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450 <br />• <br /> October 29.1986 <br /> • <br /> citizens of Everett. <br /> The trade off between maintaining jobs for all <br /> employees o[ paying higher waeea was made decisively in favor of <br />• holding the line on aalariee rather than cutting back employment. <br /> The City i,setting no precedent i [ <br /> this matter. arly eery Week <br /> read in ,the papers and v s <br /> the n that still another work <br /> group has taken a pay freeze. [a pay cu areduction in benefits,o[ <br />• c loss of compensation. any ofthese n stories conclude <br />• with r f how many jobs were los[even afterthe cutbacks in <br /> compensation were accepted by the employees. <br /> We believe our record of being fair to city employees speaks for <br /> itself. We can look back with satisfaction the last nine years <br /> at e increases both in pay and benefits e <br /> that c <br /> have accrued t <br /> employbees,and the fact that duringthis time of a , <br /> single P City <br /> has ver been laid off. we a offered our employees fair <br /> settlement during times of inflation and when the financial trends t <br /> indicated continued growth. Today, however, a face no[ ,nik a <br /> minimal increase in incomebutdemands fromother <br /> agencies ghat rely upon intergovernmental revenues for their <br /> continued existence. <br /> • <br /> • We <br /> feel that in light f inflation at its lowest level in 15 ears, <br /> with the loss of revenue, and the cutbacks in pay and benefits in <br /> the private sector, that a one-year suspension ot salary'increases <br /> is minor a that c made withouthardship by our <br /> employees r stability b of employment In addition, the <br /> ity of Everett'ss employees' salary and benefits Programa ere <br /> greater than them , <br /> Couy employees with the same job description and <br /> I'. equal to or greater than their counterparts throughout[et I <br /> believe t r <br /> the majority of cur employees will accept this reality <br /> with gram a <br /> cognition of the blessings and peace of minethat <br /> come with assured employment. <br /> ,a more positive n N <br /> we.feel t the future is bright with the <br /> imminent construction of the Navy. hp Congress has <br /> appropriated$43,580,000 in construction fun f 198]and the Navy <br /> o <br /> homeport program will beunderway.providing Everett,er and <br /> • <br /> Snohomish County with the employment a economicstimulus which <br /> u <br /> x111 have a positive affect for o N <br /> citizens' future. a believe <br /> today's business.growth[n Everett exemplified by Everett Mall N <br /> S• South Eve Way, the Po[ of Everett, Riverside, Silver Lake, <br /> Southwest Evergreen <br /> trial[P v and North Broadway has e <br /> • strong signal that N Everett is,[recovering and that future[is <br /> bright. It is impeative that wemphasise the typeofpositive <br /> attitude that we have within our city departments in their working <br /> relationships with the public t maintain.he confidence and respect <br /> that our citizens and private investors have shown for cur City. <br /> ITI delivering the mrest of.the 198]. budget oe sage o the City <br /> Council,I would liketo present the budget 1n a formatthat first <br /> • covers the major then outlines-significant 1987 <br /> expenses,programs,and projects. <br /> REVENUES <br /> Prom an overall perspective, <br /> ,1 the single most <br /> significant event <br /> affecting 1987 revenue is the =ination o4 e 1 e <br /> haring by the federal government. n 1986, the gen <br /> o£Everett <br />,skv <br />