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• Personnel and Finance Committee August 29,2001 Page 2 2002 Police Department Budget (General Fund # 101-0801) (continued) 2001 Budget: $ 21,990,694 Expenditure increase excluding capital: 1.1 % 2002 Budget: $ 21,099,843 Total Expenditure increase: $231,449 Police PERF contribution increases by 4.5 % and a 22.9 % increase in the health insurance premiums has been included. Insurance for police retirees has been added to the police budget for the FIRST time with a cost of $ 95,728.00 which covers 18 retirees with dependents and 18 retirees with single coverage. In the "Other Uses" area, a decrease of$ 260,045 is shown which includes a 23.4 % decrease for the inter-fund transfer to the Police Pension Fund. Mr. Pinckert pointed out that the additional pays established by the Council in the salary ordinance for Field Training Officers (FTO), NEST, and on-call duty pay for a total cost of$ 26,110 have all been included in the budget. Mr. Pinckert then highlighted the following areas of revenue: $100,000 SRO $ 48,000 HUD CDBG $ 61,000 School Safety Director $ 68,000 Grant $ 95,000 E 911 revenue $ 42,000 Domestic Violence STOP Grant $ 35,000 Burglar alarm revenues In response to a question from the Council Attorney, Mr. Pinckert noted that the burglar alarm revenues are based on the current ordinance in effect. The Council Attorney inquired where the insurance costs projected in 2002 to be $ 95,728 were budgeted in the past. Mr. Skarbek stated that he would check into this and report back to the Committee.* Council Members White and Varner inquired into whether the City has approached the University of Notre Dame in the past for reimbursement of traffic detail for Notre Dame football games. They noted that they would like an update in this area since the traffic detail services benefit both the City and the University. Council Member Kelly stated that you never know if you don't ask the University. Council Member Aranowski agreed that this topic should be pursued with the University. Mr. Pinckert stated that the traffic detail cost is approximately $ 13,000 per football game. He noted that there are 30-35 Indiana State Police, 30-35 St. Joseph County Police, and 65-70 South Bend Police utilized for each home game. He also noted that night games have additional expenses related to vests, flashlights and batteries. Notre Dame has reimbursed the City for fifty percent (50%) of such night expenses when requested by the City. Council Member White inquired about past or upcoming events and the extra expenses incurred by