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Special City Council Meetrng August 21, 2001 Page 3 account was reduced by $600.00; the Associations account was reduced by $250.00; Travel Expenses were reduced by $400.00; and Training-Tuition was reduced by $350.00. No changes were made in the budget for the City Clerk. After discussion with the City Manager regarding car allowances, the City Council asked that a study be conducted on car allowances verses staff cars, and bring those figures back to the City Council. City Manager Malone announced that the City Council would consider the Finance Department budget at this time. He informed the City Council that the account for Consultants, was proposed as $21,200.00 in the process, they had intended to reduce it to $11,950.00, and to omit supervisor drug training. City Manager Malone said that gives them $9,250.00 to put elsewhere. The total expenditures for this budget is now $490,271.00. No changes were made in the budget for the Finance Department. City Manager Malone advised that the next department up for discussion was the Paris Police Department. He told the City Council that this is the largest budget for the city currently with an amount of $4,723,425.00 in expenditures, but it is down from this year's budget. He pointed out that the capital outlay portion is down. The total expenses are up slightly. They would be up more but four patrol positions, which are vacant, have been deleted in an effort to present a budget with no tax increase. City Manager Malone said the four patrol positions were deleted as they are presently not filled and it is easier to cut personnel by attrition. The cost of each officer during their rookie year would cost $38,613.00, making a total of approximately $154,452.00 reduction in personnel. He advised that this is the Chief's number one priority, to have the officers placed back into the budget. The City Manager advised that he did request an additional Anitnal Control Officer at a cost of $27,381.00, and this is his second priority for restoration to the budget. The Chief had requested $225,000.00 for overtime and this account was reduced by