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Council Minutes of 7/5/83 -4- Mr. Wilamosky, Chairman Finance Committee as well as Streets and Drainage Comm3.ttee reported: 1) The Finance Comuittee met on June 30th; discussed Qrdinance No. 83-74, advertising for bids for gas, oil and diesel fuel; Committee has no objection. 2) Committee discussed Ordinance No. 83-80 which provides for the City's continued participation in the purchasing of government surplus; Cozmnittee has no objection. 3) Committee discussed Ordinance No. 82-153 and recommends against it in its current form. Recoimnend the legislation be amended to provide for the purchase of one car and one utility vehicle; the Treatment Plant is is desperate need of a car and the Dog Warden is in need of a utility vehicle. 4) Met with Safety Director to discuss Ordinance No. 83-81 and 83-82 covering the Police and Fire Department wages. Ordinances have been amended and will be reviewed again. 5) Committee discussed a requisition to pay a Member of the Landmarks Comni.ssion $90 for acting as Secretary for meetings in January, February and March. Committee finds the payment to be contrary to legislation. The ordinance relating to the Landmarks Commission clearly states that "members shall serve without pay"; the payment -is for a Member of the Landmarks Commission who served as secretary. It is the committee's opinion that the ordinance addresses the matter very clearly and that payment should not be made. The Committee reviewed the ordinance and will be asking for an amendment to strike out the section of the ordinance that provides for payment for a secretary to the Landmarks Commission. 6) Also, discussed with Director Petre, a request for an additional appropriation of $10,000 for the Pro Shop. Mr. Petre advised that he has obtained two rather large team orders and based on his comnittments for inventory at the Pro Shop and a Fall order in the amount of approximately $19,000, the particular line item will run short without an additional appropriation. Committee has not asked for legislation as yet; would like to confirm with Mr. Petre, perhaps through a copy of the purchase order for the team purchase. 7) Reviewed the need for authorizing the Ma.yor to enter into an agreement with the Board of Education for rental of buses for a field trip; School Board wi11 not rent the buses unless the City enters into an agreement; rental is for up to five buses and Committee has no objection since it is a one time only trip. 8) Committee discussed Ordinance No. 83-31 relating to employee vacations. Have recommended some amendments and the legislation will be on the agenda for next meeting. 9) Committee discussed Ordinance No. 83-4, creating a financial task force, and recommends against its adoption. City Charter is quite specific with respect to who the City's financial advisor is. Additionally, the City depends on McDonald and Company as well as Moody's for forecasting and matters pertaining to funding ma.jor projects; principle responsibility rests with Director of Finance, an elected public office holder,and not with an ad hoc comm?ittee as this legislation proposes. 10) Met with Budget and Management Director Gareau and discussed the proposed 1984 budget. Will be scheduling another meeting; Public Hearing has been scheduled for July 12th at 7:45 P.M. With respect to the payment for a secretary for Landmarks Commission, Mr. Woerpel pointed out that the ordinance does provide for secretarial service and it has been paid for in the past. It is a question of having a member serve in this capacity or hiring outside help. Mr. Wilamosky replied that Julia Brown acted as secretary and she IS a member of the Landmarks Commission. The ordinance is specific as it relates to members and says "members shall serve without pay". With reference to Mr. Wilamosky's report regarding Ordinance No. 83-4, Mrs. Petrigac asked if the committee had considered amending it, to change the composition of the financial task force to include a financial planner in preference to three CPA's. Mr. Wilamosky advised that they had not; committee did not go much further than what it perceived the text and the intent of the legislation to be.