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session.HavingalltherevenuesandexpensesintheGeneralFundwasachangefromthe <br />August/Septemberdraftbudget.ThischangecanbefurtherdiscussedattheNovember <br />18 work session as desired by the Council. <br />th <br />OneadditionalorganizationalorstructuralchangethatIamrecommendingtotheCity <br />CouncilisrelatedtotheTransfersbudgetcategory.Currently,andintherecentpast,the <br />Counciltransfers$200,000fromtheGeneralFundtothePIRFundforprojects.In <br />additiontoPMPtypeprojects,thePIRFundincludesannualexpendituresof$145,000to <br />$150,000forstreetcracksealing/sealcoatingand$50,000fortrailrehabilitation.From <br />myperspective,thetransferof$200,000fromtheGeneralFundtothePIRFund <br />essentiallygoes to pay for these two maintenance expenditures. <br />Itisappropriatefromapublicinformationortransparencypointofviewtohavethese <br />twoexpendituresintheGeneralFundsothatitiseasytoseewhatthecityisspendingin <br />totalonstreetandtrailmaintenanceactivities.HavingthesetwoexpensesinthePIR <br />Fundandnotwiththerestofthestreetsandtrailsoperationexpenses,whicharealready <br />intheGeneralFund,issomewhatconfusing.Accordingly,itisrecommendedthatthese <br />twostreetandtrailmaintenanceexpensesbemovedfromthePIRFundtotheGeneral <br />Fundandthatthe$200,000transferout(tothePIRFund)beremovedfromtheGeneral <br />Fund budget. <br />Thisrecommendedorganizationalchangedoesnotimpactthetotalamountinthedraft <br />budgets;itjustdeletesatransferoutandmovesanoperatingmaintenanceexpenseinto <br />the General Fund from the PIR Fund. <br />TheCouncilcanstilluseareductionintransfersasawaytoreducethetaxlevy <br />amount,butnow(assumingmyrecommendationisaccepted)thetransfersreduction <br />will actually be a cut in the General Fund street and/or trail maintenance expenditures. <br />Staffing Levels <br />Finance and Administrative Services <br />TherequestforaparttimeemployeeintheFinanceDepartmentdidnothavethesupport <br />ofthemajorityoftheCouncilduringtheNovember12discussion.IftheFinance <br />th <br />DepartmentrequestforaparttimeemployeeisnotapprovedbytheCouncil,thenthe <br />CouncilshouldconsiderputtingthefundingbackintothebudgetfortheFinance <br />DepartmentInternssimilartothelevelofpreviousbudgets.Attachedisamemofromthe <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services on this part time employee request. <br />Public Works and Engineering <br />TheredidnotseemtobetoomanyCouncilquestionsorconcernsonNovember12 <br />th <br />regarding the Engineering Intern. <br />Community Development and Planning <br />MostofthestaffinglevelsdiscussiononNovember12centeredontheCommunity <br />th <br />DevelopmentIntern.ItseemedliketheCouncilmajoritydidnotsupporttheideaofafull <br />