05-APPROVAL OF OFFICIAL RECORD OF AUGUST COUNCIL MEETINGS

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• The police department operating budget is down by more than $50,000, the biggest portion of which relates to continued turnover of long-tenured employees and their replacement by younger officers at significantly lower pay. We are beginning to phase in a rank restruc- turing that over time should help with our unacceptable turnover rate, which in turn contributes to our very high overtime costs. No new positions are included. . The fire department's budget includes phase 1 of its own rank restructuring/reorganization plan that is intended to help increase employee stability. The restructuring should also help with station management and training; however, no new positions are included. In addition, I added almost $20,000 to pay for more training, and $5,000 for repairs to the training tower. . Community development includes $36,830 for the new MyGov software, including both one-time purchase costs, as well as annual maintenance and licensing fees. This software should help us do a much better job managing code enforcement and building permitting and inspections. I have also included a part-time professional planner position, beginning in November, and have added a second lien mowing crew leader effective next April to expand our ability to mow more lots more quickly. . The demolitions budget was increased from $60,000 to $100,000, and I have added $14,500 to contract lot mowing. . I have added one new parks employee to incrementally help us do a better job of taking care of parks during the mowing season and drainage issues during the "off season." This new position will be filled out of existing staffing elsewhere, so it will not increase costs. I have also added another $14,000 for contract mowing. . We have added an extra $4,200 to repair curbs and gutters, $7,000 for traffic markings, $4,000 for storm sewers, and $45,000 to repair streets (funded in two different departments). . There is a small increase in the garage budget to acquire diagnostic equipment which should help reduce both equipment and staff downtime. • EMS includes a new replacement ambulance for $140 a0 he eusepof the hass s from the year, maintaining a seven year replacement cycle), an replaced ambulance ($9,000) in support of the regional Emergency Medical Task Force. • The airport budget is down more than $60,000 due to a grant match that was included in the 2011-12 budget. • We have increased the library's book budget by 5%, or $5,000. • Non-departmental includes the new SuRRMA payment, an increase in the visitors & convention center budget (based on an anticipated increase in hotel occupancy tax), a new $5,000 to Keep Paris Beautiful, and an increase in the health department budget to potentially pay for a new facility. . I have included $27,296 to pay for raises for certain selected employees based on actual performance. This will not be used for any type of across-the-board or automatic raises. 30