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City Council Meeting <br /> August 16, 2004 <br /> Page 6 <br />budget. He mentioned he had two new grants this year, totaling $43,000.00, <br />which will help them to get part of their lab testing free. Mr. Bethel explained <br />that local fees were down because collection was down. <br />Councilman Wilson was concerned that collections were down. Finance <br />Director Anderson said they have been working on trying to get someone to do <br />that specifically, but have not been able to keep anyone. Mr. Bethel said they <br />have never billed private insurance but were trying to do that now. <br />Finance Director Anderson said that the grants that the Health Department gets <br />from the State can only be spent for that specific item and if the money is not <br />used, it must be sent back to the State. <br />Health Department Director Bethel said he has been reducing personnel over <br />the past seven, from 25 to 13. Finance Director Anderson said the State <br />requires them to keep a log of how many hours the personnel works on each <br />program, so they can allocate the personnel costs to the appropriate grant. <br />Mr. Bethel indicated he had asked for increases in Insurance and Bonds. In the <br />WIC program, he asked for an increase in telephone/communications and in <br />water and gas. <br />Mr. Bethel indicated there were decreases in lab costs in the Primary Health <br />Care Program and in the Activity 3, ORAS. <br />On a capital outlay, Mr. Bethel indicated that he had taken the mosquito truck <br />out of the budget because Public Works Director Townsend had found him a <br />truck. <br />Councilman Wilson said he had gotten complaints from citizens who said they <br />have been sprayed by the mosquito truck. Health Department Director Bethel <br />said they have instructed the sprayers not to spray people. <br />Mayor Fendley said the Council would discuss the budgets for the Band, <br />PEDC, <br />Think Child Safety and Water and Sewer. <br /> <br />