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~28 MONDAY APRIL 30, 1984 (2) The Sheriff's Department shows a $47,960 increase in local costs. The Sheriff should be prevailed upon to scale it down. (3) The Rescue Squad has gone from $5,346 in 82-83 to $8,023 in 83-84 to $17,346 in 84-85. (We were afraid this would happen.) Suggest that $9,000 be cut from this request. (4) Capital Expenses - That another look be taken at projected capital expenses for the next fiscal year and that some items either be trimmed or delayed. (5) School Expenses - According to the budget, school expenses are up 11% ($913,000). Certainly there is room for the schools to share proportionately in cutting the over-all budget. With a projected budget of the scope that has been presented, I should not think reducing it by about $500,000 would be at all drastic; nor would it be damaging to our progressive on-going. In response, City Manager Edmonds gave a "history" of transfers from the Electric Fund to the General Fund since 1969-70, during which intervening years Council has consistently "lowered", as was and as is Council's prerogative, the City Manager's recommendations regarding property tax rates and, conversely, at times financed General Fund needs from Electric Fund surplus which, fortunately, was adequate. As to the Manager's proposed 1984-85 budget, Mr. Edmonds observed that General Fund revenues can be reduced by the amount of reductions in proposed 1984-85 General Fund expenditures; however, as Mr. Edmonds pointed out, if Council wants proposed General Fund expenditures or appropriations reduced, the question arises as to how much the City School board will be asked to reduce its 1984-85 budget requests. And, as to the use of Electric Fund "escrowed" monies for water and sewer needs, as suggested by Mr. West's memorandum, Mr. Edmonds pointed out, as follows: 1. Water rates, already established to support Water Fund needs (including the cost of the current Leatherwood Creek Raw Water Line project), could be reduced; 2. Accepted municipal accounting principles require that each utility fund be self-supporting; 3. As previously cited, sewer rates (under the present structure) will not support Sewer Fund needs but, in accordance with ac- cepted municipal accounting principles, should be increased to finance sewer system improvements contemplated;