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Regular City CounciI Minutes — 11/24103 <br />DRAFT Minutes - Page 35 <br />recommendation. <br />Parks and Recreation Director Brokke advocated for <br />continued operation of the wading pool, citing the amount <br />of use it received; other maintenance issues if operations <br />were suspended; and the repairs performed that alleviated <br />the problem. <br />Mayor Kysylyczyn opined that suspending operations at <br />the pool was not a viable option at this rime, since it had <br />been repaired, recommending that the $b,000 could be <br />realized elsewhere. <br />Councilmember Klausing spoke in opposition to the <br />motion. <br />Ayes: Schroeder <br />Nays: Maschka, Schroeder, Kough, Klausing and <br />Kysylyczyn., <br />Suggested Reduction <br />Suggested Amount <br />Sus end Police CADET program <br />$152000 <br />Kysylyczyn moved, without a second to suspend the <br />Police CADET program for a cost reduction of $15,000. <br />Finance Director Miller noted that the $15,000 represented <br />the entire cost of the program. <br />Councilmember Klausing expressed reluctance to support <br />the motion, given Police Chief Sletner"s comments <br />regarding use of this program for recruitment efforts for <br />full -time officers. <br />Mayor Kysylyczyn noted that the reduction represented <br />the entire wage, and it would be problematic to reduce the <br />program; further noting that the Police Chief had two <br />unfunded officer positions in existence at this rime. <br />City Manager Beets noted that the department was at full <br />staffing level; noting that the department didn't anticipate <br />