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Council Budget Work Session August 6, 1998 to cover the City. He noted that one plow will have to be dedicated to the public buildings once the new complex opens. Park personnel and equipment are also used for snow plowing. When all City streets are plowed, the Park personnel and equipment are used for plowing rinks and trails. Mayor Sullivan referred to the Street Budget and noted that the City, in the past, has been negligent in maintaining and upgrading some streets. She felt that the City could start putting aside dollars now to rectify this situation. However, these dollars could not be spent until the City obtained voter approval. Ms. Vaske suggested allocating some of the year end fund balances for road reconstruction. FLEET BUDGET, DAVE AHRENS The goal of this budget is to maintain the fleet. Items for discussion: - Additional dollars were added to the fuels budget to maintain the additional streets and vehicles. Mr. DeWolfe noted that he keeps records of fuel costs per vehicle and can document the need for an increase in this area. - Additional dollars were added to professional services. City peri onnl"does not possess the expertise and equipment to do certain types of repair work The budget originally contained a request for another full-time fleet mechanic. This request has been changed to a half -time -Seasonal mechanic. Mr. DeWolfe reviewed a list of Cit ed vehicles and equipment and described the Y vehicles that will be sold at auction either in September of this year or early in 1999. PARKS DEPAR , RICK DEGARDNER/MIKE HOFFMAN This departmen ()jetting a 0% growth for 1999. There is a slight increase in salaries for the part -tie seasonal help so that the City can compete with other employers such as McDonalds. The budget reflects a slight increase due to the additional facilities at the Centennial Middle School. Some park equipment will be replaced. The travel and tuition item also contains a slight increase. Overall, the budget is proposed to be the same as the 1998 budget. It was noted that with the creation of the Environmental Department, one truck was taken from the Parks Department leaving one truck for Mr. DeGardner, Barry Bernstein and Liz Bursack. This budget also projects that one person become trained as a playground expert. Dollars have been included in the budget for this training. Page 4