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Ms. Hockenhull stated, On September 25, 2017, we provided a list of salaries requesting over two percent (2%) including new positions. Committee Chair White opened the floor to questions from the Committee and Councilmembers. Councilmember Scott stated, I think we defer this vote until the October 23, 2017 Common Council meeting. I have asked for an organizational chart to see how the Director of Public Safety would fit into the operation of the Mayor's Office. I would like to know how this would also affect the other positions in the Mayor's Office. Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, I would like to better understand all the PR positions in the Mayor's Office. Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated, I would like organizational charts of each and every department. I would also like to know the increased duties and responsibilities by consequence of these changes. Councilmember Davis asked If we have disagreements on some of the positions proposed, when do we do that? Committee Chair White replied, You can do that any time. I would hope there would be discussion about disagreements prior to the October 23, 2017 Common Council meeting. Councilmember Broden asked, I would like further clarification to the City absorbing the Historic Preservation Commission and what the rationale was to absorb that Commission. She then opened the floor to members of the public wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to the legislation. Sue Kesim, 4022 Kennedy Drive, stated, The Citizen Budget Committee has been reviewing the salary list that we were given. A lot of the line-items don't match up with what is in the actual department listing and accounting. We are finding that sometimes salaries have gone up as high as fifty percent (50%). There are cases where it was just a change in title and then there was huge jump that was more than two percent(2%). So the Citizen Budget Committee would like a chance to point out the anomalies that we found where we feel there is perhaps an excess. We would also request through some calculations. We don't have spreadsheets because it's all in PDF form so if the calculations could be done on spreadsheets so we could have results that would be great. I have a list of eight (8)things we would be interested in seeing that might show where some of these things aren't balancing up. Committee Chair White then turned the floor back to the Committee for further comment or main motions. Committeemember Voorde made a motion to send Bill No. 62-17 to the full Council with no recommendation and continue it to the Council portion only for the October 23, 2017 Common Council meeting. Committeemember Gavin Ferlic seconded this motion which carried unanimously by a voice vote of four(4) ayes. 4