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2000 Budget <br />August 1, 2000 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />will have to be identified. (Last year the aPproved budget went up $499,050 <br />or 9.3 percent.) Later in this memo I will ~liscuss the tax levy resolution and <br />the breakdown for use of this tax money. There will be a few options for the <br />City Council to look at and some "what ill situations in terms of if we see a 7, <br /> <br />8, or 9 percent growth in our NTC. <br /> <br />EXPENDITURES <br /> <br />The expenditure worksheets for each dep~ <br />review. The total requested expenditures <br />This represents a $705,150 or 12 percent <br />budget. Obviously this requested amount <br />balanced budget for 2001. <br /> <br />One reason for the high level of requested <br />outlay items are in the General Fund. Ad, <br />wages for some part time help in the fina~ <br />street department for clerical help, a full <br /> <br />Lrtment are attached for your <br />~re in the amount of $6,567,650. <br />ncrease over the adopted 2000 <br />has to come down in order to have a <br /> <br />expenditures is that more capital <br />iitionally, the 2001 budget includes <br />ice department, in cable TV, in the <br />;ime street/park maintenance <br /> <br />employee, and having the part time gove~ nment buildings employee (~anitor) <br />become full time. However, this amount ~?f requested personnel additions is <br />not unusual. <br /> <br />Departmental Highlights <br /> <br />Mayor and Council...All of the general liability insurance for the city has <br />been put in the council budget and there ~re corresponding decreases in each <br />departmental budget for this line item. The other major increase is in <br />professional services, which calls for $7,000 to be spent on a logo/city design <br />consultant (This is part of the Industrial Marketing Plan). Additionally the <br />miscellaneous category is increased for th~ employee appreciation program <br />and this needs further discussion by the City Council. <br /> <br />Cable TV...Almost all of the increase is i~ <br />has gone to full time status. Some part ti~ <br />to have an employee available when Krist <br />with two person jobs. A back up is needed <br />item is for a camera and the Cable Comm <br /> <br />personal services as the employee <br />Le help is being requested in order <br />in is on vacation, sick, or to help <br />in this position. The equipment <br />ission may finance this. <br /> <br />Financ~e...The personal services include~$12,200 for a part time accounting <br />clerk. The professional services line item~ncreased $19,700 due mostly to the <br />information system contracted employee ~hat is technically an employee of <br />the City of Andover. <br /> <br />Economic Development...Down $20,550 in 2000. Thirty-five percent of the <br />personal services was in the 2000 budget and in the 2001 budget this level is <br /> <br /> <br />