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* * corrected copy <br /> Description 2012 Adopted Budget- 2013 Proposed City Difference Between <br /> General Fund Includes Manager Budget- the 2012 Adopted <br /> a 2% COLA, Step General Fund Budget and 2013 <br /> Increase, and Health Includes a 2% City Manager <br /> Insurance COLA, Step Proposed Budget <br /> Contributions for Increase, and <br /> Non-Union and Union Health Insurance <br /> Staff Members Contributions for <br /> Non-Union and <br /> Union Staff <br /> Members <br /> Grand Total Total=$7,448,300 Total=$7,789,400 Total $341,000 <br /> General <br /> Fund Non Non Non- <br /> Union=$4,361,000 Union=$4,568,000 Union=$207,000 <br /> Union=$3,087,300 Union=$3,221,400 Union=$134,000 <br /> The City's 2013 proposed budget is $12,698,500. Overall, the City's personnel expenses <br /> are slightly less than 62% of the City's overall general fund budget. The City of New <br /> Brighton recently contacted our nine comparison cities to inquire what were the percent <br /> averages of their personnel expenses in comparison to their overall general <br /> fund/operating budgets. The following is a chart with the percent averages: <br /> New Brighton 62%-General Fund <br /> Crystal 65%-General Fund <br /> Fridley 77% General Fund <br /> Golden Valley 66% General Fund <br /> Maplewood 59%-Operating Budget <br /> New Hope 60% General Fund <br /> Roseville 73% General Fund <br /> Richfield 70 % General Fund <br /> Shoreview 42% General Fund (Shoreview Contracts <br /> Out Police and Fire Services) <br /> White Bear Lake No Response to Inquiry <br /> • Average 63.7% <br /> The average percentage was 63.7% in regards to personnel expenses versus the <br /> comparison cities overall general fund/operating budgets. The City of New Brighton was <br /> slightly below the nine cities average with 61.3% of our general fund/operating budgets <br /> utilized for personnel expenses. If you compare all cities that provide their own public <br /> safety services,the average percentage of staff expenses to overall budget is 66.5%. <br /> New Brighton's pay structure has been designed so that the top pay of a given position <br /> would fall in the midpoint of the market. At the time of its creation, top pay for a given <br /> position was not intended to lead the market; top pay for a given position was intended to <br /> H\Budget and TNT Presentations\Budget 2013\2013 Budget September 4 2012 doc <br />