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MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1988 <br /> <br />Further discussion of Mr. Cole's "pooled" surplus analysis revealed that of the <br />$8.0 million projected at June 30, 1989, $3.76 million within the Sewer Fund is <br />committed to the sewage treatment expansion project. Meanwhile, from <br />expressions from members of Council, it appeared that no member Of Council <br />currently is in favor of increasing tax rates or of imposing new service fees <br />(such as a refuse collection/disposal fee). <br /> <br />At this point in this meeting Council invited comments by.the several <br />constitutional officers present regarding their respective 1988-89 budget <br />request, after which Council briefly reviewed, page by page, the expenditure <br />side of the proposed 1988-89 budget, with Councilman McClain recommending that <br />funds proposed in the 1988-89 budget f6r hand-held meter reading devices and a <br />"call-in" information service be eliminated and, too, suggesting that <br />provisions for new weapons for the Police Department as well as the costs for <br />physical exams for Fire Department personnel might be postponed; whereas, <br />Councilman Groden suggested that some items in the City's capital improvements <br />schedule for 1988-89 might be deferred. After additional discussion of other <br />matters, including the proposed amounts for transfer to the General Fund from <br />the enterprise funds (viz., Electric, Water, and Sewer) and after Councilman <br />Cole inquired as to whether consideration should be given to reducing real <br />estate tax rates for the elderly-indigent and/or as to whether some relief <br />might be afforded the elderly-indigent through a reduction in water and sewer <br />service charges, Council indicated that it would decide after its special April <br />19th meeting with the City School Board what course to follow toward reducing <br /> <br /> <br />