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OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY
159 HYDRANT FEES — FIRE PROTECTION
162 STREET LIGHTING
PUBLIC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION
171 COMMUNITY SERVICES
172 COMMUNITY HEALTH
173 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
174 WELFARE ADMINISTRATION
175 WELFARE ASSISTANCE
PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION
160 PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION AND ENGINEERING
Chairman Dowd
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Chairman Dowd
OK.
Ms. Ortolano Thank you.
130 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
132 ASSESSING
Chairman Dowd
All set? Thank you. Alright, Purchasing, any questions or comments relative to the Purchasing Budget?
Seeing and Hearing none — Assessing?
Ms. Ortolano Yes. Laurie Ortolano, 41 Berkeley Street.
Chairman Dowd
Mm-hmm?
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Chairman Dowd
Ok, follow up?
Ms. Ortolano Just a follow up quickly. You know | was a proponent for allowing citizens or members of the
community to be involved with this and that was shot down and | want to voice my objection to that. | think
that citizens should be a part of sharing information about what we are looking for, for digital records. And |
think the City operates in a closed capacity and continues to look for ways to shut people out. And | am
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Chairman Dowd
Director Kleiner?
Ms. Kleiner
The Fiscal 2021 Budget has a total of $82,939.00.
Ms. Scaer And what does that go towards, is that like buildings, salaries?
Ms. Kleiner
It consists of the salary for the Director who runs the Center, the associated benefit cost, small telephone cost
to the building and office supplies. It does not include building; the building supplies are in the City Building
Budget.
Ms. Scaer OK thank you.
Chairman Dowd
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Ms. Ortolano OK | think | am going off an article that possibly the Mayor had given a quote to the paper that |
had run up the cost about $100,000.00 grand and | am only going off of that because that was a number
thrown out. Now | don’t care — | think, | recall at some point $50,000.00 was added but is that in your Budget
or was that in somebody else’s?
Attorney Bolton
There was no $50,000.00 added to the Legal Department’s Budget.
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Chairman Dowd
Yes?
Ms. Ortolano Can we just jump back to the Legal Department really quick. Ok can you say who you are?
Laurie Ortolano I’m sorry | hadn’t turned my video on, I’m getting the buttons going. Laurie Ortolano, 41
Berkley Street.
Chairman Dowd
OK.
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Chairman Dowd
OK time has expired. So if we get through other questions, we could come back. Is there anyone else that
has a question relative to the or in general or the City Budget or the Mayor's Office.
Beth Scaer | do.
Chairman Dowd
Your name?
Beth Scaer 111 East Hobart Street.
Chairman Dowd
OK, go ahead.
Ms. Scaer Why hasn’t the City cut any positions and reduced staffing with this, you know, pandemic hanging
over our heads.
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