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rilimilINANimCmE7 • I've spent the last several weeks trying to get acquainted with the budget, City staff, etc. Last week Mary and myself meet with representatives from Tautges,Redpath, & Co. to discuss the 1996 audit; I have proposed that City staff be more involved in the preparation of the audit and associated comprehensive annual financial report and preliminary indications are that this could result in savings of approximately 1/3 of last year's fee(in excess of$7,500). Mary,Kitty, and myself also met with representatives from Tautges regarding the upcoming conversion of the accounting software;tentative dates for installation and training are set for August; some hardware that was originally in the software conversion proposal will be removed and will be supplied by other sources at a reduced cost. • I have been involved in reviewing the Long Term Financial Plan and the preparation of the 1997 budget. Based upon my preliminary review of the financial system, I have several recommendations that I would like to explore for possible implementation prior to converting to the new accounting software. The recommendations could make the City's finances easier to understand while also providing better accountability and tracking of costs by program. Bruce PUBLIC WORKS ► A sewer repair was performed at 2521 Sherwood Road on July 23. Larry, Wally and Bill Hanggi had it repaired within 5 hours. This broken sewer was discovered while they were televising sewer mains. ► The Streets Department continues to patch. ► Map are being sent to Garbage Haulers, Post Office,Newspaper Entities and MTC reflecting streets that are to be slurry sealed and Bronson Reconstruction. ► A preconstruction meting for the Bronson Reconstruction will be held on July 25. At that time, specifics (Start date, completion,what they are going to do first, etc.)will be decided.