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Council Budget Work Session August 6, 1998 There has been a request to upgrade identification signs for the City. Five (5) signs are needed and each will cost approximately $5,000. The signs could be funded over time. Mayor Sullivan supported the entry signs and asked if they could be funded from the Livable Communities Grant. Mr. Wessel said yes but the street lights could not be funded. Mayor Sullivan asked for an accounting of expenditures from the Livable Communities Grant money. She expressed concern that these expenditures not become part of the base for budget expenditures in the year 2000. Mayor Sullivan noted that Al Brixius has been an instrumental consultant throughout the entire Comprehensive Plan update process. His insight should be used when ordinances that support the Comprehensive Plan are drafted. Travel and Tuition - Mayor Sullivan said that she believes in helping exp loyees that need to maintain professionalism. However, the City does not have o pa a for eweassociation membership or training program. In the past, people were nt to �ses that were less than important to the City. She supported spending tuition ollars to get staff up to where they should be. POLICE DEPARTMENT, DAVE PECC KAULFUSS STREGE/RENEE Although substantial changes' forested for this department such as the part-time clerical position becoming full -gine, every effort was made to prepare a budget that would be approximate she as the 1998 budget. Increases in areas such as personnel were bat by cuts in other areas. All equipm tes ares outlined in the Certificates of Indebtedness. The move to the new Police building will require substantial supplies. Staff is looking at grants to pay for community policing issues and looking at Anoka County to bond and pay for the new county records management program. If the county records management program is approved, the City will be required to pay Anoka County a portion of the costs to pay for participation in the program. The City costs would be paid over a period of several years. Certificates of Indebtedness include expenditures for a computer server and four (4) laptop computers, window blinds for the new building, break room furnishings, copier, shelving, file cabinets and three (3) squad cars. There is the possibility for using the Chief's car as a squad car. Other technology needs for the new police building include cameras, TV's and a generator. Chief Pecchia explained that when all costs resulting from the storms has been Page 8