09-02-98 Personnel & Finance - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Commit t Zsport: Personnel and Finance iro the tommOtt QCOttntt1 of the City of §outb Ven : The September 2, 1998 meeting of the Personnel and Finance and Health was called to order by Council Member Dr. David Varner at 3:15 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Councilmembers:Aranowski and Varner; Tom Skarbek, Phil St. Clair, Ron Radecki, Bonnie Stryker,Loretta Duda, Lew Powell, Sandy Pamerlee, Cathy Roemer, Susan Visser,and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Dr. Varner noted that this is the third meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee reviewing the proposed 1999 Civil City Budget. The Committee than heard from the City Clerk's Office. City Clerk Fund # 101-0201 1998: $ 239.844 1999: $ 245.492 2.4% increase Loretta Duda, City Clerk,made the presentation. She noted that her entire budget is proposed with a total increase of$5,648.00. She then reviewed the information provided in the performance based budget information and the line-item detail. She highlighted that she would like the number of tickets voided by the City to go down. Publication of legal notices is proposed to be increased by 2 %. She also noted that the charges for Central Services are now in her budget for the first time in the amount of$200.00 The City Clerk noted that a member of her staff will be retiring next year and at that point she would like to reorganize the office. She also noted that the recodification project is very time consuming and will probably need another year before it is completed. Discussion took place on updating all forms related to ordinance violations, with Dr. Varner noting that such a project should enhance enforcement. Youth Services Bureau Fund # 101-0407 1998: $ 60.000 1999: $ 60.000 Bonnie Stryker,Director of the Youth Services Bureau made the presentation. She noted that her services are outcome oriented. She then reviewed the handouts provided to the Committee. Mrs. Stryker noted that the Bureau assisted 4,784 children in the past budget year and received approximately 6,000 hours of service from volunteers. Safe Station: This program assisted 121 youths or runaways with 75 % being positively placed in a relative's home and 9-10 % being placed in foster care. Information on this service is to be provided to the police departments at their roll calls. CASA: The Court Appointed Special Advocacy Program is basically a voice for the child. Forty-five(45)volunteers work in this area with an additional seventeen (17) being sworn in soon for a total of sixty-two (62)persons.