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Montinbart ;loud Personnel and Finance • Wn tLe Ulnmmnn Oloumil of tttr 01118 of gfnut1 19rt1: The August 9, 1985, meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairman, Councilman Ann Puzzello at 1:30 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Councilmen:Serge, Puzzello, Braboy, and Voorde, Mike Vance, Carol Sanders, DaveSypniewski, :John Les- zczynski, Joseph Pluta, Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, and individuals listed below each department's proposed budget. Councilman Puzzello noted that the purpose of the meeting was to continue the review of the tax-supported proposed budgets for 1986. TRAFFIC AND LIGHTING : Pager :26: :$:452,0:66 . A 4.1 decrease for 1986 It was noted that Mr. Pluta' s salary is paid from the Wastewater budget. Mr. Pluta briefly reviewed the proposed budget and noted that it is proposed at a decrease of 4. 1% from its current amount of $471,833. Councilmen Braboy and Serge noted that there are several areas where they would like street lights such as: 400 block of Allen, 400 block of Sherman, and the 1500 block of Madera. BOARD OF WORKS Page 11 $1,507,119 ' A 13.1% decrease for 1986 Mr. Vance noted that line item 379 Rents is proposed at a sub- stantial reduction because of the fire hydrant situation. The Public • Service Commission (PSC) sets the rental amounts for the hydrants. It is believed that the City should not have to pay the entire amount and therefore the water system would share in the adjustment. This adjustment would have to be documented. The account is being reduced from. $590,236 to $299,472. Mr. Vance noted that in light of the 5% increase the Waterworks budget should have adequate income to handle this. A specific formula has yet to be developed for the charge. The maintenance amounts for the County-City building is in this budget which also covers security. CCIF has the lease-purchase payments on the County-City Building, which is based on a twenty (20) year agreement. This period is almost completed which means that the City would become the owner of 26.15 % of the building. Line item 351 electric .current includes street lights. It is being proposed at $1,034 ,147 up from $972,973. This amount reflects current billings only and no new lights. The rates are set by the PSC. Councilman Puzzello inquired as to whether certain street lights could be eliminated and placed elsewhere where there is a greater need. She was advised that this could be done. Councilman Beck voiced dissatisfaction with I & M. regarding street. light outages. She believed that they should have someone checking the lights on a weekly basis. Mr. Leszczynski stated he would write