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STAFF BUDGET MEETING CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Staff conducted a Staff Budget Meeting on Thursday, July 21, 1994, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder Finance Officer Jessie Hart City Engineer Steven Jankowski Police Chief Mike Auspos Administrative Services Manager Kay McAloney Assistant Fire Chief Dean Kapler Police Sergeant Dave Gustafson Parks/Utilities Supervisor Mark Boos Public Works Supervisor Merle Mevissen Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Economic Development Coordinator James Gromberg Senior Accountant Mary Gomez Intern Heidi Welsch CALL TO ORDER The meeting began at 3:06 p.m. City Administrator Schroeder stated that Economic Development Authority would also be discussed today. Police Protection - Personnel - Police Chief Auspos stated he is looking to add one more officer in 1995. Accessories - film, gas, etc. - he stated he left it the same as was requested in 1994. Mr. Schroeder asked why the gas was lower in 1993. Chief Auspos stated it could be the prices or how busy the department was, etc. In 1994, it is running a little lower too. Uniforms for 1995 - we will be looking over the equipment. There is a little drop on batteries. Ammunition - we have had mandated shoots - one of the reasons we spend more on ammunition is we have more people shooting also. Materials, supplies, etc., Officer Kuhn wants to use our dark room at least one more year. We have switched to a lot of color now. We have all the equipment but may be totally gotten rid of after awhile. Operating supplies - he felt with the line items, we should have a better handle on the items. Batteries - keeping it the same. We should not have a problem replacing batteries. Tires and brakes is pretty self-explanatory. Not using vehicles over 60 - 70,000 miles should reduce tire purchases. He stated he is somewhat hoping that if we go to a constant rotation, all should be down - tires, batteries, brakes, etc. He stated they put 5,000 miles on a set of tires. Sergeant Gustafson stated that the driving school in St. Cloud is hard on the tires; however, we feel the class should be in our squads. We get cheaper tuition if we use our own squads; however, with the extent of the tire wear, it's about a wash. Public Works Supervisor Mevissen felt that the brakes should be "kicked" up a bit higher. Chief Auspos replied maybe, but we'll wing it. Telephone and telegraph, he stated he talked to Linda Meyer and this may be a bit high. MDT charges are in data processing (service contract fee). Staff Budget Meeting/July 21, 1994 Page 1 of 5