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Minutes of the Special Meeting August 22, 2001 Page 10 After discussion, the Council asked that Mr. Klinkerman get the figures for the upgrade of the Clerk III to a Clerk IV. Mr. Klinkerman explained he had an eleven percent increase in the maintenance and operation account budgeted, and had budgeted a decrease in capital for a total of one-half to one percent increase in the budget for this year. Mr. Klinkerman said the revenue projected has stayed flat this year. One major reason is the implementation of the federal Balanced Budget Act. Due to that legislation, Medicare has created a new pay schedule. He said their intent is for the federal government to pay less money. He advised that they have collected $1,116,000.00 with thirty more days to go, and he hopes they can get close to 1.3 million dollars this year. Mr. Klinkerman said that the City Council will have to raise the fees and mileage if City Council wants to continue having the user fees supporting the majority of the EMS. Mr. Klinkerman said that Lamar County is considered by the federal regulations to be a rural county and therefore, we have a special mileage consideration that Medicare is going to implement and they are going to allow the EMS$7.50 a mile. In response to a question by Mayor Pro Tem Manning, Mr. Anderson informed the City Council that the 0209 account, minor apparatus, was increased in preparation to implement the new accounting standards that will effect the City. Under the new standards there will be a change in the capital expenditure verses a non-capital expenditure. An item must cost one thousand dollars or more in order to be considered a capital expenditure. He said this account is for equipment items that cost under one thousand dollars. Mr. Klinkerman advised that in this account he has placed a typewriter, replacement of the current pager system, and printers for the stations. City Manager Malone informed the City Council that under the