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AU~US~ 9, 1988 At a regular meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday, August 9, 1988 there were present: Mayor Gloria O. Webb, Jack P. Barnes, E. G. Cor~r~e~....J~r2., J. Robert Gray, James C. Hawks, L. Louise Lucas, J. He~ke~,~Si~son, Georg~ 5~. Ha~u~, ~I, City_ ~ana~er, Rev. J. L. ~os, Associate Pastor of New First Baptist Church, opened the meeting with p~y,e~,-cfLqklow~d, by st-~aPc~ed~e of Allegiance to the Fla~. Mayor Webb welcomed all visitors ~n attendance. 88-3Q.TY~ ~ cPr~sen.ta2tion of person: ~c ~._~.:~ "Natien~al Night~.Ou.t" and Johnny Mo ~r~i sQn, ~Com~o 5we a 1 t h Council Members with a National Night Out T-shirt. 88-30~ ~' 1Er~es~nta~ion to ~or~o~. V.:-~i~%~ow, Chairman of T. he Race to ~Cock Island. Proc~amati6h~'-to'the following "Run. DMC Day" received by Attor.ney. Mr. Morrison presented - REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER 88-309 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance appropriating $214,0f~!6 on first reading and to approve a transfer of $47,997 from the Emergency Budget Contingency to fund twenty additional positions in the Sheriff's Department. "As a result of Governor Baliles' response to overcrowded conditions in various jails throughout the Commonwealth, the Sheriff has been notified that he is authorized to hire a total of twenty new personnel consisting of nineteen new correctional officers and one new classification officer. The State Compensation Board has further notified the Sheriff that the 19 correctional officers are considered temporary positions and are funded only through June 30, 1989. Continued funding will depend upon actions taken by the General Assembly in their next session. Upon hiring these employees, I have requested the Sheriff to have them sign a statement recognizing that the 9vailability of funding is for one year only. The correctional officer positions are reimbursed by the Compensation Board fully; however~ there are some benefits which are not reimbursed. The classification officer is a shared expense. All positions however,, are included on the City's payroll and appropriation is therefore required. I have prepared the attached breakdown of funding for your information. I therefore recommend that the City Council favorably consider a motion to approve an ordinance appropriating $214,0~0 on first reading and to approve a transfer of $47,997 from the Emergency Budget Contingency to fund the City's share of these additional positions."