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Regular City Council Minutes — 11/24/03 <br />DRAFT Minutes - Page 27 <br />since senior citizens would only realize a 2% COLA <br />increase from Social Security. <br />Roll Call <br />Ayes: Maschka, Klausing and Kysylyczyn. <br />Nays: Schroeder and Kough. <br />Su sated Reduction <br />Suggested Amount <br />Reduce warning siren replacement <br />from 2 to 1 <br />$149000 <br />Kysylyczyn moved, Maschka seconded, reducing the <br />replacement of warning sirens from two replacements to <br />one replacement in 2004 at a projected savings of $14,000. <br />Roll Call <br />Ayes: Maschka, Schroeder, Kough, Klausing and <br />Kysylyczyn. <br />Nays: None. <br />Suggested Reduction <br />Suggested Amount <br />Deduce out-of-state <br />conferences/training <br />$51,00 153,000 <br />Kysylyczyn moved to reduce out -of -state <br />conferences /training. <br />Finance Director Miller noted that all five <br />Councilmembers had reached consensus on reducing out- <br />of-state conferences /training, but differed on the amount <br />of the reduction. <br />Discussion ensued regarding the total budgeted funds. <br />Kysylyczyn withdrew his first motion, and moved, Kough <br />seconded, reduction of out -of -state conferences and <br />training for an overall reduction of $15,000. <br />Further discussion ensued with differing opinions in how <br />best to determine the training and conference priorities for <br />each department; ensuring that quality levels of service <br />