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h) $ 50,000 reduction by eliminating one (1) full-time position in Park Maintenance/Skating Center (page 63) i) $ 70,000 in reduced funding for the Park Improvement Program, which will leave $150,000 in PIP funding (page 64) Comments on Councilmember Schroeder's Recommended Cuts for 2005 In addition to inquiries on the 2004 Budget cuts, Councilmember Schroeder has submitted a list of identified budget savings for 2005, along with some related inquiries. A copy of the list and inquiries is included in the email that accompanied this memo. With regard to the suggested savings a few points are worth mentioning. First the City's Communications Budget is a separate, stand-alone Fund that does not receive any property tax lTIonies. Its operations are paid entirely from cable franchise fees collected in the previous and current years. The Council may choose to cut this budget, but it won't generate any property tax savings, nor will it help address the current structural deficit. With regard to the $304,240 budgeted in the Communications Program, residents will receive the following services: 1) Administration and oversight of the City's cable franchise agreement 2) Local programming including the broadcast of City Council and Commission meetings 3) Local access to studio equipment and production services 4) Regular editions of the Roseville Wrap 5) Weekly editions of the News Fax 6) Video and production equipment in the Council Chambers 7) Coordination of the City's website content and general information services 8) Assistance to all City Departments in their public communication efforts through the use of newsletters, press releases, video production, and brochures. 9) Coordination of local elections 10) Coordination of the City's solid waste recycling program 11) Technical installation and management of cable casting equipment 12) Coordination of all video technicians The Laserfiche Manager software noted in the Communications Budget is actually specialized software for the production and coordination of meeting agendas. It will be used for all City Council and Commission meetings and will allow greater access to agenda packets to the general public, not only for upcoming meetings but for prior ones. At this point, Roseville is working with the cities we share information technology services with to gauge their level of interest in this software. With regard to the Training Manager position within the Fire Department, Staff has determined that over the next five years, the costs attributable to the Training Manager position will be offset by the savings that is generated by providing training in-house. We have not attempted to project the costs beyond five years for the same reasons we don't project costs for any other staff beyond five years - mainly it's highly speculative, and the cost assumptions we use today may not be applicable in future years. 7