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proposed plan to meet the budget deficit. Director Chamberlain and Assistant to the City Manager Parrish reviewed the current financial status, revenue enhancements, expenditures, cash management, targets and reorganization. Reports by the following department heads were made in the order found in the Proposed Plan for Fiscal Health which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference: City Clerk - City Clerk Helen A. Ramos. City Manager's Office - Assistant to City Manager Daryl Parrish. Provisional employee was identified as an employee hired without having gone through testing, usually hired for a period of 6 months, entitled to some benefits. Mr. Fred Cordova spoke on the proposal to eliminate the part-time secretary for commission meetings. As previous chairman for the Utilities Commission, Mr. Cordova spoke about the importance of having a secretary present at the commission meetings to record the action in order to have minutes which can be provided to the City Council for their review when necessary. Executive Vice President Dawson addressed the proposal to eliminate or reduce the subsidy to the Colton Chamber of Commerce. He explained that they also have a budget and if a cut or reduction was realized there would be no money for salaries. There are no more cuts he can make to their budget. Ms. Rachel Warner, 935 Flores, asked Council Members to give up their telephones, cars, insurance and $84,000 annual salaries. She asked them to volunteer their time as they all have extra jobs or were retired. She suggested that construction of the swimming pool be stopped and the monies be used to save laying off of employees. Mayor Fulp informed that the swimming pool was being built through a combination of monies from CDBG fund and Redevelopment Agency Fund. Economic Development Director Gabriel said that monies being used were an RDA tax increment and bond proceeds which could not be used by the General Fund. Councilmember Beltran commented on the $2 million expenditure on the community center project and cautioned about lawsuits, damages to the present structures and added costs which may total $4 to $5 million in the long run if construction is halted. Ms. Carmen Krueger, 940 Flores, repeated that the community needs its workers and stated that the children are not fully using the Hutton and Luque Centers. SBPEA Representative Susan Tarvin-Wilkins made comments about the Mid- Management/Confidential Unit's concern - to see any employee lose his job. If layoffs are to be considered, it was suggested that any temporary employee be separated initially before cutting one regular employee. It was suggested that constant manning be eliminated. With a hiring freeze, Ms. Tarvin-Wilkins queried why 6 positions were 3 DEC 19 i:l