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<br /> <br />ITEM # 5.6. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Lori johnson, City Administrator <br /> <br />DATE: july 9,2007 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Budget Discussions <br /> <br />At Monday's worksession, we are continuing preliminary General Fund budget review and <br />plan to focus on the community development department's budget and move into <br />administrative department budgets if time permits. Below are some of the budget highlights <br />from the community development divisions, including planning, building inspections (which <br />includes code enforcement), energy city, and environmental. <br /> <br />Economic development activities are addressed through the Economic Development <br />Authority and Housing and Redevelopment Authority budgets that will be reviewed and <br />approved in August by the EDA and HRA respectively. However, we would like to make <br />the Council aware of a plan to fund future development projects for both the EDA and <br />HRA so staff will discuss that portion of these budgets at the worksession. <br /> <br />Here are some of the highlights of the proposed 2008 community development department <br />budget including staff additions, program changes, and goals: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Staff additions: <br />-Code enforcement officer for up to 1000 hours per year <br />-Part time energy city coordinator <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Hold energy expo in 2008 at a cost of $27,000 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Implement a formal code enforcement system that allows for code enforcement <br />on a systematic basis. Dedicate up to 1000 staff hours per year either through a <br />new employee or reassignment internally to deal with code enforcement issues. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Purchase software and scanning equipment and contract with company to scan <br />the building division's files. Planning files will be scanned after all building <br />division files are scanned. Estimated cost: $55,000 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Continue working with Sherburne County on GIS mapping by contracting with <br />Sherburne County staff to input city data. Estimated cost: $20,000 <br />