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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />City of New Bri.ghton <br />Octobel~' 8, ](lCL <br /> <br />Al Bauer, Fire Chief and Wayne Babbitt, Secr2tary <br />of the New Brighton Fire Department were present <br />to discuss the Fire Department budyct. <br /> <br />The Council and the Fire Department representatIves <br />discussed several items in the Fire DepartmenL bud(Jet. <br /> <br />The Council stated their intent to schedule the <br />Fire Station addition or Public Safety building <br />in the Capital Improvements ProC!ram. <br /> <br />Councilmember Schmidt updat_edthl~ Council on his <br />research as to legal assistance and possible <br />litigation on the water contamination problem. <br /> <br />There was discussion on whether money should be <br />set aside for legal assistance, environmental <br />consultants, and to fund the construction uf <br />deeper wells. <br /> <br />City Council discussed the Police and Civil <br />Defense budgets with Chief Holmes. <br /> <br />It was noted that the intent IS to buy one (1) <br />marked and one (1) unmarked Cdr for 1982. <br /> <br />Motion by Janecek, secondec.l by Sclunidt to <br />waive the reading and adopt a RESOLUTION SETTING <br />SEWER CONNECTION Am) USEP CllAFGES AS AU'l'HORIZED <br />BY CHAP'I'ER TWENTY - FOW\ OF THE NEW BRTGIl'I'ON CI'l'Y <br />CODE AND RESCINDING HESOLU'l'ION NO. 2278 EFFECTIVE <br />JANUARY l, 1982. <br />5 ayes - 0 nayes - motion carried <br /> <br />Motion by Benke, seconded by Blomquist to defer <br />consideration of a water utility rate increase <br />to the November 5, 1981 worksession. <br />5 ayes - 0 nayes - motion carried <br /> <br />Motion by Schmidt, seconded by Blomquist to <br />direct staff to propose a revolving equipment <br />replacement fund as part of the 1983 budget. <br />S ayes - 0 nayes - motion carried <br /> <br />The Council considered the Manager's J.egal and <br />other miscellaneous budgets. The Manager eXplained <br />his thinking on the advantages and disadvantages <br />on performance budget in~) and a suqges ted format <br />for 1983. <br /> <br />The Mayor desired to see additional detail in the <br />departmental budgets to enable cost accounting and <br />the accounting of labor. <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br />RESOLUT'ION # 251:1 <br />