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Session 1641, Minutes Page 4 May 15, 1995 723.04 Printin~ should be $19,240 instead of $13,240; the increase for 1995- 96 is due to rising paper costs and ~sing color in next year's calendar. Mrs. Schuman felt the Public Relations D~ was doirg ew~ellent work. 2010 Police De~rtment (page C-28). Mr. Oller~_orff said next year there will be c~e less captrain but four more officers (two funded by a COPS grant). Mr. Wagner expressed concern that the federal government my withdraw this grant, and Mr. Ollendc~£f said if that happens he hopes the City can keep the offi- cers. He said a police officer ha.~ been assigned fulltime to special ordi- nance enforpmma~t duties, one of which is to help housing inspectors monitor ovez=xowd/rg. He noted that crossing guards are included at the full cost of $34,000 since the School District says it cannot afford to pay. It was sug- gested that the School District be asked to share the cost anyway; if it can- not, the City will pay. He said $5,000 in this budget is related to depart- ment certification, which should be cc~pleted this fall. Mr. Adams asked about using bicycles, and it was decided to discuss that at a study meeting. .2020 Fire De~t (page C-33). Mr. Ollendorff said a paramedic position was restored ar~ the Department is now at full strength. He called attention to 749.98 (page C-36) which is the r~w fire truck ($280,000). He noted sc{ne personnel dmanges (page C-36)--th~ Fire Marshall is now Chief Prevention and Safety Officer, there are currently six Paramedic Fire Captains, 3 Fire Cap- tains, 25 Paramedic Firefighters, and 8 Firefighters. 3900 Grant Fund~ (page C-79). Mr. Ollendorff said the $6,000 shown is part of the police budget but must be kept separate. It pays part of one police salary in an undercover drug te~__m working in the St. Louis area; but little of their time has been spent in University City, and it may not be continued. 6000 Sundr~ and Contingencies (Daqe C-81). Mr. Ollendorff said 729.60 Con- tingent Appropriation is larger than usual due to the local use tax, but he was reluctant to allocate all of it since it is not totally certain it will not have to be re~. ~ said 729.63 Transfer Appropriation--Building is also larger, an~ will fund some of the capital items Ms. T£~ly discussed earlier. The amount for 729.64 Transfer Appropriation--Fire Truck is the yearly amount allocated, and it will take about five years to accumulate enough to pay for a new ambulance and fire truck. There were no questions or c~m¥~nts on any of the other individual budgets. There was general consensus that Council would approve a two cent increase in the Library tax rate, as requested. The Mayor asked {ka/ncil to think about the Oontingency fund, as she felt the reserve should be a little larger. An~0URNM~Ff Mayor Majerus adjourned the meeting at 8:53 p.m. Dolores A. Miller, City Clerk