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<br /> City Council <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> October 17, 2006 <br /> Page 7 of 12 <br /> . Lower interest Gollections in the general fund due to lower <br /> cash balances. <br /> 0 As a result of the revenues declines, the City has budgeted <br /> expenses down 2.4% with 2006 budget. Since the cost of salaries <br /> and benefits increased by 1.22%, staff had to make several <br /> budgeted cuts to the General Fund. Below are some of the more <br /> significant cuts: <br /> . Personnel services were cut $303,000. <br /> . The custodial services budget was cut $50,000 <br /> . The Recreation/Senior Center annual triathalon was cut. <br /> . The General Fund mowing budget was cut $10,000. <br /> . Legislative - Council cut $14,000 from its budget for refunds <br /> and contingency. <br /> . Over $32,000 was cut from the Recreation/Senior Center <br /> budget in supplies, printing, education, training, dues and <br /> other line items in 2007. <br /> . $10,000 was cut from the library book budget and $6,000 <br /> additional cuts in custodial services due to the Sunday <br /> closure of the library in 2007. <br /> . $20,000 was cut from the planning budget for plan review <br /> and professional services. <br /> . Another $32,650 was cut from all departmental budgets on <br /> supplies, printing, dues, training and equipment purchases in <br /> 2007. <br /> Total appropriation request for the General Fund for 2007 is $12,944,465. <br /> . Public Access Television Fund <br /> 0 This fund will have a balance of $24,650 in 2007 with $12,500 <br /> appropriated for expenditures related to CCTV 2007 operating <br /> budget. <br /> . No funds are appropriated in the Northwest Parkway in 2007 as the City is <br /> waiting for a settlement on a claim related to this fund. <br /> . The parking improvement fund has no funds appropriated in it for 2007. <br /> This fund has a negative fund balance due to a liability the City should <br /> consider paying off in the next year or two. <br /> . No funds are appropriated in the McCaslin Interchange Fund for 2007; the <br /> City expects to use the remaining funds on the Phase II McCaslin design <br /> and construction scheduled for 2008. <br /> . The Cemetery will incur capital project expenditures of $40,278 for the <br /> following items: <br /> 0 Resetting damaged and settled headstones - $15,000 <br /> 0 Repair sprinkler heads and improve irrigation $8,000 <br /> 0 Renovate historic stone building $12,000 <br /> 0 Interior driveway improvements $5,278 <br />