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CITX COUNCIL MEETINGS
Port Angeles, Washington
November 10-12, 1979
1. 1980 PRELIMINARY BUDGET HEARINGS
The City Council held special meetings November 10th and 12th, 1979 for the ,
purpose of reviewing the 1980 preliminary budget. The November 10th special
meeting was called to order by Mayor Haguewood at 8:30 A.M. with Councilmen
Boardman, Buck, Duncan, Hordyk, and Wray present (Councilman Anderson's position
is vacant). Staff present included Manager Wharton, Attorney Miller, Deputy
Clerk Caso, Treasurer Rodman, Finance Director Orton, Fire Chief Cameron, Parks
and Recreation Director Frizzell, Light Director Honnold, Planner Carr, Police
Chief Cleland, and public Works Director Flodstrom.
During the first part of the meeting, Manager Wharton briefly reviewed his 1980
budget message, pointing out that due to inflationary pressures it was necessary
to take a hard line approach to the budget when considering new personnel and
capital outlay items. Although the budgets prepared for 1978 and 1979 were based
on the premise of maintaining the current levels of service, this budget does not.
Rising expectatipns of the citizenry, growth of the community and addition of new
facilities such as the Municipal Pier and Roosevelt Gym without a corresponding
increase in either manpower or materials can only result in a reduction in services.
Finance Director Orton then briefly discussed the General Fund revenue projections
for 1980, and Manager Wharton reviewed the City Council and City Manager's indivi-
dual budgets.
The next areas to be discussed were proposed 1980 budget needs for the City
Attorney, Planning Department, Recreation and Parks, Fire Department and Adminis-
trative Services. Presentations were made by each department head, with emphasis
on their personnel needs. Other subjects discussed included funds budgeted for ,
the oilport attorney; functions of the Assistant City Attorney and Assistant
Planner positions; funds budgeted for aerial photos by the Planning Department;
Medic I training program for Firemen and use of the Fire Department's rescue
unit; the effect of several proposed annexations on the Fire Department in re-
gard to response time; progress on the data processing conversion project; trans-
fer of Municipal Court to District Court; and funding for replacement of vehicles
in the Equipment Rental Division.
Parks Director.Frizzell's presentation on the 1980 budget needs for the Recreation
and Parks Department covered several subjects including budgets for the Pool, Ocean
View Cemetery, Senior Center, and Roosevelt Gymnasium. Other subjects discussed
including labor distribution for grounds and facility maintenance at fifty-eight
locations within the City plus groundskeeping functions at twenty other City sites,
i.e. electrical substations, reservoirs, sewage treatment plant, etc.; funding
for lights at Shane Park; CETA workers in the department; maintenance of the
downtown planters and flower baskets; user fees for community provided facilities;
and the conversion of the Roosevelt gym into a mult-purpose convention center.
Following these presentations;,Mayor Haguewood adjourned the meeting at 12:00 P.M.
November 12, 1979 Meeting
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Haguewood at 8;45 A.M. Councilmembers '
and staff present were the same as at the November 10th meeting.
The first item to be discussed was the 1980 preliminary budget for the Public
Works Department. Public Wotks'Drector Flodstrom's presentation included budget
requests for each Division within the department, namely Administration, Engine-
"'"'-" sting, Street, Sewer, Water and Solid Waste, and his reasons for requesting a
Project Inspector position in the Engineering Division. Mr. Flodstrom also out-
lined the department's major achievements in 1979 and activities planned for 1980.
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Following Mr. Flodstrom's presentation, the discussion continued on 1980 budgets
for Law Enforcement as well as the Light Department, Firemen's Pension Fund, and
Revenue Sharing. Areas discussed included additional personnel and transportation
needs of the Police Department; function of the Animal Control Officer; the im-
mediate financial conerns of the Light Department which includes an $80,000
transformer payment; the PURPA studies and the possibility of charging ITT and
Crown Z for part of the study costs; purchase of facilities from the PUD in the
proposed annexation areas; and recommended 1980 Revenue Sharing expenditures
which includes payment for CPR Dock and Civic Field parking lot property, data
processing conversion, payment to EDA on the Municipal Pier loan, and capital
outlay needs of the departments funded by the Current Expense Fund.
Following these presentations, the Council, Manager Whorton, and Finance Director
Orton discussed the areas Manager Whorton had recommended be cut from the budget,
and the possibility of using monies from the City's Reserve Fund to fund these
items. After a lengthy discussion and a breakdown of each item cut from the
hudget, the following areas were restored to the budget by the Council: (1)
aerial photos; (2) one additional fireman; (3) one additional engineering aid
(Project Inspector); (4)'two additional maintenance workers for the Parks De-
partment and one part-time Senior Center Coordinator position; and (5) three
additional patrolmen, one clerk, three compact vehicles and one full size vehicle
for the Police Department. Oilport attorney fees were retained at $67,000, with
funds for the Shane Park lights coming from the Revenue Sharing. funds. The
Council's decisions regarding funding levels for the Clallam County Alcohol
Center, the North Olympic Library System, and a County museum were delayed until
the December 3, 1979 public hearing.
Councilman Buck then moved the Council tentatively approve the above-mentioned
restored 1980 preliminary budget items. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Hordyk and carried.
The meeting adjourned at 3:15 P.M.
City Clerk
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