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� 3 6�� , , -� � m „ I City Treasurer - Account No 421 (pp. 18-19) � � Mr Fales advised that increases in the sub�ect account are due to i salaries and salary-related costs and office expense, primarily postage. i Discussion followed concerning the possibility of consolidating the , i Office of the Treasurer witn that of the Controller and whether or I not any saving would result from the combined operation��. � Councilman Barrett stated for the record that he would favor a y� � Charter amendment consolidating the offices of the Treasurer and -�� � Controller under the Controller. 4 4 City Controller Ference advised that as long as there is internal I control which separates accounting from cash collection, no problem exists in combining the offices, observing that City Treasurer Drivon does a fine ,7ub and has the best record of managing investment funds in the State. f It was pointed out that the possibility of consolidation of the two ', offices was considered by the Charter Review Committee of 1974-75 f and that the Committee recommended against consolidation. It was � also po�nted out that a strong case for consolidation was not made, k . possibly because the Committee was interested in other �ssues at , , the time. f ! Discussion continued and Mr Fales an�1 Mr. Fe�°ence commented and ' I replied to questions regarding charges for services of the Treasurer I to the Port anu the South Bayside Sewage Author7ty. i 4 Account No 421 was approved as submitted , I � City Controller - Account No 430 (pp. 20-22) � In response to question, Mr. Fales adv�sed that it has not been j possible to interest other cities in the County in the concept of � l purchasm g surplus capacity in the City's computer, and observed� � � that the extra capacity will be needed for the Management Infor- j mation System being developed '� i ,i � Account No 430 was approved as submitted � � City Controller - Account No. 485 (General Debt Service) (pp. 24-25) f i Account No 485 was approved as submitted � v E i Cit Controller - Account No 486 , Other Non-Departmental Programs (pp 26-27) � Mr Fales advised that items which are funded by Revenue Sharing i Funds are included in the sub�ect account as well as in the section , ' of the Budget on Revenue Sharing. Mr Fales also advised that re- � quests for allocations to community based groups have been received f which should be considered under the Revenue Sharing section. � l i i -�' �L � Budget Study ; 5/8/76 ' , ` � a j i I A � ` "' - -' y �