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City Manager's 2004 Budget Recommendations <br />$ r r i 4" <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 5 persons to 4, <br />5 <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 />E. Cut city overtime costs 0 %. $40;000. <br />F. Curtail in -state and out-of-state travel and conferences in all <br />departments. $5,000. <br />G. Reduce the proposed Employee Cost-of-Living Adjustment from <br />% to %. ,coo. <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 />T <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 />I I . Cut a variety of Police Department expenses but do not reduce <br />sworn officer staffing: <br />.. Suspend the summer bike patrol. A summer -time, <br />temporary help situation that is valuable but not a <br />core function. $10,000 <br />ii. Reduce training budget by $15,000. Mill leaves <br />approximately $32,000 for police training. <br />iii. Do not fund the Cadet program for 2004. $15)000.1 <br />7 <br />