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131 Account 461 - Personnel Administration : Councilman Rhodes moved to reduce this staff from four persons to two . Mayor Bury asked if this would be adequate personnel to operate the department , and City Manager advised it would not , and still take advantage of the CPS study just completed . The study had been recommended on the premise that once salary and classification study completed and current staffing revised, this pro- fessional staff could then keep it continuously updated without any outside consultant . In addition, there has been a substantial shift of responsibilities , not previously done by Personnel , and some additional programs should be shifted from the Controller . Councilman Henderson felt there were other duties not being performed , such as a safety program . She indicated to attempt to save money in this way would be costly in the long run . Councilman Rhodes moved to reduce salary of Personnel Director from $ 17 , 000 to $ 15 , 000 . It was generally felt by Council that without additional facts and comparative data, they would not be in position to act on this . Motion died for lack of a second . There was considerable discussion relating to compensation insurance and lack of a safety program in the City . Councilman Williams advised that where a safety program is in effect , there is automatically at least 10% reduction in rates . City Manager also pointed out that there is an ever-increasing demand on the time of Personnel Director to comply with requirements of "meet and confer" . Possibly within the next year City will be forced to retain a pro- fessional to compete on same basis as employee organizations . Account 461 approved as submitted, with Councilman Rhodes dissenting . Meeting adjourned on motion of Councilman Rhodes , seconded by Councilman Williams and carried at 10 : 00 P . M . MARIAN McCRINDLE , City Clerk Minutes of Adjourned Regular Meeting Redwood City Council May 6 , 1971 7 : 30 p . m . Veterans Memorial Building Meeting called to order at 7 : 45 P . M . by Mayor Bury . ON ROLL CALL, the following were noted present : Councilmen Mary W. Henderson , Paul C . Keckley, William C . Rhodes , Ray A . Weymouth , James S . Williams , Mayor Robert H . Bury , and City Clerk Marian McCrindle . Councilman Petersen being noted absent ( entered meeting at 7 : 50 P . M . ) Also noted present were City Manager Howard C . Ullrich , Planning Director Ken Schroeter , City Controller