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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 26, 1974
<br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE MEETING (CONTINUED)
<br />Reduce Account 213,
<br />Reduce Account 230,
<br />Reduce Account 243,
<br />Reduce Account 252,
<br />Reduce Account 361,
<br />Reduce Account 363,
<br />Reduce Account 370,
<br />Reduce Account 440,
<br />Reduce Account 540,
<br />Reduce Account 722,
<br />Reduce Account 724,
<br />Reduce Account 725,
<br />Reduce Account 726,
<br />Travel Expense, to $4,000.
<br />Instruction, to $3,000.
<br />Photographing and Blueprinting, to $700.
<br />Equipment Repair, to $20,000.
<br />Official Records, to $4,000.
<br />Other Office Supplies, to zero.
<br />Other Supplies, to $9,000.
<br />Other Materials, to $4,500.
<br />Clothing. Allowance, to $97,130.
<br />Motor Equipment, to $125,000.
<br />Radio Equipment, to $17,500.
<br />Office Equipment, to $6,000.
<br />Other Equipment, to $8,000.
<br />Mr. Gene Evans, Executive Secretary of the Civic Planning Association, stated that the Civic
<br />Planning Association felt the position of Fiscal Officer should be deleted. He asked for a justi-
<br />fication of that position. Police Chief Urban stated that this person does all book work and heav,
<br />paper work, work dealing with the Criminal Justice Planning Grant, and the Director of Public
<br />Safety. He stated that this position has come into the city budget. Miss Virginia Guthrie,
<br />Consultant and member of the Board of Directors of the Civic Planning Association, wondered why
<br />the position was not in the Safety Director's budget. Mr. James Barcome., City Controller, explain4
<br />that, several years ago, it was decided that an officer be eliminated from desk duty and a layman
<br />put on the job. He stated that this individual also handles other fiscal problems within the
<br />Department of Safety. Mr. Evans asked if this person was an accounting major, and Mr. Barcome
<br />answered that he has a bachelor's degree and is working on his master's degree. Mr. Evans asked
<br />about all the fiscal officers. Mr. Barcome stated that Mr. Joe Nagy was the auditor for South Ben(
<br />and helps the department as such. Mr. Dave Sypniewski was the fiscal officer for the entire
<br />Safety Department. Mr. Mike Vance replaced a person in the Wastewater Treatment Plant and has
<br />taken on additional duties in the Department of Public Works. Mr. Rick Hunt's income was supple-
<br />mented by Wastewater and he was acting as Controller for the Public Transportation Corporation.
<br />Mr. Barcome stated that there were no fiscal officers in the Controller's budget. Mr. Evans felt
<br />the same position title should be used throughout the budget. Miss Guthrie asked if the total
<br />salary of each officer was listed if the incomes were supplemented. Mr. Barcome stated that this
<br />does not show in the city budget. Mr. Evans asked for a justification of the other contractuals
<br />account. Police Chief Urban stated that this was an account where expenses for the duplicating
<br />machines were taken with about $8,000 for rental and supplies in that area. He stated that, under
<br />Criminal Justice, the department had $15,000, with $40,000 under the computer program. Mr. Dave
<br />Sypniewski, Fiscal Officer, stated that there was a late tax distribution and a $50,000 match for
<br />computer program and $23,000 for narcotics, plus a few others. He stated that these funds would
<br />be transferred with available. Police Chief Urban stated that, under the Criminal Justice program;
<br />there were state, federal and local matches. These amounts have been allocated but not encumbered
<br />Councilman Kopczynski asked if the $63,000 was an additional amount. Police Chief Urban stated
<br />that this was for on -going programs. Councilman Miller asked about the $8,000 in the duplicating
<br />and printing contracts under the other contractuals account. Mr. Sypniewski stated that this was
<br />based on a monthly rental fee and supply costs were written into the contract. He indicated that
<br />the department sometimes runs anywhere from 20,000 to 25,000 copies per month. Councilman Miller
<br />asked about the type of copier, and Police Chief Urban stated that it was a 3M 7,000.
<br />FIRE DEPARTMENT
<br />Council President Nemeth proposed the following reductions:
<br />Reduce total of Salaries and Wages, Regular, to $3,044,147.
<br />Reduce Assistant Chief classifications to three positions.
<br />Reduce Battalion Chief classifications to six positions.
<br />Reduce Captain classifications to 35 positions.
<br />Reduce Lieutenant classifications to 35 positions.
<br />Reduce Engineer classifications to 170 positions.
<br />Council President Nemeth indicated that this amounted to a cut of four firemen.
<br />Reduce Account 213,
<br />Reduce Account 221,
<br />Reduce Account 222,
<br />Reduce Account 230,
<br />Reduce Account 251,
<br />Reduce Account 370,
<br />Reduce Account 540
<br />Reduce Account 721,
<br />Reduce Account 722,
<br />Reduce Account 723,
<br />Reduce Account 724,
<br />Reduce Account 726,
<br />Travel Expense, to $2,000.
<br />Electric Current, to $8,000.
<br />Gas, to $10,500.
<br />Instruction, to $560.
<br />Buildings and Structures.Repair, to $13,000.
<br />Other Supplies, to $9,000.
<br />Clothing Allowance, to $69,250.
<br />Furniture and Fixtures, to $1,000.
<br />Motor Equipment, to zero.
<br />Garage and Maintenance Tools, to $500.
<br />Radio Equipment, to $3,600.
<br />Other Equipment, to $22,730.
<br />Council President Nemeth took this opportunity to thank the department heads and bureaus for pro-
<br />viding the information to the Council on the proposed cuts. He stated that the department heads
<br />had been requested by the Council to cut 5% from their respective budgets. He stated that the
<br />recommended cuts suggested by the department heads totalled around $465,000 plus. He expressed
<br />the Council's gratitude for the assistance of the department heads in this regard. Councilman
<br />Miller asked about the increase in the salaries and wages temporary. Fire Chief Bland stated that
<br />when the 56 -hour work week was started, another shift of drivers had to be picked up.
<br />WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
<br />Council President Nemeth indicated that the Council proposed no recommended reductions in the
<br />Weights and Measures budget. There were no comments.
<br />TRAFFIC AND LIGHTING
<br />Council President Nemeth proposed the following reductions:
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