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Council Minutes of 1-21-75 -9- Ordinance No. 75-11 was introduced by Mr. Lampert and given its first reading. An Ordinance establishing hospitalisation benefits for various city es~ layess and declaring an emergency. Under Old Business: Mr. West discussed McKenaie Rd. aid asked Mr. Goggin referring to his report on McKenzie Rd. drainage if he wasix~clnding the widening and repaving that the County agreed to do last year which they did not do; also City had appropriated $12,000 for our portion. Mr. Childs atate~d we are talking about Daly deepening .t.he ditches on both sides of ~sie Rd. The Bounty is going to do the work but we have to provide the ssateral. ter. asst asked win did the Cou~tty decide they were not going to widen it. Kr. Cuter said ttu~ County was just to repair the pavement after the drainage is xgsroroysd. The County did net int~tcl or they did not indicate that they weld widen tfu; road. T4ay would ra~rar the berm and repair the roadway after the drainage was installed. Mr. Want discussed the berm oa this road has always beep a bons of co~ttentian - in the first place the road is narrower than an ordinary read. At the ties this was discwRSad it was Mr. West's understanding that the County said they could fix up the bero~ and probably put asphalt on there which would in effect then widen the effective width of the road. Mr. West requested that the County be asked again. Mrs. Saringer referred to the legislation on utilities and cosstented that for the last three years she has bee~a taking into her Coosaittee utilities aad has been on committees that has t,aican her guide the coamunity. Wishes that President O'Neill would consider putting utilities into a specific comed.tt~e. President O'Nei11 referred to Rules of Grnmcil pertaining to Standing Come~ittees. This was President O'Neill's reason far putting the legislation into Mr. Gc~ggin's Committee and asking Mr. Wilaaiasky to see to it that it was iacorporeted in that Committee in the future. Presd~t O'igrEitl commented that perha~-s scrore of the Council Members are not aware of the fact that he proposed to the Legislation Committee to do away with two of t:he Standing Cosa-ittaes and coc~xdiaate so that the responsibilities of these taro committmss would be placed within 7 committees. President O'Neill explained hie regions for this proposal. Mrs. Saringer referred to ~.no. 75-10 cad commented to her this is vc;.rpr:~• ineffective and feels this would be reg~ctried as junk mail because it is not being specific -only telling the P.U.C.O. to da something that they already,:do. Mr. Wilamosky submitted to Clerk of Council the 1ega1 opinion that he discussed with the Legisliition Canm~ittee with requuest that copy be made available to Council and Administration if requested. Mr. Wilamosky discussed Ord. No. 75-9 and asked how was it determ#.ned the needs of the new Director -did he submit a budget, etc. to the Finance Coasaittea. Mr Lampert said the Mayor presented it to the Finance Committee. Mr. Wil~osky discussed the auto expose - $1,Q00. Zt is his understanding when we talk,~out auto expense we talk about mileagtu and not a flat fee of auto expenase of $~~.,• Thinks it would be paid on a monthly bads. Mr. Lampert explained this figure is a tentative figure put into the budget. It does not necassarilq teen t~-t $1,000. has to be used for that particular item. Zt is no differ~t that ~y of the other appropriations that is put into the budget. Zt is a set amount ttt~:•asde for a specific thing - if it is not used it: can be tradsferred to another area. Mr.