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'-- Session 1665, Minutes May 13, 1996 Page 4 people who worked at weddings and parties at City Hall. The amount of overtime is more than offset by rental charges for City Hall. Under Summary of Capital Outlay, 749.98 Reserve Expenditures is for painting the Council ehamber. 1019 Public Relations (page C-26). Ms. Trombly explained that part of722.03 Postage is for return postage on a proposed survey of residents' opinions of CityScape. The School District is contemplating cutting back, and if toot is done, the City will have to put an additional $2,000 into CityScape. It was noted that paper costs are going up, so a 12- instead of 14-month calendar will be done next year Under Capital Outlay, 743.08 Office Furniture is for a new computer for the Public Relations assistant. Mr. Ollendorff said that $3,500 of the amount in 721.10 Miscellaneous Outside Personal Services is for the bands that play in the summer concerts. 2010 Police De.partmef1t (page C-29). Mr. Ollendorffsaid in the last three years police have been added and the department now has 80 commissioned officers. There are also 19 civilians, and 12 dispatchers. He said 713.00 Temporary and Part-time Employee Pay includes crossing guards, part-time dispatchers, and four police cadets. Under 721.10 Miscellaneous Outside Personal Services, money is included for psychological exams for new recruits to make certain they are prepared for police work. He noted that 722.06 Traveling Expense was higher because the department is going through the certification process by a national agency and must attend seminars, etc. but that should be finished in July. On page C-30, Mr. Ollendorff said a report is now being prepared on adding another car to the fleet, as the Department requested. Responding to Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Ollendorffsaid 729.41 Drug Related Expenses is money for undercover drug buys. Money recovered in drug deals goes into the City's revenue account. In Summary of Personal Services, it was noted that there are 11, not 17, traffic escorts. Mr. Wagner asked about 728.09 Residency Allowance. Mr. Ollendorffsaid an officer could earn $720/year extra ifhe/she is a University City resident, but the amount has not been changed for at least 15 years. Council dis- cussed increasing the amount to encourage police officers to live here. Mr. Ollendorff said University City residents are given preference when officers are hired. Council asked Mr. Ollendorffto look into this further to see if an additional stipend would induce more police to live here. Responding to Mr. Wagner, Mr. Ollendorff said the jail has had a major upgrade and needs nothing further right now. Mayor Adams asked about the possible use of reserve officers. It was noted that such officers increase the police presence without adding to the budget, since they are volunteers. Mr. Ollendorffwas asked to get information on whether other nearby cities have such officers and how it works in those cities. An item not in the budget but discussed briefly was senior citizen phone service programs, where older residents are called daily to see if they are all right. The cost for such a system is about $9,000. Mr. Wagner left at this time (8:50 p.m.). 2020 Fire Department (page C-34). Mr. Ollendorff said the Fire Department has been restored to full strength in the last few years, with 48 firefighting personnel, a secretary and two cadets. He noted an omission on page C-35, 729.19 EMT License Fee, which should have $3,500 for 1996-97. Also, 729.76 Preventive Disease has been increased as costs for supplies in this category have escalated. Under Com- modities, lower totals for 732.08 Institutional Supplies, 732.12 Medical Supplies, and 732.20 Wearing Apparel meant the City caught up with its backlog the last two years. It was noted that the first use of -