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(e & (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (1) May 7. 1991 f) An increase is proposed in rates for water from Sl.55 to $1.60 for each 1,000 gallons of water consumed by our Portsmouth customers. A similar increase is proposed for the customers we serve in Suffolk. The rate for sewage maintenance is proposed to increase from the current rate of 625 per 100 cubic feet of water consumed to 68~. Museum admission charges are recommended to be raised from the current $1.00 to $1.50. This should begin the process of having the Museums operate on a greater self-sufficient basis. An ordinance increasing the per diem rate paid for vehicles impounded from $3.00 to $6.00 thereby bringing our rate in line with our surrounding cities. The cost of grave openings is recommended to be increased from s300 to $330 for graves over four feet, with a corresponding increase for openings under four feet in length. Various fees associated with the rate schedule for playing golf at the two City owned golf courses, City Park and Portsmouth Sleepy Hole, are recommended to increase. The basic fee for playing will go up by Sl.00. The General Assembly has reversed the sunset provision on the s2.00 court costs we have been able to charge in the Circuit Court and the General District Court for courthouse maintenance. It has now been made a permanent part of the State Code and therefore, it is being recommended that the ordinance be enacted as part of section 12-121 of the City Code. Four modifications to the Portsmouth Retirement Systems are being recommended for adoption. The first will permit the use of 1/2 of accumulated sick leave of a retiring employee as credit towards service. At the present time this is permitted for only 1/3 of accumulated sick l~ave. The second modification will allow a 5 year vesting period instead of the current 10 years that is required before employees are eligible for benefits. This new vesting requirement will bring our systems into line with the State Retirement System. Currently, the Portsmouth Supplemental System allows early retirement, up to 60 months, for employees with a reduction in benefits for each month they retire before being ~ully eligible. A similar early retirement provision is being recommended for the Fire and Police Retirement System. The fourth modification will change the mandatory retirement age from the current 70 years of age to 62 years. This provision will not take effect until July 1, 1992 so as to give our current employees sufficient planning time.