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Personnel and Finance Committee September 18, 2006 Page 4 ratio and further suggested a $5,DD0 adjustment far the City Clerk for next year. He Hated that we can expect a lot more from the Clerk and his staff and the salary should be representative of those duties. He proposes this for the Council consideration and asked Council Members to contact him if they needed further information. In response to a question from Council Member White, City Controller Fanella stated that if the Council considered this request that it would result in reducing the cash reserves. Council Member Pfeifer asked City Clerk John Voorde to address Dr. Varner's proposal. Mr. Voorde stated that he appreciates the initiative proposed by Dr. Varner, however he prefers that the Council consider what he initially proposed of a 2.5% base salary increase for himself and his entire staff. Rita Kapola of Lakeville, Indiana, voiced concern that she cannot address items when copies are not provided to the public. (Dr. Varner provided a copy of his proposal at that time). Dr. Varner voiced concern that all budgets "get pushed together" when not all budgets need to be acted upon by the Council by the September 3Dtt' deadline. He added that the Department of Local Government Finance now reviews those budgets that affect the tax levy, with other funds not needing action until December 31St. Dr. Varner then passed out amulti-page handout entitled Bill No. 55-D6 Budgets for Enterprise Funds" (copy attached}. He noted that when budget information is received later by the Council a "time crunch" is created. Council Member Puzzello stated that she recalls that when she was previously on the Common Council that the enterprise funds would be acted upon separate from the general fund accounts; and that there was mare time for the Council and the Administration to review all of the budgetary proposals. Dr. Varner then passed out amulti-page handout entitle "Fund # 377 and the CFHF" (copy attached}. He noted that he is currently working an a spread sheet which he will share with the Council when he has it finished. He Hated that this is a fund that does not need action Haw and that the Council could act on it before December 31St, He noted that the Council must "watch all of the dollars because budgets are tight, however this cannot be done in a small time frame". His spread sheet will show that the cost to the city will exceed $1 million to the