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MINUTES OE THE SPECIAL MEETING
<br />OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
<br />CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
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<br />January 7, 1974
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<br />The meeting was called to order at 12:05 P.M., in Room 831 of
<br />City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, proper Notice and Posting
<br />having been accomplished, with affidavits on file in the
<br />office of the Clerk of the Council. The following Councilmen
<br />responded to roll call: J. Ogden Markel, John Garthe, Harry
<br />K. Yamamoto, James E. Ward, Lorin Griset, and Mayor Jerry
<br />M. Patterson. Councilman Vernon S. Evans arrived at 12:10
<br />P.M. Also present were City Manager Bruce C. Spragg, Assis-
<br />tant City Manager Thomas Andrusky, City Attorney James A.
<br />Withers, Director of Public Works Ronald Wolford, Director
<br />of Planning Charles Zimmerman, Director of Finance Larry
<br />Shaffer, Police Chief Raymond Davis, a representative of
<br />the Press, and Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone.
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<br />MID-YEAR BUDGET REVISIONS The City Manager
<br />1973-74 distributed a Summary
<br /> outlining the major
<br /> proposed revisions to
<br />the Budget, which included 25 additional positions; fifteen
<br />of the 25 to be allocated to the Police Department to provide
<br />for six additional motorcycle officers, six civilian complaint
<br />desk officers, two Typist Clerks, and an Abatement Officer
<br />assigned to the Traffic Division. Four of the 25 positions
<br />had been previously authorized, but not budgeted; they in-
<br />cluded the Public Information Officer, the Abatement Officer,
<br />one Typist Clerk for the Traffic Division and the Executive
<br />Director for the Redevelopment Agency. If the proposed addi-
<br />tional personnel and budget revisions are authorized, the
<br />total number of permanent City employees' positions will be
<br />1,089; and the total budget will be $34,684,745, representing
<br />a gross total increase of $2,072,810.
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<br />Total revenue estimates for the General Fund have been revised
<br />upward by $682,085, for a grand total of $19,073,810, based
<br />on a four per cent increase in sales tax revenues and addi-
<br />tional interest on bank deposits and earnings on investments.
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<br />In addition to the salary and wage changes, other significant
<br />increases in total operating expenditures are attributable
<br />to rising costs of utilities and communication, and imple-
<br />mentation of new transportation and travel policy.
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<br />In response to the Mayor's statements regarding the effect
<br />of the mid-year revisions, on the next fiscal budget, the
<br />City Manager stated that salaries and wages for the 25 addi-
<br />tional positions would amount to $250,000 annually, and that
<br />represented a continuing expenditure plus fringe benefits;
<br />that additional sources of revenue need to be explored;
<br />and that one source under consideration is the utilities tax.
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<br />Councilman Griset stated that a utility tax was probably the
<br />only reasonable alternative for increasing City revenue, since
<br />the property tax has been frozen; and he suggested that the
<br />proposal be submitted to the Chamber of Commerce and all other
<br />interested organizations and people in the community for their
<br />reaction between now and June, when the 1974-75 fiscal budget
<br />would be presented to Council for study.
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<br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
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<br />1 JANUARY 7, 1974
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