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The Mayor stated that the School Board can work this problem out and if not they are fmee to come back to the Council ~and Council will certainly be glad to consider it. Mr. Albro also remarked that if sufficient funds are not available for adequate personnel the School Board is free to come back to Council. Dr. Jennings asked if the Council was saying it didnlt care where the budget is cut or were they cutting this particular item. Dr. Jennings was reminded that Council can not direct~the School Board to not spend a portion of the instruction budget. A motion by Mr. Gatewood~ seconded by Mr. Albro that unanimous consent be given to the consideration of items which come before this meeting, waa adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Albro, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Buck, Mr. Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien. Noes: None. A motion by Mr. Albro, seconded by Mr. Gatewood that the School Budget in the amount of $7,609,323 be included as a line item in the total budget,~was adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Albro, Mr. Brunton and Mr. Gatewood. Noes: Mr. Buck and Mrs. O' Brien. Mrs. O'Brien stated that the School Board came to Council with a budget within the guidelines promulgated by Council and planned to the best of their ability to meet the needs of the children in the City. She stated it is not fair to cut the School Budget when the public and the School Board does not have an opportunity to object and for that reason she would vote against the School Budget because the $40,000 item is not included. The Mayor stated that the Executive Board of the Municipal Band is satisfied with the amount recommended by staff for the operating budget and is willing to use $2,000 as a match for the donation of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation for uniforms. The Mayor wasuauthorized to notify the Thomas Jefferson Foundation that funds are provided in the budget to match their donation. The City Manager recommended that $11,700 be included in the budget for Ma~l maintenance. He stated that the Downtown Pedestrian Mall needs more maintenance than it has been getting and the way to do it, is add a working supervisor. He stated that the maintenance function will be transferred to Parks and Recreation Department. The City Manager stated that for sometime he has been concerned about housing in the Belmont area. He stated thi~s~ is a key section of town and they have not received as much attention as some other sections. He would like to set aside $100,000 to begin a housing program in that area. He stated this would be used to employ someone for one year to find out ~hat the people want in that area. He suggested that maybe hiring someone to start the program is what's needed to get something going in Belmont to turn back rentals by absentee landlords to home ownership.