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Page 4. Personnel and Finance Committee The Committee then reviewed the budget for the Board of Public Safety (page 17) for a total of $3, 600. It was noted that this amount was to pay the board members . Last year the other contractural line-item .0399 included travel expenses for Robert Potvin. 2 : 50 - 3: 00 HUMAN RIGHTS Mr. Larry Johnson reviewed the Human Rights budget (page 63-64) for a total of $61,905, representing a 87 increase over the current year. He noted that except for salaries and fringe benefits , all other expenses were being paid by EEO. 3: 00 - 3: 15 YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU Bonnie Strycker reviewed the Youth Services budget (pages 42-43) for a total of $74,000, representing a 7% increase. It was noted that PERF was being figured at a 5 .25% and that social security was being figured at a 6 . 7% increase. She noted that the staff was involved in several fund raising events to meet their budget needs, but this procedure was becoming increasingly difficult. Following general discussion by the Committee, the meeting was recessed at 3: 40 p.m. AUGUST 17 PERSONNEL AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING: Councilman Crone reconvened the Committee at 9 : 00 a.m. to continue the review of the 1983 proposed Civil City budget. She noted that the Committee was gathering information from each of the bureau and department heads and that no formal budget reductions would be made at this time. 9 : 00 - 10:15 SELF INSURANCE/CITY CONTROLLER The August 17th meeting began with the following persons in attendance: Councilmen Szymkowiak, McGann, Crone, Voorde and Harris ; Joseph Kernan, Sherrie Petz, Marchmont Kovas and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Mr. Kernan introduced Mr. Jack Benchek the new Safety Officer for the City. He then reviewed the Self Insurance Fund (71-72) for a total of $598,422, representing a 1% increase over the current budget . Councilman McGann along with several other Committee members voiced concern over changing the course of the Self Insurance Fund. When initiated, the goal was to achieve a balance of $5, 000,000. Mr. Kernan noted that with the decreases proposed for next year a total of $547, 185 would be placed into the fund next year. At the end of 1982 the projected balance would be $1, 190, 000. He noted that the City can borrow internally from this fund. It was further noted that line-item .02 should be amended to read legal itern III which was funded at one intern for a full calendar year. It was further noted that line=item .0110.05 should be amended to read Chief Deputy Controller and that line-item .0110 . 06 should include Controller.