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Mr. Schroeder thanked those of Staff who looked at the list and made suggestions. He then made the following suggestions: Horse Care Commission - leave it in - let Council determine if it should be eliminated or not. From duplicating supplies down to the training - cut. Do not reduce the Building Maintenance Worker. Add in the amount for sealcoating the upper and lower City Hall lots. Relating to the Police Department, leave in the officer, the operating costs and the film, etc. Cut miscellaneous office supplies. Leave in the expenses that have to do with hiring the new officer. Cut the towing services. No changes in vehicle maintenance costs. With regard to the Fire Depat-tment - cut gasoline by $1,000, but leave the medical and dental as proposed, cut subscriptions by $150. Cost Center #2260 - cut electric utilities, #2280 - cut miscellaneous operating supplies by $1,000, #3301 - cut miscellaneous operating supplies by $500. Don't take the recommendation of adding in $10,000 for repairs to Vehicle g607. Cut sue. et sweeping - assuming something can be worked out with Andover. Mr. Mevissen stated he would have no problem with eliminating that. Mr. Schroeder continued. Cut street maintenance, leave in the track, cut the contract for snow plowing by $3,000 - that should leave enough money for one-half the season. For Cost Center $4520 - cut gas, leave the phone in, cut the HVAC contract by $1,000, cut turf maintenance by $2,000. Leave Environmental Services alone. #8920 - training - add it back in. Add ail cuts to contingency; we end up with $70,000. Give it to Council and ask how much do they want to cut contingency by. Staff would recommend keeping contingency in. Chief Auspos stated you are saying to Council if you chose to cut the tax rate down to 4.5 percent, then the contingency should be at this rate above $25,000. Where did they get the money to up that contingency fund. Mr. Schroeder stated from these items. I am saying, keep the $50,000 in the contingency and add $25,000. Look at your contingency account and if you chose to cut it, cut it. Mr. Boos stated if the notion is to reduce it to recommend a tax increase goal, are you then comfortable with a contingency that would be $25,000 or $30,000. Mr. Schroeder stated that $33,409 would be left in contingency. In prior years it was $50,000; however, some years there was no money left in the contingency fund. Ms. McAloney asked if the wages are already in here. Mr. Schroeder replied the wages are allocated. Chief Auspos inquired about the squads. Mr. Schroeder stated his recommendation was "not to touch them". There would be four squads. Mr. Boos stated, with regard to Cost Center g4520 fuel - I wanted to mention I just didn't take last year's fuel. I really thought about our trips and help, etc. but if you are comfortable (to Ms. Hart), I have confidence in you. Mr. Schroeder asked does anyone have a problem with the mind-set of cutting all this and adding it to the contingency. Chief Auspos replied, as you are saying it - I am okay with that. Staff Budget Meeting/November 22, 1994 Page 4 of 5