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continuation budget. There is one piece of equipment that is being replaced, the rest is bare bone minimum. Director Hutton stated the City is receiving State and County taxes for roadway maintenance. Some of this money is being used to do the weed spraying by contract and that is reflected in the Professional Services account. There will be no overlay program this year. Street Superintendent Randy Rivera stated the department definitely needs the skip loader and, inasmuch as no overlay will be done, a crack sealing piece of equipment would help alleviate the lack of an overlay program. City Manager Stratton stated the skip loader is in the budget. There is $12,000 budgeted which is the first year of a 5 year lease -purchase agreement. City Manager Stratton advised the Council might want to consider street sweeping fees or elimination of street sweeping, as some of the other cities have done. City Manager Stratton reported Weed Abatement is now done by the County. The Forestry Grant is for the purchase and planting of trees. The budget was previously approved upon receipt of the grant. City Manager Stratton stated the City Yards budget remains essentially the same and is minimal. City Manager Stratton advised the Building Maintenance Division currently has one full time position too many. This division also has two permanent part time vacancies. Staff is recommending that the part time positions be traded for one full time position. City Manager Stratton explained that this situation came about with the transfer of a Cemetery employee to the Maintenance Division. The Cemetery has continued to pay for the full time position; however, this is not legally correct and the Cemetery needs its full time position back. Discussion followed. City Manager Stratton stated the Maintenance Division could either absorb Mr. Ramos, which would require the trade of the two part time positions for one full time, or Mr. Ramos could go back to the Cemetery. Should Mr. Ramos go back to the Cemetery, he would have to be terminated as he is unable to do the heavy lifting required there. Mr. Ramos is able to perform well in the Maintenance Division. Director Hutton requested one additional full time position due to the additional maintenance of the museum and the expansions at the Luque and Hutton centers. The City Council stated they would review this at a later time and would like to move forward with the budget. 2 SEP 3 0 1991