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Page 7. Personnel and Finance Committee 3: 30 - 3:40 BARRETT LAW The Council reviewed this budget (page 14) for a total cost of $29 ,221 representing a 12% decrease with the Barrett Law Clerk and Joseph Doran. A suggested change in the Clerk's position was noted. 3:40 - 4: 00 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Joseph Nagy reviewed this budget (page 34) for a total cost of $30, 896 representing an 8% increase. He saw the Bureau' s role as a watchdog in this area and pleaded his case to have the Inspector III position made full time into increase the other equipment line-item to $13, 000 so that a scale could be purchased. Councilman McGann made a motion seconded by Councilman Voorde to request that the position of Inspector III be funded at a full time rate and that line-item .0429 be funded at $13,000. The motion passed 4-0. 4: 00 - 5: 55 ART ASSOCIATION/MORRIS CIVIC AUDITORIUM/DISCOVERY HALL/CENTURY CENTER Terry Miller, Gus Saros , Brian Hedman, and George Murray presented the following budget . The Committee reviewed the Art Association budget (page 98) for a total cost of $36, 000 representing an increase of 810%. The Committee then reviewed the Morris Auditorium budget (page 103- 104) for a total of $68, 244 representing a 24% decrease.The Committee was informed that Mr. Floyd Jessup and the secretary would be leaving effective August 27th. Terry Miller suggested deleting the $1, 000 listed under line-item .0334. He stated that catering income was averaging $800 per month and that they were anticipating a break-even budget for operating expenditures next year. Councilman Szymkowiak suggested that the manager position be deleted with Mr. Hedman taking over those responsibilities . Gus Saros reviewed the Discovery Hall budget (pages 105-107) for a total of $119 , 600 representing a 5% increase. Since many of the expenditures proposed involved the Studebaker museum, it was suggested that he work up a new budget specifically identifying those funds for the museum and Discovery Hall, and report the new proposal to the Committee. The Committee then reviewed the Century Center budget (pages 108-111) for a total of $1, 342,958 representing an 8%increase. Mr. Hedman noted that the centralized labor pool was working quite well with labor being cut from 37 to 20 positions for 1982 . Events increased 5% and attendance was up 15% over 1981. Several line-items were to be kept by the City Controller' s office. The biggest expenditure was proposed at $282, 000 for utilities . Terry Miller noted that there would be real problems for financing next year. Councilman McGann made a motion seconded by Councilman Szymkowiak to recess until 4: 45 tomorrow.