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Olomuttttrt Rood PERSONNEL AND FINANCE COMMITTEE • 010 the eummnu elouurit of tier (ItitH of*putt, lira: The October 20, 1980 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairman, Councilman Beverly D. Crone at 6:30 p.m. in the Council meeting room. Persons in attendance included the following: Councilmen Beck, Kopczynski, Szymkowiak, Taylor, McGann, Crone, Voorde, and Dombrowski; Jane Swan, -Lois Kress, James Seitz , John Leszezynski, Mayor Parent, Jon Hunt, Fire, Chief Brassell , Uniform Division Chief Charles Hurley, Shaun Watt, Marchment Kovas, Michael Vance, and Council-Attorney Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposed General Obligation Bond. Chairman Crone acknowledged that Councilman Kopczynski is officially on the Personnel and Finance Committee, Chairman Crone then directed the Committee's attention to the 1980 G.O. Bond Worksheets received at the Mayor/Council Caucus on October 16 , 1980. The Committee then reviewed the proposals by depart- ments. Police Department $559,500 is the proposed total in the bond issue, with $289,500 for 1981, and $310,000 for 1982, The Committee was informed by Uniform Division Chief Hurley that: the average beat car has a 14 month lift; two years of the uniform fleet would be addressed, and that presently the department is not realizing much of a difference in mileage between the V-8 's and Councilman Kopczynski suggested that the City should keep pursuing the concept of keeping the tax rate frozen but to unfreeze the levy, and thereby allow the City to take advantage of new growth and new assessments. He also suggested replacing the word "pistols" with "revolvers. " Councilman Dombrowski questioned the City's policy of police cars going out of the City, Mayor Parent stated it may be good to reduce the numbers of cars going home, but the savings that would be realized would not be significant. He stated he would continue to look into the matter with Chief Thompson. It was learned that under the Radio equipment and page system item proposed at $45,625; that this would allow replacement of the console in the Police Department and one additional satellite antenna. Presently, the City is renting the page system, Councilman Voorde questioned whether an additional $13 , 000 would be needed in the Communications Department, however, the Administration was unaware of such a request. PRE[ PREEE , PUOLISHINO CO.