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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,March 24, 2014 Page 6 Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; Etten; McGehee; Laliberte; and Roe. Nays: None. b. Approve Amendments to the 2013 Budget At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Trudgeon briefly summarized this re- quest as detailed in the Request for Council Action(RCA) dated March 24, 2014. Councilmember McGehee questioned where expenses stood for Emerald Ash Borer(EAB)treatment so far this year. Mr. Trudgeon responded that he was not prepared to respond, but would seek an update from staff for the City Council at his earliest convenience. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the extremely cold weather had been seen as a positive in delaying or eliminating this infestation. Mayor Roe noted that of the original $100,000 set aside for this treatment set aside two years ago, not all had been expended at that time. In response to Councilmember McGehee's request to clarify where the $16,000 in cash reserves was coming from as noted in the report, Mayor Roe stated that even though the money came from reserve funds, the budget would need to be amend- ed accordingly. As part of last year's budget and levy discussions, Councilmember Willmus noted the request to staff to provide a periodic update for carryover balances from prior years, and asked that the information be provided in the near future, which was duly noted by Mr. Trudgeon. At the request of Councilmember McGehee related to Police Department wages and equipment in the amount of$212,000, Mr. Trudgeon advised that he would need to get that additional detail from staff and bring it forward to the City Coun- cil. Mr. Trudgeon noted some of the items involved joint efforts and extra staff- ing requirements with other jurisdictions and agencies for special enforcement is- sues (e.g. drunk driving canvases and other types of operations), and would get that information from the Chief and provide it to the City Council at a later date. Mayor Roe noted that forfeiture information had been provided by the Chief at a previous meeting, and was part of those joint efforts. Regarding the Communications capital outlay of$50,000 for Council Chambers equipment and communications enhancements, Councilmember Laliberte asked if there were remaining concerns in the operation of the system.