08-24-1978 - Budget Workshop
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CITY OF EDGEWATER CITY COUNCIL
BUDGET MEETING
August 24, f978
Mayor Christy called the Budget Meeting to order at 6:30 P.M.
in the City Clerk's Office.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Christy
Councilman Rotundo
Councilman Shell
Councilman Sikes
Councilman Dietz
City Clerk Sue Blackwell
Police Chief Earl Baugh
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Jim Nichols - CD
The meeting began with a discussion about the Police Chief's
salary and the incentive pay he receives from the State revenue.
Councilman Rotundo said that he believed the Chief should
get a higher raise.
Councilman Dietz said that he did not believe the City could
justify a higher raise for the Police Chief. Mrs. Blackwell
is doing the work of the City Manager, Finance Officer, Personnel
Officer and City Clerk. There is a great deal of work involved
in handling the grants necessary for the Water Department and
that is why the raise for Mrs. Blackwell will come from the
Water/Wastewater budget.
Councilman Rotundo wanted the Chief to get at least a 5% raise
on the total salary which includes the incentive pay.
Councilman Dietz said that they should go through the whole
budget and then see if they can find how to do this and still
balance the budget.
The Council went over the corrected budget and noted the changes
that had been made.
Some of the major changes in the various budgets were created
by the hiring of CETA employees.
Councilman Dietz suggested that they leave the Police Chief's raise
as originally scheduled in the budget and then later on in the
year ,as the City is able to see how the budget is working out, it
may be possible to give him a raise and also to raise Mrs. Blackwell's
salary.
The City Clerk said there would be an added figure for garbage
collection that had still not been put into the budget. She was
waiting to hear from the auditors as to where they were going to
put this in the computer. It may be a separate item.
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The Council then discussed the Water and Wastewater budget.
The City Clerk said that all anticipated income did not show
the development money. That money will be going into a trust
fund, like it does now, it won't come through the books.
The renewal and replacement will now show on the budget because
- it is fully funded. It will show that it has$50,000 in pooled
cash and show that money is invested.
The City Clerk reminded the Council that there is no emergency
and contingency category any more.
Councilman Sikes asked what the procedure would be if the
City was able to purchase an item, not budgeted, that would be
a good buy for the City.
Mrs. Blackwell said that she had discussed this with May, Zima
and they were investigating it.
Councilman Sikes questioned the large amount budgeted for
postage. He asked if it might be feasible to hire someone to
deliver most of this mail.
Councilman Dietz said that it would definately be worth
considering when we have added about 1,000 more customers.
It is already getting to be too much of a job for one man to
read all the meters.
Mrs. Blackwell also told the Council that the City will soon
reach the point when they will have two checking accounts.
One for accounts payable and one for payroll. This will be
handled by the computer. We are considering paying bills twice
a month.
After discussing the water and wastewater budget, the Council
agreed that it was satisfied with the proposed budget.
There will be no change in the millage.
The budget can be adopted by October. There will be a public
hearing and then the necessary ordinances must be drawn up.
The meeting was adjourned.
Copies of the proposed budget will be posted in City Hall,
the Community Center and the Library. Copies will also be
attached to the original minutes of this meeting.
Minutes submitted by:
Nancy Blazi
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