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Council Minutes of 2/6/79 -3- Mr. Boehmer, Chairman of Transportation, Public Safety, Health and Welfare C<rmEnittees reported: 1) committee met with Presiddnt of Council Limgert, Councilman Lo$an, Safaty DirecCor Petre and Chiaf Bement also in attendance. Committee discussed Ordinance No. 79-6, an ordinance establ3shing the policy of requiring all uaiform aworn peraonnel in the Fire I?epartment to became certified garamedics within 36 waths of date of hiring. Some ileiubers of Gouncil would like more information at? this artd under new husiness will achedule a meeting of Gouncil as a Glhole to discuss this. Pir. Wilamosky, Chairman of Finance Comml.ttee reported: 1) Finance Comnittee met on Januarq 23rd with President Limpert and Cauncilman Lagan and Boehmer also in attendance. Committee discu3sed salaxy chsagea for the aext council. Had hoped to ttaiformally include within one ordiaance bath Ward and At Large salaries aud the Pros3+dout of Council's salary. In d3scusaion with Taw Director and in keeping with the limitations- and sgirit of the City Charter, fiad that th3.s can't be dane because of the sg2it Cerm of office. Therefore, committee rec ded smending 4rdinance N4. 79-5 by strikiag ; out, from Section 1, the dallar amount for the year 1980 of $4,375 and inserting $4,000. Also, striking out the dollar amcturtt for ttte ysar 1981 ,aad inserCing the awunt of $4,000 - atriking out the dollar amovnt for the year 1982 and insezting the anwunt af $4,400 - striking out the dollar amount for the year 19$3 and insertiag the aamonnt of $4,400. Basically the total inerease for Che foux year term for Council aL T,arge be- ginniag Januarq 1, 1980, is 5% with a total cash increase in the four year paxtod of $800 and the committee has no objection to this snd recommends ac3option af the ordin- ance as amended. 2) committee also met with the Mapor and thee FinAmce DirecCor to discuse the estimated revenues for the year 1979. Are currentlg estimatiug a revenue of $4,298,279, which is considerably less than the reveaue received in 1978. Mayor advised that he is currently working on recoamendations wi.'th reapect to appropriations for 1979. Comm,i.ttee is waiting for its completian and urges the Mayor to campiete it as rapidly as possible to allow commitzee and Council ample time to review it and make any rec ed chsnges. 3) committee also reports that Ordinance No. 79-10, sn ordinance directing tbe Cauntq Auditor to pay the City pf Noxth QlmCed all tax moneq owed and due tlae Citg, ie on the agenda tonight. tdill be askiag for auspeasion of rule so it can be forwrarded to the County and hopefully start receiving seme revenue for use in the City. Mr. Logan, Chairman of Recreation, P%ib11.c Parks and Buildings Commi.ttee reported; I 1) committee met Monday, January 22nd, and discuased Ordinance No. 79-3 which authorizess the Director of Public Safety to advertise for agymaastic mat. Comaaittee has no ob3ection. Mat would be stored at the Hi!;h School until such tiffie as the second floor at the P.ec Complex could be used. 2) conunittee discussed Ordiasnce No. 79-14 which is a new piece of legislatioa, and committee has ao objection to tbi,s ordiasnce which would authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Cimter, Inc., wha does advertisiag murals, which wou1d be painted on the walls of the Rec Camplex in a very art3stic, esthetic, pleasf.a$ manner. This advertising would bring in revenue to the Cf.ty. Wil.l ask for suspen- sion of the rule requiring three resadings aad p"s this under emergencq ton3.ght. 3) with respect to Barton-Bradley Park, anumber of months ago had discugsed the restroom facility that is to be built. This wlll be built through Community I?evelopenent Block Grant Funds through the Federai government gnd $22,000 had been allocated for it. The Porter Rosd culvert required additional money over what had beea previously anticipated so that money unfcartuaatelq has to come out of the Bartan-Bradleq facility at least on a temporaxy basis. This will cause eome delays with construction of a restroom facility, possiblY not unCil late this summer. President Limpert commented that he had the opportunity to be at the meeting and saw the artist's conceptions of the proposed advertisiug for the Rsc Camplex. Invited any member of the audi.ence who is intere$ted and would 11ke to view tham a€ter Council , Meeting, to come ug and Safety Director Pffitrr wcauld be more than p,lad to preeenC them.