2021 City of Shakopee Budget

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Budget Impact: Police squads. Fire trucks. Lawn mowers. Gas weed whips. Staff vehicles. Street sweepers. Loaders. Snowplow trucks. Snow Blowers. The city has nearly 400 pieces of equipment and vehicles in its inventory. It takes a lot of equipment to support the many functions of the city. To some people’s surprise, only three mechanics and one seasonal part-time employee at the city’s full-service garage maintain this very diverse vehicle and equipment inventory, keeping a very high standard of maintenance. Every repair is tracked with work orders using Assetworks software. Assetworks allows us to track parts, repairs and labor for historic data. This data is analyzed monthly by committee along with fuel usage and car/truck washes. In addition to thousands of maintenance and repair services throughout the year, the city’s garage runs a fuel dispensary system that provides fuel to the city’s fleet, as well as Scott County, the Shakopee School District and Shakopee Public Utilities vehicles. About 172,000 gallons of fuel is dispensed annually. If you see a city vehicle that is dirty, we hope it is headed to the city's car wash. The city has an automatic car wash with a count of approximately 1,300 washes in 2020. In addition to the car wash, the city operates an automatic truck wash. After every snow and ice control event, the trucks head through the truck wash to wash of the salt and grime, helping to extend the service life of the city's trucks. We all know what salt does to our vehicles in Minnesota.

EMPLOYEES

PERCENT OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES

Fleet 1.6%

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Actual 2018 Actual 2019 Budget 2020 Budget 2021

Number of Employees (FTEs)