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Budget IForksession <br />August 12, 2002 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />· Finance - A decrease in other professional services due to no longer having a <br /> contract with the City of Andover for computer consulting work. <br /> <br />· Information Technology - This is a new expenditure and a majority of the expenses <br /> is for personnel services. <br /> <br />· Economic Development - It is a goal to move all of these expenses to the EDA <br /> budget. <br /> <br />· Legal - A decrease in fees to Gray, Plant, & Mooty, for services from Peter Beck is <br /> anticipated, which offsets other increases including additional clerical support. <br /> <br />· Government Buildings - The big shock to this budget will be in 2004 when the new <br /> public safety facility is up and running and when the city hall project is completed. <br /> <br />· Contingency - A $20,000 decrease simply because this is all the budget can afford. <br /> <br />Police - Overall a $260,250 increase. Part of this increase is for an additional <br />secretary in October and an additional police officer in July. The budget also includes <br />funds for the Voice PlayAll System in capital outlay. Additionally, there is a general <br />increase in the operating supplies throughout all the police programs. <br /> <br />Fire - A $60,000 increase in administration due to an additional part time employee <br />and a significant increase in the operating supplies line item and the other <br />services/charges category. Some of these expenses are for additional firefighters and <br />some are for computers. <br /> <br />Building/Environmental - A decrease is due to no capital outlay expenditures being <br />proposed in 2003 and due to some one time expenditures for operating supplies <br />happening in 2002. <br /> <br />· Streets - Besides an increase in personnel services, the operating supplies are up <br /> significantly. <br /> <br />· Equipment Services - Other than an increase in personnel services (for cost of living <br /> increases and pay plan steps), the majority of the increase is in the supplies category. <br /> <br />Engineering - A $22,000 increase. This budget needs to be broken down by way of <br />services provided to the building department, for GIS, park work, and general <br />services. The actuals for 2001 are high due to GIS and park survey work. <br /> <br />Shade Tree - This budget includes a $10,000 line item for the $25.00 per tree <br />certificate program that is given to citizens to subsidize the planting of trees on their <br />property (limit two per household). <br /> <br />· Recreation - Personnel services are up due to building supervision expenses and <br /> additional clerical support. Recreation programming expenses are partially offset by <br /> <br /> <br />