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Special Budget Wark Session - City Council <br />August 30, 2000 <br />Page 7 <br />communications has been increased from $1,500.00 to $1,650.00, and <br />insurance and bonds were decreased from $2,300.00 to $1,500.00. City <br />Manager Malone said under machinery, tools, and equipment, there is a request <br />for two personal computers in the amount of $4,400.00 and one PC printer for <br />$1,500.00. Mr. Anderson discussed the need for the two personal computers. <br />City Manager Malone advised that the next department is the Water and Sewer <br />Billing & Collecting. He said there are no changes in personnel, but there is <br />a request for reclassification of the Water Office Manager to a Grade 24, that <br />will also will be subject to the salary and wage study and other adjustments will <br />be considered after receipt of the salary and wage study. City Manager Malone <br />said office supplies increased from $22,600.00 to $24,000.00; wearing apparel, <br />gasoline, and batteries are up by a small amount. City Manager Malone <br />pointed out that under the capital expenditures there is a desk, seven chairs for <br />the lobby in the requested amount of $3,000.00., and under machinery, tools, <br />and equipment there is $38,845.00 for the purchase of an alarm system <br />upgrade, a high speed printer, two personal computers, one insert machine, one <br />combination TV/VCR, one water fountain, and one check endorser. Mr. <br />Anderson came forward and discussed the security system with the City <br />Council, and discussed the cost of $30,000.00 for a consultant. <br />City Manager Malone said there were no changes in the Water Distribution <br />Division of Public Works for personnel line items at this time and any <br />adjustment or change will made after the wage and salary study. He said there <br />are no significant changes in the general expenditures. City Manager Malone <br />and Terry Townsend, Director of Public Works discussed the replacement of <br />sewer mains with the City Council along with a gasoline vs. diesel engine in <br />the requested 3/4 ton truck. <br />City Manager Malone said that there have been no alternations in the Health <br />Department's budget, which is not a department of the city, but there is a <br />projection of approximately $70,000.00 in the red, and that has been budgeted <br />in the a line item in the City Council's budget as an expenditure to help fund <br />