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SESSION 1543 ,- MINUTES OF '!HE' UNIVERSITY CITY CXXJNCIL May 15, 1991 At a special budget study meeting of the city council of University City held in the Emergency Operations Center on Wednesday, May 15, 1991, Mayor Janet Majerus presided and called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. In addition to the Mayor, the following members of the council were present: Mr. Byron R. Price Mr. JoseIil L. Adams, Jr. Mr. Robert G. Wagner Mrs. Mal:y V. Schuman Mr. Paul E. Schoomer Mrs. Betty L. '!hOl'l"pSOn Also present were City Manager Frank Ollendorff, Director of Finance Willie Norfleet, and Deputy City Manager SUsan Glassman. '!he public was invited to attF>..nd the meeting as observers. '!he budget was the only subj ect discussed. 2020 Fire Deparbnent (page C-40). '!he city Manager said the najor change in this deparbnent is to postpone filling two vacancies until the City's finan- cial picture improves, although that will require additional overtime (shown in 714.0 overtime Pay). He said occasionally there nay be only one ambulance in use, but that has also happo...ned in the past. '!here will be two new part- time scholarship cadet positions, with one already filled. He said there will be no fewer paramedic firefighters than there are at present. '!he de- parbnent wants mobile phones in some of the vehicles in case the radio phones fail, but that is being deferred for now. He noted the increase in 726.06 Office Equipment Repairs, most of which is the naintenance agreement for the deparbnent's new computer system. '!here are two errors--$300 should be added to 728.01 Social Security Contributions, and $1200 added to 728.07 Clothing Allowance. He called attention to the large increase in 728.05 Education Benefits, most of which is the cost for firefighters ($2000 each) to attend the new county Fire Academy. Mr. Ollendorff reviewed all the items under Capital OUtlay, noting that the 10-year old ladder truck will be refurbished for $45,000, which will come from the fire reseJ:Ve fund. ,- 2030 Disaster Plannincr and Operations (paqe C-44). '!he City Manager said this deparbnent is closing on June 30, with the safety functions to be ab- sorbed by his office, and switd1board and telephone communications taken over by Finance. In response to Mayor Majerus, Mr. Ollendorff said the net saving to the city (if loss of the $20,000 grant is included) is about $40,000. Mr. Schoomer asked about the cost of services that have to be replicated due to closing this deparbnent I and Mr. Ollendorff said that would be about $35 I 000 I which is being transferred to other deparbnents' 2610 Enaineerincr (paqe C-48). Mr. Ollendorff said there is one less penna- nent position in this deparbnent--there was a recent resignation, and some of the traffic safety work will be done by the Police Deparbnent, with the rest