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Permanent Spending Reductions: 2003 - Present <br />(a) Amount shown is in 2009 dollars <br />, As indicated in the above table, since 2003 the City has made nearly $500,000 in permanent spending <br />, reductions in personnel costs alone. And while the City has added a few positions in police and fire during <br />� this timeframe, it was done so in response to an identified need and only after significant evaluation and <br />� discussion by the City Council. In addition, the City has continued to leave several budgeted positions <br />. vacant in recognition of the City's current financial challenges. <br />. During the last budget discussion, the Council made a few additional inquiries regarding the 2010 <br />. Recommended Sudget. They include: <br />. ❖ 2010 Vehicle Replacements <br />. ❖ Employee training and conferences <br />. ❖ Employee overtime <br />Each of these budget areas are addressed below. <br />� Vehicle Replacements <br />� The scheduled vehicle replacements are shown in Attachment B. Soth Fire vehicles are funded out of <br />� existing reserves. Non-fire vehicles will be funded out of the 2010 T� Levy earmarked for vehicle <br />� replacements ($450,000) as well as $11,775 out of the vehicle replacement cash reserve. This will leave the <br />� vehicle replacement fund with a remaining balance of approximately $100,000. <br />� It should be noted in Attachment S, that the City has identified over $800,000 in needed vehicle <br />� replacements for 2011. Even with the establishment of a$450,000 vehicle replacement t� levy for 2010, <br />� the City will not have sufficient funds to make planned replacements in the future. Additional levy dollars <br />� will be needed in 2011 and beyond. <br />� <br />� Em�loyee Training & Conferences <br />� The Sudget for training and conferences has been frozen since 2008, and will continue to remain frozen for <br />� 2010. A detailed report from the 2009 line-item budget of training and conferences is included in <br />� Attachment C. It should be noted that many of the training opportunities listed involve either state <br />mandated training, or training designed to inform and interpret new laws and regulations. <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />