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385 Moved by Councilwoman Cisneros, seconded by Councilman Hayes, to adopt Ordinance No. 1578. Motion carried, with Councilman Rehrer voting NO. Councilman Rehrer said he would like to make a statement about this Ordinance. Mr. Rehrer said he has heard comments that he is against cable television and he would like the public and news media to know that he is not against cable television, he thinks it is a necessity, however, the thing that he has objected to, since this ordinance was accepted, is the fact that the City is going to award a contract to a company that has never been in the actual production of television. Ordinance No. 1582 Second Reading City Attorney Edwards introduced Ordinance No. 1582 for Second Reading, reading it as to number and title only: ORDINANCE NO. 1582 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLTON AMENDING THE CIVIL SERVICE Second Reading). ORDINANCE TO SUBSTITUTE "ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/PERSONNEL" FOR "PERSONNEL ASSISTANT". Moved by Councilman Rehrer, seconded by Councilwoman Cisneros, to waive further reading of Ordinance No. 1582. Unanimous vote. Moved by Councilman Rehrer, seconded by Councilwoman Cisneros, to adopt Ordinance No. 1582. Motion carried, with Mayor Gonzales voting NO. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Mr. Gordon Bjorklund, 1364 Norman Road, Colton, stated he is a registered voter in this City and has voted at City Elections for the past six years. Mr. Bjorklund said in the past the voters have been kept apprised of what is taking place in their City through elections and newspaper articles, however, this last year, or more specifically the last eight months, have been mostly a combination of contra- dictions, confrontations, contrivances and confusion. Mr. Bjorklund continued there have been more closed -door sessions by the Council and, with the exception of Mayor Gonzales and Councilman Hayes who have opened themselves to discussion and have covered the issues, the others, he felt, have given the public the attitude that they did not have to respond to certain ques- tions, they did not have to be available to make comments, and this kind of atti- tude has started to bother him. Mr. Bjorklund stated he could not go to the voting booth on April 8th and vote until he gets some answers to some of the questions that have been left hanging. Mr. Bjorklund said he would like to address his first question to Councilman Rehrer. City Attorney Edwards then explained to Mr. Bjorklund the proper procedure that is to be followed during Council Meetings, as outlined in the City of Colton Council Meetings Manual of Procedure, by directing all questions to the Presiding Officer, the Mayor, and not to a particular Council Member. Mr. Bjorklund then directed his questions to the Mayor, requesting responses from Councilman Rehrer, Councilman Temby, Councilwoman Cisneros and City Attorney Edwards, on the following matters: Previous Budget Sessions and expenditures for City Council Budget, their salaries and office expenses; The request and approval of a Civil Service Board hearing for Jerry Young and his reinstatement, abstaining from voting and a possible Conflict of Interest due to a political campaign contribution, rulings of the Civil Service Board hearing and alleged discrepancies on its findings, the Civil Service System ordinance as it re- lates to City employees and an update of this ordinance; Grant monies that are received for various projects in the City, the amount of money that is received and how it is spent, and the balance of funds remaining; The operation of the City's Sewer Plant and a question as to the profit of the plant; A resolution that was prepared to dismiss former City Manager Tom Calabrese, and who requested the City Attorney to prepare this resolution; The hiring of an outside attorney to defend the City Council during the proceedings to dismiss former City Manager Tom Calabrese and the expenses involved; The dismissal of former Finance Director Eugene Helsley and the reason involved, and the cut in salary he was forced to take.