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C. Expenditures. <br /> 1. Overall. <br /> Personnel. Staff time is charged to the city's general and special <br /> revenue funds based upon the amount of time spent in specific <br /> areas. Due to the re- organization of two staff positions when <br /> replacements were hired for two retirees and the anticipated <br /> change from finance director to city accountant, there is a savings <br /> on staff salaries proposed for 1995. <br /> Proposed 1995 savings <br /> in staff salaries approximately 15,000 <br /> Estimating costs. The estimated costs reflect as close to, but not <br /> below, the anticipated cost as possible based upon past <br /> experience. <br /> Insurance and bonds. Some departments show a large increase <br /> in insurance and bond costs. This is due to re- assigning these <br /> costs directly to the department rather than charging them to <br /> administration. It is not due a significant increase in these costs. <br /> 2. Recommended departmental changes. <br /> Administration. No significant changes. <br /> Finance. Reduced expenditures reflect reduced salary <br /> anticipated for a city accountant position. <br /> Legal (civil). No change anticipated. <br /> Elections. Reduced due to local election rather than <br /> national and state. <br /> Communications. New category of community events to <br /> cover events not planned elsewhere in budget. For <br /> example: <br /> volunteer recognition <br /> welcome event <br /> (Fire open house, rescue open house, garage sale, ice <br /> cream social, "dead -of- winter" event and non violence <br /> campaign are included in the respective budget categories.) <br /> 3 <br />