REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 28 1972
<br />COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING (CONTINUED)
<br />agreement that the money would not be used this year for that purpose so that the money could be
<br />used for matching funds in the Northeast Code Enforcement project. Councilman Miller objected
<br />strongly to this and said that the Council was not aware of it. Mr. Richardson said there was
<br />a gentlemen's agreement on this. Mr. Nemeth asked if the agreement with the Park Department was
<br />ironclad and Mr. Richardson said that Mr. Laven, President of the previous Council, had written
<br />a letter of intent about the matter. It was the feeling of the Council that they would not be
<br />bound by any such agreement made by a previous Council. The question was called and the
<br />motion failed.
<br />Councilman Nemeth moved to amend the Park Department budget as follows: Reduce Labor to $754,631,
<br />Overtime to $95,000, 251 Repair of Buildings & Structures to $8,500, 252 Repairs of Equipment to
<br />$9,500, 261 Other Contractual Services to $71,815, 321 Gasoline to $15,000, 322 Oil to $1,700,
<br />324 Other Garage and Motor Supplies to $4,000, 371 Chemicals; Spray Materials and Fertilizer to
<br />$17,500, 374 Other Supplies to $7,250, 43 Repair Parts to $11,750, 442 General Park Materials to
<br />$21,000, 711 Buildings, Structures & Improvements to $1,500, 712 Other Structures to $1,500, and
<br />726 Other Equipment to $22,430. Councilman Taylor seconded the motion and it carried.
<br />Councilman Nemeth moved to amend 62 Social Security to $69,074, 63 Retirement to $122,800 and
<br />64 Group Insurance to $23,353, seconded by Councilman Taylor and carried. Councilman Kopczynski
<br />made a motion to amend the Park Department budget, 261 Other Contractual Services to $51,815 and
<br />delay spending the $20,000 for the new floor in LaSalle Center until a more thorough study could
<br />be made of the problem. Councilman Horvath seconded the motion. The motion failed,
<br />Councilman Nemeth moved to amend the Police Pension Fund budget to reduce 2212 Postage to $200,
<br />Z213 Traveling Expense to $150, 2214 Medical and Surgical to 0, 2361 Records, Stationery and
<br />Printing to $200, and Z72 Equipment to $100. Councilman Horvath seconded the motion. Councilman
<br />Taylor moved to amend the motion to reduce 2212 Postage to $250, 2213 Traveling Expense to $150,
<br />2214 Medical and Surgical to 0, 2361 Records, Stationery and Printing to $200 and Z72 Equipment
<br />to $100. Councilman Miller seconded the motion to amend. Motion carried.
<br />Councilman Nemeth moved to amend the Department of Redevelopment budget to reduce 212 Postage to
<br />$150, 213 Traveling Expense to 0, 214 Telephone and Telegraph to $600, 321 Gasoline to $400,
<br />324 Other Garage and Motor Supplies to $200 and 363 Other Office Supplies to $250 and 722
<br />Motor Equipment to 0. Councilman Miller seconded the motion and it carried.
<br />Councilman Miller moved to amend the Human Relations and FEPC budget to strike 211 Freight, Ex-
<br />press= -and Drayage, amend 62 Social Security to $1984 and 63 Retirement to $4294. Councilman
<br />Serge seconded the motion and it carried. Councilman Kopczynski made a motion to amend the Human
<br />Relations and FEPC budget to reduce 212 Postage to $250, 213 Traveling Expense to $325, 215
<br />Transportation Allowance to $500, 23 Instruction to $1500, 241 Printing other than Office Supplies
<br />to $650 and 252 Repairs of Equipment to $45. Councilman Horvath seconded the motion. The motion
<br />failed. Councilman Horvath made a motion to amend the Human Relations and FEPC budget by delet-
<br />ing Field Worker II at $9862. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kopczynski. The motion failed,
<br />Councilman Miller made a motion to amend the Cumulative Capital Improvement Fund budget by elim-
<br />inating 72 Properties $150,000, this amount to go into the operating balance of the fund.
<br />Councilman Kopczynski seconded the motion and it carried.
<br />Councilman Nemeth made a motion to recess until 6:30 p.m. Councilman Taylor seconded the motion
<br />and the meeting recessed at 5:05 a.m.
<br />The Committee of the Whole meeting reconvened at 6:30 p.m., Chairman Newburn presiding. Mr.
<br />Newburn said that Mr. Joseph Grazi of the United Way had asked for time to address the Council.
<br />Mr. Grazi read a letter from Mr. Vern Fladeland asking that the Human Relations and Fair Employ-
<br />ment Practices Commission be maintained and strengthened and that the proposed budget for that
<br />department be approved.
<br />City Controller James Barcome read the amended budget line by line and the proposed tax levies
<br />as follows:
<br />General Fund
<br />3.216
<br />General Sinking Fund
<br />0.06
<br />Park Maintenance Fund
<br />0.64
<br />Park District Fund
<br />0.10
<br />Street Department
<br />0.15
<br />Firemen's Pension Fund
<br />0.37
<br />Policemen's Pension Fund
<br />0.27
<br />Hospital Fund
<br />0.03
<br />Art Association Fund
<br />0.01
<br />Redevelopment Bond Fund
<br />0.17
<br />Redevelopment Fund
<br />0.03
<br />Building Demolition, Repair
<br />and Contingent Fund
<br />0.14
<br />Human Relations and FEPC
<br />0.02
<br />Cumulative Sewer Building and
<br />Sinking Fund
<br />0.25
<br />Junk Vehicle Fund
<br />0.00
<br />Miss Virginia Guthrie said that the Civic Planning Association commends the Council for the re-
<br />ductions made in the proposed budget. She said that it is a good start but that her organization
<br />will continue to work for reductions through the State Tax Board Hearings. She thanked the
<br />Council for making an item -by -item study of the budget and said that much hard work had gone into
<br />the decisions on the reductions made.
<br />Councilman Nemeth moved for a short recess, seconded by Councilman Kopczynski. The motion
<br />carried and the meeting recessed at 7:45 p.m.
<br />The meeting reconvened at 8:40 p.m. Councilman Nemeth made a motion that the budget ordinance
<br />be amended to reflect the computations as°read:byt.hhe"Cty Controller. Councilman Miller
<br />seconded the motion and it carried.
<br />Councilman Nemeth moved that the Motor Vehicle Highway budget be amended to reduce MVH 423
<br />,Emulsion to $58,831 and MVH 425 Bituminous Materials to $55,331. This would change the
<br />Materials Total to $275,662 and the Grand Total to $1,229,015. Councilman Miller seconded the
<br />motion and it carried.
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