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� 249 Bud et Stud Session Session No. 2 GENERAL DISCUSSION ' Attention was called to reports by the City Manager providing add�tional information requested at the meeting of May 7, 1977, covering Possible Reduction in Community Plann�ng Programs, 1977-78, Summary_of Vacancies, and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA). PuBLIC SAFETY (pp. 23-34) � Law Enforcement (Administerinq Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Auxiliar Services, Crime Prevention and A rehens�on, Criminal Investiqation Law Enforcement:Training MOTION . Councilman Rhodes moved, seconded by Councilman Biagi, to eliminate the position of Admim strative Assistant in ,the Police Department effective July 1, 1977 (instead�of deleting the position January 1, 1978 as recommended). , , , �` _ . _ t Discusston followed relating to the dec7sion last May by Council to delete one Admim strative Assistant position; the fact that the incumbent, as well as the department involved had little time to ad�ust to the loss of,the position, that had it not been for unexpected Title II funds, there would have been no t�me to make the ad,7ustment, and pro,7ects in which the Administrative Assis- tant was involved related among other things to studies on fire , prevention, which the incumbent had_no time to complete, and in fact, are still not completed, necessity to allow suffi cient time for the transit�on and to ad�ust for work in progress so that the work can be phased out, therefore the recommended date of January l, 1978 for the posit�on to be deleted. It was sug- gested that if �t �s known this� time that a position,will be eliminated on July 1, that should be sufficient time for staff to ad�ust' It was also noted that a decision could be made to delete the position at any 9iven date between�July 1 and-January 1 AMENDMENT TO MOTION Councilman Rhodes, with the consent of his�second,'amended the motion to make the effective date September 1, 1977' � -' , -' • ' Ed�Tr�u�illo San Jose, the ancumbent Admim strative Assistant, read from a statement regard�ng h�s training,=specialized quali- fications, and the importance of rel�eving police officers for other duties . ._ Tlie motion ias amended.carr�ed by ma,7ority voice,vote � finance Director Ference advised in response to questlon that the resultant sav�ng amounts to �4,925 Mr Fales reviewed the Public Safety pro9ram, comprised of two , sub-programs--Law Enforcement and Fire Safety--advising that the ma,7or�changes recommended in the Enforcement sub-program relate to person�el as well as�improvement of technology with _ p _ Ad,7 . Mtg � . 5/14/77 Budget-