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i � ��Lr i will make it possible for the City to continue its sewer lateral main- tenance program throughout the City rather than requ�re, as most do, that the property owner maintain the lateral and employ private plumbers at considerable cost to handle maintenance when necessary. It was suggested that most pro�erty owners would probably prefer to pay the small charge rather than be prepared to pay very large plumbing cost;a. , The motion carried unanimously to voice vote. � Mayor Barrett y�ielded the chair to Councilman Biagi. MOTION• Counc�lman Rhodes moved, seconded by Councilman Barrett, to eliminate the t4:o vacant Police C7erk posit7ons and add one Public Vlorks Maintenance Worker and one Building Maintenance Worker for Parks. Discuss�on followed and Mr. Fales and Mr Pusich commented and repl�ed to questions concerning the labor pool•arrangement for maintenance work SECOND WITHDRAWN• Mayor Barr•ett withdrew h�s second and returned to the cP:eir. The mot�ori then died for lack of a secand M�TiOi�. i.auncilman Rhodes moved, seconded by Councilman Qiagi� Lo elirninate the two vacant Police Clerk positions. ($30,234) 7he eiat�on carr�ed by ma,7or�ty voice vote. MOTION Councilman Rhodes moved to add one Public Works Maintenance Worker. The motion died for lack of a second. ' MOTION. Councilman Rhodes moved, seconded by Councilman Bury, to � V restore one Building Maintenance Worker I to the Parks Department. Parks Senior Craft Worker commented concerning the increasing vandalism in parks and urged the Council to increase the crew which handles repairs. Comment was made that if changes are to be made Council should �ncrease Yhe funds in the program and let mana9ement determine how the funds should be spent in �mplementing the program. SECOND WITHDRAWN. Councilman Bury withdrew his second and the motion died (Cou�cil recessed from 12.00 Noon to 2:10 p m) Gayle Southworth, Research Director for Local 715, SEIU, referred to h9�s press release suggesting more funds are available to the City than appears to be the case Mr. Southworth acknowledged that his informa- tion was based on the 1976-1977 Annual Budget which was presented in a different format than used 7n 1977-T8 or 1978-79. City Manager Fales, Director of Finance Ference and Council members pointed out that Mr. Southworth's press release does not consider budget- ing for overtime, halidays, casual help, parttime help, etc., and ' criticized his failure to investigate public budget documents or make inquir�es of C�ty staff before issuing his press release. M07ION� Counc7lman Chandler moved that since the press rel�ase is on Local 715 SEIU stationery that organization evidently supports the remarks contained therein, and that, if SEIU sincere7y believes that the funds 'S' Budget Study �;17!7�°