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some overview comparisons and trends for large categories, City Planner Dillerud also offered that the ability to charge salaries against the enterprise funds will further complicate the comparisons. Council member Dunn commented that law enforcement projections have gone down and now include administrative costs as well. The Finance Director mentioned that costs have gone down because of the lower cost of the officers and that she figured in a 4% increase in salaries because the law enforcement officer contract is still being negotiated. Council member DeLapp inquired if we should have a breakdown of civil vs. criminal attorney costs. The Finance Director mentioned that this fund account is for both civil and criminal and that she would break those fund accounts separately and provide some estimated offsets on the fines and forfeits. Council member DeLapp inquired about Internet charges and who should have access to the Internet. The Finance Director will check and see if these Internet charges are connected to the network service. The Mayor mentioned that he proposed IT to be under the Finance Department in the proposed organizational chart. He also mentioned we should do some monitoring and logging to prevent exposure to lawsuits sometime in the next year. Mayor Hunt also mentioned that we need to look at vacation and accrual payout amounts. The Finance Director mentioned that we do not have a separate fund to pay out these amounts and it should be included in the budget. The current salary budget does not include overtime or compensatory time, nor is the 2002 COLA. The Finance Director mentioned that the auditors have also mentioned this issue and we should budget for it. The salary budget will cover use of current vacation but does not include payout if they leave. Sick leave payout was also discussed and it is not budgeted. The transfer of sick leave to vacation back was also discussed. The Finance Director offered to provide a payout schedule for the council. Council member Armstrong asked if this was a common practice. The Finance Director responded that she has not seen this before. Administrator Kueffner mentioned that the vacation cap is still 240 hours and that the new paycheck stubs show the hours and that employees have exceeded the cap. The Finance Director will also look at a Paid Time Off option with the compensationibenefit analysis. Council member Siedow inquired about the health/dental insurance costs for public works. The Finance Director will check into this. Mayor Hunt suggested the fund account numbers be hidden on the spreadsheet if additional space is needed. The CIP was briefly discussed. A question arose about the planned overlay on Jerome Avenue after it was just sealcoated. The City Planner and City Engineer will check on this proj ect. The CIP will need modifying if the council adopts the facility report. Page 4 of 5