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4`'5 0 � LibrarY MOTION Councilman Norris moved, seconded by Councilman Vega,that in recognition of the information received in the Joint Meeting of the Council and the Library Board today that:$5;000, from unallocated Revenue Sharing funds be , allocated to the City Library for the purchase of films in connection with that Library program (NOTE: At the Budget Study Session of June 7, Council deleted $10,000 of Revenue Sharing funds for the purchase of films from the recommended Annual Budget for 1976-7,7.) CHANGE OF SECOND Councilman Vega withdrew his second, ob- ser_ving that since he took office on June 14, 1976 and did not participate in the Budget Study Sessions, he woul�d neitlier participate in the discussion nor v,ote on the Annual Budget for 1976-77. Vice Mayor Barrett then seconded the , motion. In r,espon,se to question, City Librarian Vo,llmayer advised that about 4,200 people are r,egistered borrowers of audio visual mater�al, but a separate count has not�been kept of those borrowing films, although it is his intention to do so in tfie future ' The motion failed by ma�ority vo�ce vote, Mayor Leipzig reporting three "No" votes and two "Ves" votes, with Councilman Vega absteining. ° ' Request of retirees for improved benefits ' , In response to question, City Manager Fales advised that in- quiries have been sent to�the Public Employees Retirement System asking about costs of the one-time 5% and one-time 15% increases provided for by the State Legislature and r'eplies ar`e expected before�tfie tax rate `is `set in August. ln further response to questions, Mr. Fales stated that it n impossible even to guess what the cost of the increases might be, but that since retirement benefits are en'tirely from the ad valorem tax, th�e rate can be increased for re- tirement purposes when the amount is known, if it is Council desire to do so. Hoover Hansen, disabled retiree of the Police Department, urged Council to increase benefits to retirees. Fire Department Ken Margolies, S.E.I U Local 715 (see above), noted that the Council has not taken the action he requested to re�n- state the eliminated position of Clerk Typist II in the Fire Department and asked how C�ty management will deal with the workload presently assigned to that position, ` , City Manager Fales advised that it 7s not usual practice to discuss plaris to meet any shortage of personnel with Mr Margolies, observing that Local 715 will be advised at any time that it is appropriate to do so, noting that'elimi- nation of the Fire'Department position is a City Council decision which the Council is empowered to make -4- Reg.Mtg ' 6/21/76