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