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Regular City Council Meeting <br />August 18 2003 <br />Page 6 <br />updated. <br />Councilwoman Neeley asked if they did not spend anything in the Media- <br />Books, CDs, Film, etc., account. Mr. Anderson advised that previously these <br />items were carried in the Capital Account, but when they prepared to go under <br />the GASB 34 the threshold for a capital item was changed and books no longer <br />met the criteria for a capital expenditure. <br />City Attorney Schenk said that the Communications- Telephone Account is a <br />monthly share of the city's service for long distance usage, the pager and cell <br />phone assigned to the City Attorney, and repairs or programming to phones in <br />the Legal Department. <br />The City Attorney said there is a car allowance assigned to him and to the <br />Assistant City Attorney/Municipal Court Prosecutor. <br />Under Insurance and Bonds, he said they have notary bonds and allocated share <br />of property and liability insurance. <br />Under the line item for Court Costs are included filing fees for any court <br />proceedings, including filing of foreclosure on lot cleaning liens. Mr. Schenk <br />commented that they had anticipated being further long with of foreclosure of <br />liens. More was spent on the efforts to get the Historical Preservation part of <br />the over all program going. It is his hope in the ensuing year, they will spend <br />more on that function because it is their intention to pursue those liens and <br />have them filed and this would be the account that would cover that. <br />City Attorney Schenk said the Travel Expenses are incurred by himself, his <br />Assistant and Paralegal. Each has continuing education requirements that they <br />must meet annually. He said that what they try to do is target those conferences <br />that are most associated with and directed at municipal functions. City <br />Attorney Schenk said that is why the two primary seminars that the go to are <br />with TML. <br />