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On the motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, carried 6:1, with Councilman Garthe dissenting, Council created an independent citizens task force to review City services and to meet in study sessions to consider cost reductions. Council further instructed the City Manager to provide the task force with an evaluation of how to maintain the essential ser- vices of the City in view of the financial constraints that have been imposed. On the further motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Council- man Bricken and carried unanimously 7:0, each Councilman was authorized to appoint two members to the task force and the Mayor was authorized to designate a member of the City Council as a non-voting representative, except in case of a tie, to serve as Chairman. The motion also provided that each Council- man be prepared to name his appointees on August 21. Mayor Evans designated Councilman Bricken as the temporary Chairman of the task force, and the Councilman accepted. Councilman Ward suggested that within 30 days Council should consider recommendations for the formulation of charge of duties and responsibilities for the task force. CA 50 CA 65B HIRING FREEZE EXEMPTION REQUEST Fire Chief B. J. Thomp- EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCHERS son in his report dated APPROVED July 7, 1978 recommended that lifting the hiring freeze for the filling of two replacement Emergency Services Dispatchers for the Fire Department would have a positive effect on the Fire Department budget by reducing overtime pay. The hiring freeze was lifted and hiring of two replacement Fire Department Emergency Services Dispatchers authorized, on the motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Garthe, carried 7:0 unanimously. CA 50 HIRING FREEZE EXEMPTION REQUEST The hiring freeze was NEWHOPE BRANCH LIBRARY lifted to hire a Librarian APPROVED II, a Library Clerk I and a Library Page for the Newhope Branch Library, on the motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Brandt, carried 6:1, with Mayor Evans dissenting. The request was made by Howard Samuelson, Library Director, by written report dated July 11, 1978, at the sugges- tion of Council during the July 1, 1978 budget review session when $50,000 was restored to the Library budget to operate McFadden and Newhope Branch Libraries on a full 6-day week schedule. CA 50 ANNUAL GRAPHIC REPORT A graphic report submitted FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES by the Santa Ana Fire FILED Department summarizing the emergency activities of the Department during the past year, was received and filed on the motion of Councilman Garthe, seconded by Councilman Ward, carried 7:0 unanimously. CA 64 ORAL STATUS REPORT City Manager Bruce Spragg NEW TRASH RATES announced that the Con- tractor, Great Western Reclamation, had not, as yet supplied the City with the proposed new trash rates; that Staff had been trying to reach the Contractor's attorney who is on vacation; and that a potential problem may exist. CA 11.4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 301 JULY 17, 1978