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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 30, 1993 Morelan asked for an explanation of Intergovernmental Revenue listed on page 4 of the Budget document. The City Administrator pointed out the breakdown of that revenue is listed on page 6 and includes Local Government Aid, HACA, Mobile Home Credit, and Fire State Aid. Morelan asked why the HACA amount changed from the last figures submitted to the Council at the September 8th meeting. The City Administrator reported that the reason for the change is that HACA is a percentage of the general fund levy compared to the total levy. When the total levy amount was increased, the HACA amount changed. Scalze asked if the revenue from the Recycling Grant shown on page 6 would be used to offset the cost of an intern. The Administrator replied that the intern position could be funded from the recycling grant dollars, however, technically the intern proposed would be more of an administrative intern whose duties would not be restricted to recycling matters. Morelan noted that revenue from Fines and Forfeits listed on page 7 are down considerably. Morelan commented that he did not believe that this was because people were obeying traffic laws more, and stated that he believed the City needed to enforce those traffic laws. The Administrator agreed that Fines and Forfeits revenue is down, and this is due to the increasing amount of calls in not only Little Canada, but other contracting cities as well. Due to increasing calls, the officers' time is being eaten up going from call to call, and there is no time left for pro-active patrolling. The Administrator reported that the contracting cities and Sheriff's Department are in discussions about this issue, and the Sheriff's Department is preparing a grant application which would provide dollars for additional law enforcement personnel. There is the need for crime prevention activities on the part of the Sheriff's Department, and Page 2