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Budget Committee Meeting August 24, 1999 Page 10 that the biggest figures they are going to see in his budget is the reduction of $68,000.00 for consultants fees, which was included in this year's budget for the Comprehensive Master Plan which he hopes will be completed this fall. Under Capital Expenditures, his first priority is a new smoke blower to smoke test sanitary sewers in the amount of $1,300.00, and $500.00 for furniture and fixtures. Mr. Smith said the line items are in line with what they were last year. Mr. Smith said one of the things that has a great influence on his budget is the annexation, and he said if another annexation of the magnitude that was done the last time, budget -wise, will be hard because of all of the linguistics of furnishing the maps, deed research, and the extra cost of those would place his department over budget. Mr. Wilson wanted to know who the Project Coordinator was. City Manager Malone said that is Tommy Haynes and a share of his salary is in the Engineering Department, Airport, and Police and Fire Departments because he performs several functions. Also City Manager Malone pointed out that his secretary's salary is portioned out to other departments. Ken Klinkerman came forward going over the Emergency Medical Service's budget with the Committee. Mr. Klinkerman said in personnel, there has been no changes. Under Capital Outlay, there is furniture and fixtures for the stations. Mr. Klinkerman explained that the stations are furnished by both hospitals that there is no expense for those except for the telephone. The south side station is ten years old and St. Joseph's furnished the building at that time, but all the furniture is wearing out and needs replacing at both stations. Mr. Klinkerman told the Committee that the City of Paris has a contract with Lamar County for a 40/60 percent split for the Emergency Medical Service, and how that is figured, is the personnel cost from dispatch and fire department rescue, you add those together, put in 6.5% for administrative over -head and that is your total cost, you subtract your projected revenue, which calls for 1.6 million dollars, project revenue is 1.158 million dollars for a short -fall of $451,765.00. Lamar County will pay 40% of that amount. Mr. Klinkerman said that is going down every year and that is his goal, to get to the point where it not only