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Item No. 22 <br />memorandum <br />TO: Mayor & City Council <br />FROM: John Godwin, City Manager <br />SUBJECT: 2017 -18 BUDGET <br />DATE: July 17, 2017 <br />Highlip,hts of the 2017 -18 recommended General Fund budget include: <br />• Increasing the tax rate of 50.195 cents per $100 of valuation to $55.195, as called for in the <br />May bond election. <br />• A general raise for employees of 2.5 %, with the lowest paid employees receiving 5.0 %. <br />• A $2,000 raise for firefighters, to include all fire personnel below the chief ranks. <br />• An increase of $25 per month per employee to help cover increasing insurance costs, <br />beginning January 1, 2018. <br />• Replacement SCBA equipment for firefighters ($40,000). <br />• One new ambulance and associated equipment. <br />• Construction of a replacement EMS station in northwest Paris (now under design). <br />• Costs related to implementing the ADA transition plan. <br />• Pumps & filter replacement at the city pool. <br />• Funding for improvements & updates to the city's website ($20,000). <br />• One new FTE each in drainage and code enforcement, both effective April 1, 2018. <br />