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Summary Information on the proposed budget cuts is provided below. The estimates provide the annual cost savings. Because the proposed cuts are likely to be implemented mid -year, the one- time use of reserves will be necessary for fiscal 2003. Absent the use of reserves, further reductions will be necessary. pending Council direction, Staff is prepared to implement the Budget Deduction Flag as early as Tune 1, 2003. The proposed cuts are both program- based, and service level - based, focusing mainly on the tax - supported programs. The proposed program cuts and service -level reductions are based on the following criteria (in no particular order of importance): Is the program or service a: Ll Primary role of the City, or secondary? Mandated program, or self-imposed? ❑ Program that serves the entire community, or a segment? ❑ Program that is crucial to preserving osevi lle ' s identity? Additional criteria include maintaining a strategic balance between various types of cuts and maintaining Roseville property values, both residential and business. It should be noted that the suggested budget cuts may not necessarily fit easily into any one category, nor are they equally palatable. lather they represent the cuts that provide the least amount of impact to the community as a whole, and leave intact, those programs that provide the greatest value. The tentative Budget Reduction plan summarized in the tables below 'alls for the following: Q Elimination of six (6) full -time employees, through a combination of voluntary retirements and resignations, and if necessary, layoff's. This is in addition to the elimination of the Asst. City Manager and Deputy Police Chief positions. ❑ Reduction in part -time /seasonal hours • A 50% reduction in overtime costs • Elimination of some memberships /sponsorships Reduced training and c onf `eren c es in all dep artm a rats Ll Reduced equipment purchases across multiple departments ❑ Deduced capital improvements for our parks ❑ Facility operation adjustments ❑ Deduced emphasis on non- writer street/right-of-way maintenance El Deduced emphasis on park maintenance, such as fertilizers and weed control