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City Council Water & Sewer Subcommittee May 15, 2003 Page 33 over and over and now the city can buy a new controller for $2,500.00. In order to rebuild just the piston alone that you are controlling will cost $1,800.00 to $1,900.00. Chairman Plata questioned the cost for the 10 he was replacing at a cost of $85,000.00. City Manager Malone indicated that was incorrect. Mr. Campbell said the controllers were on the list that was furnished and they cost about $3,000.00 each. City Manager Malone advised that this is a budget account included filter media and others things. He said that it is a maintenance budget and the minutes do not reflect that. Councilman Plata said regarding his handout he was suggesting that with the cut of 13 employees from the water production and sewer treatment plants, and two from the lift stations, (he figured the salaries of 15 employees on an annual average of $25,000.00) for a total of $375,000.00. He added 20% for benefits for a total of $75,000.00. Chairman Plata said you could forget the $100,000.00 for valves eliminated from the budget and remove the sludge removal equipment eliminated from the budget of $40,000.00, but you say can cut as much as $20,000.00. He said that the $18,000.00 for a new vehicle can be eliminated. Chairman Plata said the new manpower schedule he has outlined will give the water production plant and the water treatment plant coverage around the clock. He said it will put maintenance personnel on shift along with a production operator. Councilman Plata said that the personnel will go to a rotating shift, which is a more economical method of manning plants around the clock. Also, he said, this schedule would give three maintenance people along with two production operators and a supervisor on days for any major breakdowns. He said, looking at the maintenance breakdown sheets that were provided by Mr. Campbell, the manpower that will be allocated to the plant should be sufficient to handle any problems. He said, along with these cuts, all of the tractors and mowing equipment can be taken to the parks department. He explained that one riding mower, one push mower and one weed eater can be left at the water production plant and at the sewer treatment plant so the yards around the buildings and roads can be maintained. The parks department could be grown by 4 to 6 people so to be responsible for mowing the outlying fields at the