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COMM .sport: Personnel and Finance Committee go the Common QCountiU of tit City of DoutIj tnti: The August 22, 1994 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Sean Coleman at 3:35 P.M. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Council Members: Luecke,Puzzello,Washington, Kelly, Slavinskas, Zakrzweski, Coleman, Duda and Ladewski; William Eagan, Tom Scarbuck,Bonnie Stryker, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Mr. Scarbuck handed out pages on the Century Center and Project Future. Council President Puzzello handed out a Memorandum from the Council Attorney and a handout addressing the Council Budget. (copy attached) COMMON COUNCIL 1994 = $231,119.00 1995 = $401,758.00 Council President Puzzello noted that the only changes in the Council Budget were those relative to adjustment in Salaries, the Benefits paid based on those Salaries and PERF. She also noted that the election expense of $169,000.00 which is one half the amount necessary is budgeted for 1995 with a similar amount to be budgeted in 1996. She noted that the Council attorney has prepared a Memorandum for the Council's consideration where she has asked for a .75% increase over the one proposed and has setforth year to date information. Council Member Slavinskas questioned whether the election expenses could be placed in a separate budget. Council President Puzzello questioned whether there were any other funding sources available. Mr. Scarbuck noted that he would check into this matter. The Council Attorney was then asked to leave the meeting at this point for discussion of her proposal. After discussion, it was the Committee's recommendation to increase the Council Attorney's salary in general in accordance with the City's current guidelines for non-bargining employees which would be a approximate 3% increase overall. The proposed increased amount would total $1,000.00. The Committee recommended that the monies for the 1995 increase come from the Council's proposed budget. The Committee also recommended that a formula be developed for future contractual compensation for the Council Attorney. The Council President volunteered to work on this with the assistance of the Personnel and Finance Committee Chairperson. The formula to be developed would be based in part on compensation paid to other contractual legal employees,billable hours, salary and wage increases for non-bargining employees of the City, and related information. Concerns were raised with regard to Education in Training and the Travel Accounts. Council Member Washington noted that one of his three trips were paid by the City.