1989/10/04 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

: Y{t{ 94 Oct.4,1989 Street Improvement Fund We seek additional ngin mount of.$500,000 toecontinue the neig sonfundiimprovementprogram streets In the highest state f repair. while we have our neighborhood made significant progress over the last 12 years,inflation end the increase in traffic volumes requires added fonds_in order to maintain the momentum in this area. We also seek to expand the sidewalk repair program in all Everett neighborhoods: Under this proposal, we will furnish the crew labor while the property owner pays for the material used in therepair or replacement project. 1 Jail Fees d The cost for prisoner incarceration is anticipated to grow by growth in s a 1990.. This i based on nix of elevated fees- and the in prisoner-days enforcement fromexpanded activity by law and prosecutor's office. Health District c The health district continues to expand its programs and,personnel to e address current health issues in our community. While the health f, and sets the levels of service the City and County continue to negotiate oura p shares of the contribution each-will make to h district. This gotl t1 process has been underway Pox 'I more than one year and will not be concluded until the submission and adoption o4 a study on the t of health services. Fire Pension % The Pine pension funding requirements have been increased for 1990 .t to bringthe expected fund balances into Sine with the actuarial of W study of 190]. We have also commissioned amee actuarial study t0 create funding guidelines for the nett sevexalyeexs. 1, Police Pension The police pension funding requirements have been increased for 1990 to create a modest operating reserve that will providea cushion against unanticipated expenses. While the police pension fund does not.require an aCtuarialstudy by 1 theaccounting standards fax municipal governments d in fact stipulate this type of document. Therefore,we will.operateunder these,new.rules beginning with 1990. I'.'= Municipal Court I The e e that we strongly suggest nr=ge i pers 1 is the municipals court. The workload has increased dramatically and the 43: i need for space is evident. Statistics cfrom the court indicate that 4' misdemeanor filings have increased by 43 percent while infractions are up by 07 percent over the last three years. The state auditor's office has observed the court operations and strongly r mends x that we additional sign additional lth items x111 resources in the form of be included in thea 19901sonnel budget.eand space., I: