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City Council Minutes <br />August 11, 2009 <br />Page 5 of 10 <br />the 2009 budget. The Council indicated it would like to revisit this <br />issue. Council Member Ryan would like to see the plan and a <br />projection of costs to implement the plan. It was the consensus of the <br />Council to revisit the amount of money contributed to this fund. <br />• Water <br />Budget presented by Mike Loven. The proposed revenues in the 2010 <br />budget are $234,940 which is a revenue decrease of $14,260 from 2009. <br />The proposed expenditures are $228,350 which is an expenditure <br />decrease of $14,640. Mike noted that these figures include a rate <br />increase as proposed by the Rate Study. Mike noted that overtime is a <br />concern with call outs happening on weekends. Mike suggested <br />changing the pay periods to reflect weekends in the middle of the pay <br />period as this would avoid some overtime. It was the consensus of the <br />Council to revisit the capital outlay carryover line item in this budget. <br />Sewer <br />Budget presented by Mike Loven. The proposed revenues in the 2010 <br />`-- sewer budget are $207,740 which is a revenue decrease of $50,030 from <br />2009. The proposed 2010 budget expenditures are $186,890 which is a <br />budget increase from $1,450. <br />Discussion was held regarding the difference in expenditures versus <br />revenues. Council Member Ryan suggested rescinding the summer <br />watering program for commercial and residential property. It was the <br />consensus of the Council to revisit the summer watering program in <br />the fall. It was the consensus of the Council to revisit the capital outlay <br />carryover line item in this budget. <br />• Police <br />Budget presented by Chief Jerry Braam. The proposed expenditures in <br />the 2010 Police Budget are $607,580. This is an increase of $70,500 <br />from the 2009 budget. The major increases in this fund relate to wages, <br />PERA, insurance, legal fees, travel, conference and schools, contract <br />services, and capital outlay for vehicle replacement. <br />The Council discussed the proposed 11.60% percent increase in this <br />budget. Discussion was held regarding what areas of the budget could <br />be reduced to lower the percentage increase. The Council suggested <br />