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City Manager's 2004 Budget Recommendations <br />Me <br />In addition to these staff cuts, to achieve a $350,000 cut in city spending <br />recommend the following personnel - related cuts: <br />D. Cut on -Duty Shifts in the Fire Department from S persons to 4. <br />$50P000. <br />i. Explanation: Currently, we allow up to 5 persons <br />to volunteer for paid shifts in the Fire Department. <br />As you know, some shifts, especially week nights, <br />are relatively well- staffed while other shifts, such as <br />weekday days and weekends, are not. In the cur - <br />rent budget crunch, I suggest reducing paid staffing <br />on already popular shifts. <br />F. Cut City overtime costs 50 %. $402000. <br />F. Curtail in-state and out -of� s tate travel and conferences In all <br />departments. $5,000. <br />G. Reduce the Proposed Employee Cost-of-Living Adjustment from <br />3% to 2%. $351000. <br />i. I also recommend re- opening the 49ers' collective <br />bargaining agreement to reduce their cost-of-living <br />adjustment to % to match this reduction citywide. <br />Miscellaneous operating Cuts <br />In addition to these staff cuts and reductions in overtime and travel, to <br />achieve a $350,000 cut in City spending I recommend the following cuts <br />relating to training, supplies, and other aspects of our operations; <br />H. cut a variety of police Department expenses but do not reduce <br />sworn officer staffing: <br />i. Suspend the summer hike patrol. A summer- time, <br />temporary help situation that is valuable but not a <br />core function. 101000 <br />rr. Deduce training budget by $15,000. Still leaves <br />approximately $32,000 for police training. <br />iii. Igo not fund the Cadet program for 2004. 1 ,000. <br />7 <br />