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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />NOVEMBER 19~ 1996 <br />even if additional donations are not received, the <br />Budget shows that the various capital improvement <br />projects can be done. Morelan felt that staff and the <br />Council will continue to work to reduce costs, however, <br />noted that there are funds available for the CIP <br />projects. <br />Scalze pointed out that historically when dollars are <br />budgeted they are spent. <br />Morelan stated that if the Council does not want to go <br />forward with some of these projects, those decisions <br />should be made at this time. <br />Fahey felt the Council should go through each Capital <br />Improvement line item and determine whether there is <br />consensus for each of these items. <br />Council reviewed the 1997 Capital Improvement Budget <br />for Accounting/Administration and there was no concern <br />expressed with any of the budgeted amounts. <br />Council next reviewed the Fire Department's CIP Budget. <br />Morelan indicated he felt the Fire Department's turn- <br />out gear should be a part of the operating budget <br />rather than the CIP Budget. <br />The City Administrator reported that this expense will <br />have the same impact on the levy regardless of where it <br />is budgeted. <br />Fahey pointed out that the Fire Department's operating <br />budget already includes a line item for replacement of <br />equipment. <br />Jim Morelan indicated that the line item in the <br />operating budget is not a duplication of the request in <br />the CIP Budget. Morelan indicated that initially the <br />Fire Department planned to replace turn-out gear in <br />mass. However, it has become apparent that it is more <br />practical to replace three or four sets each year. The <br />equipment replacement line item in the operating budget <br />includes replacement of jumpsuits and other clothing <br />items, not strictly turn-out gear. <br />Fahey indicated that he would rather keep the cost of <br />replacing turn-out gear in the CIP Budget. There is <br />benefit to this gear beyond the current year. Fahey <br />stated that he did not want to budget a set amount for <br />turn-out year in the operating budget each year when <br />replacement may not be needed each and every year. <br />12 <br />