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TO: FROM: DATE: Mayor Callahan and Orono CounciImembers Ron Moorse, City Administrator f\J / September 9, 1993 SUBJECT: 1994 Proposed Budget The 1994 Budget proposal reflects an effort to control costs through a number of cost reduction initiatives with the 9oal of limiting the expenditure increase in the General Fund to a minimum emou: t. This is a difficult task given that there are a number of expenditure items that are not discretionary for the City that have increased substantially. The exoenditures in the general fund have increased from $3,132,572.00 to $3,215,090.00 for an increase of $82,518,000 or 2.63% over 1993. The tax levy required to fund the overall budget including the general fund, sere and water fund deot and the building bond debt has increased from $1,779,222.00 to $1,867,703.00 for an increase of $88,481.00 or 5% over 1993. The major expenditure and revenue items reflected in the 1994 proposed budget are as follows: 1. General fund budget A. General fund expenditures (1) Fire equipment fund funding level Historically Orono has been setting aside approximately $22,000.00 per year in a fire equipment fund. In 1993 this amount was increased to $30,000.00 due to the significant reduction int he Long Lake fire service operating budget. The 1994 fire budget reflects a $20,000.00 contribution to the fire equipment fund. This amount reflects an offor I to somewhat l imit the increase in the tire budget while absorbing a significant increase in the Long Laxe fire service operating budget. (2)Elimination of the K-9 program. The elimination of the K-9 program enables an expenditure reduction of $18,000 from the 1993 budget. In addition, the $11,500 expense of training a new K-9 officer and a new dog is avoided. Also, because the City would no longer be required to pay 1/2 hour of comp time per day to the K-9 officer for care of the dog, an additional 22 eight-hour shifts of patrol officer time becomes available to the departmen