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<br />2006 Budget Comments and Proposed Cuts <br />By Council Member Greg Schroeder <br />Revised 10/09/05 <br /> <br />Proposed changes to Neals July 7, 2005 Budget recommendations <br />Department or Budget <br />Program Page ItemlDescription <br /> <br />Council <br /> <br />111 <br /> <br />Eliminate Funding for International Performance Measurement $ <br />(ICMA) system <br /> <br />Cancel Membership to Suburban Rate Authority $ <br /> <br />Council <br /> <br />111 <br /> <br />Admin Dept <br />Admin Dept <br />Communications <br /> <br />113 <br />113 <br />121 <br /> <br />Reduce Conferences to reflect actual in previous years $ <br />Reduce Training to reflect actual in previous years $ <br />Delete Community Survey <br /> <br />Recycling <br /> <br />123 <br /> <br />Delete purchase of recycle bins $ <br /> <br />Police <br /> <br />Replace Police Sargent with Lieutenant. I am not in favor of $ <br />this. <br />No, I am not in favor of adding a captain position. To me it is $ <br />more important to get more patrol officer out on the streets.) <br /> <br />Police Admin <br /> <br />Police Patrol <br /> <br />Add one Traffic Officer <br /> <br />$ <br /> <br />Fire Department <br /> <br />Delete training officer <br /> <br />$ <br /> <br />Economic Add cost for Economic Development Strategic Plan $ <br />Development <br />Building Permits and Raise fee to cover costs $ <br />Codes <br />Public Works Delete number of Commercial street Lights $ <br />Storm Drainage Eliminate residential Leaf pickup Program $ <br />Public Works Add Pedestrian Safety improvements $ <br />Fire Department 167 Hose replacement $ <br />Fire Department 167 A V Equipment (Projector) $ <br /> <br />2of3 <br /> <br />Value <br /> <br />Remarks <br /> <br />(10,000) <br /> <br />(3,500) <br /> <br />(3,000) <br /> <br />(5,500) <br /> <br />This is a $30,000 savings to <br />this line item that would not <br />be reflected in the levy. Use <br />these funds for correct <br />installation of cameras and <br />sound system in Council <br />Chambers. <br /> <br />(8,000) This will save the City <br />$7,000 in the recycling <br />budget and About $1,000 in <br />labor in various departments <br />that handle the bins = <br />$8,000 <br />Proposed as a no cost <br />increase. <br /> <br />This would cost the City <br />$103,000 in 2006 and go up <br />from there. <br /> <br />50,000 <br /> <br />I am not in favor of adding <br />additional full time <br />employees to the Fire <br />Deoartment. <br /> <br />12,400 <br /> <br />(3,000) <br /> <br />(50,000) The leaf program is costing <br />$$ for a contractor to turn <br />the leaf piles. <br /> <br />This is a one time cost of <br />$15,000. Pay for from Tax <br />Reduction Fund. <br /> <br />(4,000) This is a one time cost. Pay <br />for from Tax Reduction <br />Fund. <br /> <br />(2,100) This is a one time cost. Pay <br />for from Tax Reduction <br />Fund. <br /> <br />10/9/2005 <br />