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Finance Committee
May 21, 1979
Mayor ' s Conference Room
City Hall - Waterloo, Iowa
The Finance Committee of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, met in the Mayor ' s Con-
ference Room in City Hall at 6 : 15 P.M. on May 21, 1979 .
Council Member Getty, Chairman, presiding.
On roll call: Present: Dowie, Getty, Roehr, Wilharm; also present were Council
Members Bowers , Burton, Penaluna.
Chairman Getty called the meeting to order .
Ron Kittrell from Matt Parrott & Sons briefly presented the precedure followed
whereby the city purchased the bulk of its office supplies from said firm.
Discussed was time consumed in filling out forms , departments keeping monthly
stock on hand to avoid weekly order hassle, etc. Pointed out was the ten
month billing of $9, 020 . 67 and savings of $3900 discount .
Kittrell mentioned it was only a few departments who ordered all their supplies
from Matt Parrott & Sons and he was disappointed in the volume of sales , some
being zero and must be purchasing elsewhere .
The question was raised that the $9 , 020 . 67 was therefore not a true picture if
purchases were being made elsewhere and not reflected in the $9, 020 . 67 .
Treasurer Campbell was asked to keep a record for the next month of all pur-
chases for comparison purposes .
Chairman Getty then introduced Jim Steely, Director, and Walt Cochran, Chairman
of Conway Civic Center Commission.
Steely explained Conway' s FY 1980 budget and proposed relocation of expenditures .
He explained the need to glaze-in or glass-in the second floor balcony and
ceiling area due to the sound transfer problem. The original design did call
for this, but due to the budget it was taken out . He shared some analysis they
have made on this and the Committee members gave their blessing and thanked
them for bringing this to the meeting and keeping them informed before appear-
ance in news media .
Discussed again was the office supplies, and the Finance Committee approved
continuation of the system, and Chairman Getty asked that a letter be sent to
all department heads to continue to order supplies through Matt Parrott and
Sons.
Council Member Bowers brought up the topic of the city buying a grade-all. He
felt the city needed one, and should either buy, rent or lease one. Purchase
price for a new one is $55 , 000 to $60, 000 . Discussion followed.
Garage Supt. Cunningham reported a garbage truck hit a power line pole and
broke the hood and fender, it was still operational, and estimated cost for
repair of fiberglass parts would be $600 . 00 .
Chairman Getty said it was a new and leased truck and it had to be fixed, and
asked Mayor Pro Tem Roehr to get with the City Attorney to see about legal
ramifications of picking up garbage in street only, and not in alleys, due to
the size of equipment
Cunningham informed the Committee that he was not assured of getting his full
ration of gas, and he will have to scrounge around and possibly pay 10 to 15
cents more per gallon. Discussed was limiting service of city vehicles .
Chairman Getty called for additional business , there was none, and closed the
meeting at 6: 57 P.M.
Katherine Gibbs, City Clerk
by Jolene DeLorbe, Deputy Clerk