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Session 1920 <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />May 12,2004 <br /> <br />At a duly posted study session of the City Council of University City held in the E.O.C. <br />room in the basement of City Hall, on Wednesday, May 12, 2004, Mayor Joseph Adams <br />called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. In addition to Mayor Adams, the following <br />members of Council were present: <br /> <br />Ms. Cassandra Colquitt <br />Ms. Francine Brungardt <br />Mr. Robert Wagner <br />Ms. Stefany Brot <br />Ms. Shelley Welsch <br />Mr. Arthur Sharpe, Jr. <br /> <br />Also present was the City Manager, Mr. Frank Ollendorff. <br /> <br />Mr. Ollendorff started the second part of the budget study session by pointing out some <br />corrections on page C-30, 728.09, Residency Allowance - reads minus $9,000, and the <br />figure $28,064 is based upon the number of police officers who currently reside in <br />University City. The budget figure is higher, in the event that more officers take up <br />residence in the City. Then he advised that a list of all the corrections in the budget <br />would be forthcoming shortly for Council Members, and that he points them out in the <br />meetings to keep members apprised of differences. <br /> <br />Hospital and medical insurance costs is currently $1.2 million and the increases will <br />make that figure $1.5 million, nearly $300,000 more. Better and less expensive <br />coverage is always being sought. More employees chose to be covered this year which <br />contributed to this figure. Individual coverage is now 85 per cent paid by the City, and <br />family coverage is 75 per cent paid by the City. <br /> <br />A second correction occurred on page C-35, item 731.02, which should read minus <br />$3,000. Another correction was 732.12 which should read minus $2,000. On page C- <br />36, item 743.08 should read plus $12,000. In order to comply with HIPPA requirements <br />for the Fire Department, a software package must be purchased for this amount. Also <br />on this page, item 749.98, the reserve expenditures, should have $2,000 added to make <br />the figure $72,000. <br /> <br />Public Works - Enqineerinq - C-39 <br /> <br />One of four budgets for this department, this one actually includes more than just <br />engineering costs; it is more comprehensive and contains everything but streets, <br />sanitation and street lighting. There are no major changes, but noting that 721.10 is the <br /> <br /> <br />