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(11011 tit n " rpurX • thl C e0111ri1D11 4101tUdi d t o 11f 1,11 iltltd: PERSONNEL AND FINANCE COMMITTEE The December 8 , 1986 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairman Ann Puzzello at 5 : 00 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Councilmen: Serge, Braboy, Puzzello , Beck, Zakrzewski, Paszek, Barcome, and Voorde ; Carol Sanders , members of the news media and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. - Councilman Puzzello noted that there were several items that were sent to Committee for review and recommendation. Carol Sanders of the the Controllers Department then reviewed Bill Nos . 124-86 and 125-86 . She noted that the overall explanation to these bills was presented in the overall cover letter to the several transfer ordinances. She noted that Bill No . 124-86 would transfer monies between various accounts within the City. Since the transfers were from department to department they must be published. . The overall reduction if approved by the Council would be $9 , 613. 00 to the General Fund. She then noted that Bill No . 125-86 would transfer various monies between line items within various departments and would not have to be published. It was noted that both Bill Nos. 124-86 and 125-86 would have substitute versions due to various amendments being proposed. She highlighted each of the proposed amendments by page. It was further indicated that overall the expenses were not anticipated when the budgetary process was completed approximately eighteen months in advance. Following further discussion Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Councilman Beck that the amended versions of Bill Nos . 124-86 and 125-86 go to Council favorably. The motion passed. The Committee then reviewed Bill No. 126-86 which would appropriate the sum of $373 , 000 from the General Fund for the defraying of unanticipated costs for 1986 . Carol Sanders noted that these expenses were "out of the ordinary" expenses which were not anticipated at the time of the budgetary process . She indicated that the largest expenditures were from the Controller ' s Department to help cover expenses involved with the insurance, PERF, office automation consultants , wage negotiations , data processing ., equipment , rents on the County-City Building, etc. Councilman Barcome and Councilman Zakrzewski questioned from where Mr. Daniel Rudy would be paid. It was noted that the appropriation would come from Bill No. 126-86 , Line Item 399 and not from Bill No . 125-86 , No . 399 with that latter account being paid for the office automation consultants. Following further discussion Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Councilman Beck that Bill No. 126-86 go to Council favorably. The motion passed. ♦a*8 vacs* .+p sue. Tuataras ras a co.