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UTILITY USER TAX The City Attorney was ORDINANCE instructed to prepare a 5% Utility User Tax ordinance with minimum and maximum exemptions, as recommended in the proposed Budget, on motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, and carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: Ward, Yamamoto, Bricken, Garthe, Brandt NOES: Ortiz, Evans ABSENT: None Prior to the motion, Councilmen Bricken and Brandt stated their approval of the motion did not constitute approval of a Utility User Tax at this time; and that their approval was only to keep the process of the Budget in motion because of staff time needs. CRIME ABATEMENT The City Manager PROGRAM was instructed to strive to maintain the 110 additional personnel in the Crime Abatement Program, on motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Evans, and carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: Brandt, Evans, Ortiz, Yamamoto NOES: Bricken, Garthe, Ward ABSENT: None PARAMEDIC PROGRAM The City Manager was instructed to provide for the funding of the Paramedic Program ($402,455), through a minimum increase in the property tax of approximately 104, on motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Brandt, and carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: Bricken, Brandt, Garthe, Evans NOES: Ortiz, Yamamoto, Ward ABSENT: None BUDGET REDUCTION The City Manager was directed to reduce the Budget expenditures by 1.S million dollars, on motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Brandt, and carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: Bricken, Brandt, Ortiz, Evans NOES: Yamamoto, Garthe, Ward ABSENT: None CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 270 JULY 1, 1975