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Session 1842 May 20, 2002 Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel, asked if this was a tight budget year and what was the budget. Mayor Adams said that it is a tight budget year and the budget is general fund - $25.1 million; Library Fund $1.5 million; Police and Firemen's Retirement Fund - $1.5 million; Non-Uniformed Employees Retirement Fund - $617,679 for a total of all funds $28.8 million. Ms. Glickert asked how much one penny on the real estate tax yielded. Mr. Ollendorff replied that each penny yields about $30 - 35 thousand. Mayor Adams said that the tax rate for the general fund is .66. Take the .66 and divide it into the total amount that is expected to be received from the property tax, which will give you the estimated general revenue for the general fund. Ms. Glickert said that employees of the city and the school district do not understand that they are able to take advantage of the Heman Park pool at half price. She believes the City Manager should write a letter to the school district and remind his employees of this great benefit. It is a source of revenue, albeit not a great one. Ms. Glickert said that UCRS entered the budget at around $2,000 when it was founded many years ago. Now it is about $70,000. They are no longer necessary. It is not an arm of the city government and is a grant. Without vindictiveness to any of the UCRS employees, she believes the house tour is not worth $70,000. They were founded when there weren't any for sale signs and we were being steered. They now have a different thrust and Washington University has their own off housing unit. Ms. Glickert also suggested cutting the half time person in Public Relations. At one time, we had a public relations director who did all the calendars, the newspapers, the special events as a half time person. The City Manager let this person go the very first thing when he came and we had no public relations during the 75"~ anniversary. We now have a full time person and a half time person. One full time should be enough. Ms. Glickert said that years ago when the pension plan was voted on there were no plans for gentrification of the pension plan. She said that the City is now giving commissioned officers a different benefit than what are given the patrolmen. This change was not voted on by the people and she questions the legality of this. She would like this checked into. Ms. Glickert said that the City Manager's salary of $116,000 should be at cap. We no longer need to furnish him a car for him to drive to work. Get rid of the car and pay him .35 per mile. Mayor Adams closed the public hearing at 7:47 p.m. CITIZEN COMMENTS: Kevin Williams, 432 Edgewood Dr., was here to speak about last week's laundromat ordinance. Mr. Ollendorff faxed him the proposed ordinance this afternoon. He made