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...... Department and the District Attorney's office also receives passes. Greeley explained the advantages of the Fire Department having access to passes to the Recreation Center explaining that it is critical for the volunteers to be in good physical shape do to the strenuous activity of being a fire fighter. Greeley thanked the Council for their time and consideration. Sackett: The $200.00 request is a good one. The passes are a little concern. We have a lot of volunteers for the City and we haven't handed out passes in the past and that needs more study. I'm not sure who should study that. The $200.00 request is reasonable. Davidson: Sharon is not here, do we still have money left over in the donation budget? Brand: You do. I think you have that much. Davidson: What I suggest is that we take that $210.00 out of the donation budget and consider it a donation. I don't think the Recreation Center should suffer the loss of funds. It is important that they are doing real well and we don't start giving away their services. The proper place to fund it is out of the donation fund, if there is money still available. Davidson moved that the $210.00 refund be taken out of the donation budget, seconded by Mayor Fauson. Howard: I have one concern, and that is that it is after the fact. I am not against picking up the tab for it, but I would have preferred that they would have come before Council before their picnic. They knew about it in advance, prior to asking for this. My only suggestion is not only this group but in the future that any requests for fee reduction come before the funds have been expended. It is now unfair for the City to essentially repair something that we should have seen prior to the money being expended. I don't have a problem with the City using the mechanism that Councilman Davidson suggested, but in the future I would like to do that first and not after. It makes life a lot easier. 4