09/08/1982 - Minutes BUDGET COMMITTEE MINUTES - September 8, 1982 - 7:30 P.M.
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1. ROLL CALL: Present: Committee Chairman James Smith; Committee Members
Gerry Edwards, Dale Evans, Tom Brian, John Cook, Nancie
Stimler; Chief of Police, Robert Adams; Director of Public
Works, Frank Currie; Finance Director/City Recorder, Doris
Hartig; City Administrator, Bob Jean; Lieutenant, Kelley
Jennings; Administrative Assistant, Joy Martin; Office
Manager, Loreen Wilson.
2. FEES AND CHARGES
(a) City Administrator stated that staff is still working on the fees and
charges and wants to do a comprehensive study on the surrounding
policy issues.
(b) Consensus of Committee was to have Council review policy issues and
instruct staff to work closely with Chairman Smith on final report.
If Chairman Smith determines a special Budget Committee meeting is
needed, he was given the authority to call same.
3. MOTORCYCLE COP PROGRAM
(a) A comprehensive report was presented by Chief of Police and
Lieutenant Jennings for the Police Department. Officers Jim Newman
and Jim Call were present as authors of the report. Lengthy
discussion followed regarding the safety of the bike program, cost
effectiveness, and policies to be used in the program.
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Police Department requested funding of 2 motorcycle officers, bikes
and uniforms. Chief of Police stated that he understood that if
there was not sufficient increase in revenues from additional traffic
citation generation from the program, that he would be required to
not purchase one new car at the end of the fiscal year to cover the
deficit.
(b) Motion by Committee Member Edwards, seconded by Committee Member
Evans to recommend to the City Council approval of a supplemental
budget in the amount of $24,184 to fund two bikes in the program.
Approved by unanimous vote of Committee present.
RECESS: 8:45 P.M.
RECONVENE: 8:55 P.M.
4. CUT-BACK PRIORITIES I-III
(a) City Administrator spent time in summarizing what options were
available to the City in a cut-back mode if the November 2nd ballot
measure #3 were successful.
(b) Administrative Assistant Martin presented various departmental
details on the cut-back options.
(c) After lengthy discussion, Committee Member Edwards moved to recommend
cut-back options to the City Council as a financial planning document
for their use and staff's. Motion seconded by Committee Member Evans.
Approved by unanimous vote of Committee present.
5. L.O.C. MATERIAL BALLOT MEASURE INFORMATION
(a) City Administrator presented some information on Ballot Measure #3
for Budget Committee information.
(b) City Administrator advised Budget Committee that they would have a
workshop with the City Council at the December 6, 1982 study session.
6. ADJOURNMENT: 10:36 PM Motion by Committee Member Stimler, seconded by
Committee Member Edwards to adjourn.
Approved by unanimous vote of Committee present.
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