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i EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION General Government: This function accounts for $3,910,562 or 8% of the general fund budget. Major projects/improvements/programs are: · Debt service payments for the Downtown Parking Deck on West Cabarrus Avenue providing the much- needed public parking and additional parking for people who work downtown. · Design of the expansion of police headquarters. · Continued implementation of a comprehensive citizen communication plan including the joint educational programs with school system, a high school student employment program and enhancements to web page. · Continuation of the quarterly newsletter and the development of Citizens Academy and continuation of the Concord Youth Council. · Continuation of the Customer Call Center to improve responsiveness to service. · Continued participation in the North Carolina Local Government Performance Measurement Project and efforts to facilitate the implementation of performance measurement across all City Departments. · Continue to lobby for federal funding ofpfior!ty projects. · Continued focus on employee retention and recruitment Public Safety: This function accounts for $20,444,473 or 44% of the general fund budget. Major projects/improvements/programs are: · Continued enhancement of reporting to other public safety departments with data from the Computer Aided Dispatch System. · Maintenance of the one car per officer plan in the Police Department, · Complete the construction of Fire Station #8 at 1400 Old Charlotte Road. · Addition of two Master Police Officers, one Senior Police Officer, one customer service position and one Information Systems. Specialist in the Police Department. Two sworn positions will be assigned to the new Middle Schools and the customer service positions will allow the police information desk to be staffed 24/7 with the sworn officers currently · manning the desk moving to the field. The Information Systems Specialist would provide assistance with data entry under new state provisions and serve as a crime analyst providing requested data for problem solving projects. · Implementation of training, technology and equipment to integrate Community Policing philosophy. · Develop and 'implement Citizen Police Academy. · Lease purchase of new pumper with a large water tank to operate out of Station 5 to serve areas such as 1-85 where hydrants are not readily available. · First year of three-year replacement of fire turnout gear. · Implementation of Police Special Operations Team. Transportation: This function accounts for $2,900,021 or 6% of the general fund budget. Major projects/improvements/programs are: Complete the' construction of the remainder of the 13 transportation projects on the Council's priority list by using proceeds of the two-cent transportation fund to retire debt service. Also, fund the. $300,000 match for NCDOT improvements to the traffic signal, system and appearance of the upper portion of US 29 in Concord. · Continuation of the development of Pedestrian Improvement Plan including sidewalks in high pedestrian areas and along Gateway Lane. · Continue funding Concord's share of"Concord Express". · Continuation of Cabarrus Avenue Corridor Improvement prOject. · Completion of the Regional Traffic Modeling Project.