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Special City Council meeting August 28, 2001 Page 6 and other functions of that department. Mayor Pro Tem Manning pointed out the City Council was talking about one of the divisions of the city that brings in more revenue than any other department, and one thing that can be done to save money is the use of the touch-read meters. He felt that the city needed to get a program going, spend the money and get these meters. He pointed out that where he grew up they implemented these meters a year and a half ago and they have more than paid for themselves since that time. Mr. Anderson advised that there are about 10% of the meters already placed and they continue working on this as time permits. City Manager Malone said one of the things that the city is trying to do is get out from under the EPA Order, and by doing that, the city could reallocate those resources for other needed projects such as the touch-read meters placement. After a considerable amount of discussion, Mayor Pfiester suggested using $450,000.00 of the $500,000.00 of the Water and Sewer Certificates of Obligation money that was not going towards any project, towards the touch-read meters, and $50,000.00 for the water loss study. He asked that this placed as a top priority and directed the staff to come up with those figures. The City Council also asked that the City Manager bring back to the City Council figures regarding car allowances. Herb Campbell, Director of Utilities, came forward addressing the problem of people having water leaks. He said that when Mr. Anderson or someone in the Water Billing Office calls his department regarding a water leak, they will go out and place a meter master on it and it will tell to the minute how much water they use per minute. Mr. Campbell said if they are using more than three or four hundred cubic feet per month, then