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population in District #728 is about 1600, and the cost may be as much as $3.00 per capita per student. This is their proposal drafted for discussion. Ms. Dodge stated District #11 charges $5.25 per capita per student. Mr. Boos stated he offered to help schedule parks, etc. He also stated that if it comes to a situation where the City of Ramsey wants to participate, possibly a trade-off could be worked out such as space at Central Park in exchange for lessons, etc. Ms. Dodge will keep the Committee updated on the Community Education budget and Mr. Boos will keep the Committee informed of Elk River #728 District action in relationship to Community School. Case #2: General discussion of Data Processing Capital Expenditure Budget for 1991 Mrs. Helling stated that $9,000 (Software upgrade - Enfors (MOC) $4,000 and Assessor's remote terminal, $5,000) was included in the adopted 1991 capital budget for data processing. Police Chief Auspos was advised that the MOC softwear update is scheduled for installation in December, 1991 with billing in 1992. The cost will actually be $650 for installation and training and the software is $5,500 for a total cost of $6,150. This amount must be funded in the 1992 budget. The Assessor's remote terminal is not available at this time; however, when it does become available, the cost will be more than the $5,000 budgeted in 1991 for it. Mrs. Helling stated that the software for the Police Department and the Assessor should be deleted from the 1991 budget and capital outlay budget total be reserved for replacement equipment as required. However, there are two CRT screens that need replacing as soon as possible as they do not focus properly. She has been told that the repair costs for the CRT's would be about $1,800 and the cost to replace them would be about $2,000. Discussion ensued regarding the quality of Macintosh versus IBM. Councilmember Beyer suggested checking into the cost of converting the City's system over to IBM as, in her opinion, it is the "top of the line". Councilmember Peterson suggested checking in to trading in the Macintosh system. Mrs. Helling stated Macintosh has acknowledged a problem in the design of these particular CRT's and she feels the City should receive a significant amount for a trade-in allowance. It was the consensus of the Budget Committee to direct the Finance Officer and the Administrative Coordinator to research and recommend to the Budget Committee suitable replacements for current equipment that needs to be replaced. Case #4: Hepatitis B Vaccination Ms. McAloney stated that Federal OSHA has directed employers to decide which of their employees would be at risk to Hepatitis B. Police Officers and Fire Fighters are definitely at risk. In July, 1991, it will be a law that an employer must offer the Hepatitis vaccine to the at-risk group. The charges quoted are anywhere from $125 to $219 per person. Ms. McAloney estimated about 38 people would be offered the vaccine. The estimated cost would be about $5,000 if everyone offered participates. If they refuse the vaccination, they must sign a statement to that effect; however, if they want to be immunized later at the employer's cost, they have that option. Budget Committee/April 23, 1991 Page 3 of 5