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City Council Minutes August 12, 2008 Page 6 of 9 The proposed 2009 Election budget is $7,570. This is a decrease of $4,800 from the 2008 budget. 2009 is a non-election year; however, the Council requested that the City budget for a portion of the budget on non-election years to eliminate the impact on the overall budget during election years. The Council made no changes to this budget. • Sales and Use Tax The proposed 2009 Sales and Use Tax budget is $2,000. This is a 0% increase from the 2008 budget. Council Member Ryan suggested lowering the budget by $1,000. The Council made no decision to lower the budget at this time. • Fire Contracts The proposed 2009 Fire Contracts budget is $75,200. This is an increase of$2,700 from the 2008 budget. This increase is based on the fire protection formula which includes market value, fire budget and number of fire calls. The Council made no changes to this budget. • HRA The proposed 2009 HRA budget is $1,300. This is a 0% increase from the 2008 budget. The Council made no changes to this budget. • Economic Development The proposed 2009 Economic Development budget is $1,850. This is a new budget for 2009. The Council made no changes to this budget. • Insurance The proposed 2009 Insurance budget is $58,500. This is an increase of $3,500 from the 2008 budget. The Council added $700 to cover the Library's insurance expense. • Recycling The proposed 2009 Recycling budget is $13,500. This is an increase of $3,500 from the 2008 budget. This budget is funded by SCORE funds. The Council made no changes to this budget.