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Home My WebLink About08-08-86 Personnel & Finance • ennuttittet itt part • ihu tip osmium moon& agir mug rifer drub: PERSONNEL. AND FINANCE COMMITTEE • The August 8, 1986 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its chairman Councilman Ann Puzzello at 2 : 00 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Councilmen Paszek, Zakrzewski, Serge, Braboy, Beck, Puzzello, Barcome, and Voorde; Michael Vance, Carol Sanders, Dave Sypniewski, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council President Beck questioned the City Controller whether the items addressing clothing allowance and holidays budgeted for 1987 reflected what was recommended by the City Negotiating Team. Mr. Vance noted that the budgeted items for both the police and fire departments represented the exact dollar amounts recommended and approved by the Common Council by appropriate ordinance in the areas of clothing allowance and holidays. Council President Beck also noted that the. Board of Public Safety at a •meeting earlier this morning took under advisement the recommendations from the Common Council and the City Negotiating Team with regard to holidays,vacations and sick leave. Following discussion among the Committee members and the other Councilmen present, it was recommended by Councilman Beck and seconded by Councilman Braboy that a letter be sent from the Committee and signed by Councilman Puzzello addressed to the Board of Public Safety to explain the reasons why the Common Council recommended favorably by 9-0 votes the policies addressing holiday, vacation, and sick leave. The motion passed unanimously. CITY CLERK, page 6 , ::$86,544 City Clerk Irene Gammon then briefly discussed the problems regarding the Municipal Code Book and demonstrated the amount of leaflets which were necessary to go through in order to get a complete up-to-date copy. Mr. Vance said that he would work with her office to get a book assembled and then duplicated in house. Following a Line Item review of the budget Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Councilman Paszek that the following cuts be made from the City Clerk' s budget: Line Item 334, Microfilming $1,000 Line Itera 396 , Instruction $1,000 Line Item 428, Office Equipment $2,000 The motion passed unanimously. /R[[ FR[[[ oltIESSo PUBLISHING CO. Page 2. Personnel and Finance Committee August 8, 1986 Councilman Serge then made a motion seconded by Councilman Paszek that the amended version of the City Clerk' s Budget reducing it by $4,000 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed unanimously. COMMON COUNCIL, pages 9 through 10, $296,481 Carol Sanders then noted that Line Item 311. 1 entitled Legal Services should be increased by $464 bringing that Line Item account to a total of $24 ,045. It was noted this would be an increase for the present Council Attorney. Following discussion Councilman Beck made a motion seconded by Councilman Braboy to accept the recommended increase for this Line Item. The motion passed unanimously. Following discussion by the Committee members and a review by Council President Beck of the budget, the following cuts were recommended: Line Item 322 Travel Expenses_: $2, 000 Line Item 335 Promotional Expenses $2,500 Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Councilman Beck to recommend favorably the Common Council Budget including the total cuts of $4 ,500. The motion passed unanimously. It was also noted that LIne Item 399 entitled Other Contractuals in the amount of $135,000 represented the first installment of the City election cost. CEMETERIES, pages 16 through 17, $99,631 Mr. Bob Niezgodski then reviewed the Bureau of Cemeteries Budget which is increased from the current budget at 24%. Following discussion Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Councilman Paszek that the Bureau of Cemeteries Budget go to the Council favorably. The motion passed unanimously. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, page 24, $42,673 Mr. Joseph Nagy then reviewed the Weights and Measures Budget which is identical to the current budget. Following the review by the Committee members, Councilman Beck made a motion seconded by Councilman Braboy to recommend favorably the Weights and Measures Budget. The motion passed unanimously. Councilman Voorde noted that in the worksheets it was noted that Line Item 429 would incorporate the cost for a new computer system of approximately $3,000 for a PC plus ongoing costs. This amount was not included in the requested budget by the Administration. Page 3. Personnel and Finance Committee August 8, 1986 PARKING GARAGES, pages 63 through 64, $293,716 Mr. Ted Latkowski then reviewed the Parking Garage Budget. It is increased at a total amount of 1. 8%. Mr. Vance complimented Mr. Latkowski on cutting operating costs and noted that it would be impossible to try to run the parking garages for below $500,000. He noted that the garages are now 17 years old. TCU will fill the remaining spaces for monthly parkers. In light of this lighting on all floors will be necessary. A total of 800 spaces are available in the two garages with approximately 650 being used by monthly parkers. A balance on the garages as of this month remains at $3,630 ,000. Councilman Beck made a motion seconded by Councilman Paszek to recommend this budget favorably to Council. The motion passed unanimously. CONTROLLERS BUDGET, pages 3 through 5, $2, 610,285 Mr. Vance, Carol Sanders, and Dave Sypniewski then reviewed this budget in detail. Carol Sanders then recommended that the following cuts could be made to this budget for 1987 : Line Item 120 Salary and Wages, Temporary $3,000 Line Item 210.2 Other Office Supplies $3,000 Line Item 311. 1 Legal Services $2,000 Line Item 312 Date Processing $10,000 Line Item 321 Postage $1,500 Line Item 322 Travel Expenses $1,500 Line Item 214 Law books $ 200 Line Item 399 $5, 000 Line Item 390 Subscriptions and dues $ 300 Total proposed cuts $ 26 ,500 Councilman Serge then made a motion seconded by Councilman Beck to accept the recommended cuts. The motion passed unanimously. Councilman Puzzello then requested the City Administration to consider letting the Crossing Guards choose whether they wish to be paid over 9 or 12 month period which may assist the City with regard to the problem raised by unemployment compensation. Mr. Vance said he would look into the matter. Councilman Voorde then raised the question with regard to funding Project Future in the amount of $66,000 which is incorporated into Line Item 399, Other Contractuals. He noted that he would prefer that such sums be paid out of Revenue Sharing. Councilman Paszek and Councilman Zakrzewski voiced a similar request that Revenue Sharing be used first. Page 4. Personnel and Finance Committee August 8, 1986 Councilman Barcome echoed the recommendations of Councilmen Voorde, Paszek and Zakrzewski and requested the City Controller that if Revenue Sharing is made available for next year that the $66,000 to fund Project Future as the City' s commitment be paid from Revenue Sharing rather than from the Civil City Budget. Mr. Vance stated that he would bring this request to Mayor Parent' s attention. Councilman Serge then made a motion seconded by Councilman Beck that the Controller' s budget as amended be recommended favorably,to Council. The motion passed unanimously. BARR:ETT LAW, page 11, $25-,616 Discussion was then had regarding the part-time clerk. It was noted that contact had been made between Councilman Barcome and Mr. Doran' s office with regard to how payment would be made. Council President Beck said she would make a contact to Mr. Doran' s office and contact Mr. Vance thereafter. Following discussion Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Councilman Braboy that the Barrett Law budget as proposed go to Council favorably.. The motion passed unanimously. 'SELF-INSURANCE,: page 70, '$1,207,160 Mr. Vance noted that this is the liability and property insurance. Following discussion, Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Councilman Braboy that the Self-Insurance Budget be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed unanimously. ' YOUTH :SERVICE BUREAU, page 34, '$68,000 It was noted that the Youth Service Bureau is becoming a not-for- profit agency. This year the budgeted amount from the City would be cut by $25,000. This is part of a agreement with the agency. Following discussion, Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Councilman Paszek to recommend the Youth Service Bureau Budget favorably to Council. The motion passed unanimously. ART ASSOCIATION, page 36, $36,000 Mr. Vance explained this account. Following discussion Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Councilman Braboy to recommend this account favorably to the full Council. The motion passed unanimously. Page 5. Personnel and Finance Committee August 8, 1986 JUNK VEHICLE, page 85, $25,950 Mr. Vance noted that one cent on tax roles is being requested. One cent would generate approximately $40,000. Councilman Paszek made a motion seconded by Councilman Serge that the Junk Vehicle Budget be recommended to Council favorably. The motion passed unanimously. UNSAFE BUILDINGS, page 65, $ Mr. Vance then explained the Unsafe Building account. Following this explanation, Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Councilman Paszek that the requested budget be recommended favorably. The motion passed unanimously. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND, pages 89 through 90, $15, 535 Mr. Vance reviewed the Line Item detail on this proposed budget which is identical to the current budget. Councilman Braboy made a motion seconded by Councilman Serge that the budget be recommended favorably to . Council. The motion passed unanimously. T.I.F ALLOCATION FUND, page 97, $336,138 Mr. Vance noted that this fund is a new fund which is required for 1987 so that proper interest payments can be made. This account is required by State law. Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Councilman Braboy to recommend this budget favorably to Council. The motion passed unanimously. CUMULATIVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, (CCIF) , page 76, $645,482 Mr. Vance reviewed this budget which is . 8% lower than the current budget. Councilman Paszek made a motion seconded by Councilman Serge to recommend this budget favorably to Council. The motion passed unanimously. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS Mr. John Lesczyznski then noted that various questions were raised with regard to the Motor Vehicle Maintenance Fund. He noted that the only were possible could be made would be in the gasoline account. Mr. Vance noted that he would review the budget and report back to Council. Page 6. Personnel and Finance Committee August 8, 1986 PARK DEPARTMENT, pages 47 through. 53, $4,197, 607 Mr. James Seitz, Carl Stevens, and Bob Goodrich were present to present to Park Department Budget. It was noted that the budget is being proposed at a 5% increase over the current budget. A total of 35 employees are funded and that the budget reflected increases due to the fish run in the Covelinski Stadium. Following much discussion it was recommended that Line Item 120 Laborers be cut by $20,000 and that Line Item 29 , Other Equipment be cut by $2,500. Councilman Paszek made a motion to reflect such cuts; seconded by Councilman Braboy and the motion passed unanimously. Councilman Braboy then made a motion seconded by Councilman Paszek that the amended Park Department Budget be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed unanimously. It was noted by the Deputy Controller that approximately $21,152 are needed to be cut from the Civil City Budget to bring it in line. The Controller' s staff stated that they would review the entire budget and make recommendations with regard to cuts to bring the budget within line. A copy of the proposed cuts from the Civil City Budget is attached. There being no further business to come before the Committee the meeting was adjourned at 4: 30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Ann Puzzello, Chairman Personnel and Finance Committee