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Motion/second by CM Chastain/Bennett to approve the City Manager's budget carried upon unanimous vote with CM Hutton, CM Sandoval and Mayor Gaytan absent. Personnel Director CM Chastain posed a question as to the dues and publications, where she noted an increase of $500. Acting City Manager/Personnel Director Harmon stated that she had reduced the number of publications subscribed to. She indicated there was a federal manual, The Fair Labor Standards Act, that her office subscribed to and the figure was the minimal amount. Motion/second by CM Bennett/Chastain for approval of the Personnel Department's budget carried unanimously, with CM Hutton, CM Sandoval and Mayor Gaytan absent. Finance Department Motion/second by CM Sanders and Mayor Pro Tempore Cook to approve the Finance Department's budget carried unanimously, with CM Hutton, CM Sandoval and Mayor Gaytan absent. City Attorney CM Bennett inquired about $1,000 removed from education and training and she was informed that it was restored. CM Sanders inquired about a two -fold increase to dues and publications. CA Biggs said she did not have a law library but had access to Lexis Nexis, a computer service that allowed her to reach every decision in America on an on-line basis, which included updates for the general statutes in the City as well. The item had been under special department expense as the cost is around $5,00046,000, and had now been moved to dues and publications on the -- theory that it was like a library. Motion/second by CM Chastain/Bennett to approve the City Attorney's budget carried upon unanimous vote, with CM Hutton, CM Sandoval and Mayor Gaytan absent. City Treasurer Motion/second by CM Sanders/Chastain to approve the City Treasurer's budget carried upon unanimous vote, with CM Hutton, CM Sandoval and Mayor Gaytan absent. Police Department CM Sanders inquired about the expiration of the grants, i.e., the universal hiring grant. Police Chief Lunsford said that current grants all have a two-year expiration on them. CM Sanders asked about the lay -in plans on recurring basis after those two years. Police Chief Lunsford said there were none. After brief comment on impact, of grant termination, CM Sanders suggested giving direction to staff to submit a two -prong budget, consisting of the existing budget and a conceptual budget for the following fiscal year. CM Chastain inquired about the $9,600 projected in special department expenses. Police Chief Lunsford stated that the figure had to do with the lease on the "corp" building which had not been reflected in this budget in the past. She queried about the education incentive, which went from $42,000 to $66,000, and wondered if more police officers were going to incentive education. Finance Director Vega explained that education incentive was an entitlement under the MOU, City Council Minutes - June 30, 1997 Page 4 n u! n n Ino?