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The cuts I have suggested are 13 employees cut from the water production and sewer treatment plants as well as 2 cut from lift stations. These salaries along with the cuts from the budget total around $ 600,000. 15 employees cut from budget @ 25,000 yearly 375,000 20% benefits cut from budget 75,000 valves eliminated from budget 100,000 sludge removal equipment eliminated from budget 40,000 new vehicle eliminated from budget 18,000 .1: 111 The new manpower schedule I have outlined will give the water production plant and the water treatment plant coverage around the clock. It will put maintenance personnel on shift along with a production operator. The personnel will go to a rotating shift which is a more economical method of manning plants around the clock. Also this schedule would give three maintenance people along with two production operators and a supervisor on days for any major breakdowns. Looking at the maintenance breakdown sheets that was provided us by Herb,the manpower that will be allocated to -the plants should be sufficient to handle any problems. Along with these cuts all of the tractors and mowing equipment can be taken to the parks department. One riding mower,one push mower and one weedeater can be left at the water production plant and at the sewer treatment plant so the yards around the buildings and road can be maintained. The parks department could be grown by 4 to 6 people so to be responsible for mowing the outlying fields at both the water production plant,sewer treatment plant and the lift station areas. There is a big piece of property on center street that was donated to the city for recreational purposes. Now is the time for a backstop to be put up and maybe a couple of soccer goals so teams can have places to practice. Also when the sports complex and the new police station come on line the personnel will hopefully be in place to provide upkeep on grounds. I have said before that I do not enjoy proposing job cuts but I feel that serious cuts are needed to avoid raising rates too much. Also there is a more economical way to manage the water and sewer plants and we should be striving to reach those goals.