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Planning and Inspections. Increase due to new <br /> administrative assistant /planner position replacing the city <br /> clerk position. <br /> Human Rights. Increase due to 300 for additional <br /> community activities like the "non- violence" event. <br /> Emergency preparedness. No significant change. <br /> Police. This is the largest item in the operating budget at <br /> 29% of the total budget. To guarantee a 24 hour officer <br /> within the city limits the cost will increase by 74,822 or <br /> 31 <br /> Prosecution. In the past this figure has fluctuated alot. An <br /> increase of 5,000 or 33% to reflect actual costs as well <br /> as anticipated higher costs with more police presence in the <br /> city. <br /> Firefighting. No major change anticipated. The aging <br /> equipment is requiring more repair. <br /> Building and grounds.No change anticipated. <br /> Streets. Sealcoating cost is increased by 2,000 or 40 <br /> to capture increased costs. (This varies according to the <br /> area being done.) <br /> Engineering services. Reduction of 1,000 or 12.5% to <br /> represent actual costs incurred and use of public <br /> works /parks superintendent in carrying out some of these <br /> tasks in the future. <br /> Tree program. Overall reduction of 11% reflects a shift of <br /> salary from the previous position of city clerk. The <br /> forester's time is increased by 1,500 or 60% and the <br /> planting budget by 1,700 or 74% to reflect the actual <br /> anticipated cost of carrying out an expanded tree planting <br /> program in places where trees could not or were not <br /> planted previously such as along boulevards with utilities, <br /> close to dead stumps that have now decayed, some vacant <br /> sites along the boulevard and possibly along the Arona side <br /> of the Northome Shopping Center (see attachment for more <br /> detailed explanation). <br /> 4 <br />