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SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 30, 1976
<br />COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
<br />05 City Attorney
<br />11 City Engineer
<br />16 Fire Department
<br />20 Studebaker Historical
<br />Collection
<br />48 Enviromental Control
<br />92 Vehicle Maintenance
<br />97 Mayor's Action Center
<br />23 Bureau of Streets
<br />28 Human Rights
<br />08 Fire Pension
<br />09 Police Pension
<br />24 Park Department
<br />08 Board of Works
<br />23 Street Department
<br />02 Controller
<br />93 Building Maintenance
<br />CONTINUED)
<br />Line Item
<br />213 Travel
<br />721 Furniture & Fixtures
<br />725 Office Equipment
<br />430 Repair Parts
<br />213 Travel
<br />213 Travel
<br />09 Salaries & Wages
<br />324 Other Garage & Motor
<br />430 Repair Parts
<br />213 Travel
<br />363 Office Supplies
<br />213 Travel
<br />370 Other Supplies
<br />722 Motor Equipment
<br />213 Travel
<br />361 Official Records
<br />532 Pensions Personnel
<br />Current Year
<br />532 Pensions Personnel
<br />Current Year
<br />221 Electric Current
<br />222 Gas
<br />722 Motor Equipment
<br />520 Rents
<br />cut $500 to $1,000
<br />cut $200 to $400
<br />cut $1,500 to $2,600
<br />cut $5,000 to 11,000
<br />cut $100 to $200
<br />cut $200 to $800
<br />cut $7,925 (position will be
<br />funded by CETA)
<br />cut $5,000 to $55,000
<br />cut $5,000 to $55,000
<br />cut $450 to $50
<br />cut $150 to $50
<br />cut $100 to $900
<br />cut $1,000 to $26,000
<br />cut $10,000 to $140,000
<br />cut $100 to $700
<br />cut $100 to $500
<br />cut $323,153 to $191,407
<br />cut $90,000 to $96,848
<br />cut $4,000 to $86,000
<br />cut $1,000 to $57,000
<br />cut $35,000 (recommend the Park
<br />Department come before the Counc
<br />with a request for Revenue Shari
<br />Funds)
<br />cut $105,000 to $304,220
<br />(recommend rent for County -City
<br />Bldg., be cut out of Board of
<br />Works and left in COIF)
<br />Recommend gasoline, diesel fuel and insurance be paid through
<br />the MVH Fund. There will be a total of $76,000 cut.
<br />510 Insurance
<br />321 Gasoline
<br />cut $38,000 to $120,000
<br />cut $38,000 to $187,000
<br />He said that this brings the total cut from the budget to $662,078. He said we have a frozen tax
<br />rate of 4.965 and the new rate of 4.953 is slightly lower from the frozen rate.
<br />Council President Parent made a motion to amend the ordinance in aoccordance with the amendments h
<br />just read, seconded by Council Member Taylor.
<br />Mr. Gene Evans, Executive Secretary of the Civic Planning Association, discussed frozen tax rates
<br />and indicated the maximum that could be set for 1977 was 4.937. Council Member Miller indicated
<br />the Council was under that figure. Mr. Evans discussed travel in the General Fund and individual
<br />funds which this year totals $40,545 or an increase of $2,700. He said thattravel costs in genera
<br />are not understood by many taxpayers and the Civic Planning Association believes it would be helpf
<br />if the result of the trip could be made known publicly. Mr. Evans asked Mr. Mullen, City Controll
<br />if the total employees would increase or reduce in 1977. Mr. Mullen indicated there would be a
<br />reduction of one. Mr. Evans asked Mr. Bunner, City Attorney why he needed an additional deputy.
<br />Mr. Brunner indicated it would be for the area of housing enforcement. He then asked Mr. Brunner
<br />if the increase in his furniture budget was for the additional attorney. Mr. Brunner indicated
<br />it was for the new deputy and more furniture was needed in the department. Mr. Evans asked
<br />if the City had a stockpile of furniture. Mr. Brunner indicated that apparently the City had such
<br />a stockpile and perhaps they could find something there. Mr. Mullen, City Controller, indicated
<br />that they plan to have all the City's furniture on computer within the next five weeks. Mr. Evans
<br />asked how many CETA employees were in the 1977 budget. Mr. Mullen indicated in 1976 there was
<br />104 to-106 and that number will be constant in 1977. Mr. Evans asked if the City was expected to
<br />assume responsibility when the funding is phased out. Mr. Mullen indicated they were attempting t
<br />incorporate CETA into the City payroll.
<br />Mr. Evans asked Mr. Mullen what rent was being paid in the 520 account. Mr. Mullen indicated that
<br />was the rent paid to School City for data processing. Mr. Evans asked what Refunds, Awards and
<br />Indemnities were. Mr. Mullen indicated these are the legal suits against the City. Mr. Evans
<br />questioned Mr. Mullen about the group insurance and liability insurance as to the amounts and the
<br />procedure for securing a carrier.
<br />Mr. Evans indicated the Council budget did not carry an item 274 and he thought that it should be-
<br />cause $13,000 was transferred into that account for legal services, and he wondered what the legal
<br />expenses have been to date. Council President Parent indicated the contract was for $1,000 a mont
<br />for a minimum of twenty hours per week. He said it averages to slightly over twenty hours, but
<br />that was the rate they were paying the attorney. He said it was proposed at $15,000 and discussio
<br />have revolved around $1,000 per month for the attorney, $1,000 additional for any Council Member w
<br />wanted to consult another attorney, and the other $2,000 would be for such expenses as long dis
<br />tance calls, and secretarial work done by the firm's secretary. Mr. Evans asked if the $1,000 pai
<br />to the attorney didn't cover secretarial expense.
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