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CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
JUNE 24, 1970
An adjourned regular meeting of the City Ccancil cf the City of Lodi
was held beginning at 7:35 p.m. on Wednesdav, jure 24, i970 in the
City Hall Council Clambers.
ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - EHRI-;.ARDT, HTU.r'HES,
KATNICH, KIRSTEN
(arri-,red 8:00 p—m,) and
SCHAFFER (Mayor)
Absent: Councilmen - bone
FIRE, P.W. The Council then rev e f ed the budgets of the
& UTILITIES Fire Department, Pablic !Yorks Department
DEPARTMENTS and Utilities Depa-t^zent. Inr_luded in the
supplemental requests for "hese departments
were the fcllowing personnel;
Fire DepsrtMe.nt - Training Officer
Utilities Depart^m.en: - Electrical Technician
(reclassification)
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Also present: Assistant City Manager Peterson
PLEDGE
Mayor Schaffer led the Pledge of Allegiance
to the flag,
CATV
Mayor Schaffer thanked Cable Television personnel
for the public service they provide the community
in televising the Council meetings.
BUDGET -
1970-71
PLANNING,
Assistant City Manager Peterson resumed
FINANCE &
review of the Operating Budget for 1970-71.
POLICE DEPT.
He discussed the budgets of the Planning,
Finance and Police Departments. The Finance
Department budget proposed an additional Account
Clerk position as well as establishment of two
:peter enforcement positions and the transferring
of the parking --peter enforcement program from
the Police Department to this department.
(Councilman Kirsten arrived..) Two additional
Stenographer Clerk. positions were recommended
in the Police Depart.-aent budget.
LIBRARY
Mr. Lewis P. Singer, President of the Library
Board, presented t17.e 1970-71 Library budget
for Council approval, After review, on motion
cf Councilman Kirsten, Ehrhardt second, the
Council unanimcusiy approved the operating
budget for the L.;.brary for fiscal year 1970-71
as submitted..
FIRE, P.W. The Council then rev e f ed the budgets of the
& UTILITIES Fire Department, Pablic !Yorks Department
DEPARTMENTS and Utilities Depa-t^zent. Inr_luded in the
supplemental requests for "hese departments
were the fcllowing personnel;
Fire DepsrtMe.nt - Training Officer
Utilities Depart^m.en: - Electrical Technician
(reclassification)
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Minutes of June 24, 1970 continued
UTILITIES Councilman Kirsten expressed appreciation
DEPARTMENT to Utilities SuperantFndent Royal Newman,
COMMENDED Assistant Utilities Superintendent Sam Chaney
and the entire Utilities Department for the
outstanding Job they performed in the construc-
tion of the McLane Substation_ and in the com-
pletion bf the conversion from 12 KV to 16 KV.
CHAMBER OF
Mr. Tom Bivins, Executive Vice President of
COMMERCE
the Lodi District Chamber of Commerce presented
a financial report of last year's Chamber
activities as well as the budget for the coming
year. On motion of Councilman Kirsten, Katnich
second, the Council unanimously approved $8,300
in the Council -Clerk Budget for the Lodi District
Chamber of Commerce.
GUEST FUND
Assistant City Manager Peterson explained that
the $500 fund for entertainment of distinguished
visitors to the City had been depleted in the
amount of $269.50. On motion of Councilman
Kirsten, Hughes second, the Council approved
reimbursement of $269.50 to this fund. Lodi
District Chamber of Commerce President George
Schmiedt thanked the City Council for its continued
support of the Chamber's activities.
PARKS &
The Council reviewed the budgets proposed
RECREATION
for the Parks and Recreation Department. Two
DEPT.
additional Maintenance 'alar_ I positions were
recommended in the supplemental requests of
the Parks Division.
COUNCIL -CLERK The Council-CLerk budget was reviewed and the
Special Payments included in this budget discussed.
COUNCIL During the budget discussion. the Council requested
COMMENTS the staff to consider the following suggestions:
ADJOURNMENT
1. Public auction for disposal of obsolete
e quipme r_t .
2. Central purchasing program,
3. Priority list for vehicle replacement.
No action was taken to approve the 1970-71
Operating Budget at this meeting.
On motion of Counc,-Ina i Kirsten, Ehrhardt
second, the meeting was adicurned at approxi-
mately l 1 ; L O p. m.
Attests 4BSSIE L,B NETT �
City- CLerk
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