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Special Session 1079~ lfinutes June 26, 1974 Page 6 allowances. He said with the University City Firem~, for several years this has been somewhat of a sore point bec~se of rising food costs. It is a City raquirement that the Fire~n have their m~als here, and he said he feels there is a great deal of j~s~ification in rmcommending that the food allowance be approved. !~e poir.ted out that th~ size of the department is to be reduced and this will resumer in more activity for the people who are on duty. Councilman Werner continued his argument agaf.nst th~ allowance, maintaining that there is no warrant for it. {ouncilman Glickert pointed out that it has been a tradition in University City to hmve such an allowance, and as the City ~anager had pointed out, it ~¢es not go ~irectly to the Firemen - it goes into the commissary, and she felt it woutd not 'be out of line to provide this allowance. Mayor ~aufman said he recognizes Coancilman W~orner's objections, and when the time comes that Firemen work ~h~ same houws as other employees, considera- tion may be given to cutting out the allowanc~, but since a long-standing tradition has been established and the City M;nager has recommended the allowance, he would be inclined to accept tha~ recommendation. Discussion continued. Councilman ~oods said she agree~ ~ith Councilman Werner in principle, but intends to vote for it because ~he City Manager has recommend- ed it; however, she said she is determined to :fy to see that something is done over this next year about pro~lems in the Fire Department. Upon poll of the Council, the follo~ing vote wa~ recorded: AYES: Councilmen ~ieberman and Werner. NAYS: Councilmen Woods, ~.~eissenburger, Glickert and Mayor ~aufman. ABSENT: Councilman Crimm. The motion therefore failed to carry. Councilman Weissenburger moved that the City Manager be instructed not to fill the next three vacancies that occur in the Fire Department. After some discussion, it was agreed that the City ~anager understands the sense of the Council and the motion is not necessary. Councilman Weissenburger (Council representative on the Board of Trustees of the Police and Firemen's Pension Fund) stated that at a recent meeting, the Board of Trustees recommended that the limits on retired personnel, be upped to $300 a month and to $150 a month minimum for eligible widows. This would increase the City's annual contribution by $4,317. He moved that the minimum benefits be accepted by the Council in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Trustees. Mayor Kaufman suggested that since this information was received only this evening, it might be well to consider this at a latar time, and he added that if necessary the Contingency Fund could be used. Councilman Weissen- burger felt that the Council should act on this matter tonight. Councilman Lieberman seconded Councilman Weissenburger's motion. There was further discussion. Councilman Werner said he shares the ~iayor's views and felt this should be deferred for further examination. RECESS: A t this juncture~ 9:50 P.M., Mayor Kaufman called for a brief recess and at 10:05 P.M. the Council reconvened. The Mayor called attention to the motion and the second on the floor. Councilman Werner moved that the matter be tabled until the next meeting so