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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />DECEMBER 5, 1990 <br />proceeds. Estimated cost of a new truck is $350,000. <br />It was the Council's position that before the truck is <br />ordered, the Fire Department should have the necessary <br />funds to pay for the purchase. The Council pointed out <br />the situation the City is in due to decreases in Local <br />Government Aids, and it was noted that the 1991 Budget <br />has nothing programmed for an equipment purchase by the <br />Fire Department. <br />The next department review was that of the Fire <br />Marshal< Proposed 1991 budget is $4,425 versus $6,375 <br />budgeted in 1990. Protective Inspections is proposed <br />at $59,270 for 1991 while the 1990 budget was $61,727. <br />Emergency Services/Civil Defense is proposed at $1,325 <br />while the 1990 budget was $1,500. <br />Animal Control was reviewed next with a proposed budget <br />of $7,750 versus $7,300 in 1990. Council questioned <br />the amount of service provided to the City by Animal <br />Control and asked the City Administrator to obtain a <br />report showing number of calls, animals picked up, etc. <br />Council discussed the possibility of the City imposing <br />a fee to those residents whose animals have been picked <br />up by Animal Control. The City Administrator indicated <br />that he would obtain the information requested by the <br />Council, and suggested the matter be discussed as an <br />agenda item at a future meeting. <br />Council reviewed the Streets portion of the budget. <br />1991 budget amount is $143,645 versus $146,660 budgeted <br />in 1990. The Public Works Superintendent reviewed the <br />budget on a line by line basis. Storm Sewer was <br />reviewed next with $3,500 proposed in 1991 versus <br />$4,120 in 1990. The 1990 Street Lighting budget was <br />proposed at $39,000 versus $36,000 in 1990. The <br />Superintendent informed the Council that NSP took <br />inventory of the City's street lights in 1990 and the <br />City was back-billed for one year's charges for those <br />lights that had not been included in the billing <br />system. The 1991 Sanitation budqet is proposed at <br />$1,000 versus $8,700 in 1990. The reason for the <br />decrease was that the City eliminated the bi-monthly <br />dumpster service at the City Garage. <br />Recycling budget for 1991 is proposed at $2,100 versus <br />$4,000 in 1990. Public Works Superintendent reported <br />that in 1990 the City received a grant from the County <br />for recycling. However, that grant is not available in <br />1991 and effective January 1st the City's residents <br />will be billed by their haulers for curb-side recycling <br />pick-up. Cost of the recyclinq pick-up will be $1.95 <br />per month, and will be billed by the haulers whether <br />Page 4 <br />