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Mayor and City Council <br />October 30, 1973 <br />Page 2 <br />1. Restructuring of the salary schedule to fit the new Personnel <br />Code and Pay Plan. <br />2. Establishment of a separate Bookkeeping or Finance Department. <br />3. Replacement of water mains, per our Capital Improvement Program. <br />4. The overlaying and seal coating of the existing streets, as <br />outlined in the Capital Improvement ProgLam. <br />5. The installation of the 1974 portion of the Storm Sewer Plan. <br />6. Establishment of a full time Building Inspection Department. <br />7. Funds for the planning and construction of the first phase of the <br />Central Business District Improvement Program. <br />8. Planning monies to study proposed industrial sites. <br />9. Funds to retain additional attorneys to represent the City <br />on water and Municipal Court matters. <br />10. The construction of two parking lots, one at City Hall, and the <br />other on the old Steinbaugh property. <br />11. The remodeling of City Hall. <br />12. Additional personnel in the Police, Engineering, Bookkeeping, <br />Parks & Recreation, Sanitation, Water and Street Departments. <br />13. The funding of Urban Renewal, should the Better Communities <br />Act become a reality. <br />The revenue picture of the City looks good, but we should be-r in mind <br />that the revenue projections are directly related to growth. When the <br />growth stops the bulk of our revnue is at an end. A thorough study of <br />this should be made in 1974, so growth may be correlated to our projected <br />Capital Improvements Program, and other high priority requirements. <br />As one of our councilmen stated, our real challenge will be accomplish <br />this, without relying on growth forever, to fund continuing improvements. <br />It will be important to develop other continuing and more permanent <br />revenue sources to replace that revenue derived from growth. While on the <br />