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compensation for the City Clerk. Mr. Charles Jackson stated that, 30 days ago, City Clerk Freeman had accepted the job at the $370 figure provided by ordinance. Mr. Jackson declared this action was unfair as City Clerk Freeman, aware of the City's fiscal constraints, could have waited six months or a year to submit this request. Mr. John Longfield recalled City Clerk Freeman as the chairman of the Civil Service Board. As a member of that board, Mr. Longfield quoted City Ordinance No. 1490 Section 1, 1976 and Ordinance No. 1122 Section 4, 1962, which prohibited appointment or hiring, for one year, of a former Member. Councilmember Sanders submitted that the Civil Service Board met once and had conducted no meetings since December 6, 1994 --well over a year since Mr. Freeman served on the Board. City Attorney Biggs offered to research the matter. To an inquiry by Councilmember Bennett, City Attorney Biggs said that compensation for the City Clerk position was $370 with the provision for supplemental salary. After discussion, Councilmembers Sanders and Hutton withdrew the motion and second to approve this item and requested that the City Attorney conduct research on the matter and return this item on March 5, 1996. Later, City Attorney Biggs informed that she had researched the Municipal Code and she found that the alleged provision prohibiting Mr. Freeman's appointment had been repealed. Item 33 - Street Overlay Program Councilmember/Director Hutton submitted an inventory list of City streets with a rate below 70%, pursuant to an 1992 survey, with required repairs on all city streets calculated at 931,800 square yards of surface and estimated costs at $61522,600. Councilmember/Director Hutton reported that funds have been identified in the 1995-96 Capital Budget and in the Measure I -Five- year Plan from the following sources: Gas Tax, Capital Improvement (Utility Users Tax), Host City Fees and Measure I. Councilmember Sanders requested that Tejon Street and Stevenson Street be added to the inventory list. City Manager Martinez said staff's recommendation included a hotline to allow the public to report potholes for immediate repair, like the graffiti hotline. In response to Councilmember Bennett's inquiry regarding funding for those certain County portions of the Reche Canyon Road, City Engineer Tim Wilson stated there were several funds the City has pursued, namely, projects financed under ISTEA Program. He said the money has been put on hold for one and a half years and not funded currently. He indicated that the County Transportation 4 FEB `'Z 0 1996