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STAFF REPORT <br />2008-09 BUDGET AMENDMENTS <br />In the General Fund, the budget amendment proposes to increase various line items in the totai amount <br />of $79,460.00 while at the same time proposing decreases to various line items also totaling $79,460.00. <br />The total General Fund budget remains unchanged from the originally adopted amount. It was <br />necessary to offset the proposed increases with proposed decreases because there was no excess <br />revenue over expenditures to absorb the proposed increase. The increase is broken down as follows: <br />$62,078 is needed to convert the municipal judge from a contract employee to a regular city <br />employee. This is accomplished by moving his contract fees ($51,500) to the salary line item and <br />adding the appropriate benefits. The net increase to the Municipal Court budget is $10,578. This <br />change was prompted by a TML Insurance Pool rule that says that appointed municipal judges <br />must receive all city benefits in order to have health insurance coverage. This is not a new rule <br />for the Pool, but they had overlooked this requirement when the City joined the Pool several <br />years ago. <br />2. $12,382 is needed to reclassify the Chief Building Official to a Grade 36 Step 6($52,487 salary) <br />plus the related increase in benefits. This is a 24.7% increase in base pay. The net increase to the <br />Communitv Development budget is $2,470. <br />3. $5,000 is needed to meet the request of the Lamar County Historical Society for funding to <br />offset increased expenses from increased hours of operation and to make other needed <br />improvements. The museum serves as an educational and tourist focal point benefiting the City <br />of Paris. The net increase to the Parks Department budget is $5,000. <br />The lease & rentals account of the Traffic and Garage Departments were reduced $11,148 and $6,900 <br />respectively to make up the additional reductions needed to offset the proposed increases. <br />The ordinance details each line item and amount that is increased or decreased in the proposal. <br />0 000056 <br />