MOTION, dated 8/28/2009 submitted by Councilmembers Bortz, Berding, Ghiz and Monzel that the City Administration make the following expenditure reductions in order to void the planned layoff of 138 police officers: 1. There are line items budgeted for 12009 that had no expenditures as of August 20, 2009. The total for these items is $998,000. 2. There are line items budgeted for 2009 with some expenditures and encumbrances, that when annualized are less than the budgeted amount. Total: $5,549,000. 3. Justice Assistant Grant funds will be reprogrammed to offset the proposed layoffs to police officers in the amount of $400,000. 4. Permit Center will realize administrative cuts of $50,000. 5. Eliminate funding for take-home cars city-wide. The Administration is encouraged to explore mileage reimbursement as an alternative, saving $25,000; (BALANCE OF MOTION ON FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

MOTION, dated 9/4/2009 submitted by Councilmembers Cole, Qualls, Thomas, Harris, Vice Mayor Crowley and Mayor Mallory that the remaining amount of the Federal JAG grant, $395,000, be reprogrammed to police personnel. WE FURTHER MOVE that the special events funding for 2009 and 2010 be reduced by $263,000. WE FURTHER MOVE that the Avondale Anthem Funding ($813,000) be reprogrammed to personnel, with the pledge that it will be restored with an equal amount of capital funds in the 2010 Capital Budget. WE FURTHER MOVE that the College Hill Land Bank Anthem Funding ($221,000) be reprogrammed to personnel, with the pledge that it will be restored with an equal amount of capital funds in the 2010 Capital Budget. (BALANCE OF MOTION ON FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

MOTION, dated 9/4/2009 submitted by Councilmembers Cole, Qualls, Thomas, Harris, Vice Mayor Crowley and Mayor Mallory that in order to eliminate the layoff, AFSCME agree to 1.9 cost savings days for all General Fund employees or concessions totaling $246,980, in the General Fund. WE FURTHER MOVE that in order to eliminate the layoff CODE agree to 2.5 cost savings days for all General Fund employees or concessions totaling $151,858 in the General Fund. (BALANCE OF MOTION ON FILE IN CLERK'S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 9/8/2009, authorizing the transfer of the sum of $1,205,676.54 from various Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project accounts for the purpose of closing out completed programs and canceling certain projects that could not be completed according to Schedule A of the attached schedule of transfer; and further ESTABLISHING new CDBG project account no. 304x162x91005, "Mt. Airy Shelter Support;" and further AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $555,214.38 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 304, according to Schedule B of the attached schedule of transfer, for the purpose of providing additional funds for the one new and five existing project accounts to carry out the City's CDBG goals and objectives.