Finance Committee — 08/18/2021 Page 5
come and go since we started the hiring process back in October! guess it was. Soit’s a lengthy process we
put them through but like | said, it's normal to have somewhere between 7 and 10 per year.
Alderwoman Lu
No | understand. Is this for 7 people or — they have 2...
Steve Buxton, Assistant Fire Chief
14 because we did not hire in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. We didn’t have the ability when it first got
started. We tend to hire in the spring. The weather works a little bit more in our favor for our recruit school and
a couple of other factors. If you remember correctly in 2020, the pandemic was just getting started and we
were trying to flatten the curve for a couple of weeks there and we missed the bus in hiring at that point in time.
Alderwoman Lu
Okay thank you.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Just wondering since — were you able to use any of the pandemic funding for any of this type of equipment or
that’s not the norm since we are still in a pandemic. Just curious.
Steve Buxton, Assistant Fire Chief
No we weren't able to use any of the pandemic funding for that at this point in time. Most of that comes from
City Hall. We do have a line in our budget that funds this and it does usually account for the attrition factor
within the organization so retirements, departures, and the like.
MOTION CARRIED
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS - None
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES - None
RECORD OF EXPENDITURES
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS COMPLIED
WITH THE CITY CHARTER AND ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO THE RECORD OF EXPENDITURES
FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 30, 2021 TO AUGUST 12, 2021
ON THE QUESTION
Alderwoman Lu
| had a couple of questions. If! could just ask about the overlay account 11500. There was a $21,000
payment and it seems to be a payment to the same people who received an abatement. | had hoped that CFO
Griffin could just answer and help me with that question. It was one of the questions | sent to you today but |
know you weren't able to address it.
John Griffin, CFO
CFO Griffin. Thank you Mr. Chairman. Yes as Alderwoman Lu indicated, she had send me some questions
