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Special Budget Wark Session August 29, 2000 Page 3 drug test. City Manager Malone presented the proposed budget for the Parks & Recreation Division. He said under personnel, the position of Director of Parks and Recreation was eliminated and this department was made a division of the Public Works Department when Mr. Townsend was promoted to Director of Public Works. City Manager Malone said there has been some reorganization of personnel assigned to the Parks Division and the Streets and Highways Division, and directed Council attention to page 141 of the proposed budget, in the personnel schedule for the Parks, Recreation, and Rights-of-Way Division. Eight personnel formerly assigned to the Streets Division are now assigned to Parks. The mowing of rights-of-ways is a responsibility that has been moved to this division and the personnel who were doing that have also been moved. During the summer, the 8 employees moved will join with the Street Division to accomplish the street sealing program and related street activities, which created an increase in this budget of $158,987.00. City Manager Malone said the wearing apparel account was increased from $3,000.00 to $6,000.00 due to the additional employees. City Manager advised the City Council that the car allowance was eliminated, increased the utilities- electricity increased from $40,000.00 to $50,000.00, the travel expenses has been reduced. City Manager Malone said he reduced the training, increased the buildings and grounds, increased the storm sewers from zero to $20,000.00. He also said street and alley repairs increased by $2,000.00, and increased the motor vehicle account from $4,500.00 to $5,500.00. City Manager Malone said under lease and rental-equipment, he placed $23,000.00 for time payments for a backhoe, and the remaining balance is used to lease specialized equipment as needed. City Manager Malone said the medical had been increase from zero to $2,000.00. City Manager Malone advised that under the capital accounts, there is money budgeted for Lake Crook in the amount of $20,000.00 to be used for fences, picnic tables, landscape, campsites, and lighting. He said in the special project