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<br />reimbursement. Another expenditure change that is now being requested is in the <br />building/ grounds maintenance program. The six part time employees in this program are <br />being requested to be changed to two part time and two full time positions. This change will <br />impact the benefits that the city pays. Additionally, some added hours are being requested <br />for the part time employee that is dedicated to the building grounds and to provide extra <br />attention in the winter to Lions Park Center. (please see the attached memo from Phil Hals <br />regarding building cleaners.) Finally, still on the expenditure side of the equation, the <br />sergeants are currently negotiating a new contract and this may have an impact on the 2005 <br />budget if the total package exceeds what is included within the draft budget. <br /> <br />Offsetting some of these expenditure changes is the fact that there was a slight excess of <br />revenues over expenditures when we adjourned the last budget meeting and the vehicle for <br />the fire prevention specialist is being purchased in 2004. This vehicle savings of $30,000 in <br />the 2005 budget goes a long ways towards offsetting the expenditure adjustments noted <br />above. However, in order to balance the budget we need to reduce some expenditures in the <br />personnel area by starting some employees after January 1, 2005. This will not be a problem <br />from a staffing point of view but will impact the 2006 budget. Having nine months of wages <br />and benefits in the 2005 budget versus twelve months of wages and benefits in the 2006 <br />budget obviously provides less flexibility when looking at proposals for 2006. This is not a <br />huge impact but one that needs to be mentioned. <br /> <br />Overall, I simply wanted to provide the Council with an update as to where we are standing <br />with the 2005 budget prior to the Truth in Taxation public hearing on December 6, 2004. <br />The request with this memo is to change the building cleaner's program from six part time <br />positions to two part time and two full time positions and to add 540 hours to the budget <br />for building cleaning/maintenance. These additional expenditures will be offset by planning <br />to start some employees a few months after January 1, 2005 <br /> <br />Recommendation <br />It is recommended that the City Council approve adding 540 hours to the buildinggrounds/maintenance program and the changing of the cleaning staff from six part time to <br />two part time and two full time employees. <br /> <br />$: \Council\Pat\Budgct\200S \ GenernlFund1115.doc <br />