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<br /> <br />unionized employees next year provide, and how much do these <br />cost the City? <br />3) As to Step increases annually provided to most city employees <br />except those capped at the top of their salary range, it seems from the <br />City Manager's answer on November 16th to a question from Council <br />member Pust at the November 16th meeting, that the current policy will <br />not be changed. In other words, all city employees will be eligible for <br />these raises except those already at the top of their ranges. <br />a. What savings could be achieved next year if current salaries were <br />frozen at existing levels? In other words if there was a temporary <br />suspension of step increases for one year. <br />• This seems reasonable since the proposed budget asks city <br />taxpayers to financially sacrifice more so that city employees <br />can continue their employment. Should not existing <br />employees also be asked to sacrifice financially as well? <br />b. Are step-increases built into the contracts for unionized <br />employees, and if so what are the projected costs of these <br />negotiated step increases next year? Could these be renegotiated? <br />4) As to a temporary hiring freeze or delay, <br />a. What estimated savings could be realized if no positions were filled <br />next year without the explicit approval of the Council? <br />b. What savings could be realized if filling empty positions were <br />delayed by a period of time at least twice the time usually taken? <br />On Capital Improvement Needs: <br />Since the need to maintain and improve the City's capita/ <br />resources as outlined in the Capita/ Improvements P/an (CIP) <br />appears to be a driving force in developing the 2010 budget, the <br />fo/%wing questions are relevant. <br />1) As to the CIP'S Current Status, it was approved last December <br />at the end of a lengthy council meeting that included the Truth in <br />Taxation hearing. At the time the cCity's Financial Director noted that staff <br />was not seeking that the Council formally commit for funding of the Plan, but that such <br />funding would come in the form of annual budget documents presented to the City Council <br />for review and approval. As such the Plan does not commit the City to any <br />2 <br />