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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1992 <br /> <br />Council then began a page-by-page review of the City Manager's budget <br /> <br />proposal in which the following informational items were requested by <br /> <br />members of Council: <br /> <br />Councilman Oakes asked for a report explaining the City's Pay Plan <br />and a report on the number of employees who would be getting step <br />increases in accordance with the Plan during FY 92-93. <br />Councilman Adams asked for a bar graph showing the history of the <br />total budget fund balance as a percentage of total expenditures. <br />In response to questions from Council, Mr. Reynolds stated that he <br />will present Council with a Capital Maintenance and Equipment <br />Replacement Program at the end of September, 1992, at which time <br />he will also present Council with a funding plan to finance the <br />Program. <br />Mayor McClain asked for a report on the increase from FY 91-92 <br />"Actual and Estimated" expenditures to FY 92-93 Budgeted in both <br />the Electric and Sewer Funds. <br />Councilman Adams asked for the line item detail for several budget <br />programs. <br />Council asked for a report on the amount and disposition of <br />revenues from the recent Industrial Development Authority billing <br />to bond issuers. Mr. Reynolds stated that he would report on this <br />matter after the IDA has met to discuss it. <br />Council asked if the City owned the National Guard Armory <br />building. <br />Council asked how many citizens participate in programs at the <br />Senior Citizens Center. <br /> <br />In addition to these items, the following significant issues were <br />discussed in the page-by-page review: <br /> <br />In discussing funding for the City Newsletter, which had been cut by <br />the City Manager in the FY 92-93 Budget Proposal, a majority of Council <br />members agreed with the decision to eliminate funding. <br /> <br />Mayor McClain stated that he felt Council should provide an increase in <br />the retainer fee for the City Attorney if it is able to do so for City <br />employees. <br /> <br />Mayor McClain noted that the City would be receiving a revised figure <br />for its contribution percentage to the Virginia Retirement System and <br />that this would have an impact on the budget proposal. <br /> <br /> <br />