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.~ "= 2010 BUDGET HEARINGS PERSONNEL AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AUGUST 12, 2009 The August 12, 2009 Personnel and Finance Committee Meeting was called to order by it's Chairperson Tom LaFountain at 3:30 p.m. Committee Member's in Attendance: David Varner, Oliver Davis Other Council Member's: Derek Dieter; Ann Puzzello; Henry Davis; Other's Present: Chuck Bulot, Becky Neese, Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Ed Ronco, Rita Kopala, Martha Lewis, John Murphy, Gregg Zientara, Mikki Dobski, Catherine Fanello, Tom Price, Mayor Steve, Mary Ann Myers, Lynn Coleman, Vivian Sallie, Chuck Leone, Lonnie Douglas, Ray Thomas, Kurt Brown AGENDA: Building Department - Chuck Bulot, Becky Neese Mayor Office -Mayor Steve Self Insurance Fund -Catherine Fanello Capital and Debt Funds -Catherine Fanello COIT, CEDIT, CCD, EDIT, Hall of Fame, PSDF, - C. Fanello Clerk -John Voorde Century Center -Vivian Sallie, Kurt Brown Common Council -Derek Dieter Human Rights -Lonnie Douglas Chairperson LaFountain noted this was the fifth in a series of scheduled hearings to review department by department their proposed 2010 budgets. The Building Department represented by Commissioner Chuck Bulot and Finance Officer Becky Neese walked the committee through their proposed budget line by line. Overall in spite of fewer revenues due to the economic slump the budget was proposed at 5% lower than 2009. The Mayor interjected that the Building Department is self-supporting through fees and does not receive any property tax revenue. A handout in the form of a press release (Attached # 1) provided by the Mayor's Office further delves into the budget rationale of both the Building Department and Mayor's Office. Mayor Luecke took the floor to explain his budget cutbacks. The keyword for his staff as it has been for his department heads is downsizing of staff. In that "city wide" personnel costs account for 80% of the budget this was a necessary albeit expected consequence of HEA 1001-08. Additionally the Mayor, his staff, and all department heads volunteered to take a 5% pay cut in 2010. His office also eliminated two take home cars including his own.