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Budget Committee Minutes August 25, 1999 Page 4 keep the balance. Mr. Townsend said they had one for a time that had been using it as a demo model. It worked like a dream, and they could really use one. Under Machinery, Tools and Equipment it includes weedeaters, seeders, aerator, edgers, and small tools for the Parks Department. The radios are needed for the trucks and one truck does not have one for communication, and he is also getting another truck in this current year's budget. Mr. Townsend explained that the Parks Department for some time has not been getting new trucks, normally they are used trucks from the state. Mr. Townsend said he has placed $2,800.00 for Christmas lights for Winter Wonderland. Under the regular line items, Mr. Townsend explained that under Office Supplies there is an additional item which is the brochure. It came out in the Paris News and it really got the word out about their swim programs. Also included under this account is the Employee Newsletter and some of that money pays for that. Under Wearing Apparel, there is an extra $1,000.00 for uniforms for the guards. Mr. Townsend said there is some additional expense for gasoline and tires and that is due to the additions to the Parks Department such as Dragon Park, the Gateway Project, Heritage Park and Lake Crook which they are responsible for. Chemical and medical has to do with the pool, along with physicals for the lifeguards. Botanical is basically attempting to continue to improve the landscaping. Mr. Townsend said under communications, they pay, in addition to their regular telephones, they have pay phones in some of the public parks and the City has to pay a fee each month for those along with pagers. Travel and training expenses have increased, and Mr. Townsend said he was attempting to improve employee training, and there is baseball field maintenance that is being done by really un- trained people and he would like to send those employees to some baseball field maintenance schools. Mr. Townsend explained that Program Instructions expenses was created when he came on board, and the intent of it was to improve recreational programming, and the line item pays for all of the programming expenses such as swim lessons, life jackets for the kids, or swim toys. Mr. Townsend called the Committee's attention to the fact that when he came to Paris, the Revenue created about twenty two hundred in revenue in recreational programs. The First year he was here they created about $24,000.00 worth of revenue, and this year the revenue so far they have created