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4 ) Mayor Malone stated that the next item was to consider action regarding residential trash collection. He reviewed his recommendation which are: (1) City continue twice - monthly trash collection; (Z) $1'.00 charge on water bill be removed; (3) The charge at the landfill be removed for residential garbage and trash from the City of Paris; (4) The City Staff should analyze the present landfill and collection operations to deter- mine ways that efficiency can be increased and costs can be brought down; (5) The City should investigate the employment of any additional needed personnel through the GOMA and CETA Programs. He then requested that these recommendations be brought to a vote. Councilman Philley stated that a new landfill site would be needed in 4 to 5 years and that the Council should be'calroful-about renoving income supporting this. He suggested that perhaps private haulers could be ' subsidized in some way leaving the $1.00 charge on the water bill and that individuals who haul their own trash to the landfill not be charged a gate fee to dump. City Manager Sokoll presented figures on the general fund account and estimated revenues from various sources. He reviewed a number of projects which have been approved or pending and their estimated costs. He ques- tioned the advisability of eliminating any revenues in next years budget. He pointed out the fact that if any revenues are done away with, the capital improvements projects outlined would be affected. He further cautioned that any Federal Program such as GOMA and CETA cannot be relied upon as an answer to a ranpower problem due to the uncertainty of the life of such programs. Mayor Malone again recommended that a closer look be taken at all federal assistance. At this time, Councilman Fisher made a motion to approve the 5 recommend- ations made by Mayor Malone. Councilman Williams seconded the motion. Councilman Wunsch stated he felt the removal of the $1.00 charge would encourage additional collection by the City and would endanger needed revenues. Mayor Malone stated that the service can be financed by .-- -ing surplus funds which have occured annually over the past several years.