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Session 1307, Minutes Page 6 May 19, 1982 advised that this equipment would not last another season. Mr. 0llendorff suggest- ed that the Council authorize him to negotiate with the Clayton.city administration to see if a plan could be worked out so that University City skaters and hockey players might be able to use the Clayton rink. It was shown in a report circulated to Council that virtually all of the area ice rinks were losing money. The Council authorized Mr. Ollendorff to talk with officials of other rinks to see what avenues of cooperation might be open. Contingencies (6010), Mr. Ollendorff said he was recommending a slightly smaller contingency fund for 1982-83 than will be used during the _current year. Several unusual occurrences accounted for the larger current expenditure, such as the plant- ing of trees along Big Bend and the unusually heavy snow storms during the winter. I Last year (1980-81) it was not necessary to use any of the contingency money. Mr. Lieberman asked the amount of unappropriated surplus. Mr. Ollendorff said it would need to be totaled again since changes had been made in the budget, but he said he would get that information to Council in a few days.. He thought it would be about $600,000, which did not include the contingency fund. I Transfers (6011). Mr. McPhail said these items had been in Building Maintenance i and the Fire Department, and the total is made up of $76,000 put aside for the ` building improvement fund, $40,000 for the annual appropriation for fire equip- ment, and $38,000, which is half of what is owed to the fund balance to repay a loan made several years ago to establish the fire equipment fund. He said this change in accounting was brought about by the National Council on Governmental Ac- counting, which recommended that these amounts not be shown in their own departments. Debt Service Fund (4500), Police and Firemen's Retirement Fund (5000), and Non- Uniformed Employees Retirement Fund (5010. Mr. McPhail said all of these accounts were self-explanatory. Mr, Lieberman wished to know the outstanding amount of bond principal. Mr. McPhail said it was nearly $2,860,000. The Mayor noted that the City had a bonding capacity of $20,000,000. Mr. Ollendorff said both retirement funds were actuarially sound, Central Garage (7000), Mr. McPhail said there were corrections to be made in this account. On page C-113, the Total should be reduced by $14,300 to $978,680. On page C-114 under Perscnal Services, Regular Employees Pay (1.1) should be reduced by $13,500 to $215,800, and on page C-115, Social Security Contributions (8.01) should be reduced by $800 to $14,300. Mr. Ollendorff called attention to Gasoline, Oil and Lubricants (2.14) under Commodities, where a large decrease for 1982-83 was shown. Mr. McPhail said that account was overbudgeted for the current year, since gasoline prices have dropped considerably. Next year's figure also reflects a low- er cost for the propane gas used in the police cars. In addition, police cars are scheduled for replacement every two years rather than every year as has been done in the recent past. Mr. Ollendorff pointed out that the School District is now pur- chasing its gasoline from the City at great savings to them, since they formerly purchased it at retail service stations. Mr. McPhail said some maintenance also was done on the School Board's vans and that they are charged for out-of-pocket ex- penses. Revenue Sharing Fund (8000). Mr. McPhail said that the Total Appropriations figure should be changed from $345,000 to $323,392. He said that figure may still change slightly.