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The City's General Fund is comprised of six departments plus the general government functions. The highlights for the 1995 General Budget are as follows. • Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), $60,000 for the replacement of inaccessible curb ramps according to the ADA Curb Ramp Replacement Plan. The addition of a part-time Human Resources Technician to assist the Human Resources Department with Employment/Recruitment, Personnel Records and Health and Safety issues. • The addition of a full-time patrol officer and a full-time juvenile officer to keep pace with the City's growth and public safety service demands. • • Public Safety Capital Equipment. Two Patrol Cars $74,250; Speed Radar $3,000; Portable Radios $4,600; Code Enforcement Truck $16,540. A new plotter for the engineering division $11,200. Fencing the City Shops storage area $14,560 Increasing hours of library staff (.65 1- b) to provide full coverage of reference services at the expanded library facility. Additional adult activities staff (.50 r-1'h) for increased adult recreational programs. Additional staffing (1.95 F1'h) for the maintenance of the new ball fields. Special Revenue Funds: The City maintains three Special Revenue Funds: The Combined Capital Fund, Cemetery Perpetual Fund, and the Conservation Trust Fund. The Conservation The t Fund was established to account for Lottery proceeds from the Colorado State Lottery. Lottery funds are restricted for use in the acquisition, development, and maintenance of park and recreational sites. On November 2, 1993 Louisville voters approved a temporary sales and use tax increase of $.3/8 for ten years, beginning January 1, 1994 and on November 8, 1994, Louisville voters authorized the City to issue bonds to acquire open space property and apply the revenues from the sales and use tax increase to repay the bonds. In 1995 this fund will provide revenue for land acquisition in the amount of $216,555 as well as a $400,000 annual transfer out of the fund beginning in 1995 and extending through to 1999 for the recent purchase of the Warembourg property; $60,000 for the first phase of the Louisville Arboretum; and $26,000 for trails development. v