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fdnmmtf#rr Erpori On fig (li mnwn (flounrif atilt (Iltfld of Onutff rnd: Older Adults Committee The February 22 , 1982 meeting of the Older Adults Committee was called to order by its Chairman Councilman Richard C . Dombrowski at 5 : 30 p .m. in the Council Meeting Room. .Persons in attendence included Councilmen Zielinski , Beck, Szymkowiak, Dombrowski, Crone, McGann, Voorde and Serge, James Seitz, Loretta Duda, Robert Goodrich, Robert Niezgodski, H.J. Noel, Dewitt Hunter , Zoia Smith, Lahmon Haynes , Mary Pawlak, Chuck Dempsey, Murdock E . Noel and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Bill No . 17-82 which would appropriate $25, 000 for the Howard Park Senior Citizens Center. Councilman Dombrowski noted that this bill would be funded by revenue sharing money and not by tax monies which had funded it in the past . He then called upon James Seitz to review the bill . Mr. Seitz stated that approximately $36 ,000 is needed to help fund the Senior Citizens Center. He noted that there is-no cost accounting for the Center, and therefore there is some duplication because of the ice. rink operation. The majority of the budgeted amount is for labor costs with the balance for electricity, telelphone, social security, and other miscellaneous expenses . The proposed $25 , 000 would pay for three salaried people . In response to questions from Councilman Dombrowski he stated that no programs or activities would be curtailed, and that there were no plans to turn the Center over to Real Services . Mr . Seitz stressed however that he does not set policy, and that the Park Board is charged with that responsibility. Mr . Goodrich expressed his concern over the use of revenue sharing funds since they may or may not be available in the future . He stressed that it is very difficult once you take something out of the budget to put it back in the following year . Councilmen Voorde, McGann, Crone and Dombrowski shared this same concern. Councilman McGann then questioned the cash balance as of January 1, 1982 . It was confirmed by Mr. Niezgodski that the figure was $205 , 202 . 70 as of that date. He then directed Mr. McGann to page 25 of the Park Department Annual Report for further clarification. It was agreed that this figure could be reappropriated however the City was presently borrowing against this amount , and therefore it was only a "paper figure" . Approximately $50 , 000 is delinquent in property tax monies as of this date which was affecting the budget . Councilman McGann suggested that the two groups which function within the Howard Park Senior Citizens Center be contacted since they each have their own officers and meet on different days of the week. Mr . Goodrich thought that that was an excellent idea and made an open invitation for this group to meet at the Center for a future meeting. • III[[ PR[U• sieaea PUBLISHING CO.