Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 5

Page 1A QUAD-CITY TIMES Sunday, March 22, 1987 5A avenport deals with 'vicious cycle9 of budget cuts same or worse is true for the city's other purchases. A certain amount of vehicles and equipment, such as snow plows, salt spreaders, garbage trucks, cars and pickup trucks, are bought each year to replace aging ones. With no such purchases this coming year, twice as many will be due next year. If those aren't replaced, the city could end up paying more to repair older vehicles. And that could mean a shortage of equipment to do the job.

A less tangible part of the last-minute cuts includes $125,000 for travel, memberships and publications. The city employs accountants, attorneys, managers and specialists who use those members! lips and publications for continuing education and training designed to help them stay on top of changes in their fields. And then there's police. Seven officers were cut from the police department's budget, but Chief Ernest Lester does not think that will hurt the department's ability to do its job. There may be one less patrol officer per shift, but Lester did not fill three openings from last summer, expecting these cutbacks.

So the department has been one officer short per shift anyway. Lester will be losing three supervisory-level positions two majors and a lieutenant. "Well just have to make better or more use of our captains," he said. That concept will have to apply to the entire city. mmm llHifl flff Mi'iiraftiiflli Transportation 2 parking area attendants.

1 parking system superintendent. 7 transit drivers. 2 part-time parking system workers. Public Services 1 clerk. 1 assistant superintendent of streets.

1 equipment service worker. 2 alley maintenance workers. 1 equipment operator. 1 heavy equipment operator. 8 seasonal laborors.

1 sewer worker. 1 assistant vehicle services superintendent. 1 garage supervisor. 1 mechanic. 1 assistant superintendent of sanitation.

1 garbage packer loader. 2 garbage packer drivers. Continued from Page 1A minis tra tor Bruce Romer said. He still doesn't know what all the ramifications will be. Maybe worst of all, the city probably will face the same problems next year.

The city faced a $3.4 million shortfall for the upcoming year. Romer proposed $2.1 million in cuts and elimination of garbage pickup letting private companies do it. The privatizing of garbage was unpopular from the start, and a proposed garbage user fee of $6 per month became the central issue of debate. But in the end, the opponents defeated the fee proposal and the council made a final flurry of another $1.3 million incuts. By that point, March 12, Romer and his staff had about eight hours to certify the budget.

The result is that 57 full-time workers and 45 part-time worker will not be employed with the city beginning July 1. In addition to the loss of services, Romer is worried about cutting virtually all capital equipment purchases. His original proposal called for a 50 percent reduction in the capital purchases, but the council axed another $241,000 worth. "This wipes out the rest, with one exception: replacing eight patrol cars," Romer said. The city normally replaces 12 police cars annually.

So the budget results in 16 cars being due for replacement next year. The Early retirement incentive may take care of most cuts- Police 4 police officers. 1 police lieutenant. 2 police majors. Fire 2 firefighters.

3 district chiefs. Parks and Recreation 1 zoo manager. 1 municipal service technician. 3 seasonal forestry workers. 17 seasonal park management workers.

Museum of Art 1 secretary. 1 senior office clerk. 1 gallery accounting clerk. Library 1 clerk. 4 part-time clerks.

9 part-time clerk aides. Cltywlde 1 risk management than having to lay off workers. City Administrator Bruce Romer said 38 employees have said they are interested in taking advantage of the offer. If that many do retire, it means the city will have to lay off only 19 full-time employees, although that still leaves another 45 part-time positions that must be eliminated. Two-thirds of the employee cuts made by the city of Davenport could be done through an early retirement incentive.

The City Council approved a small, one-time levy under state law that allows the city to collect 2 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. That allows the city to offer retirement incentives to qualified employees, rather Here's a denartmental break- down of the positions eliminated from next year's Davenport budget: Ste. Genevieve 1 dredge manager. 1 assistant dredge manager. Finance 1 senior buyer 1 budget analyst 1 trades helper Administration 1 assistant to the city administrator Personnel 1 administrative stenographer.

Community and Economic Development 1 senior clerk 2 planning technicians. 1 plumbing inspector. Construction and Engineering 1 clerk. 1 construction inspector. 1 director.

Gity would To shave more than $350,000 off the cost of bus transportation around Davenport, the city is planning to pull in several perimeter routes and reduce hours and drivers. While no bus route would be eliminated, as was proposed last year, almost all of them would be shorter next year under the proposed plan, Byron Baxter, transportation director, said. "It may mean a person will have to walk further," Baxter routes, cut drivers EUD OF SEASON SALE! OUR FINAL DAY FOR THE SEASON IS SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH STOCK-UP NOW SAVE! COUPON 1 I I 500 OFF I I Any Basket of Apples, I continuing a northern section of Route 11, which would stop service to the Outlet Centre and Americana Park, Baxter said. There are currently three routes a person can take to get to Duck Creek Plaza. The proposal would leave one route.

There are two routes to St. Luke's Hospital and Mercy Hospital. The proposal leaves one. Bus riders may have to make more transfers under the proposal but they can still go almost everywhere except that portion of Route 11, Baxter said. EXPIRES 3-31-87 I OFF I Any Full Box of Oranges or Grapefruit.

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One example of the proposed scaling back involves limiting the Independent Continued from Page 1A lar time slot on our channel," Brandt says. KWQC's general manager Joe Lentz says that just won't happen. "As an NBC affiliate when we do preempt a show as long as we offer a make-good (broadcast the show in a different time slot) they won't go to another station," Lentz says. "We always put the shows on during the weekend, so I don't forsee a problem." Carl Schweindler, director of affiliate relations at NBC, New York, agrees. "There have been times when we've put our programming on an independent station, Network for the rights to broadcast the games.

The Iowa Television Network, of which KWQC is a part, has carried the games for the past six years and Brandt says the change could take away any right of first refusal KWQC might have had. It's estimated that stations making skills. And therapists like Chris Coats monitor each patient's progress with kind and caring attention. So take a moment to consider your options. We believe you'll choose Mercy.

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Louis Cardinal games, 15 Milwaukee Brewer broadcasts and 10 to 12 White Sox games on during the 1987 season. "We're trying to establish ourselves as the sports station in the Quad-Cities," Brandt says. "I think we're well on our way to doing that. If we can get the Iowa basketball games we'll really be in good shape." The chances of that happening were increased late last week when Rasmussen Communications outbid the Iowa Television will have to walk director bus runs to the Handicapped Development Center, 3402 Hickory Grove Road, to just morning and evening. Buses now stop there all day.

The proposal also includes dis- eyes 'Cosby' but I don't see that happening in this case," he says. "We've had a good relationship with our affiliate there and we've been able to work things out as far as the Iowa basketball game is concerned." But Brandt says he's not above running an ad on his station asking local viewers to write NBC asking that KLJB broadcast the programs at their usual time if KWQC can't. "Public opinion will definitely play a part in this whole thing," he says. "It's understandable that people get upset. This whole thing has been difficult for KWQC, too." will have to pay Rasmussen about $7,500 to $10,000 per game.

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