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is common error, and it is really important to get everything lined up on federal grants as far as reporting, so we have one (1) person in mind who does a lot of that already, so he'll be the person mainly responsible for all grants accounting for the Police Department, Community Investment and Human Rights. Human Rights is eliminating one (1) position due to a lower case load, and Lonnie Douglas can talk about that further next. We are adding one (1) administrative assistant out of two (2) part- time positions. In Human Resources, we reduced one (1) part-time receptionist position. She found a full -time job. Mr. Murphy discussed their old and newly proposed organization charts, which are available along with his full presentation in the City Clerk's Office. There are a few salary ordinance changes, and these are maximum salaries, there is no expectation that people get paid the maximum, but they will get the salaries more in line with the market and more in line with other similar positions in the City of South Bend as well as other cities. The centralized grants administrator is a position that hasn't existed in South Bend, but the proposed salary is slightly less than what other Cities use. COIT Fund #404 is a point six percent (.6 %) income tax, we're assuming a two percent (2 %) increase for 2017 which is good, but we are hoping that is conservative. We'll know at the end of September what that really is. All IT expenditures were moved out of the COIT Fund and moved into a new fund, so that is a big change in how we are accounting. There is also a $1 million dollar transfer for curbs and sidewalks. The EDIT fund is a point four percent (.4 %) income tax, its balance for 2017 includes a variety of things. CCD Fund #406 is a property tax fund, it is used for leasing of Police vehicles primarily. We pay a Century Center bond, and that will be paid off in 2018. There may be some opportunity for that fund to cover a different bond. A liability insurance fund also houses safety and risk, and that is balanced for 2017 and it includes workers compensation claims, liability claims which are administered by the Legal Department, but we're happy to announce that is balanced for 2017. Staying with the self - funded benefits fund, Fund 4711 Health Insurance Fund, there is an eight percent (8 %) increase in that fund, including the cost of the Activate Clinic which is about $1 million per year, but we think it is going to save more than $1 million. The rainy day fund is $10.2 million. A lot of Cities don't have that, and most have burned through their rainy day fund. We've never spent that in twenty (20) years, and I'd recommend that we don't spend that. We are paying off the Century Center Bond in February 2018, then there will be a small property tax decrease for everyone in the City. Some accomplishments are the bond refinancing with a $5.6 million savings in 2015. That is mostly for wastewater and water. We hired the first diversity and inclusion officer who created a really interesting plan, and we're proud of Activate Health and Wellness Center. It is saving _ money, but we also think it is a great benefit. We've talked about the GFOA awards, and Priority Based Budgeting is something we are working on and beginning forecasting and analyzing for the fiscal curb. 7