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Operating Department Budget Reductions <br /> – The recommended operating <br />department budget reductions are similar to the budget reductions made during <br />2007-08. These include one-time capital outlay purchases, funding for non- <br />essential items, or various other items on the margin that will not affect either <br />staffing or service levels. General explanations of these various reductions are <br />summarized in Table 6 below. <br />Table 6 <br />Operating Department Budget Reductions <br />2008-09 <br />Mid-Term <br />BUDGET <br />DEPARTMENT ADJUSTMENTSSignificant areas of Reduction or Change <br />Less outside legal and non-legal services <br />City Attorney (25,000)anticipated for 2008-09 <br />Alameda County Property tax collection fee is a <br />percent of revenue and is being reduced due to <br />Finance(43,055)anticipated revenues being reduced and sales tax <br />audit fees are being reduced based on current <br />trends. <br />Decrease recruitment advertising, reduce <br />professional services and recognition/service <br />Admin Services (96,430)awards and budget reduced amount in <br />contingency <br />Unfunded vacant Fire Prevention position for <br />Fire (Pleasanton only) (196,809)2008-09 and Pleasanton cost share reduced due <br />to inspection percentage lower than estimated <br />Reduction in Temporary Police Officer position <br />hours and small reductions in numerous accounts <br />Police(185,660)for supplies, replacement parts, maintenance, <br />small equipment, memberships, etc. <br />Economic Development Specialist reduced to 0.6 <br />Economic Dev (20,985)FTE from full time <br />Reclassified Deputy Director of Public Works- <br />Operations to Environmental & Energy Specialist, <br />new asphalt grinding machine allowed operational <br />Public Works (527,389)savings due to more efficient operation, <br />decreased contract plan checking services, and <br />miscellaneous other reductions <br />Reductions in numerous accounts for <br />Parks and Community (29,184)maintenance, supplies, replacement parts, small <br />Servicesequipment, printing and recruitment advertising <br />Unfunded vacant 0.5 FTE Library Asst position for <br />2008-09 and discontinue offering printed plastic <br />Library(48,677) <br />bags, refreshments at Library programs <br />Fire MOU adjustments and other net changes <br />Other / Non <br />194,331including estimated salary savings <br />Departmental <br />TOTAL(978,858) <br />ïð <br /> <br />