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MINUTES
MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
RECESSED REGULAR MEETING
MAY 21, 1996
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
This is the time and place set for reconvening the regular
meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino set for 8:00 a.m., Monday, May 20, 1996. At 2:54 p.m.,
the regular meeting of May 20, 1996, was recessed to 10:00 ~.m.,
Tuesday, May 21, 1996, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300
North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California.
RECONVENE MEETING
The regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of the
City of San Bernardino reconvened at 10:09 a.m., Tuesday, May 21,
1996, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street,
San Bernardino, California.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by Deputy City Clerk Medina with the
following being present: Mayor Minor; Council Members Negrete,
Oberhelman, Devlin, Anderson; city Attorney Penman, Deputy City
Clerk Medina, City Administrator Shauna Clark. Absent: Council
Members Curlin, Arias, Miller.
BUDGET WORKSHOP - FY 1996/97 - DISCUSS & TAKE POSSIBLE
ACTION - BUDGET REDUCTIONS (2)
BUDGET REDUCTIONS
Eliminate Occupational Health Nurse Proqram
Barbara Dillon, Director of Personnel and Acting Director of
Risk Management, distributed a handout and presented an overview of
the City's Occupational Health Program costs, outlining what it
would cost to contract out/reassign certain programs versus the
cost estimate prepared by the City Nurse for her to administer the
programs. Ms. Dillon noted that no programs would be eliminated;
however, some would be contracted out and others would be taken
over by other City departments.
Ms. Dillon also presented a comparison of current costs and
proposed savings. Currently, the salary and benefits for the
occupational nurse position amount to $57,300 plus $39,000 for
maintenance and operations, for a total of $96,300. If the City
contracts out some of the programs at a cost of $20,000 and pays
for the remaining maintenance and operation costs at $23,000, total
savings realized would be $53,300.
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Jan Burch, Occupational Health Nurse, Risk Management, made a
presentation regarding the various occupational health programs and
why these programs should continue to be administered by the City's
occupational health nurse.
Council Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Council
Member Oberhelman, and unanimously carried, that the budget
reduction recommendation to eliminate the Occupational Health Nurse
Program, thereby eliminating the Occupational Health Nurse
position, be approved.
As requested by Council, Barbara Dillon stated she would
provide periodic reports on the status of the various occupational
health programs and the administration of same.
Mayor Minor read some excerpts from a letter he was preparing
to send to the San Bernardino Public Employees Association in
response to their proposed plan for reorganization and downsizing,
questioning some of their proposals and asking for clarification on
others.
Mayor Minor noted that with the completion of Plan A budget
reductions, the City still faces a budget deficit of $901,500; and
suggested that Council now consider Plan B.
ALTERNATIVE BUDGET REDUCTIONS - PLAN B
Close Animal Shelter One Additional Dav Per Week - Animal
Control
Debi Biggs, Director of Animal Control, explained the proposal
to close the animal shelter to the public one additional day per
week, thus eliminating one Animal Shelter Attendant, for a cost
savings of $25,000. The position affected is currently filled by
a temporary employee, who would return to his prior position of
part-time License Checker. She stated that public inconvenience
could be offset by extending hours Tuesday-Friday, if necessary.
Discussion ensued regarding duties performed and programs
administered by Animal Control, and which of these programs are
mandated by law.
Council Member Devlin made a motion, seconded by Council
Member Anderson, and unanimously carried, that the budget reduction
recommendation to close the Animal Shelter one additional day per
week, thereby eliminating one Animal Shelter Attendant position, be
approved.
(Note: City Attorney Penman distributed a handout
Charter-mandated functions of City departments, to
Council and staff when considering recommended budget
delineating
assist the
cuts. )
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Mayor Minor suggested that staff meet and confer on all items
except the elimination of one ladder truck company from the Fire
Department, as it did not appear there was support of this item.
RECESS MEETING - CLOSED SESSION (1)
At 11:33 a.m., the Mayor and Common Council recessed to closed
session for the following:
Conference
initiation
Government
with legal counsel anticipated litigation
of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of
Code Section 54956.9.
CLOSED SESSION
At 11:33 a.m., Mayor Minor called the closed session to order
in the conference room of the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300
North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by Deputy City Clerk Medina with the
following being present: Mayor Minor; Council Members Negrete,
Oberhelman, Devlin, Anderson; city Attorney Penman, Deputy City
Clerk Medina, City Administrator Shauna Clark. Absent: Council
Members Curlin, Arias, Miller.
Also present: Senior Assistant City Attorneys Barlow and
Carlyle and Deputy City Attorney Empeno.
MAYOR MINOR EXCUSED
At 11:36 a.m., Mayor Minor left the closed session.
ADJOURNMENT (3)
At 11:43 a.m., the recessed regular meeting adjourned to 9:00
a.m., Friday, May 24, 1996, in the Council Chambers of City Hall,
300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California.
RACHEL CLARK
City Clerk
By
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Deputy City Clerk
No. of Items: 3
No. of Hours: 1.5
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