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M1NUT~S <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />S~PT~iVI6GR 2, 1))8 <br />attributable to addition2l ex~enses in 1998 for Che NorCh Suburban <br />Toblcco Compliance Project. <br />The Election porfion ol'Ueneral Pund expenditures is budgeted to reflect a <br />79.4% decrease ~ive n chere will be no election during 1999. <br />Adminisu ation is bu<i~eted at a 4% increase. "Chis incre~se due to an <br />increase in the City's contribution loward employees' he~lth insurlnce, <br />sal~iy a<ij~ishnents, and an inerease ~roposed by the City Auditor. <br />The City Attorney portion of the budget is projected at a 69% increase. <br />"Che Council discussed the fact that the incre~se in the prosecution retainer <br />is not due Yo an incre~se in I~ouriy rates, but due to an increase in activity. <br />The Council asl<ed that Yhe City Attorney be requested to provide <br />additionai infonnat~io~~ on this increased act~iviCy as well as a~~ explanation <br />ofthe legal lctivity th~t is covered under the civil retainer and under <br />special projects. <br />It w1s noted that tl~e Gi~gineer ~ortion of the budget is ~rojected to <br />decrease by 14.5%. Planning is projected at a 3.8% increase due to comp <br />plan revisions m~ndatEd by t~he Stat~e. 1'nsurance is bucl~eted to decrease <br />by 4.2%, and the City Center is bud~eted to increlse by 28.8%. "1'he <br />increase in the City Center budget is largely attributable to additional costs <br />associated by the I~~{istorical Society AddiCion. <br />T'he Administracor expl~ined that Gconomic Developmenf remains <br />budgeted ~t -c,ero. "I~he Old F'ire i t~l l portion of the budget is projected to <br />dea~e~~se by I I.8% due to the fact that cle~nin~ of This facility is being <br />handled by existing staff. <br />The Council reviewed the Police budget whicl~ is projected to increase by <br />.5%. "Che Atlministr~tor reported fhat represent~tives of each of the <br />contractin~ cities have met with the Sl~eriff's Dep~rtment to worl< on this <br />budget, and it is decreased from what w2s originally pcoposeci. Reasons <br />for Che 5% increase are salary incre~ses, expiration of grant revenues for <br />the Rice Street corridor car, an investigacions squld car, and placing a <br />sergcant versus a deputy in tl~e trlftic car. The Administrator noted that <br />Che sergeant in tl~e trefi~ic c1r and lent stability to this position as well as to <br />Yhe revenue stream generated by tr~ftic tines. <br />"1'he [ ire Marshal portion of the budget refiects a 4.7% decrelse which is <br />~ttribut~ble to bud~etin~ salaiy fo more accurately reflect actua( expenses. <br />The Administr~tor noted tl~e fine job that che Fire Marsl~al has done for the <br />City and felt the City would be h~rd-pressed fo tind a better way to <br />manlge this ~rea. <br />5 <br />