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10.4-20 BUDGET IMPACTS from page 7 ........ To cover increased employee benefit costs, the city has had to cut $1.5 million from $16 million operating budget. Positions frozen in the FY 03 -04 budget already mean: deteriorating sidewalks, streets, and parks with loss of 2 of 11 maintenance workers especially endanger blind, elderly and physically challenged; 1 of 3 planning positions damage city's ability to meet state mandates on general plan and affordable housing; 1 of 3 police assistants delay crime reports and require sworn officers to conduct the work. This is without any potential state cuts. PERS from page1•••••••••••••••••• Topics To Be Covered • What CalPERS is doing about health plan concerns. • The rising cost of health care benefits. • How CalF'ERS staff and participating health plans can better respond to customer needs. • Initiatives to improve the medical care and health information members receive. For CaIPERS Health Benefits Meeting Times: • Already face $1.233 million drop from declining revenues and increased costs, resulting in freezing 7 positions including 3 sworn police positions, one year state cut will mean reducing two additional positions and multiyear shifts will mean greater hardship • (Our city) already has not filled vacant positions for the past year, resulting in 4 police officers or 10% of force. Additional cuts and PERS obligation mean those positions would still be frozen and the city would be down 4 officers for another year. • Potential state cut of $144,700 equates to two police officers in twelve man department or two firefighters in seven man department. Permanent annual reduction of this amount would mean permanent layoff of personnel. Reviewing potential hit of $1.1 million and with personnel largest share of budget, public safety would surely be hit. VLF represents 33 % of general fund revenue. Loss of $357,100, especially if continued over multiple years would reduce law enforcement and other critical services. • Monday, June 23, 2003 - Woodland Hills - 1:30 - 3:30 PM Blue Shield of California 6300 Canoga Avenue Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Receptionist - 818- 598 -8000 • Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - Garden Grove - 9:00 - 11:00AM Garden Grove Community Meeting Center 11300 Stanford Avenue Garden Grove, CA 92840 Receptionist - 714 - 741 -5000 • Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - Los Angeles - 9:30 11:30- AM and 1:30 - 3:30 PM Blue Shield of California 6701 Center Drive West Los Angeles, CA 90045 Receptionist 310 -670 -4040 For more information contact Janie DePriest at CalPERS (916.658.1573) to confirm the names, titles, telephone numbers, and email addresses of your agency participants. Our Mission Restore and protect local control for cities through education and advocacy to enhance the quality of life for all Californians. PAGE 8 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org