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40% of the annual capital ouday items. On a citywide basis the challenge is to balance out the "peak" in one department with the '''valley'' in another department so that we see a similar total dollar amount being requested on an annual basis. For example, when the fIre department needs a new truck we need to make sure that the request from the parks, streets, and police departments are down slighdy. Likewise, when the street department has an unusually large request, then we need to see that the other departments are down slightly so that on a citywide basis things are fairly level or that the increases are very moderate. Landfill This program has a signifIcant fund balance but no annual revenues other than interest income. The most signifIcant expenditure is a transfer out to the city for expenses associated with the city compost program. The second most signifIcant expense is staff rime necessary to monitor ongoing activities at the landfIll. The remaining expenses in this budget relate mainly to contractual services for consulting fIrms to monitor landfill activities and requests; and a contractual service with the Boys & Girls Club for providing public education regarding waste management. A fInal expenditure to note is the transfer out to help fInance the citywide clean-up day efforts. Safety Revenues for the safety budget come from the insurance reserve. Almost annually the city receives a rebate from the League of Minnesota Cities for its insurance premiums and this is reflected in the projected 2005 revenues. Unspent revenues go into the insurance reserve. The main expenditure for the safety program is the contract the city has joindy with the utilities for consulting services, which in turn relates mainly to ongoing staff training. Expenses for the safety coordinator (Bruce West) are in the general fund budget. s: \Council\Pat\Budgct\200S \BudgetUpdatc112204.doc