Dickinson boosted income with 28% improve in oil influence and highest gross sales tax collections in 7 years
Jan. 25—DICKINSON — The Metropolis of Dickinson has seen a major enhance in income streams in recent times, with a 28% improve in oil influence income and the very best gross sales tax collections up to now seven years, in line with Metropolis Accountant Robert Morey. The findings have been offered at a current Metropolis Fee assembly, the place the fee additionally authorized two coverage amendments addressing inclement climate and extra holidays for metropolis workers.
Morey offered commissioners with monetary information displaying that the Metropolis of Dickinson skilled a continuation of their upward pattern in yearly income streams, with tax revenues displaying a rise up to now few years after an anticipated drop in 2020. Particularly, the oil influence income has seen a major improve, rising from $11,247,328 in 2020, to $13,516,796 in 2021, and reaching $17,303,256 in 2022.
“We’re on the highest we have been since 2016,” Morey stated. “So a couple of 28% improve there.”
He charted data gathered since 2016, displaying a big improve in gross sales tax income as effectively.
“So you possibly can see we’re at about $10.1 million in our complete 1.5% gross sales tax collections in ’22, which is fairly considerably greater than the $8.9 million we ended with in 2021,” Morey stated. “That is the very best collections in gross sales tax we have had within the final seven years.”
Hospitality tax income was up from $924,646 in 2021 to $991,630 in 2022 and occupancy tax income has additionally jumped from $265,679 in 2020 to $368,116 in 2022, in line with Morey’s charts.
In the course of the assembly the Fee authorized the ultimate studying of two proposed coverage amendments throughout a Jan. 24 assembly. One modification addresses inclement climate and the opposite provides metropolis workers further holidays.
The Climate and Emergency Closure modification specifies that town administrator will resolve if there is no such thing as a work or a delay in work as a consequence of climate or different emergency and can make an effort to make this declaration via official metropolis communication channels. Workers who’re unable to work throughout an undeclared occasion, corresponding to climate, should use paid day off. Throughout a declared emergency, benefitted staff will obtain as much as eight hours of paid climate/emergency closure go away for any scheduled work time that’s missed as a result of occasion.
The modification additional stipulates that non-exempt, benefitted staff who’re important for security will obtain premium pay, or one-half of their common price of pay along with their common price of pay, for time labored throughout a declared occasion.
Commissioner John Odermann requested if the modifications would have a monetary influence. Deputy Metropolis Administrator Linda Carlson stated the modifications are figured into the 2023 funds as anticipated time beyond regulation.
“Once we determine funds in, we determine all days,” Linda Carlson. “I ought to say we funds for what we consider, however there’s at all times going to be circumstances of storms or no storms.”
The second a part of the modification would add the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day as holidays for metropolis staff.
The assembly was open for public feedback, however none have been made and commissioners voted unanimously to approve the coverage modifications.
Advertising and Occasions Director Joel Walters gave commissioners a presentation concerning new branding and magnificence tips which were developed, together with logos for Dickinson Legacy Sq..
“They’re a listing of guidelines or parameters created for a company to outline the appear and feel of the model,” Walters stated. “These present an id for a company that may be simply acknowledged throughout all platforms. These tips present detailed directions on every little thing from model typography and graphics to the mission statements and tone or the overall really feel of the model. Model requirements ought to be strictly adhered to by all events for unified {and professional} presentation by the group and on this case on behalf of the Metropolis of Dickinson and all these entities that fall beneath the purview of town.”
Odermann and Mayor Scott Decker stated they have been keen on the rules, which included coloration schemes and fonts for various purposes.
“I do know you spent a number of time on this and I feel it is undoubtedly going to enhance the look,” Decker stated. “There’s a number of good issues coming to Dickinson proper now and it is a good time to do that.”
Commissioner Robert Baer voted towards implementing the branding and magnificence information, however the different commissioners voted in favor, passing a movement to approve it.
“I am sorry, I am simply not offered on the design or the colours,” Baer stated.
In different issues, commissioners unanimously authorized the acquisition of a $315,800 loader that can be utilized in reference to a just lately bought snowblower. Stable Waste and Recycling Supervisor Aaron Praus stated a plow that metropolis staff will quickly be using additionally has a snow gate hooked up. Snow gates scale back the quantity of snow deposited in driveways.