Appropriating $684,400.00 Bureau of Streets Budget

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CITY -OF SOUTH BEND South Bend, IN 46601 Page Two May 23., 1979 In lieu of hiring a sufficient number of full -time people for paving, and then perhaps laying 'them off this Fall, we would rather allocate $20,000.00 of the 120.0 request to the hiring of summer help to work in laborer capacities. The balance of the 120.0 request, $72,400.00 would be used to place the Street Department at an operational level which will allow us to complete 1979, and transition some of the people currently funded through CETA. These additional people represent only equipment operators and laborers. We do not anticipate the hiring of any additional supervisory personnel. We are requesting the appropriation of $39,500.00 to various contractual accounts. We have projected that an additional $11,500.00 will be needed to heat the M.S.F. for the balance of 1979, and an additional $10,000.00 will be needed for cleaning services and equipment repair. We are also requesting $18,000.00 for use in correcting two problems at the M. S -. F. 1. The ventilation system in the M.S.F. Garage is non- functional, and has been sighted in the last several safety violation reports issued by the City's insurance carrier. It is estimated that $8,000.00 will be _ required to put it in proper operational condition. 2. Even though the City modernized it's fuel dispensing system five years ago, it is felt that we could further achieve useage accountability by removing controls from their present location to an inside location. It is estimated that this modification will cost about $10,000.00. In view of today's availability and cost of fuel, we feel that this modification is necessary and will pay for itself in the long run. In increasing the Street repair program, and also because of the rising cost of fuel, we have asked you to appropriate an additional $50,000.00 for fuel costs. As you may remember as in years passed, we did not include the full anticipated cost of fuel in the original budget, realizing that we would have to return to the Council for additional monies. This $50,000.00 represents part of that additional funding. We will return at a latter date, requesting the balance from revenue sharing.