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Session 1518, Minutes May 14, 1990 Page 4 (me Repairs and Maintenance, Mr. Norfleet said that has been combined with 727.03 Rental of Central Garage Equipment in all departments to simplify the account- ing. Mrs. Schuman asked where expenses for the Police certification program were shown. Mr. 011endorff said it was not in the budget but was paid in Feb- ruary from the fund balance; funds will be transferred at the end of the bud- get year from Contingency. Mr. Adams asked about 743.02 Engineering and Sci- entific Equipment, specifically five closed circuit TV cameras, and Mr. 011en- dorff said those would be located inside and outside City Hall. Responding to Mr. Wagner, Mr. 011endorff said that the audio and tv equipment used in the jail helped fulfill some of the accreditation program standards. 2020 Fire Department (page C-40) . Mr. 011endorff said there were few changes here, but pointed out the reduction in 714.0 Overtime Pay, which means the City will probably have to call on Mutual Aid more often, with more referrals to Abbott Ambulance. This will be more expensive for those who have to use an ambulance, although insurance will usually pay most of the bill. He felt that no more than a dozen calls would go to Abbott in a year. Mr. Adams suggested that an increase in the amount paid for ambulance use should be put on the ballot soon. Mr. Wagner asked about 732.06 Food, and Mr. 011endorff said the elimination of that category resulted from the policy change of including the food allowance in firefighter pay, which shows up in 711.1 Regular Employees Pay. Under Summary of Personal Services, Mr. 011endorff said the figures were incorrect and should be 12 Firefighters and 21 Paramedic Firefighters (instead of 14 and 19) . Mr. Schomer asked about injuries, and Mr. 011endorff thought there were less than half as many as incurred by police officers. 2030 Disaster Planning and Operations (page C-44) . The City Manager said a grant covered some of the expenses of this department but the amount has been getting smaller. He noted there have been ongoing conversations regarding the possibility of St. Louis County taking over emergency preparedness for Univer- sity City and other municipalities, which would be more efficient than each city doing its own. However, the City's emergency preparedness director has other responsibilities, and his leaving would mean the City would probably have to contract with a telephone repair service to keep the switchboard going and telephones installed or repaired. Mayor Majerus said she recently took part in a disaster preparedness exercise, and she felt the City was not pres- ently prepared to take good care of its citizens in a disaster such as an earthquake and that a regional plan was the best way to go. Mr. 011endorff said this function would not be turned over to the County until the person involved found another position. He said Council might want to put a question mark on this program and discuss it again in the near future. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Majerus adjourned the meeting at 9:08 p.m. 03-6.--e„ a 4 (we Dolores A. Miller City Clerk