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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />DECEMBER 17, 1991 <br />maintaining reserves, and page 17 shows the minimum <br />required surplus the City must maintain. Page 18 <br />outlines the specific designations and commitments of <br />reserve balances. <br />The Administrator noted that comments have been made <br />about the big increases in the Sheriff's Department <br />contract. The reasons for these increases are that the <br />Sheriff's Department has been under pressure to make <br />sure they are getting paid for the service they <br />provide. Other jurisdictions feel that the contracting <br />cities are being subsidized by the County taxpayers. <br />For example, the Sheriff's Department has 8 <br />investigators, but the contracting cities are only <br />paying for l. Also, in 1992 the contracting cities <br />must fund the salary of a DARE officer. <br />The Administrator reported that there is a lot of <br />review of the Sheriff's Department budget. The <br />Administrator serves on a liaison committee to the <br />Sheriff's Department. All contracting cities are <br />represented, and about half of the committee's time is <br />spent on the budget. The committee has eliminated <br />things from the budget, reviewed insurance costs which <br />resulted in a cost savings, reviewed experience mods <br />which, as a result, were adjusted, and cost savings <br />resulted. The Administrator reported that the <br />committee has also added things to the budget which our <br />City has voted against. However, since the process is <br />a democratic one and there was support from the <br />majority of contracting cities, Little Canada has to <br />bear those additional costs. <br />The Administrator reported that the big increase came <br />because of the change in formula for allocating costs, <br />based on need. These additional costs were phased in, <br />however, over a two-year period. The Administrator <br />also pointed out that if cities leave or come into the <br />group, this causes costs to fluctuate. <br />The Administrator also reported that the City has <br />looked at other options for providing police <br />protection, and the Sheriff's Department has proved to <br />be the best choice at this time. The Administrator <br />stressed that the Sheriff~s Department budget is not <br />just accepted, but there is a lot of review involved. <br />The Chief asked if capital improvements will be a part <br />of the Fire Department's 1992 overall budget. <br />The Administrator pointed out pages 52 and 53 of the <br />1992 Budget document. It is the City's goal to adopt a <br />full-blown capital improvement budget which will <br />include Fire Department capital improvement needs. <br />Page 13 <br />