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FC CASE <br /> <br />REVIEW RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO 1998 BUDGET REQUESTS AND <br />SCHEDULE ADDITIONAL WORKSESSION[S] DURING NOVEMBER <br /> By: Jessie Hart, Finance Officer <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Attached for your review are the recommended increases(decreases) to the 1998 General Fund <br />budget requests - projected revenues and requested expenditures. <br /> <br />As you are aware, changes in requested expenditures are required to provide a balanced budget. <br />This year and next, the levy limitation demanded by the state legislature has made this task much <br />more difficult than in the past. Even with the levy limits, three full-time and one half-time <br />additional positions have been included through this step in the process. We have also provided <br />for significant time allocation increases through additional part-time staffing in the public works <br />areas [in addition to the time savings of contracting out the bulk of vehicle maintenance to AEC]. <br />We have also been able to continue improvements to the fixed assets by allocating $327,381 in <br />capital items [which is significantly above past history here.., although about at the same levels <br />as the past three years]. The exchange for the above is that we will have to tighten-up somewhat <br />in some supplies, repairs, training and the like. <br /> <br />The following will provide further information regarding the attached recommendations. <br /> <br />Personal Services <br /> <br />Included in the "revised" requests are the following personnel requests: <br /> <br />1 - Full-time Patrol Officer [hire 12/97 - COPSFAST grant] <br />1 - Part-time Public Safety Aid [formerly CSO at 1,040 hours/year] <br />1 - Full-time Community Development Assistant <br />1 - Full-time Fire Chief/Public Works Director <br /> <br />Also included are some adjustments to various part-time and temporary positions to <br />accommodate the deletion of full-time position requests. <br /> <br />Fire Fighters - 320 fire call incidents have been included [compared to 370 requested and <br /> 300 budgeted for 1997]. <br />Temporary Street Maintenance Worker - 1,440 hours included [compared to 1,280 <br /> requested and 480 budgeted for 1997]. <br />Temporary Park Maintenance Worker - 6,240 hours included [compared to 4,072 <br /> requested and 4,072 budgeted for 1997]. <br />Environmental Specialist - 616 hours included of which additional 100 hours allocated to <br /> each of Engineering and Park Maintenance [compared to 416 requested and 416 <br /> budgeted for 1997]. <br /> <br /> <br />