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Session 1919 May 10, 2004 the number of hours currently spent, but Mr. Ollendorff hopes that this will decrease next year because there aren't any big installations planned. Municipal Court - 1015 There are no changes in the budget for this section. The Municipal Court now accepts fees on credit cards, at the request of citizens and there is a charge for this service reflected in line item 729.92. The consensus was that facilitating the payment of fees balances the cost of credit card transactions. In Financial Administration - 1016 there is nothing new to report. There was a question about line item 731.02, and it was suggested that perhaps the nomenclature "Magazines, Maps and Books" should be changed to "Professional Journals" to better characterize the expenditure. Expenditures for computer equipment are high because of six replacement items and two new items. Maintenance of City Property - 1017 There are no major changes here. The City Manager reported that the boilers must be replaced, a primary need. The $200,000 cost to do this has been reflected in the projected City Hall Bond Issue. This project is under review by the Historic Preservation Commission. The total estimated cost is $2.7 million dollars. Phase One priority includes replacing the boilers and updating the heating and cooling systems, installing fire safety requirements, and replacing the "highest priority windows" on the second floor. The annex requires improving the "console" in the police and fire departments, for $200,000. These two requirements must be met. Public Relations - 1019 There is a correction on page C-27:743.10 should be $14,000, not $28,000. Under the line item 721.10, there should be included an additional $14,000 to the existing $3,272. This is the same budget, except that $6,500 was added to line item 713.00, to increase hours for the part-time person. This is one of the few places where money has been added, in keeping with requests from the City Council to improve public relations by providing two new signs. The sites and signs will be decided after July 1, 2004. Police Department - 2019 Personnel represent the largest share of the budget, and there are no changes. Salaries for staff are in the top 20 to 25 percent for municipalities in the Metropolitan area, and are therefore competitive. The bulk of line item 728.06 goes to the Police Academy and Fire Academy, which provide training. Outside education is training for medical staff and comes from hospitals. Page 7