HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 07-26 Budget transfer irks Greavu REVIEW Budget transfer irks Greavu
A$1,000 budget transfer to the ¢ 'r k And Miller added that monies
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office recently raised the ire of
city councilman John Greavu. budgeted for clerical work in the
sonnei officer is under a peak fire marshal's budget and only
"We're hitting high(work) work period"and is in need of $1,000 will be needed:
peaks,"City Manager Michael additional clerical assistance on
Miller explained in making the a part-time basis for the next GREAVU,who dissented on
request. He stated that the per- two or three months." the council's vote in allowing the
transfer,complained that pri-
vate industry has to cut back,
"but here we need more damn
help everytime we turn around."
"I'm getting sick and damned
tired of it,"he added.Greavu
speculated that the budget trans-
fer would eventually lead to an-
other full-time staff position.
But Miller insisted that it
would not be a full-time position.
The help would only be used as
needed,he said.
Although supporting Miller's
request,Councilman Charles
Kent shared some of Greavu's
concerns.
"If you've got budget responsi-
bility by department and the
council can juggle money around
whenever they have a problem,
why should they be very diligent
trying to live by that(budget)?,"
Kent asked.
Miller responded, "In the sev-
en years I've been here this is the
first one."He noted,"In this case
we've hit a peak load and with
JoAnn(Christensen,personnel
officer)leaving it's become
more critical.