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May 24, 1976 Page 13 Mayor Johnson asked if Mr. Shelquist was suggesting that the accounting position be abolished at the time CETA funding runs out? Councilman Shelquist replied, no, but he is looking toward next year's budget and he wants to be more prepared for total staffing costs than he was this past year. Mayor Johnson asked him if he 'was suggesting at we don't hire these people under the Community Block grants? Councilman Shelquist replied, no, his question is to the permanence of the additional clerk typist. Mayor Johnson stated that we are talking about adding an engineer who is going to have to have support, and hiring another building inspector that needs supports. Address yourself to those two positions first, then we will determine what we are going to do with the clerk- typist. Are you in favor of hiring a building inspector if he understands that his position is going to be abolished at the end of the funding? Mr. Shelquist said, no, maybe it would be better to expend the funds elsewhere by using existing building inspection staff. Mayor Johnson asked how he can satisfy himself that we do or don't need those positions? Adminstrator Achen explained the paper load is phenomenal. Even the routine matters need paper work. Council has asked for more sophisticated services but are concerned about the expense. (Johnson Baumgartner) that we authorize the administrator to begin selection of a clerk typist for $3- 3.15 /hr. and a housing inspector intern at $3.50 /hr. for the 1975 Community Development Block Grant program and that the expenditures be approved and allocated as follows: $14,270 for personal services, $6,600 for operations and maintenance, and $4,130 for capital. Mayor Johnson told Councilman Shelquist that he had pointed up a very valid question. There has been a great increase, but there also has been a great increase in terms of the services we are now providing. If you would take the time and try to come up here and quantify the activity, I think you would be comfortable. Councilman Pickar stated that he had previously only meant to indicate that we didn't hire the CETA people with an automatic continuation in mind. The administrator stated that if that is the Council's position he would like to know that. I told them there was the intention of making them permanent positions, so I feel that they should be notified of this. Mayor Johnson stated that hiring and termi- nation lies with the Council and so he would say that the Council has no intention of termination, no one has suggested that these positions be eliminated and he felt that the administrator would be in error to say that to them. He strongly suggested that no communication to that effect be directed to these employees. The administrator stated that if he misinterpreted, he does not want to perpetuate that.