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Page 2. Personnel and Finance Committee Councilman Crone then stated that presently the committee is not convinced the proposed budget amounts must be approved as submitted initially by the City Administration. However, the Comittee was present to listen to each department and its individual concerns . The Committee then listened to each department head who desired to verbally express concerns about his or her budget. The Committee meeting was recessed at 6: 15 p.m. to be reconvened on Monday, August 30th at 7: 30 a.m. August 30: The Persoinel and Finance Committee meeting was reconvened at 7:30 a.m. by its chairman, Councilman Crone in the informal meeting room of the Common Council. Persons in attendance included: Councilmen: Szymkowiak, Voorde, McGann, Beck, Crone, and Harris; Sherrie Petz, Joseph Kernan, Chief Brassel, Rick Switalski, March Kovas , and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Councilman Crone then reviewed the updated list of proposed monies that would be cut and then transferred to other accounts . Joseph Kernan reviewed the City Controller's budget with the Committee. The Committee agreed to make the changes as set forth in the revised attach- ment. As a part of this revision, Councilman Voorde made a motion seconded by Councilman McGann that line-item 155 in the Controller' s budget -(unemploy- ment compensation) be amended to a $10,000 reduction. The motion passed 4-0. Chief Brassel then addressed the Committee. He specifically highlighted the proposed $40,000 in line-item 151 which would be for the testing cost of a mandtory physical fitness program for the Fire Department. Standards would be set by age. He speculated that each station may be equipped with a bicycle at some point. He did not know what the ongoing cost would be to continue the program annually. The Chief indicated that previously the department used seven men to a truck and was now down to four; thus the City cannot afford to have people who cannot their own share. Councilman Szymkowiak questioned the program. He referred to the federal program regarding the Reserves and thought that something similiar to it could be incorporated. He has seen more overweight policemen than firefighters. He stated that the Chief should not rule out using the King Center gymn which was open to the public. He believed that the program as proposed was a waste of the taxpayers money. Councilman McGann had concerns in three areas : 1) whether firefighters would devote off-duty time to exercise or part-time jobs , 2) whether the Department was just trying to weed out, and 3) wheither the City would be forced to pay overtime. Councilman Voorde made a motion to place the $40,000 back into line-item