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C5rm mtflre Erport PERSONNEL AND FINANCE COMMITTEE The July 11, 1983 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairman Joseph. Serge at 5 :10 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Councilmen Zielinski, Voorde, Beck, Serge, Harris, and Szymkowiak, Jon, Hunt, Colleen Rosenfeld, Eugenia Schwartz, Bonnie Strycker, Fred Richard, citizen member and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Councilman Serge noted that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss two bills sent to Committee for review and recommendation. Bonnie Strycker reviewed Bill No. 64-83 which would appropriate $99 ,525 for the operation of the Youth Service Bureau Run-Away Shelter between July 1, 1983 and June 30, 1984. She noted that they received revenue from the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act ($60,0Q0) , Indiana Social Service Block Grant ($15 ,525) , County Welfare Department ($18,000) and $6 ,000 in private donations. Cutbacks have been made in the first two funding sources which have resulted in laying off one full time counsellor and one part-time family therapist. She is looking with City and County officials to restore the $26 ,500 in funding. She noted that we are in Region 5 which has the largest territory and which utilizes all of its Federal funds. Following further discussion Councilman Harris made a motion seconded by Councilman Zielinski to recommend Bill No. 64-83 favorably to Council. .. The motion passed unanimousl: Colleen Rosenfeld then reviewed Bill No. 69-83 which would create positions and fix maximum salaries for new jobs created by the JOBS bill for the Bureau of Housing and the Youth Service Bureau. Salaries were proposed to be consistent with existing City positions. Several complaints were voiced regarding the summer mowing program currently in effect. Following further discussion Councilman Zielinski made a motion seconded by Councilman Harris that Bill No., 69-83 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed unanimously It should be noted that Mrs. Rosenfeld passed out job descriptions for each of the newly proposed positions. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 5 :25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Joseph Serge, Chairman race •ICU. • r ►VU.IHDe co.