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g • TO: Mayor & Council FROM: Don Brager, Finance Director - Treasurer DATE: October 31, 1990 SUBJECT: 1991 General Fund Budget At the October 15, 1990 Council Agenda Session the Proposed 1991 General Fund budget was discussed. A number of possible adjustments to balance the budget were reviewed and a number of adjustments were tentatively chosen which totaled $ 197, 535. A total of $207, 256 of adjustments is needed to balance the budget. An additional $9,721 in adjustments must be made to achieve a balanced budget. Attached please find a revised list of Possible Adjustments To Balance The Budget. This revised list contains the same list previously given to you but has added to it those adjustments that were tentatively agreed to at the October 15 Agenda Session. My October 12, 1990 memo on the General Fund budget indicated that the amount of capital outlay requests were $27, 694 more than the amount of revenues available for capital outlays. At the last Department Head meeting possible adjustments to the capital outlay budget were discussed. Staff offers the following • adjustments for Council 's consideration: Replacement of the puppet wagon $10, 460 Skid loader $18, 000 Aerial photographs $20,000 Lambert Park improvements $14, 000 City Hall Park softball field lighting $39, 000 TOTAL $101,460 Not replacing the puppet wagon follows logically from your previous decision not to continue the program in 1991. The skid loader was originally scheduled for 1992 in the Vehicle & Equipment Replacement Program. All other items could be deferred to a future budget year. Staff awaits Council direction on these possible adjustments to the 1991 capital outlay budget. One item that I have some concern aboutis the addition of a • police officer in the 1991 General Fund budget. At the outset I want to make it clear that I do not question the need for an additional police officer; rather I am concerned about whether