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ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 19, 1994 In accordance with notice duly and legally given, an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Colton was held on the above given date at 5:00 P. M., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Fulp presiding. FLAG SALUTE: Mayor Fulp led the assembly in the pledge of allegiance. ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present were Hutton, Sandoval, Cook, Sanders, Beltran and Mayor Fulp. Absent was Councilmember Bennett due to her hospitalization at Redlands Community Hospital. Also present were City Attorney Biggs, City Manager Martinez, and City Clerk Ramos. CITY MANAGER: Mayor Fulp stated the purpose of this meeting was to discuss the budget deficit. He recognized the effort and hard work by the City Manager and staff for tonight's presentation. City Manager Martinez related that the management team members had met over a period of 6 days to once again review their individual budgets, already honed to bare bones, to meet new target reductions in order to close the budget deficit gap. Documentation was gathered and compiled for City Council's review. Mayor Fulp announced the order to be observed: There would be a presentation by individual departments to be followed by a question -answer period. With permission, Councilmember Hutton asked to speak to warn the public about rumors regarding the financial condition of the City. He remarked that its employees are the City's assets, along with its enterprises. They allow for the non-profit and betterment of the community. He stated he had not received documentation regarding the 10 -year fiscal analysis by the Finance Director as he had requested by memorandum from the City Manager. He concluded that he could not justify acting on any recommendation based on the history of the audit report. City Manager Martinez declared he was not familiar with the document and indicated he could provide information at a moment's notice. DEC 19 199T,