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TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
December 9, 1981 Tukwila City Hall
7:30 p.m. Police Training Rm.
Budget Review Meeting
M I N U T E S
CALL TO ORDER COUNCILMAN SAUL CALLED THE BUDGET REVIEW MEETING TO ORDER.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MABEL J. HARRIS, GEORGE D. HILL, J. REID JOHANSON, DORIS E.
PRESENT PHELPS, DANIEL J. SAUL, GARY VAN DUSEN.
OTHERS FRANK TODD, Mayor; ALAN DOERSCHEL, Finance Director; DON WILLIAMS,
Recreation Director; HUBERT CRAWLEY, Fire Chief; PHIL FRASER,
Senior Engineer; SHARON WYLIE, Administrative Assistant, MAXINE
ANDERSON, City Clerk.
DISCUSSION
1981 Budget Alan Doerschel, Finance Director, explained that $69,900 was
Proposals removed from the department's budgets under Personnel Services
on December 7. On December 9, $83,000 more was removed. This
amounts to 3.3% of the individual department budgets. Eventually
money will have to be transferred from one department to another
to balance the Salaries and Wages later in the year. These funds
will be made up by not filling vacated positions. The Mayor and
Department Heads will decide which vacated positions are to be
filled. It will amount to three positions not being filled during
the year. If, late in the year, these goals have not been met,
some money saving programs will have to be started.
Mayor Todd said that if Council approves this plan the admini-
stration has to have free reign to manage the employees. This
creates additional work and responsibility for the administration.
When Council approves this budget they should seriously consider
making the Mayor's job full time. Councilman Van Dusen said that
administration should have the responsibility to come back to
Council and work together on the problems. In June, Council should
receive a detailed report on how the plan is working.
Mr. Doerschel assured Council they will get monthly reports.
Councilman Johanson said the burdon should be on the Department
Heads to see that the necessary cuts are made.
MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT COUNCIL ACCEPT THE
PROPOSAL FOR PERSONNEL COST REDUCTIONS AS SUBMITTED ON DECEMBER
9. MOTION CARRIED.
Mr. Doerschel noted that Council has not decided on the full time
Mayor position or the upgrade for the Recreation Supervisor. He
reviewed the proposal: Reduce the sales tax revenue by $130,000,
reduce current fund by $150,000. Approximately $20,000 of the
sales tax revenue along with the $153,000 in property taxes will
be put in the Street Fund. This way the Street Project can be
funded.
The Water Fund can be balanced to get the budget passed. We are
still faced with the problem of increasing the revenue. The Sewer
Fund will have to be discussed at a later date. The Current Fund
will be increased by the amount of the jail bill but the fund
balance will be increased to offset this.
Mayor Todd said he would like consideration given to increasing
the fee for Municipal Court (Fines and Forfeitures). Also, the
Building Permit Fees should be increased to reflect the 1979 fee
schedule. Further, if Council passes an ordinance authorizing
ordinances to be published by title only, it would save money.
Councilman Saul said he is happy that the problems have been solved
so the budget can be passed.
Mayor Todd noted that the Current Fund is about $100,000 more than
last year, but the salary increases (contract agreements) are about
$320,000 more.
ADJOURNMENT
8:00 p.m. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE SPECIAL CALLED
C i�IIMITTEE JTH�WHOLE ING ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman gaul� Citv/Clerk
DECEMBER 7 REDUCTIONS
DEPARTMENT BUDGET ITEM DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
Council Salaries Ben. Policy Analyst Cut 7,000
Mayor Salaries Ben. Reduce hours for Admin. Assist 5,000
Mayor Extra Labor Cut Grants Coordinator 3,000
City Clerk Extra Labor Reduction 600
Finance Extra Labor Reduction 2,900
Finance Overtime Reduction 300
Recreation Salaries Wages Recreation Supervisor- -1981 Level 4,200
Recreation Overtime Reduction 250
Planning Overtime Reduction 450
Building Overtime Reduction 400
Non. Dept. Shop Overtime Reduction 150
Police /Admin. Salaries Wages Lieutenant Position Cut 16,700
Police /Invest. Overtime Reduction 1,000
Police /Crime Prev. Overtime Reduction 500
Police Crime Prev. Extra Labor Reduction 300
Police Training Overtime Reduction 2,700
Fire /Admin. Salaries Wages Cut New Clerk 16,800
Fire /Admin. Optical Reduction 100
Fire Prevention Overtime Reduction 500
Public Wks. Maint. Overtime Reduction 100
Public Wks. Bldg. Overtime Reduction 800
Public Works Eng. Overtime Reduction 1,500
Public Works Eng. Overtime Reduction 150
Park Maintenance Extra Labor Reduction 4,000
Park Maintenance Overtime Reduction 500
$69,900
DECEMBER 9 REDUCTIONS
1982 PROPOSED BUDGET
REDUCTIONS
A I I ACHMENT A
Mayor Salaries Wages Reduction 1,700
City Clerk Salaries Wages Reduction 2,500
Finance Salaries Wages Reduction 4,500
Parks Recreation Salaries Wages Reduction 3,300
ATTACHMENT A
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DEPARTMENT
Planning
Non. Dept. Mech.
Police Admin.
Police /Invest.
Police Patrol
Police /Spec. Unit
Police /Traffic
Fire /Admin.
Fire /Suppression
Park Maintenance
Public Wks. Eng.
Pub. Wks. Bg. Main.
CITY STREET
COUNCIL REDUCTIONS (NET)
DEPARTMENT
Council
Mayor
Non. Dept. Misc. Sal.
Police
Non. Dept. Misc. Sal.
Non. Dept. Mech. Shop
Fire Suppression
Fire Suppression
Public Works Engineering
BUDGET ITEM
Salaries Wages
Salaries Wages
Salaries Wages
Salaries Wages
Salaries Wages
Salaries Wages
SJaries Wages
Salaries Wages
Salaries Wages
Salaries Wages
Salaries Wages
Salaries Wages
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
Reduction
Reduction
Reduction
Reduction
Reduction
Reduction
Reduction
Reduction
Reduction
Reduction
Reduction
Reduction
Policy Analyst Added 6 months
Reduce Admin. Assistant Salary
Reduce Non- Contract from 9% to 8%
Overtime Reduced
Contract Employee Increases
Extra Labor Reduced
Overtime Reduced
Holiday Pay /Clothing Reduced
Engineer Sal. Increase Cut
NET REDUCTIONS
1. Includes salaries wages line item reduced by approximately 3.3
AMOUNT
3,20C
2,20C
4,000
3,500
13,500
2,700
2,800
2,600
22,900
2,700
4,000
4,000
$80,100
2,900
$83,000
AMOUNT
6,700]
4,800
5,900
9,000
5,000]
250
6,000
2,500
1,600
$18,350
CURRENT FUND
Reductions made by Mayor December 7, 1981
(See Attachment A)
Current Fund reductions made by Mayor December, 9, 1981
(See Attachment A)
Current Fund Sub Total
Street Department Reduction made by Mayor
on Decmeber 9, 1981 2,900
Total Personnel Reductions made by Mayor 152,900
PERSONNEL SUMMARY:
CITY OF TUKWILA
Personnel Cost Reductions
As of December 9, 1981
Total Reductions made by Mayor
Net Reductions made by Council during
Budget hearings (See Attachment A)
Total Personnel Reduction from
Mayor's Proposed Budget
69,900
80,100
150,000
152,900
18,350
171,250