HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-11-83 Personnel & Finance 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
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