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<br />Audit Services Additional Cost <br />Legal Services Increase <br /> <br />6,000 <br />7,700 <br /> <br />Although I question why celiain other costs are counted as "new <br />obligations" rather than regular ongoing expenses (for example, City Hall <br />and Nature Center utilities and custodial services, and the costs of the 2006 <br />general election) I will treat them as new obligations for the purpose of my <br />analysis. <br /> <br />Budget Reductions Needed to Balance at 5% Level <br /> <br />Ifnew obligations are reduced as indicated above, then total new obligations <br />equal $683,700. A 5% levy increase will generate $531,900, leaving <br />$151,800 in reductions needed to balance the budget. <br /> <br />I would propose the following reductions fi-om items listed on the <br />spreadsheet: <br /> <br />Defer making up loss in lawful gambling revenue <br />Defer replacing employees who leave in 2006 <br />Eliminate leased storage space at Fariview <br /> <br />(22,000) <br />(100,000) <br />(12,000) <br /> <br />This would total reductions of $134,000, requiring another $17,800 in <br />spending reductions to balance the budget at a 5% levy increase. <br /> <br />This is not a huge number to make up. Some possible reductions include: <br /> <br />Possible Additional Reductions <br />Community Survey <br />Performance Management System <br />Agenda Manager <br />Save on recycling budget increase <br />Reduce increases in police admin (supplies and prof services) <br /> <br />30,000 <br />10,000 <br />5,000 <br /> <br />Draw on reserves for all or part of PIP <br />Defer filling GIS position <br />Don't make planning asst. staffing change <br /> <br />up to <br />150,000 <br />57,000 <br />20,000 <br />