Increasing Various Accounts the Amount $27,800.00 Decreasing Account Fire Protection Budget

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-2- On April 27, 1976 our initial $4,000.00 appropriation was spent and we have been operating in the red since. We currently have $5,543.92 in outstanding medical bills. The transfer of $10,000.00 will give us a working balance of $4,456.08 for the rest of the year. Q -263 Laundry and Cleaning Balance 8 -20 -76 $ 47.05 This account is for the linens, towels etc. used in the ambulance service. The average cost per month is $56.61. The additional $300.00 will carry us through the rest of the year. Q -323 Tires and Tubes Balance 8 -20 -76 $146.06 Of the $1,353.94 spent this year, $978.15 was for tires and tubes purchased in October and December of 1975, and paid from the 1976 budget. An additional $500.00 is needed to finish the year. Q -430 Repair Parts Balance 8 -20 -76 $568.77 This account is not limited to repair parts for Fire trucks and cars but also includes parts for breathing equipment, small equipment (hose, nozzles) and batteries. This account for 1976 was funded at the same level as in 1975 and a $2,000.00 fund transfer was made in November of that year. Even with the fund transfer sufficient money was not available to properly service and maintain the breathing apparatus used by "the firefighters, resulting in two air tanks per truck and in some cases only one being available for use. Approximately $1,700.00 was spent the first three months of 1976 to repair this equipment and if the re- quested sum of money is approved for transfer to this account we can maintain this equipment properly and not begin 1977 in the same predicament we were in at the beginning of 1976. Repairs will also be made on Engine #3, which is not scheduled for replacement, and on Engine 07. For these reasons plus the unexpected breakdowns of equipment which will occur, I feel the sum of $5,000.00 requested is justifiable. Q -540 Clothing Allowance Balance 8 -20 -76 $1,246.43 This account was underfunded for 1976 by $7,125.00. The appropriation for 1976 was $68,500.00, when it should have been $75,625.00. The additional $10,000.00 will be used to pay the balance of the clothing and any remaining sum will be used to equip any new appointments to the fire department. Enclosed is a copy of a memo dated August 13, 1976 and sent to Michael Vance. Please note an estimated payroll balance of $37,846.35 at the end of 1976. The total is based on the assumption that five (5) new appointments to the fire depart- ment would be made effective August 21, 1976. A sum of $327.69 per man, per pay is saved for every pay period that no appointments are made. Presently, being short five (5) men this amounts to $1,638.45 per pay period. I feel the requested transfer of funds will enable us to remain solvent and enter the new budget year of 1977 in good financial health, without any outstanding debts from 1976.