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LAKE ELMO COUNCIL MINUTESF 9:/13/83 Page 4 ( MISI Dunn�Fraser to amend the motion to take each position separately, taking the Code Enforcement Officer first. Carried 3-1 with Eder voting against the motion, 'Dunn - believes we ought to split the difference between the request for $25,000 and the present salary of $21,5,00 for the Code Enforcement Officer. Mazzara/Fraser - would like to stay with the origindl^amount, Vote, 3-1 (Dunn voting No), for the Code Enforcement Officer Pay range and 1984 salary, in the Mayor's motion, Carried. Vote: 3-1 (Dunn voting No} for the Maintenance Foreman Pay range and 1984 salary, in the Mayor's motion. Carried. 5. 1984 PRELIMINARY BUDGET - Whittaker reviewed the Preliminary Budget and his comments page by page with the Council. °Eder - let's consider purchasing phones in 1984. 'Dunn - are we spending a lot of our rescue dollars on service to non-residents. If so, can we charge for the service. Whittaker will check into this. Eder - can we reduce the amount budgeted for Watershed expenses. Whittaker said we couldy but that we collect all of this from the Watershed. Council agreed to reduce this expenditure to $1,000 and include that figure plus 15% in the revenue. °Eder - should we reduce clean-up days budget as we have..not used it. 'Whittaker - two clean-up days were budgeted. Perhaps, we could reduce it a little, $1,000. °Dunn - does not favor buying voting machines. Would like to cut election expenses. 'Whittaker - the machines will pay for themselves in two elections and res.ihlt in less election expense thereafter. 'Eder - change Accounting on page 5 to AUDIT. 'Whittaker reiterated his concerns and comments about Fire Department compensation and the City contribution to the General Fund (bonus) of the Fire Department Relief Association"s Pension Fund. The Council took this under advisement. The Council agreed that the amounts dictated by the CIPs for the Fire Department and Maintenance Department should be put into the respective reserves and not combined into the Maintenance Equipment Reserve. If the Council agrees to purchase the Loader after Committee meetings, the Fire reserve could be transferred into the Maintenance reserve at that time. 'Eder - we need to generate more revenue for animal control. It should help pay more of the cost. 'Whittaker explained that the Park Reserve might have to be limited to the 1983 amount in 19.84 as projected revenues, without the LAWCON grant, will not support the CIP proposed when the LAWCON application was. made. 'Banister explained the final pages of the budget document, which support the budget presentation. The staff invited Council questions and comments for the Sept. 20 meeting. Final budget consideration will b.e on October 4. M/S/'P Dunn, Fraser to adjourn at 9:38 p.m. Resolutions 83-60 - Call of Public Hearing & Ordering Feasibility Study for Proposed Improvements to Sane Road N.