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<br />..,. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />keep the conference on schedule. <br /> <br />Howard: I have one major concern with this and that is not <br />everyone in the city can not afford $25.00. <br />Seniors that would like to attend may not be able <br />to afford this when they are on a fixed income. I <br />would like to see the people who are serious about <br />the city as the main participant at this <br />conference. I don't believe that seriousness can <br />be directly acquainted with monitary <br />participation. What I would like to see is <br />something to minimize the effects, not force <br />people to have to pay. I would like to hear from <br />everyone. I believe that there are a lot of people <br />out there that want to participate but are on a <br />fixed income and $25.00 is just a little too much <br />and those people should not be excluded from <br />participating. I would like to split the <br />difference if at all possible. <br /> <br />Mayor Fauson: I feel that the Administrative decision was <br />correct, in the sense that it would be difficult <br />to buy lunches for that many people on tax payers <br />money. If people came forward and stated that <br />they could not afford the $25.00, I do not think <br />they would be excluded from the conference. <br /> <br />Davidson: My major concern is the cost of the conference. <br />It had been pointed out three or four weeks ago <br />that there was going to be a charge for the <br />conference and for some reason when I read it, it <br />did not register. <br /> <br />Brand: What about a scholarship fund for those people <br />that can not afford the $25.00 and have the <br />Finance Committee decide where the funds would <br />corne from? <br /> <br />Hornbostel: When I saw the registration fee, I thought it <br />would be five or six dollars. I would like to be <br />able to have everyone attend this conference. I <br />feel that we should give the option to people on <br />where they would want to order their lunch or <br />bring their lunch or leave for lunch. <br /> <br />Carnival: Asked Brand how she arrived at the fee. <br /> <br />Brand: I took the basic cost of what the lunch will be; <br />it will be about $7.00. We had to estimate the <br />cost of drinks in the morning and in the <br />afternoon, this would be around $3.00 each for <br />these. We included the printing costs and the <br />development of the report after the conference is <br />over, along with mailing the results out. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3 <br />