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fiscal year 2010 when all union contracts would be up for negotiation. Freezing every employee's wage would save upwards of $270,000 per year. Other Compensation Related Savings One police officer has been called to active duty in Iraq. The salary savings this year alone will be $50,000. There may be some employee retirements that may occur and result in salary savings either by replacing with lower paid new hires, delay in filling or reduction FTEs by reorganizing. If all of these retirements occurred this year, the City would save over $380,000 in salaries and benefits by simply delaying the filling of the positions. Other Options — Batting Cleanup The marketing events coordinator position is still in the budget. The position, I have promised, hasn't been filled because I wanted the opportunity to evaluate for a year, whether the position was absolutely necessary. This will save $75,000 in 2009. After meeting with board members of Stockyard Days, Antique Car Run and the New Brighton Ambassadors, it has become clear to me that we need to continue to provide some staff support to those events. I am therefore requesting funding to move an office assistant from part-time to full-time and assign event related duties to that position. This add costs of $32,000, but be a net savings of $43,000 when combined with the cut of the marketing events position. If the Council decided to unfund the patrol officer scheduled to be hired in July that would save an additional $35,000. Council could choose to move the $390,000 currently in the Fleet/Non Fleet Budget into the general fund or save it as a contingency; my preference would be to keep it in the Fleet and Non -Fleet Budget. Three written newsletters per year costs $5,000 per issue ($15,000 total). Tuition reimbursement costs $10,000 to $12,000 annually. Moving the election to even years would save $8,000 each year, but could not happen until after the upcoming election. A lease with AT&T in Creekview would yield approximately $9,800 this year and even more the following years. National Night Out costs us about $6,000 in overtime. These are examples of adjustments that could be made to address the loss in state aid. Conclusion and Recommendation The City Council has options regarding its budget and the loss of state aid. It is known that not every city is in the advantageous position New Brighton is in due to longer-term thinking, smart money management and smart budget management by staff. The following matrix identifies the options the Council has to consider. C:\Documents and Setdngs\kbmno\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK58\Budget Memo March 2 2009.dou