HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09/08/1969MINUTES OF MEETING
OF-CITY COUN,CIL-
PETAL.UMA, CALIFORNIA
September 8,.1969
Council Meeting Special meeting..of the Council of the City of
Petaluma was called to order by Mayor Putnam
at the hour of 7:30 o'clock'p.m.
Attendance PRESENT: Councilmen Brunner,
Cavanagh,,Jr., Joerger, Mattel;
and Mayor Putnam,
ABSENT:- Councilman - Battaglia.
Notice of the Call Notice of. the Special. called , for Sept -
ember .8, 1969; the-Certificate of the City
Clerk of Delivery of said'- notice; and, 'the
Consent of the members: present of the holding .
of said meeting, submitted and filed.
Purpose -of the The meeting was called to consider and act -upon
Meeting various financial reports presented by the - City
Manager,. to review, the 10 -year budget projec-
tion of revenues and "expenditures and to.re-
view.projects- ahead and establishment of
priority lists.
Financial Reports The following reports were submitted and*filed:�,
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1. Unappropriated Surplus Balances and'Reserves
After "Opening' Entries and Projected to June
30, 1970 .
2._. General Fund Funds Budgeted Remaining at
June 30 , 19.69,:
3. Estimated Reve 1 -968 - -1969.
4.., Ten - .Yea r P:roj'eztion - Revenues and Expen.di
t•ure s
City manager- Robert Meyer and.Drector. Fin
ance-Ceci1 -alt°a reviewed and discussed the
four reports-i -n detail and - thoroughly explained
the reasoning for assumptions made. Upon comple -'
tion of the reports review, Mr. Gealta presented
conclusions and recommendatidns of the 10 -year
p.r-oj of revenues and expenditures which
included opinion that a Citizen's Finance
Committee be appointed to explore new sources .
of revenue needed' to operate the City.
Capital Outlay
Referring to the- Unappropriated Surplus B,al-
Projects
ances and Reserves After Opening,Entries and
Res. #5321 N.C.S.
-Proje,cted to'June,30, 1970, City Manager
Robert Meyer pointed out a surplus balance
Wage Increase
o,f, $' :Z60 ,000 in the General Fund (unrestricted) .
Res. #5322 N.C.S.
He proposed that $92,000 be set aside for capi-
tal outlay projects and $1,67,500 be set'aside
for 7 -1/2 percent.cost of living wage increase
to all City-employe He added that the amount
of $16`7;500 be' slufficient to carry normal
step 'increases and the. 7-1/2 percent increase
through June 3.0, 1971.
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September 8, 1969'
Capital Outlay
Projects
Res'. #5321 N.C.`S.
Wage Increase
Res #532`2` N.C.S.
(continued)
Much dis,cuasion followed on the terminology
"cost .of living" increase: After_ 'conside
ng this poi -,,it ;. it was :propose,d by the Coun-
cil to term the increase. "cost of'lving. and
wage: adjustment, ".. S'ome discussion was also
:held on-whether .
n whether to,.separate , the non' classified
employees for individual consideration:
Upon completion of the, - de liberation , Res
s
#5321 N C:;S, , reservng sum o,f•- ,$92,000
from unappropriated' monies of.the City for
the purpose, of using . the same. for .capital
improvement projects; was int- ro.duced',by -Coun` .
Gilman Joerger, seconded by Councilman ' Cavanagh,
Jr. , and * adopted by 6 affirmative - votes; `1
absentee.
Resol- ution' #5322 N,C.S. to grant
cost, of livin.g• .increase. _and wage adj,ustment,
to 'all employees' of the City of- Petaluma,
(effe.ctive Oct ober.1 1969) was introduced by
Councilman._Bra,inerd,, seconded by Councilman
Matte•i , and, adopted by .6 of firm ati've _votes ,
1 absentee`:, Councilman' Joerger requested the
record to show that he voted "AYE" because:he
wanted. to :see all. classified salaries '-inc.
eas`ed
,.
7 -1/2 percent, but felt the Coun•icil should nego --
tiate separately on the. non- dlassified:salaries:-
Mayor .Putnam -also asked . the record to show 'that
considerable dis.cussi.on was held to the effect'
that this approach was the first time it had
been used.`
Future Study, A review Future St was- made to update list, entitled,,
Sessions and " _ udy S'as s ions •and 'Projects Ahead" . by
Projects Ahead making the necess'ary.deletions_ and additions.
Proposed' Sunnys In response :to Councilman Mattei,;..Planning
Annexation Director McGive reported that Mr.
Brown,,,sp.okesman for the proposed Sunnyslope
area annexation,. has been given., all the -ne,c`=
essary i_nformat -ion . and pr- pcedures. to `- follow:
for nubmi.sis i of the pr.opos:ed � annex•ation to
the Local Agency-Formation Commission.
Adjournment There - .being no further business to come before -
the Council, the meeting was 'adjourned at 10.:,40
o'clock p.m
Mayor
Attest -
City C erk