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144 Mayor Bury cautioned against Council taking administrative responsibility , stating that Council ' s duty would be to challenge recommendations , if appropriate , and that Council ' s concern was in setting dollar amounts for departmental budgets . Councilman Rhodes supported Councilman Petersen ' s views on this matter . Councilman Henderson felt that in view of the recent CPS study, it was inappropriate to make any decision on this position without a Personnel review , and further , any administrative action should be delayed until after the arrival of the new City Manager . In response to question by Council , City Controller reviewed the background , stating that reclassification survey would normally be carried out some time this year , and that the incumbent had been given the responsiblity of seeing that the work was being carried out , with no additional salary . City Manager pro tem stated the former City Manager had indicated it would be appropriate to review such cases as this that might result in inequities . Councilman Weymouth felt that the matter should be left as presented until such a recommendation is forthcoming . Account 630 approved as submitted , with comments to be noted by Staff for future reference . Discussion ensued concerning the number of vacant positions at present , with several Councilmen noting confusion in the figures given at various times . Dissatisfaction was expressed with results of efforts to reduce personnel by attrition . City Controller detailed the positions which had been eliminated or not filled and those which were added during the year , stating that the basis for filling any position this last year was a restudy of the needed position and authorization by City Manager . He stated his records indicate 27 vacant positionsas of May 3rd . City Manager pro tem noted that 13 vacant positions were authorized to be filled prior to the departure of the previous City Manager , and that there were 4 positions which must be filled , those of City Manager , Assistant City Manager , Personnel Director , and Director of Public Works . Councilman Keckley felt that evidently Staff should receive better guidance from Council , noting that Council had been under the impression they were working under a stated policy , but apparently they did not make themselves clear or did not understand the situation . He proposed that Staff be directed to put into effect a freeze on hiring any new employees from this date forward without Council ' s approval . Councilman Petersen thought this should be an interim measure until such time as we have a new City Manager . City Manager pro tem stated that in the absence of directive from Council regarding the decision that already had been made to fill the 13 positions , no change would be expected . He noted his understanding , further , that