesel1,2371,3032,1551,8191,3861,599
201216173381,49964
Fleet Management24,00024,00024,00024,00024,00025,000
Contracted Services1,5001,50013,60527,12512,15224,141
Liability Insurance1,17080840925,4154971,814
Equipment Rental255044
Subtotal — Operations35,86631,28344,85682,90446,50955,897
Capital
Fixed Assets1,664
Subtotal — Capital1,664
Total Code Enforcement263,499266,188277,817338,707326,172372,176
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 total396,600473,700421,700
Budget line items
ExpenditureBudgeted / amendedFY 2025-2026Manager proposedFY 2026-2027Council approvedFY 2026-2027
Salaries218,000202,000202,000
Overtime1,0001,0001,000
Longevity4,2001,6001,600
FICA16,50015,70015,700
Group Life & Health Insurance33,00042,00042,000
Retirement20,00018,00018,000
Retirement - 401A9,30014,00014,000
Workers Compensation Insurance7,0007,0007,000
Employee Education & Training3,0005,0005,000
Disability Insurance900800800
Deferred Compensation4,0004,0004,000
Auto License & Title100100100
Printing700200200
Publication of Reports & Legal Notices-500500
Member Dues & Registration Fees2,0003,0003,000
Telephone1,5001,5001,500
Repairs and Maintenance Motor Vehicle & Equipment500500500
Travel1,5002,0002,000
Machinery & Equipment Rental25,000100,00050,000
Clothing & Uniforms2,0002,5002,500
Other Operating Supplies500500500
Gasoline & Diesel3,0003,0003,000
Tires & Tubes600600600
Washing & Cleaning300200200
Vehicle & Equipment Parts1,0001,0001,000
Fleet Managem ent20,00020,00018,000
Other Contracts19,00025,00025,000
Liability Insurance2,0002,0002,000
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 37

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

Retirement spending has documented budget context: the city provided for an additional contribution to its defined-benefit pension plan in FY2024–25. This is separate from changes in employee pay or staffing.

2023-2024 actual source · page 36 · 2024-2025 actual source · page 37

The FY2024–25 amendment schedule assigns a $18,000 increase to this department’s retirement account (01-0502-5144), changing its budget from $20,000 to $38,000. 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.

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 later complete account breakdown. Detail totals $338,706 versus printed $338,707. Earlier salary subdivisions remain unavailable; original source accounts are preserved.

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: 255,802 earlier; 255,802 later. Source-backed broad section; detail and scope discrepancies retained in history notes.
  • Operations: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 82,905 earlier; 82,904 later. Source-backed broad section; detail and scope discrepancies retained in history notes.
  • Capital: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 0 earlier; 0 later. Source-backed broad section; detail and scope discrepancies retained in history notes.
How the years were matched
  • For 2022-2023, the FY2025-26 schedule supplies the complete later breakdown, including overtime 622 and Safety Supplies 979. Detail sums to 338,706; printed total 338,707 is retained. The older source column is preserved in the superseded source archive.
  • Code Enforcement division 502 only; Community Development department totals are excluded. Salaries groups regular pay, overtime and longevity; original breakdowns are retained. FY2022-23 older Salaries 176,295 versus later Regular 175,672 + Overtime 622 = 176,294. Auto License & Title maps to Operation of Motor Vehicles by owner rule. Earlier Other Operating Supplies 1,003 versus later 24 plus separate Safety Supplies 979 suggests an offset, not proof of the old composition. Preserve Safety Supplies separately.
  • Physical PDF pages: FY2022-23 34; FY2024-25 33; FY2025-26 36; FY2026-27 37. 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.
  • FY2022-23 mapped overlap differences (older to later): FICA: 12184 → 12185; Clothing & Uniforms: 895 → 894; Other Operating Supplies: 1003 → 24. These are not adjusted away.
  • FY2023-24 repeated-source comparison: 01-0502-5230: absent → —; 01-0502-5336: — → absent. Totals: 326,172 → 326,172. Absent rows are not assumed zero.

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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