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Security, Retirement, and Medical Insurance) account for approximately 44% of the City's resources. Regular salaries and overtime, including benefits, account for 64% of the budget in the General Fund. The Debt Service category is the total dollars expended to pay interest and principal on existing debt, which equals $4.05 million for the current year. The Capital Outlay category includes procurement of vehicles totaling $432,390 and Capital Improvement Projects totaling $3.5 million. The Supplies category includes office, chemicals and other supplies. This category accounts for $2.1 million of the budget. The Other category includes items such as utilities, training and education, and maintenance totals $14.7 million. An in-depth discussion of resources and expenses for selected funds is found later in this letter. PERSONNEL CHANGES In planning for staffing levels in fiscal year 2006-07, nine (9) full time positions were added. A brief synopsis of personnel changes is listed below. Public Safety Attendant (2) in the Police Patrol Division – These two positions will allow the City to provide 24 hour/7 day a week coverage of the Holding Facility. They will also be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the facility and the life/health of those being held in custody. The department has currently relied on officers to assist in the manning of the facility, but after the relocation to the new Police facility, this will not be as feasible since the holding facility will be at the opposite end of the building from the dispatch center. The addition of these two positions will also save police overtime. Patrol Officer in the Police Patrol Division – This additional Patrol Officer will be assigned to the Municipal Court to perform Court Bailiff duties 78 days a year while Court is in session and the remainder of the time will be assigned to work Traffic when not performing Court Bailiff duties. Utilizing this position part of the time as a Court Bailiff, will help reduce overtime costs in the Municipal Court budget associated with paying officers overtime to serve as bailiff. Emergency Preparedness Planner in the Emergency Management Division – This position will help to relieve the increased workload of the Emergency Management Coordinator due to increased grant activity and other emergency preparedness issues. The Emergency Management Coordinator currently has no support staff to assist with this function and therefore, relies on the City Manager’s staff as well as the Fire Department’s Secretary to provide assistance. Solid Waste Worker in the Residential Solid Waste Division – This position was added back to reduce the amount of temporary labor and overtime required due to vacations and sick time. The position will also be able to help with the recycling program when necessary. Community Service Inspector I in the Inspections Division – Currently the City has one Inspector with no support staff. Due to City’s steady growth over the past few years an additional Community Service Inspector is needed to handle the increased activity. The new Community Service Inspector will help alleviate the workload associated with citizen complaints, aid in the weed, junk vehicle and dangerous buildings programs. Community Service Technician in the Inspections Division – Like the Community Service Inspector position, this position was added to help handle the increased activity associated with the City’s steady growth. This position will assist in the office, processing the complaints and paperwork, allowing the Inspectors to spend the majority of their time in the field. ë