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,- filled since the budget passed. She noted that the City could make $2.5 million from excess property. With a billboard tax the City could realize $460,000. Legal services should be reviewed for excess payment for outside counsel. Such expenditure should be reduced or eliminated. She suggested that City Council might consider a small utility tax of about 1%. She asked Council to consider enhancing the revenues of the City before cutting its work force. She voiced opposition to contracting out City services. Finally, she requested that the half- time Administrative Analyst II in the Personnel Department not be cut. Finance Department - Finance Director Paula Chamberlain. Mayor Fulp expressed concern when the City cannot ascertain where it stands at the end of the month - its lack of control over purchases, check and balances and bank reconciliation. Director Chamberlain stated she has achieved one of her goals - to catch up and keep current. She agreed that accuracy needed improving. It is her plan that the next position in the Finance Department be an internal controller - a very technical, finance person, a C.P.A., whose job it would be to study and develop a system for timely reporting. City Attorney - City Attorney Julie Hayward Biggs. City Treasurer - City Treasurer Michael Williams. Community Development Department - Community Development Director David R. Zamora. Mr. Garland "Rocky" Fredrickson, 2851 S. La Cadena, asked how people can benefit from service cuts. They are paying more money and getting less service. He said he could not agree to layoffs as employees all have families. Mayor Fulp asked if the City should go into bankruptcy? Mr. Fredrickson answered affirmatively. He said that in a receivership, the State would mandate an audit. There would be an audit of the whole thing - state and federal, which is what is needed here - find out what is going on. Mr. Fredrickson inquired about where the figures of over $1 million for the host city fee are posted. Councilmember Sandoval said that the tipping fee of $1.00 per ton is spent on recycling and helps for the upkeep of roadways and right of ways. At 7:32 P.M., Mayor Fulp directs a brief recess. At 7:47 P. M., the meeting is reconvenes; all Members present as heretofore. Police Department - Captain Bernie Lunsford and Interim Police Chief Peter Mireles. In response to Councilmember Sandoval's question, CPOA President Bob Miller, representing the rank and file, said that the membership, wanted 4 DEC 19 1994