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INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL FOR JULY 17, 19B4 MEETING PAGE 3 THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE MOST CONTROL OVER THE BUDGET IN THE ( CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AREA AND IN THE AREA OF SALARY ADJUSTMENTS" MANY OF THE OTHER EXPENSES RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE CITY (IE. SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, UTILITY EXPENSES, ETC") DO NOT VARY MUCH FROM ONE YEAR TO ANOTHER UNLESS SOMETHING UNUSUAL IS GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE IN THE FUTURE YEAR. THE BUDGET PROCESS IS AN INTERESTING ONE EVERY YEAR AND I HOPE TO MAKE THE 1985 CITY BUDGET A TRUE WORK DOCUMENT AND GUIDELINE FOR THE CITY'S PROGRAMS, THERE WILL BE SOME MINOR CHANGES IN THE FORMAT OF THE BUDGET, BUT THESE CHANGES MUST BE TAKEN ONE STEP AT A TIME. I DO NOT WANT OR PLAN TO MAKE ANY MAJOR CHANGES AS THE CURRENT FORMAT HAS BEEN VERY WELL PREPARED AND HAS FUNCTIONED ADEQUATELY FOR THE CITY. I DO FEEL THAT THE BUDGET SHOULD REFLECT ACCURATELY WHAT IS BEING SPENT IN THE CITY FOR WHAT ITEMS. THEREFORE, THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES SUCH AS ADDING THE REVENUE FUNDS (WATER DEPARTMENT AND SEWER DEPARTMENT) INTO THE BUDGET DOCUMENT! WHILE THESE ARE NOT GENERAL FUND OPRATIONS, THEY NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT TO REFLECT WHERE THE CITY'S FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT. AS IN THE PAST THERE WILL BE SOME BUDGET INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE COUNCIL IN THE AUGUST CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. THIS WILL RELATE TO REVENUE SHARING FUNDS AND KEEPING THE ENTIRE COUNCIL UP TO DATE ON WHAT THE COUNCIL PERSONNEL AND COUNCIL CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM COMMITTEES ARE DETERMINING TO BE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS" ADDITIONALLY, THERE MAY BE THE NEED FOR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETINGS TO REVIEW THE BUDGET. THE ENTIRE STAFF IS GEARING UP AND STARTING TO ASSEMBLE BUDGET INFORMATION FOR THE COMPLETION OF THIS DOCUMENT, ANY INPUT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 1985 BUDGET WILL BE APPRECIATED" S. ATTACHED FOR YOUR INFORMATION IS THE JUNE MONTHLY REPORT FROM MAINTENANCE FORMANv DAVE WISDORF. AS USUAL FOR SUMMER MONTHS, MOST OF THE CREWS WORK EFFORT HAS BEEN IN THE ROADS AND PARK AREAS" 9, ATTACHED FOR YOUR INFORMATION IS THE JUNE MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. AS IS TYPICAL EACH SUMMER, THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED AND THE NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN ARE SLIGHTLY UP"