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TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1999 <br />incentive funding and a new cash award program for City employees called the Milestone Awards. Mr. <br /> <br />Reynolds described the Milestone Awards, stating that they would be cash awards made based upon five <br />stages of years of service. The budgets of the Finance Department, Police, Fire and Emergency Medical <br />Services were also discussed. Under the discussion of the budget for the Community Development <br /> <br />Department the City's shell building initiative program was discussed, and it was stated that this initiative <br /> <br />would have no impact on the proposed budget. Under discussion of the budget for Leisure Services and <br /> <br />Facilities an increase in numbers of personnel was discussed. Council Member Koop stated that the <br /> <br />additional clerical position requested needed discussion, saying that he was not sure he wanted to support <br /> <br />the additional position, even though he knew that the department needed it. Council Member Roop <br /> <br />remarked that workload had been added to the Fire Department in recent times with no increase in <br /> <br /> personnel. Mr. Reynolds stated that, in fact, two positions had been added in the Fire Department, due to <br /> <br /> work requirements, and that due to Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards relating to <br /> <br /> the "Two in, Two Out" rule it was likely that more positions would need to be added in that department in <br /> <br /> the future. Council Member Roop stated that the community was not growing at a rate sufficient to <br /> support such additions. Council Member Dallas stated that Leisure Services needed this full-time position <br /> due to workload increases, and that the department had utilized a half-time position for years which would <br /> now become a full-time position, as opposed to the addition of an entirely new position. Council Member <br /> Roop stated that he could support the added position requested in the Commissioner of Revenue' s office <br /> but not the Leisure Services position. Vice-Mayor Teague noted that the City Manager' s report on the <br /> proposed budget showed that the $26,000 increase in cost to support the requested Leisure Services <br /> <br /> position was being provided by revenues from fee enhancements from programs and activities. Mr. <br /> <br /> Reynolds then advised Council that staff would provide detailed information on all requested new <br /> <br /> positions at the budget work session scheduled for the coming Thursday. He noted that positions to be <br /> discussed would include a Service Writer position in the Garage, needed to address critical efficiency and <br /> cost issues. Vice-Mayor Teague noted that a significant workload had been added to the garage when the <br /> <br /> <br />