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6, SCHM11 D ITEM NO. 3 (Cont. ) <br />Mayor Relgesson introduced Mr. Wm. Zion of Baxter, McDonald & Company, and asked him <br />to begin reviewing the management consultant's report. Mr. Zion stated he expected <br />questions in general as he progressed through the report and then gave a synopsis of <br />the background of the Town before proceeding with the Overall organization. <br />Mr. Zion next reviewed the report's recommendation of deleting the position of City <br />N Clerk -Treasurer and combining those duties with those of the City Manager. <br />Speaking from the floor, Mr. Wm, Roes Aiken stated that the City Clerk had a very <br />heavy workload and asked if this wouldn't, in turn, overload the City Manager and <br />then asked how did the consultants intend to decrease the City Manager's workload. <br />Mr. Zion replied that it would increase the responsibilities of the City Manager and <br />add to his workload; however, it would be the City Manager's responsib:Lllty to get <br />this done through delegation. <br />Due to the lengthy discussion at this time between Mr. Zion and citizens, Councilman <br />Kubby stated he felt Mr. Zion should review the entire report and then open discussion <br />up to the floor. General discussion ensued with Councilman Grabowski stating that he <br />felt it would be beat for the audience to have the opportunity to ask questions as <br />Mr. Zion progressed and felt the public should be granted every privilege the Chair <br />could give them. <br />Speaking from the floor, Dr. Grossman stated that Mr. Zion should be familiar enough <br />with this report that if there were "tie-ins" he could refer to them easily enough <br />and agreed with Councilman Grabowski. Councilman Miller concurred with Councilman <br />Kubby to wait until the report was finished before hearing individual questions. <br />Mrs. Schick asked if there were extra copies of the report so that the public could <br />more easily follow Mr. Zion's review. Copies were distributed. It was derided to <br />try to continue with the report and pause at intervals for questions,clerifications. <br />Discussion resumed ;,h additional staff and the lightening of the City Manager's work- <br />load by creating an additional position. <br />Floor participation: <br />1. Mrs. Schick felt the Town would be loosing and not gaining by abolishing the <br />City Clerk's position. <br />2. Mr. Wm. Rose Aiken asked if there would be the same, more, or fewer employees. <br />Mr. Zion replied that the parttime recorder position would possibly be eliminated. <br />Mr. Aiken then asked how could having fewer people and shifting around workloads <br />help alleviate the problem and stated, for the record, that Mr. Zion's arguments <br />did not make sense. <br />3. Mr. A.M. laws said he couldn't see any gross savings with the report's <br />recommendations. <br />4. Mrs. Agnes Relgesson stated that the deletion of the City Clerk's position and <br />the obtaining of volunteer help to take care of the financial aspects of the Town <br />was ridiculous and didn't feel that the City Clerk should be removed. <br />5. Mrs. Carico felt, 1n the questions to Mr. Zion, that -Once there res -uc'i <br />;iublic concern, Mr. Zion should point out the inefficiencies --then perhaps the <br />public could understand his report. <br />-2- <br />