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Special Session 869, llinutes June 26, 1967 Page 12 SALARY - CITY~NAGER: l~yor Kaufman stated that the Council has met and discussed an adjustment in the City ~anager's salary and the consensus was to increase it $1000. Councilman Epstein moved accordingly, i~iotion seconded by Councilman Lieber- man and unanimously carried. - Y A S' EVE UE: In honnection with the matter of an increase in the City ~nager's salary, the Mayor said he understands from the Director of Finance~ V. A. Ellman, that it is necessary to increase the Prior Years' Revenue by $1,000. Councilman Grimm moved accordingly. Motion seconded by Councilman Epstein and unanimously carried. WEEI(LY POLICZ DEPARTmeNT REPORT: The Police Department report for the week of June 18, 1967 to June 24, 1967, was received and ordered filed. City Manager Henry pointed out he believes it will be of interest to the Council to learn that this is a 52 week Police Department report - it amounts to the entire fiscal year although it does not end exactly on the e~d of the year, but it does correspond to the previous 52 weeks. He said it shows a very slight increase in the totals. WEEIILY FIRE DEPARTmeNT REPORT: The Fire Department report for the week of June 18, 1967 to June 25, 1967, was received and ordered filed. PERSOnnEL DEPARtmENT: The Personnel Department as of the weeks ending June 17, 1967 and as of June 24, 1967, was received and ordered filed. BILLS FOR ADOPTION AS ORDINANCES: BILL NO. 6403 AS ~MF2~DED - PROHIBITI~]G CERTAIN PRACTICES RELATING TO SALE OF REAL ESTATE - PATTERNED AFTER DETROIT ORDI~]ANCE: Councilman Epstein moved that Bill Noo 6403 As Amended be adopted as an Ordinance. Motion seconded by Councilman Grimm. Councilman Lieberman stated that he would like to make a few brief comments beca~o~ he has had so much cOnv~rsz~iom '~i~h F~o~l~ o~ ~his subject. ~e said he doesn't feel that this particular bill is the one the people wanted, but perhaps this is something that the Council ought to determine - every ef- fort has been made to water this bill down. He said the real estate people have threatened that they would get out of University City if a licensing bill were passed - his thinking is that in a short time they may be en- gaged in the same tactics in other communities and other communities would want to crack down on them and possibly will look to University City to see what it did and then the real estate people must return to University City because they will have no other place to go. He said he realizes they'll have regulations and controls as they should have had from the beginning. He said he thinks the Council is worrying too much about the business that is being regulated and not about the people and the community who are being affected by the tactics of this business, be they professional or not pro- fessional. Councilman Lieberman expressed the view that the concern of the