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Street 'Maintenance - Full-time salaries is increased by $17,892 because of the salary step plan <br />increase~ Culverts for resale shows nothing requested and it is because it was actually shown in <br />two places. It is accounted for on another line item. Other contracted services shows an increase <br />of $65,000 which is the 50% City's share of the Street Maintenance Program. <br /> <br />Park and Recreation -Miscellaneous professional services - a decrease of $11,150, which will <br />take care of part of Trott Brook Trail. Other contracted services is decreased by $5,000 because <br />a park ~onsultant was taken out for 2000. Heavy machinery amount was increased by $5,600 <br />because of a bobcat and backhoe attachments. <br /> <br />Community Programs - no major changes. <br /> <br />Environmental Services - no major changes. Discussion ensued relating to grants and the fact <br />that a lot of grants are dependent upon matching funds. Councilmember Zimmerman stated that <br />maybe we should budget more than $2,000 for grants. Mayor Gamec stated that the money is <br />there - it just needs to be transferred. Councilmember Zimmerman suggested finding more <br />money to put into the environmental fund. Ms. Lund suggested that maybe we can take $3,000 <br />to $4,000 from the Council Contingency Fund. <br /> <br />Expenditure Reserve/Council Contingency Funds - an amount of $273,017 which is a $218,273 <br />increase. The breakdown is five new positions: MIS (1/2 time), Fire Code Inspector, <br />Engineering Tech, Street Maintenance Worker, and Patrol Officer, reclassifying to City Clerk for <br />Jo Thieling, Lump sum payment to Fire Relief and increase in Fire Officer's salary. Once this is <br />all settled, these new positions will be moved into the proper place. Referring to page 251, it <br />was stated that the money will be redistributed. It will be $62,000 - or $58,000 after $4,000 of it <br />is transferred to the Environmental Services. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Kapler stated that each year the department asks for increases for fire fighters but take <br />a $1 an hour as a lump sum payment to the Fire Relief Association. That amounts to $7,000. <br />Class 5 cities pay from $7 to almost $13 an hour and Rarnsey is at $9. Ms. Lund stated that this <br />would save the City money on Medicare and social security of over $500 this year. The increase <br />for the officers is just to try to get it more in line with the market rate. <br /> <br />Ms. Lund stated that basically what's left to discuss is what pertains to new positions. <br /> <br />Mr. Norman stated that staff began working on more details on the new hire applications - Ed <br />Shukle was asked to work on this. Five positions were listed but staff has also been discussing <br />another position - administrative services/assistant city administrator. An idea is also to bring in <br />partbtime personnel and delete the City Administrator Assistant. There are two vacancies in the <br />Community Development Department. However, we have begun talking about code <br />enforcement. Chief Gustafson got brought into this conversation last week. We thought we <br />could bring this back at the next meeting. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he would like to have a workshop to talk about <br />reorganizing but we should wait until after November 2. He stated he has no objection to seeing <br /> <br />City Council Budget Work Session/October 25, 1999 <br /> Page 4 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />