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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 22 , 1991 3 PAGE 5 4 5 6 which were mostly for improvements or additions to 7 presently-standing homes or structures . 8 9 It was noted that the Liquor Department is very 10 successful . The Council ' s policy is to use revenues from 11 the Liquor Fund for capital expenditures . Transferring 12 funds from the liquor reserves is also a tool used by the 13 Council .to balance the budget . He noted that some capital 14 purchases are being postponed until the fiscal health of 15 City is stable and the State financial crisis has 16 diminished . The City Manager stated that the 6 . 5% sales 17 tax recently passed by both Hennepin and Ramsey Counties 18 will affect the loss of Local Government Aids . LGA was 19 reduced about thirty-five percent which translates into 20 $42 , 507 in dollars lost to the City for 1992 . 21 22 Using overhead graphs , the City Manager reviewed all of 23 the General Funds budgets , which are the only budgets 24 supported by tax dollars . 25 26 Those budgets reviewed are as follows : Mayor/Council ; Intergovernmental Relations ; Management ; Elections ; _ Finance/Accounting; Assessing ; Legal ; Civil Defense ; 29 Police Department ; Fire Department ; Inspections/Building 30 Department ; Animal Control ; Public Works Department ; Tree 31 and Weed Care ; and Park Department . 32 33 The 59 . 8% increase in the Elections budget was due to the 34 additional election (Presidential Primary ) and the 35 servicing and maintenance of the voting machines . There 36 was no increase in the Management budget as the 37 Administrative Assistant position in the City Manager ' s 38 office was not filled. The City Building budget is 39 presently running at a deficit but the City Council and 40 the School Board, which are the two entities responsible 41 for funding this building, will be discussing this matter 42 at their next meeting. Mayor Ranallo noted that the ten 43 reserve officers for the City are not compensated but 44 their clothing and equipment is supplied. He felt they 45 rendered invaluable service to the City. The recent 46 purchase of park playground equipment was entirely funded 47 by donations from pull tab profits . All of the parks in 48 the City now have new equipment . 49 50 The City Manager felt one of the areas where many cities 51 save a great deal of money is in the consolidation and cooperation agreements they have with other cities . He di cited as an example the Haz Mat vehicle which is shared 54 by five cities and was funded by each of these cities in