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Minutes from the special called Finance Committee on December 1, 2005.
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Finance & Administration Committee Minutes
Thursday, December 1, 2005
3:30 p.m. - City Council Conference Room - Huntington Building
Special called meeting
Members Present: Alec Farmer, Jim Hargis, John Street, Harold Perrin, Ann Williams and Darrel Dover. Other present were: Mayor Formon, City Clerk Donna Jackson, staff and media.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Questions concerning the amount of money spent on uniforms were raised. Fire Chief Aaron Keller informed the committee that this year, the Fire Department purchased Class A uniforms for half of the department. Next year, they will be purchasing Class A uniforms for the other half of the department, in addition to purchasing regular uniforms. It was decided to leave the 207 Uniform account as it is.
Clarification was asked for regarding the 209 Expenses account. It was asked what the account was used for. Mr. Larry Flowers explained the account was used for travel and training purposes, as well as tuition for any classes. It was further explained the Expenses account was increased for 2006 because of the new Fire Marshall. It was decided to leave the 209 Expenses account alone.
It was also questioned why the 211 Overtime account had increased, even though the department had hired more employees. Chief Keller explained that with the additional responsibilities of hazardous materials, the department has to spend more in overtime to compensate the workers. He further noted that the department is able to be reimbursed for some of the money spent on overtime, but the refund money is deposited into the general operating account. It was decided to leave the 211 Overtime account alone.
It was noted that the department has not spent all the money from their current year’s 217 Professional Services account, yet the amount was increased for 2006. It was decided to change the 217 Professional Services account for 2006 to $33,000.
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