Vadnais Heights Personnel Costs:
What the Budget Shows
Per the city's audited financial reports and adopted budget
Personnel costs are consuming an increasingly large share of Vadnais Heights' General
Fund. Actual personnel spending increased 10% in just one year - from 2023 to 2024 -
outpacing the 7.7% growth in General Fund revenue.
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2022–2026 Capital Improvement Plan
2022–2026 Capital Improvement Plan-See pages 52-53
Documents the Council’s multi-year planning and funding for streets, water, sewer, stormwater, parks, Public Works equipment and major fire apparatus, including $750,000 for replacement of a fire engine and future planning for a $1.7 million ladder truck. The plan also identifies dedicated funding for water, sewer, stormwater and park infrastructure.
July 19, 2022 Preliminary Budget Memo
Memorandum from Finance Director Bob Sundberg
Memorandum from Finance Director Bob Sundberg to Mayor Gunderson and the City Council.
Documents the Council’s long-term capital planning, including extending the CIP to ten years and setting aside $750,000 in 2022 for a future fire vehicle to reduce future levy spikes and smooth the cost of major equipment replacements.
2022 Audited Annual Financial Report
2022 Annual Financial Report — See pages 13–14 & 38
Documents that the city’s General Fund remained healthy and within Council policy, while capital planning called for the continuous repair and development of municipal infrastructure. The report identifies 2022 investments including the street improvement project, sanitary sewer relining, Commerce Court water-tower rehabilitation, Water Well #4 rehabilitation, fleet/equipment replacements, and park improvements.
2021 Residential Street Improvement Project Map
2021 Street and Infrastructure Improvements
Maps the 2021 street and infrastructure improvements, including pavement reconstruction, curb and gutter repairs, utility repairs, pedestrian improvements, drainage work, and improvements at Kohler Meadows and Bridgewood parks.
2021 Lift Station Engineer’s Recommendation
$389,650 Lift Station Improvement Project - See pages 1-4
Documents the engineering review, bids and recommendation for the $389,650 Lift Station Improvement Project, including expanded work to the valve vault, wet well and electrical systems. The memo states the project was funded through the 2021 City Capital Improvement Plan.
April 20, 2021 Council Minutes — Lift Station Improvements
April 20, 2021 Council Record — See page 11
Documents the Council’s unanimous approval of $389,650 for improvements to the City’s sanitary sewer lift station, with funding provided through the 2021 Capital Improvement Plan. Greg Urban made the motion and Patricia Youker seconded it.
2021 Annual Financial Report
Governmental Capital Investment - See page 51
Documents approximately $1.44 million in governmental capital investment during 2021, demonstrating continued investment in City infrastructure and other capital needs.
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