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Budget Worksession Memo August 25, 2003 Page 8 of 13 Government Buildings...This budget is evolving. Gary Lore works full time in government buildings and another employee is planned to be hired in 2004. Personal services for government buildings is split in the following manner: 40% to city hall, 50% to police, and 10% to fire. This budget only includes 40% of the total personal services as this government buildings budget is really a city hall budget. The expenses in the supplies and other services and charges categories relate to operating in the remodeled city hall facility. The budget includes funds for city hall cleaning services and this ~vill be evaluated in the next few months to determine the cost effectiveness of replacing the contracted cleaners with one or more part-time employees. Contingency...No change. Police and Police Reserves... Includes the filling of one police officer vacancy due to the retirement of Tom Zerwas. Filling this vacancy will bring the total number of full-time licensed police officers to 27. Fifty (50) percent of the staff rime in government buildings (2 employees) is allocated to this budget for maintenance of the police station and grounds. Most of the increases in supplies and other services/charges relate to the new building. The cleaning contract will be evaluated in the near future and we may want to look at part time employees for cleaning services. A $10,000 computer network expense has been transferred to the IT budget. A request to the Council to use 2003 equipment reserves for the purchase of GMRS modems for squad cars needs to be approved or else needs to be added to the budget as I removed this expenditure during meetings on the 2004 budget (see attached memo from Chief Beahen.) This is an $11,000 request. Four vehicles and a motorcycle are included on the capital outlay page with the funding source being either equipment certificates or equipment reserves. Fire...The original 2003 budget included 1000 hours for part-time inspections and this was amended to 500 hours in June. The 2004 budget includes 600 hours for part-time inspections. Most of the additional expenses in this budget relate to the new satellite f~re station that is part of the public safety facility. The number of firefighters remains at 36, while approval has been given to go up to 40. A fire truck (grass rig 2) is listed on the capital outlay page and will be funded with equipment reserves. Emergency Management...No major changes...Another siren is proposed and this is shown on the capital outlay page. The funding source will be equipment reserves. This will complete the coverage for the city and future budgets will begin to include funding for replacement of antiquated sirens. A full scale emergency management exercise is planned for spring 2004. Building/Environmental... No changes of note. Another truck is proposed to replace the 1993 truck. This expense shows up on the capital outlay page. The funding source will be the equipment certificates. Streets... One additional employee is proposed. This is actually a replacement for losing Gary Lore to government buildings. A second requested employee is not being recommended. The overlay/sealcoating program is at about the same level as the June 03 amended budget