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Street Construction through the years

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

ExpenditureActual2019-2020Actual2020-2021Actual2021-2022Actual2022-2023Actual2023-2024Actual2024-2025
Personnel
160,480196,238151,127180,396227,759231,579
FICA11,76814,53611,22812,72116,50317,194
Group Life & Health Insurance27,13539,52331,89242,36956,42753,724
30,29433,74929,44228,89334,87453,798
Workers Compensation Insurance7,8744,8747,9015,1518,62610,926
Employee Education & Training4,225
Disability Insurance574720567600861891
Deferred Compensation1,4611,5041,6528411,5351,653
Subtotal — Personnel239,586291,144233,809270,971346,585373,990
Operations
Publicity/Subscriptions/Dues03000
Telephone24262215351
1,2181,96152,2749491,0854,702
Clothing & Uniforms1,3421,6492,4762,2752,3532,662
1,2451,2079492,2562,7653,648
Gasoline & Diesel9,13511,09917,65412,10911,57012,046
12,0194,4776,75312,3148,62522,193
Fleet Management70,00070,00090,00090,00090,00090,000
Contracted Services19200361827365
Liability Insurance4,0933,0862,4612,5003,1802,963
Engineering & Landscaping2751,4381,34932036,7803,041
Equipment Rental2,2505,2751,4003,1251,200
52,17154,58233,61432,44723,30451,428
Sidewalk Projects20,64519,119033,2417,783
Subtotal — Operations174,609174,219208,952191,912189,472193,399
Capital
Fixed Assets004,16514,117
Subtotal — Capital004,16514,117
Total Street Construction414,195465,363446,926477,000536,057567,389
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 total674,000648,100639,100
Budget line items
ExpenditureBudgeted / amendedFY 2025-2026Manager proposedFY 2026-2027Council approvedFY 2026-2027
Salaries230,000234,000234,000
Overtime4,5004,5004,500
Longevity2,1002,5002,500
FICA18,00018,20018,200
Group Life & Health Insurance60,00061,00061,000
Retirement21,00021,00021,000
Retirement - 401A16,00016,00016,000
Workers Compensation Insurance12,00012,00012,000
Employee Education & Training3,0004,0004,000
Disability Insurance900900900
Deferred Compensation4,4004,4004,400
Auto License & Titles100100100
Member Dues & Registration Fees1,0001,0001,000
Telephone200400400
Engineering & Landscaping2,5002,5002,500
Repairs and Maintenance Motor Vehicle & Equipment7,5007,5007,500
Repairs and Maintenance Other100100100
Machinery & Equipment Rental10,0001,5001,500
Clothing & Uniforms4,0004,0004,000
Other Operating Supplies800800800
Painting Supplies100100100
Small Tools2,0002,0002,000
Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies300300300
Crushed Stone & Gravel30,00030,00030,000
Sand & Salt1,0001,0001,000
Lumber1,0001,0001,000
Block & Brick400400400
Concrete12,30012,30012,300
Culvert (RCP))10,00010,00010,000
Culvert (Plastic)-200200
Catch Rack s1,5001,5001,500
Steel2,5003,0003,000
Other Building Materials1,0001,0001,000
Guardrail10,00010,00010,000
Gasoline & Diesel20,00020,00020,000
Tires & Tubes4,6004,6004,600
Vehicle & Equipment Parts10,00010,00010,000
Fleet M anagement90,00090,00081,000
Other Contracts200300300
Liability Insurance4,0004,0004,000
Sidewalk Maintenance75,00050,00050,000
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 83 · Budget source · PDF page 84

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 82 · 2024-2025 actual source · page 83

The FY2024–25 amendment schedule assigns a $22,000 increase to this department’s retirement account (01-0904-5144), changing its budget from $24,000 to $46,000. 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 complete later FY2025-26 account schedule; the older source column is archived. Its printed total is 477,000, compared with 477,001 in the older report. FY2022-23 detailed overlap differences (later minus earlier): Materials for Road Maintenance -1.

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: 270,971 earlier; 270,971 later. Grouped reporting comparison; see detail for source differences, account splits and standing owner conventions.
  • Operations: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 191,913 earlier; 191,912 later. Grouped reporting comparison; see detail for source differences, account splits and standing owner conventions.
  • Capital: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 14,117 earlier; 14,117 later. Grouped reporting comparison; see detail for source differences, account splits and standing owner conventions.
How the years were matched
  • The 2022-2023 column uses the complete later FY2025-26 account schedule; the older source column is archived. Its printed total is 477,000, compared with 477,001 in the older report.
  • All columns are actual expenditures from the identified annual budget page, not estimates or appropriations. Source zeros, negative values, account descriptions and printed dashes are retained.
  • Reporting group comparisons do not establish unchanged operational scope.
  • FY2022-23 detailed overlap differences (later minus earlier): Materials for Road Maintenance -1.

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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