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4901 Manitou Road. Tonka Bay. Minnesot <br />MAYOR June 12,1991 <br />L.H. H#u9 <br />•7994 <br />COUNCIL <br />Stt^ Johr>ton <br />OOufiM iCtlltr <br />John SonoioiH <br />Mr. Gene Stromaen. Executive Director <br />Lake Minnetonka Conservation District <br />ADMINISTRATOR 9Q0 East Wayzata Boulevard, <br />Suite 160 <br />Wayzata, MN 55391 <br />1 <br />DivW Catiinar <br />Dear Mr. Stromnen: <br />The Tonka Bay City Council has recvintly had the opportunity to <br />review the 1992 LMCD Budget. As a result of this review, we <br />would like to make the following comments, questions and <br />concerns: <br />1)c^urt mines - Revenues are up 3,000, however prosecution <br />costs have increased $5,000 resulting in a net deficit of <br />$2,000. Apparently the cost of prosecution was under-budgeted <br />in previous years. Fact - The cost of prosecution has nearly <br />doubled in the last two yea^s while the amount of court fines <br />has decreased by $2,000 si e 1990. <br />2)Telephone - Increase of 59% from 1991 budget. Most of <br />the increase is for an additio..al phone line. Are three phone <br />lines for a staff of 3 1/2 really .lecessary? <br />3)Poeteae - This item is proposed to increase 75% for 1992. <br />We feel this is excessive due to the fact that only $3,100 was <br />spent for postage in 1990. Granted there was a 16% increase <br />in postal rates, but if we take the $3,100 spent in 1990 and <br />add 16% we come up with a more reasonable figure of $3,596. <br />Given the current fiscal crisis, all government agencies are <br />being encouraged to reduce the amount of unnecessary mailings <br />by eliminating people from mailing lists, consolidating <br />mailings, etc... The LMCD should also be expected to reduce, <br />not increase, the i.umber of mailings and thus the overall cost <br />of postage. A 75% increase in postage costs is unacceptable. <br />Fact - The LMCD's cost of postage has more than doubled since <br />1990. <br />4)Printing - Here again we have a major increase (33%) in <br />an area that we should be looking for ways to reduce the <br />amount of printing that we do An inflationary increase would <br />appear more acceptable, but $500 or 33% is not.