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personnel, however, he honestly feels that he has a responsibility to the community. Mr. Gonzales continued that Staff can make all kinds of recommendations, and the reason for the budget sessions is to analyze and tdiscuss these recommendations and matters, and try to decide whether or not they are justified and necessary. Councilman Gonzales said he agrees with a comment made by Councilman Rehrer last week, he made a particular recommen- dation and it was not heard, so why bother having study sessions, or budget sessions. Mr. Gonzales stated why do any of us bother sitting here tonight if we are just going to accept everything that is presented to us. Councilman Gonzales said he believes the reason for budget sessions is for the Council's review for either approval or disap- proval, and if there are any questions regarding the budget, the individual department can be questioned, the item can be evaluated, and the whole matter can be taken from there by the Council members. Councilman Gonzales said he feels that all he is actually doing is his job as an elected official of this community. Mayor Huntoon said he did not mean it that way, he merely feels that the Council is wrong in trying to take over the physcial operation of this City, and not one person on this Council is capable of doing that, this involves pro- fessional people which the City has hired to handle that. Councilman Rehrer asked for a point of order and referred to the motion on the floor. Motion died for lack of a second. Councilwoman Spragins stated she would like to have this brought up again at a later date. Councilman Gonzales moved that the position of Secretary II in the Finance Department be deleted. After clarification of the position being referred to, Councilman Gonzales re -stated his motion. Councilman Gonzales moved that the position of Account Clerk II in the Data Process Division of the Finance Department be deleted. Both Councilwoman Spragins and Councilman Rehrer questioned the position and employee, and asked Councilman Gonzales if he was referring to the personnel at the Cemetery Department. Councilman Gonzales answered no, the employee and position in the Cemetery Department should remain, providing the employee is also utilized in the Finance Department as needed. Mr. Gonzales said he felt the Account Clerk II posi- tion that was filled for the Data Processing Division of the Finance Department should be deleted due to the hiring freeze. Mr. Gonzales said he feels the Finance Department should utilize the individual at the Cemetery, and that she should have a dual position, as there is not enough work at the Cemetery at the present time that would necessi- tate her full time there. Discussion then followed among the Council members regarding the employee at the Cemetery Department, and whether or not the clerical duties at the present time justified a part time employee or a full time employee. Councilman Gonzales stated he is not questioning the employee or position at the Cemetery, he feels this should remain. Councilman Gonzales said his motion is for the deletion of the Account Clerk II employee recently hired in the Finance Department for the Data Processing Division. Mr. Gonzales said that perhaps after this department and the new machinery really gets rolling, there will be justification for additional personnel, however, he does not feel that it is really needed at the present time. Discussion followed between Council members and Staff regarding the justification of the Account Clerk II position in the Data Processing Division of the Finance Department. Mayor Huntoon called for a second to the motion on the floor. Motion died for lack of a second. Street Trees and Parkways City Manager Huffaker reported this activity has been budgeted separately to reflect the cost of maintaining the City's street trees and parkways. Mr. Huffaker said included in this budget under Capital Outlay is a sprayer for applying pesticides to street trees. Councilman Rehrer asked if the sprayer was a replacement or a new piece of equipment. Also, will the City run into trouble with the use of pesticides. Mr. Earl Young replied that this piece of equipment is new and has a 200 gallon capacity. Mr. Young said the Agri- cultural and OSHA requirements will be followed and met. Councilwoman Spragins asked if our citizens were being charged for street trees. Mr. Young replied that through our City ordinance, anyone who is building or constructing must either provide a tree of their choice off of the parkway tree list or pay $12.50 for us to provide and plant the trees. Mr. Young explained replacement trees are taken care of by the City and the basic object of the program is to plait trees that do not create root problems for the sewers and to replace the present trees causing such problems. Water City Manager Huffaker reported this budget is down from last fiscal year because a large portion of the salaries of the Water Utility employees are to be charged to the Capital Improvement Fund for Pipeline Construction. Mr. Huffaker stated Capital Outlay requests include replacement of a dump truck, a pick-up, and a service truck and like the other utilities, various charges are made for Administrative charges,collection costs, and taxes. Councilwoman Spragins questioned the deletion of 1 position. City Manager Huffaker reported the position deleted was that of a Maintenance Man 1. Councilman Rehrer questioned the automobile under Capital Outlay. Mr. Young explained that this car is to replace Vehicle 282, which is the Water Superintendent's 1962 Truck. Councilman Rehrer asked if the equipment trailer was a new piece of equipment or a replacement. Mr. Young replied that this was new as the old trailer is being used by the Parks and Sanitation Departments, also the existing trailer is not large enough to transport the trenching.- machine purchased last year. t Councilman Rehrer asked what type of evaluation was made to determine that the Maintenance Man position could be deleted. Mr. Rehrer asked if the man was lost by attrition or retirement. JUN 3 0 1975