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SESSION 1307 MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY COUNCIL May 19, 1982 At a special budget study meeting of the City Council of University City, held in the Emergency Operations Center of City Hall on Wednesday, May 19, 1982, Mayor Jo- seph W. Mooney presided and called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. In addition to the Mayor, the following members of the Council were present: Mr. Lawrence Lieberman Mr. Joseph L. Adams, Jr, Mr. Marvin B. Levy Mr. Paul E. Schoomer Mrs. Betty L. Thompson Also present were City Manager Frank Ollendorff and Director of Finance Michael T. McPhail. I Absent: Councilmember Cynthia Metcalfe, who was excused. The public was invited to attend as observers. The budget was the only subject dis- cussed. I Since several people representing the Library were present, it was decided to start with the LibraEj (4000) budget (page C-103). Mr. Ollendorff said it had been found necessary to increase the tax rate for the li- brary to the full amount authorized by the voters ($0.40/$100), and that if this were not done, library services would be jeopardized. Mr. McPhail pointed out a correction on page C-105 under Capital Outlay. Under Of- fice Furniture and Equipment (3,08), the amount under Actual Expenditures 1980-81 should be changed from $7,913 to zero. Mr. Adams questioned the decrease shown for 1982-83 under Contractual Services, El- ectricity (5.02). Mr. Bruce Collins, Library Director, was asked to comment. Mr. Collins said the Library was exploring the possibility of an energy-saving program with the Honeywell Company. The cost of the program was reflected in Miscellaneous Outside Personal Services (1.10); however, the company guaranteed that utility costs would be reduced by at least $10,000. Since that time, Mr. Collins said it was felt that some of the things which were to be done by Honeywell could be done by the li- brary itself at a lower cost. Responding to Mr. Adams, Mr. Collins said Hospital and Medical Insurance (4.07) did not reflect the increased cost of medical insurance proposed by Blue Cross-Blue Shield. More information will be available after the City received new bids on medical insurance. Library employees pay about 50% of the cost of this insurance, however, whereas regular employees pay a smaller percentage. Still under Contractual Services, Mr. Adams asked about Depreciation (9.14), where no amount was shown for 1982-83. Mr. Collins said no funds were available to allot to that account; however, there are still funds in the account, and at the end of this fiscal year, there should be a balance of about $52,000. It was noted that the Contingency Account was only $5,704, but Mr. Collins said if there was a major ex- pense, it would be covered by the Library's maintenance agreement. Mr. McPhail said