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Page 3 e City Council Minutes September 25. 1986 Civil Defense COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL MOVED TO APPROVE THE CIVIL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT CER.TIFICATES AS PRESENTED AT $17.500 FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO SIRENS. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. Street Department After discussion regarding the items requested by the Street Department it was determined that the sander for $1.000 would be eliminated. the fork loader for $2.500 would be eliminated and one mobile radio for $750 would be eliminated. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL MOVED TO APPROVE THE STREET DEPARTMENT BUDGET EXCLUDING THE ABOVE MENTIONED ITEMS RESULTING IN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $111.350. COUNCILMEMBER TRALLE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4- O. e At this time the City Administrator briefly reviewed each catagory in the 1987 general fund budget. He noted that in order to balance the budget expenditures must be cut by $20.000. It was the consensus of the Budget under heavy machinery. back-up tanker truck. It was the repair to the truck could be for in 1988. City Council to cut $6.500 from the Fire $13.000 was budgeted for repair of the indicated by the Fire Chief that half of paid for in 1987 and the other half paid Retirement benefits were also discussed in the Fire budget. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM MOVED TO ALLOW $11.000 IN THE BUDGET PER YEAR AS THE CITY'S DONATION TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RETIREMENT FUND. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. It was the consensus of the City Council to cut $7.000 from Council Contingency. $6.500 from the Fire Department Budget and to leave the remaining $6.500 to be cut from the budget in order to balance the budget at the discretion of the City Administrator and Finance Director. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM MOVED TO APPROVE THE GENERAL FUND CITY BUDGET AT $1.445.000. COUNCILMEMBER TRALLE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. e Mayor Hinkle explained to the Council that Dexter Mapson from the Assembly of God Church had approached him regarding the City of Elk River purchasing the Assembly of God Church. He stated that Mr. Mapson offered the building at a total purchase price of $270.000 with $30.000 down and that an agreement would be signed stating the Assembly of God would buy back the building after three years at the full purchase price paid by the City of Elk River.