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O SESSIfM 1594 MINUTES OF ~E I3NIVERSITY C~'A~ COUNCIL May 19, 1993 At a s~ecial hurlget study meeting of the City Council of University city held in the ~ OperBticr~ Center of city Hall c~ Wednesday, May 19, 1993, Mayor Janet Majerus called the m~ting to ora~ at 7:35. In ~aa~tic~ to the Mayor, the following members of the Council were present: Mr. Byrc~ R. Price Mr. ~bertG. WagBr Mrs. Mary V. Sd~m~n Mrs. Betty L. ,Mrs. ~xiu~e~n arrived at 7:45 p.m. and Mr. Schorm~-~ arrived at 7:46 p.m. Absent: Counc~ Joseph L. ~a~ms, Jr., who was exEused. Also present were City Manager Frank Ollendorff, Finance Director Willie Nor- fleet, and Assistant to the City Manager Kimberley The public was invited to attend the meetin~ as _c~_rvers. ~he 1993-94 City budget was the c~ly su~ect d/scussed. Mr. Ollerr]orff called atter~icel to a memo sent to Council ~ahich listed items that might be cc~sin~red in at~t/rr3 to reduce a deficit of $122,000 in the 1993-94 b~r]get. Prior to discussing the it-m~, be said Council should decide what to de about University City Residential Service CG~S), which is funded for 1993-94 at the same level as this year ($46,500); however, they are ask- ing for $48,825 in order to give their ~loyees a 3% raise. The three major deficit reductio~ alternatives in the ~Mmo are: 1) a pauper- ty tax inu~ase of S ce~ts (or 5 cerfcs with no contingency); 2) reductic~s-- par~m~dic poeitic~ ($33,000), tree tri~ng ($2,000), police/fire conferences ($4,000), w~tering device ($1,000); and 3) p~k~me~nts (~ y~ maximre)- fire equi[m~nt reserve ($60,000), sidewalk/curb re~airs ($60,000), firefight- ing equi[m~_nt ($8,600), furniture/office equi~m~_nt ($10,000). Mr. Ollendorff felt a pA~Farty tax in~-~uase was not a desirable alternative bec~_ause the City should be getting ~ed sales taxes in Jamm~-y, and the SUpAc~e Court may approve the local use tax. Also, future bond issues would re~.m{re a p~uperty nating a par-~nedic position, hut the other three it~ might be considered. now to pay for next year's reeds b~t ~,~t be A~paid within a year so rao~ey is available to buy a fire truck when neoessary. The ,~amm is true for sidewalk and curb repa{rs--if scram_ are postponed, more will have to be done later at prubahly a higher cost. ~he firefighting equirm~nt is for replaceuent so perhaps the old equi[ment oould be used for another year. The same is tD3e for the furniture and office equip~nt.