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pity ou~c~ l~.f~r~utes eptcrnber ~, ?D~8 P~g~ ~ L~~cussign ~ouo~ved regarding cost a~,ving and duel adjustrr~ents, IVis,~~hnsan stated fuel may be adjusted since ~e cast sees to be going do~rn. ~~x. Simeon stated that cutting e projected i'uel price by ? eer~ts per g~.on would result i~ a savings a~ ~~,~DD , ~~,D~~. ~ayo~ inin noted e budget can still be adjusted, aid only the taws levy needs to be set at tk~s tine, She stated the ounce' goal has been to not rase people's tapes, and she felt it x~na~~e sense to stag at the ?0~~ rate. GIs. ~'al~nson stated that r~e~t year the NTH will Ii~l~ely i.rlc~ease even less. She explained that as proper~r values a down and the tai rate stays the same, property's r~~vr~ers' ta~~es ~ll o dv~vn. ~n order to enerate the same anaaunC off' tai, revenue ,the ta,~ rate needs to i~cxease i~ the NTH decreases. Counc~arnerr~ber Zen~ras stated everything that can be cut should be cut, a~zd see where to 0 ~rarn ere, Coun,lmeber barber stated there still is a deficit a~ I,QO~ with all the cuts and he d€dn't th~n~. ~uxther cuts could be made without cutting jabs. auncil.~nerriber ~otin as~.ed ho~v such o~ the fund balance could be used. GIs, ~ohnsan e:~plained the need far maintaining and adequate end balance and ~e , •'s current ol~c .She stated that de et~din u • ~ ~ P Y P ~ pon ho~~ ~.~0$ comes out, ~e en.re a.~nount set aside ~xorn ?~D7 could be used iit wasn't needed in ?ODS. She can.cred that their could loo~L at Further cuts and listed the ~ollo~vin items, Sta~~' cuts wilding Safety e~voad operating cost~sta~~.~ng ~eaath insurance~ca~eteria cor~tribuC~an increase ~st~rr~.ated fiael pz~ces National can.~erences~aut o~ s tote gavel ~vertin~e ~i,e~ ~x~ auly parade} gavel study Caut~~eber evas stated e natianai conferences should be cut. ouncil,merr~ber ~a~be~r stated he vas not in I"avor o~ tg posidvns~ ou~ciernber ~Io~in stated he concurred ~~~d~ cutting national Cnn.~erences, Hat cuttin positions, and redun the del b ? cents er Ilor~. ~e g g y p ga stated he did not want to cut the cable tele~-isior~ part~ttrne assistant, ~~sF ~ol~nsan stated that there still i ~~,Q00 far contxact~n out a~ hiring a paxt~ti,m,e assistant, I~Iayar I~.n~~ng Hated that sorr~et%me the tai rate changes after the Council has set it. She asl~ed what the ~~~ tai rate vas.