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June 15, 1948.
7 o'clock P.M.
Adjourned meeting of the Council of the City of Petaluma
called to order by Mayor Woodson.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen Deiss, King, Minogue, Myers, Seidell,
and Mayor T°loodson.
Absent: Councilman ;Shoemaker.
C-ON'SIDERATIO14 OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Review of budget 1948 -49:
Budget See. 40 was reviewed. Councilman Myers stated that
in view of the fine work accomplished by the City Manager for
the City of Petaluma, he believed his salary should be` increased
to the sum of .#600. per month. It was agreed by the Council
that said salary should be increased and this budget section was
taken under advisement pending decision on the question of salary.
Budget Section 42 approved as recommended by the City
Manager.
Budget Section 50 was reviewed and passed for further
consideration, Councilmen King and Seidell opposing the
recommended increase in personnel for said section.
Budget Section 60 was reviewed and taken under'consid.eration
to study the recommended change in.employment of a rodent exterminator
on a full time basis. The City Manager reported that it is now
a certainty that the County of Sonoma will assume the cost of the
Sanitarian and half of his transportation costs, thus reducing
the budget by said costs.
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Sections 70, 80, and 90 were reviewed and approved.
Section 100 was taken under advisement pending study of the
request for a General Clerk - typist.
Councilman Minogue recommended that the budget for this section
be increased to allow one officer to attend the F.B.I.School.
. The Council was also asked to consider including in this section
the cost of a Drunkometer,
Budget Section 101 was approved.
Budget Section 110 was taken under consideration to consider the
matter of an increase in the Judge's salary, the cost of approximately
$200: for Juror fees; and the cost of $135. for a new typewriter.
Budget Sections 130, 131, and 132 were reviewed and approved,
"Sections 133 and 134 were discussed and taken under advisement
after Councilman King had expressed opposition to the plan of spend -
ing.$17,500. for the purchase of Sanitary and Street equipment.
He suggested that said amount be placed in a Capital Outlay Fund
and permitted to accumulate over al:period of years until funds could
be secured in amount large enough to enable the City to go into
a program of street improvement.
Mr. Ficklin stated that if the City owned its own equipment
the,City would get more street per dollar with city forces than
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baff.xick and that it is the intention of the City to buy equipment
and charge the gas tax fund with its rental, thereby acquiring
our equipment from gas tax funds.
- , -that failure to use gas tax money regularly results in loss of
some of it because the State bases allocations on shares, conditioned
by-amounts used in past periods;
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Sections 135 and 136 were reviewed and approved
Budget Sec. 140 was reviewed, discussed, and taken under
consideration.
City Manager Ficklin stated that he has definite assurance
of donations to the City of more `than $9,000. as a result of
interest in the City's recreational program, which amount will
substantially cut the cost of'the budget for this section..
Budget Sections 141 and 142 were also reviewed and
taken under consideration. -
It was agreed that the Council would meet informally
on Thursday, June 17th, to complete its decisions as to the
budget.
Communication from the City Attorney to the effect that
he will arrange to attend the meeting in :Sacramento, June 22,
1948, with the members of the Fair Board, read and filed.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the
meeting, the meeting was declared adjourned.
ATTEST: a/: G
CITY CLERK MAYOR.