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Date: 10/ 18/44 <br />Item: 3. <br />2005 Budget <br />Focus Questions <br />Nine Questions: <br />2005 Budget Focus Questions and Decision Outline <br />1_ To achieve structural balance in the City's operating budget: <br />A. ADD NEW LONG-TERM, NON-TAX REVENUE SOURCES? <br />l. Should Council create a Street Light Fee? ❑ Yes ❑ No <br />2. Should Council create a Utility Franchise Fee? ❑ Yes ❑ No <br />3. Are there other long-term, non-tax revenue sources the Council wants to <br />create? ❑ Yes ❑ No If Yes, then Council Yes/No direction about each <br />new non-tax revenue source a Councilmember proposes to create. <br />B. LONG-TERM REDUCTIONS IN TAX-SUPPORTED OPERATING COSTS? <br />�r Should Council eliminate the Naturalist position? ❑ Yes ❑ No <br />�, Should Council eliminate the Custodian position? ❑ Yes ❑ No <br />�i� Should Council eliminate a Maintenance position or positions? ❑ Yes ❑ No <br />If Yes, should this be a Parks & Recreation Maintenance Worker, a Streets <br />Maintenance Worker, both, or some combination of the two (such as 0.5 FTE <br />from each department's budget)? <br />�. Should Council eliminate a Civilian position from the Police Department? <br />❑ Yes ❑ No <br />$� Are there other tax-subborted, structural, oberatin� costs the Council wants to <br />eliminate? ❑ Yes ❑ No If Yes, then Council Yes/No direction about each <br />tax-supported operating cost a Councilmember proposes to permanently <br />reduce or eliminate. <br />