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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1982 3. G. Capital Improvement Program - Continued ^:!, Maintenance Department^ The Council- agreed that all equipment on the Maintenance CIP should be given a 10 year life expectancy except for the motor grader and the lawn mowers, which should remain as they are in the present CIP. The Council asked if the City could buy 3 year Equipment Certificates instead of 5 year Equipment Certificates to limit the amount of interest that we would be required to pay on the bonds, should we have to borrow. The Council decided the grader should be moved to 1984 in the CIP. 3. Fire Department GIP - The Council made no recommendations for change in this program. 4. FINANCING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM/RESERVES - The Council had already discussed this under Item G. 5. OTHER BUDGET CONCERNS: A. Waste HaulerLicenses - Whittaker explained that the City rates or lins rae approximately the same as other communities. He also explained that the State now restricts us from charging more than our cost for license fees. The Council agreed that the present $25 rate for these licenses is adequate. B. Building Permit Fees - Whittaker explained that going to the State Fee Sc edule for Building Permits would probably double the City's revenue in this department. The Council instructed the Administrator to find out the actual difference in fees and report to the Council on September 21. C. Revenues - The Council was advised that the revenue from the EMS Fund would only be $600. The Council agreed that the police fine should be listed at $10,000, as the fines in 1982 are likely to reach $10,000 by the end of the year. D. Expenses - The Council agreed that the City should wait at least one more year before considering electronic voting machines. There- fore, the $3,000 in the 1983 Budget under Elections should be eliminated. E. Fines - The Council discussed the fact that the fines from poliE'etickets and complaints do not pay the cost of going to court. They agreed that the City should encourage the Washington County Judges to raise fines so that they at least pay for court costs and the City's legal expenses. Councillor Novak asked for clarification of several items in the proposed budget. The meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.