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Subsequent Budget Actions Subsequent to the Council adopting a Preliminary 2005 Budget and Tax Levy in September, a number of budget action items were enacted or realized as n�w information became available. These items as it pertains to the property tax levy are shown below. Tax Levy adopted on 9/13/04 Less savings from revised healthcare estimates Less savings from the eliminationof Skidsteer loader Less savings from the elimination of Council goal-setting Less savings from the eliminationof NLC Conferences Plus the addition of a snowplow attachment Revised Tax Levy $ 10,761,015 (30,000) (35,000) �.�,�� (4,050) 3,000 $ 10,689,965 As shown above, the revised 2005 Property Tax Levy kv�a�]d be $10,689,965, a reduction of $71,050. The revised levy represents a 9.5 % increase �v�r �0�, Final Budget Considerations Over the past few weeks, Staff has continued to evaluate propo.sc� spending plans in an effort to fmalize a Budget that; reflects the City's current financial challcr��s, addresses the core needs of the community, and is sustainable. As such, Staff is proposing that the Police FTE-equivalent'�ivilian position scheduled to be eliminated on 6130105, be accomplished by; reducing the cu�rent complement of Community Service O�cers from four (4) to two (2), and to eliminate �ing for the Police Cadet position which has been less effective in recent years. This would b� �n �ieu of eliminating one of the two data technician positions discussed by the City Manager duf ng budget review sessions. The transition to a new records management system in the Polic Department has been slowed by technological glitches with the new software, making it w,] Ekel� that the new records system will come on line in 2005. The elimination of two CSO's �� t� �� position instead of the data technician position will create the same budget savings �tkEout saari fZ�ir�� public safety. Staff is also reaffirming its support to eliminate the City's conr�ibution to the I35W Coalition. A letter recently received from the I3SW Coalition requests that the City contribute $9,000 in 2005 (At one point, the City contributed as much as $33,000). How�ver, Staff favors a more targeted effort when a need is identified. In addition, in light of the recent inspections of the chiller ur�it at the Oval, Staff recommends that $30,000 be redirected from the Park Improvement �ra�,t� �Pl�} t�� the Skating Center to provide for the re-inspection of the chiller unit at the �nd of th� skating season, or for other unforeseen repairs and replacements. The Total bud��t f�r tk�e Farks & Recreation function would not change. Finally, the Council is reminded that the 2005 Budget reflects he �'� consecutive year of cuts to programs and services. What little discretionary spendin that had been available, was eliminated in previous years. In order to achieve structural udget balance for 2005, st�ng reductions are necessary. Further sustainable budget cuts will require additional staffing reductions. �