City Budget Amendments

I am posting here the budget amendments proposed by Alder McKeever and also those proposed by me. I have only one operating budget amendment (to increase the levy to 3.86% and use the added revenue to reduce the amount of fund balance we are using), but several capital budget amendments. The big change is to drop the proposed Kiddie Splash Pool, which would be great, but we need to maintain what we have first.

Alder McKeever has again proposed eliminating Monona dispatch as he does every year. That amendment has no chance of going anywhere. However, he has also proposed $20,000 for a study of dispatch and that may pass. His amendment to add $56,000 for 'Winnequah Road' is to add the stretch of road in front of the Bait Shop since we are doing that end of Midmoor in 2008. The other end of Winnequah will have the dips fixed next spring at no cost to the city.


Alder Wood Capital Budget Amendments:

2008 Amount Net change from Mayor's Budget + / (-)
Parks
Skatepark $30,000 +30,000
Rubber chips $20,000 +10,000
Pagoda $-0- (-)10,000 5,000 GO Bonds & 5,000 other
Pool
Sand Replacement Filter $4,500 +4,500
Staff warm-up replacements $1,500 +1,500
Kiddie Splash Pool $-0- (-)120,000


Library
Collection expansion $10,000 +4,000
Lighting improvements $5,000 +5,000
Window covering $5,000 +5,000

2009
Parks
Schluter Beach bathroom remodel $25,000 +25,000
Playground equipment $20,000 +10,000
Rubber chips $20,000 +10,000
Community Center
Refrigerator replacement $1,500 +1,500
Replacement of seasonal flags $1,500 +1,500

Library
Replace server & LINK Terminals $10,000 +10,000


Alder McKeever Budget Amendments:

2008 Operating Budget
Senior Services Contracts: add $1704
Senior Transportation add $1200
Earmark $25,000 for a facility audit not sure which account this should be
This is not new money, but an earmark of money in the budget
Eliminate dispatch reduce TBD
Add dispatch study add $20,000
Childrens books, library add $897
Equipment maintenance for library add $500
Building maintenance for library add $500
Increase professional development for library add $1000
Increase professional development for law enforcement add $3000
Increase debt service payments in an amount equal to additional revenue produced at a levy of 3.86%.

Net Impact: To be determined pending saving realized with elimination of dispatch. Estimated to be a reduction of approximately $120,000.

Capital budget
2008

Remove two squad cars reduce $57,000
Remove (New) E-911 Equipment reduce $97,000
Add Winnequah Road reconstruction add $56,000
Add Bike trail extension, South Town Drive add $20,000
Remove utility truck reduce $45,000
Remove pick up truck reduce $26,000
Require Option 1 for cold storage shed
Increase library collection add $6000
Add senior center space study add $4000
Add community center signage add $2000
Add Schluter Beach and move Firemen’s Park bathroom improvements to the year 2009.

Net impact for 2008: Reduce capital budget $137,000

2009
Increase library collection add $10,000