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Special City Council Meeting September 19, 2002 Page 3 Mr. Campbell said that compared to last year's budget the Water Production budget will go down seven tenths of 1%. The Wastewater budget is going up 4.3%, and the Lift Station's budget is going down by 4.9%. Mr. Campbell's total budgets will increase by .09%, and he said that is good because they are under a lot of mandates. Mr. Campbell passed around to the City Council two test tubes filled with water. One was filled with drinking water and the other was filled with water that was returned to the creek after it has been treated at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Mr. Campbell said there are two places the Water Treatment Plant's budget could be cut. One would be in the electrical account. Another account to cut would be the chemical account. The chemical bids this year were $20,000 cheaper than last year's bids. //'-Councilman Plata questioned the motor vehicle account of $18,000.00. Mr.~ Campbell said that is a replacement vehicle for Unit 217· He explained that this vehicle was being driven by the Water Plant Superintendent when he went to work for the city, and it is still being used by maintenance at this time. He said the vehicle has 102,000 miles on it and it has already rolled over one time. The Council discussed using a mid-size pickup instead of the larger vehicle. It was the consensus of the City Council to cut $5,000.00 from the budget for motor vehicles. ,,_.. The City Council also cut $20,000.00 from the chemical account of the Water Production Division. Mr. Campbell discussed training of the operators and maintenance workers at the Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Plant. He pointed out that these plants are highly regulated by the TNRCC and EPA. The Council also discussed with Mr. Campbell the Wastewater Treatment Plant's