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Budget Workshop August 17, 2004 Page 6 could be reduced. Mr. Clack explained that it actually needed to be increased by $7000.00 because they will be needing a new pump. Mayor Fendley said they still needed to go over the PEDC, Drug Task Force, Think Child Safety and the nonprofit organization budgets and would do that next week. Kent Klinkerman, Director of EMS, reported back to the Council on the impact of adding an ambulance to the budget, as requested by the Council. He said an ambulance would cost $92,000, and there would be an offsetting revenue of about $50,000.00 plus an increase in their contract revenues by $19,192.00 for a total of $69,192.00. He explained this would make the budget impact on $23,000.00 to put the ambulance back in. Since Mr. Klinkerman said the County was asking for the figures for this, it was the consensus to put this back in the budget. Police Chief Karl Louis came forward to discuss overtime in his department. He requested leaving his overtime budget at $130,000.00. He explained that they had spent an $87,000 year to date and had about $31,000.00 of training to conduct. He also discussed the NADA prices of the seized and trade-in vehicles. He explained that he receives only 30% of any seized vehicles, which is what is allowed by the State. He said their total this year was $43,150.00. He said they should be sold within the next 60 days. Councilman Guest asked what his plans were for filling the Assistant Chief’s position. Chief Louis explained that he was going to ask the Council to declassify the Assistant Chief’s position, which would allow him to make the appointment. He said Lieutenant Bob Hundley was acting in the position right now. City Attorney Schenk said this would take an ordinance to do this. Priscilla McAnally, Interim Library Director, came forward with the information the Council requested on reducing personnel hours and about