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City Council Water & Sewer Subcommittee <br />May 15, 2003 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />to regulatory requirements. There have been expansions to the plant due to <br />mandates that required certain facilities to be built and this has increased the <br />amount of equipment that has to be operated and maintained. Even though the <br />city has given the employees more to do, the city has not increased the <br />employment in those facilities. The City Manager advised that the city has to <br />train all of the employees in the water and wastewater plants. Most of the <br />employees come to the city and the city provides all the training to bring them <br />up to speed so that we can have an environment that is safe for the citizens <br />along with the employees. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone passed out a memorandum regarding Recommendation <br />Number One by Chairman Plata which was to eliminate $18,000.00 budgeted <br />for a new truck when the old one is still operable. He said that he and city staff <br />had done research on this matter. City Manager Malone said that page 3, <br />fourth paragraph, of the minutes of a Special City Council Meeting on <br />September 19, 2002, reads as follows: ~Councilman Plata questioned the motor <br />vehicle account orS 18,000.00. Mr. Campbell said that is a replacement vehicle <br />for Unit 217. He explained that this vehicle was being driven by the Water <br />Plant Superintendent when he went to work for the city, and it is still being <br />used by maintenance at this time. He said the vehicle has 102,000 miles on it <br />and it has already rolled over one time. The Council discussed using a mid-size <br />pickup instead ora larger vehicle. It was the consensus of the City Council to <br />cut $5,000.00 from the budget for motor vehicles", and this was done leaving <br />$13,000.00 for the purchase of a smaller vehicle. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone said that on page 213 of the printed budget, line item 10- <br />0901-82-98 - Buildings was shown as $13,000.00 and line item 10-1004-82-99 <br />- Motor Vehicles was shown as $18,000.00. These numbers were reversed by <br />mistake and should be corrected to reflect the amounts shown in the capital <br />detail on page 214 following. The actual amount budgeted by Council for the <br />purchase of the vehicle is $13,000.00. <br /> <br />The City Manager said at the time the budget was being prepared, Mr. <br />Campbell prudently included funding for a replacement pickup since the <br /> <br /> <br />