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POLICE SERGEANT EXAMINATION On the motion of Councilman VALIDATION AND CONSULTING Garthe, seconded by Council- SERVICES PAYMENT AUTHORIZED man Brandt, carried 5:0 unanimously, the payment of $3,605.32 to Biddle & Associates, Incorporated for services to validate the City's examination for Police Sergeant was approved. The report dated April 21, 1978, prepared by the Personnel Director, stated that the examination given had been prepared on the basis of a State-wide validation study, but the results of the examina- tion necessitated a need to validate on a local level to strength- en the City's decision to use the examination. CA $0; CA 47 BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARKS - The Goals and Objectives GOALS AND OBJECTIVES and Philosophy of the Board FILED of Recreation and Parks adopted April 10, 1978, unanimously by the Board, were received and filed by the Council on the motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Councilman Brandt, carried 5:0 unanimously. Although Council's past policy to meet annually with each Board and Commission has been changed to quarterly meetings between the Mayor and the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of each Board and Commission, various Councilmen expressed the opinion that they would again like to resume annual dinner meetings with Boards and Commissions. Vice Mayor Ward agreed to discuss the Council's suggestions with Mayor Evans. CA 52.2 PROPOSED BAIL SCHEDULE Following the recommendation APPROVED FOR SUBMISSION of Edward J. Cooper, Assistant TO COURT City Attorney, in his report of April 26, 1978, on the motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Councilman Brandt, carried 5:0 unanimously, the proposed bail schedule was approved for submission to the Presiding Judge, Municipal Court, Central Court, for Court approval. Mr. Cooper's report states that the results of a survey of Orange County cities indicated that next to Buena Park, Santa Ana has lower bail amounts than other cities, and that the proposed schedule will generate substantially greater revenue for the City from fines and forfeitures. ~A 65 HIRING FREEZE On the motion of Councilman IMPACT ON CITY DEPARTMENTS Brandt, seconded by Council- REPORT FILED man Ward, carried 5:0 unanimously, a report on the impact of the hiring freeze on City departments dated April 25, 1978, prepared by Assistant City Manager, Dan Stone, was received and filed. Mr. Stone reports that "While the estimated 'salary savings' for the 63 vacant or to be vacant full-time positions from February 1, 1978 to June 30, 1978 amounts to $257,939, there is significant impact on almost every department within the City." He cites the main impact as the random nature of attrition and the disadvantage of vacancies in positions that would not be cut if the Jarvis-Gann Proposition passes and staff reduction were necessary. CA 50 Councilman Ortiz joined the Council meeting at 3:00 p.m. HIRING FREEZE EXEMPTION REQUESTS POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINALIST AND POLICE SERVICE OFFICER (COMMUNICATIONS) APPROVED Department Criminalist position was On the motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Council- man Ward, carried 5:1 with Councilman Bricken dis- senting, the exemption request for the Police approved and the immediate CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 169 MAY 1, 1978