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Discussion followed on the City Manager's Vehicle Allowance and the other department heads receiving vehicle allowances. City Manager Huffaker reported that a study had been conducted with regard to costs on Vehicle Allowance vs. Maintenance and Operations of City Vehicles and it is more advantageous to the City to pay the Vehicle Allowance. Moved by Councilman Hayes, seconded by Councilman Rehrer to approve the City Manager's budget tentatively. Unanimous vote. BUDGET: (Preliminary) Personnel City Manager Huffaker introduced the Personnel Budget stating this budget includes $1,600 to allow for quarterly management meetings; $5,500 for a Management Development Program, and $6,600 for an Employee Relations Program. Discussion followed on the Table of Organization for the City Manager's and Personnel Budgets with regards to the time and cost distribution of personnel. Accounts 16, Education and Training and 35, Professional Services, were discussed. Council consensus being that in order for Council to effectively review the departmental budgets, more description of the activities and requests is needed. Council instructed Staff to prepare detail justifications on requested items. ADJOURNMENT; Moved by Councilman Hayes, seconded by Councilman Rehrer, to adjourn to Thursday, June 3, 1976 at 7:30 p. m. Unanimous vote. Mayor Beltran adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p. m. Approved this day of 91976 Mayor ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING June 3, 1976 HELEN A. RAMOS City Clerk City of Colton In accordance with notice duly and legally given, an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Colton was held on the above given date at 7:30 p. m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Beltran presiding. ROLL CALL: Council members present were Hayes, Cisneros, Rehrer, Gonzales, and Mayor Beltran. Also present were City Manager Huffaker, City Attorney Edwards, City Clerk Ramos, Assistant to the City Manager Johnsen, Acting Finance Director Andengaard, Auditor Analyst Young. BUDGET: (Preliminary) City Manager City Manager reported that Council had requested clarification on certain items and submitted to the Council copies of the working budget saying that hopefully by Saturday all the remaining departments' budget backup material can be prepared in this fashion. City Manager Huffaker stated for further clarification the City Manager has three budgets - City Manager, Personnel, and Insurance. Councilman Gonzales asked why is there two separate budgets where travel and meetings are shown for the City Manager? City Manager Huffaker reviewed the Travel and Meetings Account 28 of the City Manager's Budget in the amount of $2,500 and Account 28, Travel and Meetings Personnel Budget in the amount of $1,500. Mayor Beltran said he questioned attendance at the League of California's Cities Conference of both the City Manager and the Assistant to the City Manager. Mr. Beltran said for the present he is questioning the $800 expenditure and justification of two people attending the same conference. Moved by Councilman Hayes, seconded by Councilman Gonzales to tentatively approve the City Manager's Budget. Unanimous vote. BUDGET: (Preliminary) Personnel Account 16, Education and Training. City Manager Huffaker reported he had noted that Supervisors Management Training is listed and stated that this is being superseded by the Management Meetings/Management Development, so the $600 can be deleted. Mr. Huffaker explained that all education and training expenses for the City, with the exception of the Police and Fire Departments, is handled in this central account. Mr. Huffaker further recommended that $1,600 for Management Development be deleted from this account as it can be handled out of other budgets. Discussion followed on Tuition Reimbursement for job-related courses and Special One Day Training Courses. Mayor Beltran proposed that all of Account 16 be deleted with the exception of $1,000 for the One Day Special Training Courses. Council consensus was to delete all of Item 16, with the exception of the $1,000 for one day training. JUN 1976