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Acting on a propo bmitted by
Second ard Cornmi loner Randall
Juergensen, the city commission onday
night oted to e blish Citizens Advi-
ry Cornmitt on th Prevention of
Crime.
Commi . ner will m e appoint­
ment to the lO-member panel in 0
eek.
"It doe not ppear that Benton
Harbor, in the short run, will be able to
provide funding for tr ditional police
erthele , protection of our
and improvement of our crime
Un e n ce in order to encourage
stability among our residential popul -
tion, as ell s to attract ne residents
and busine "J uerge n ote the
COIIU1USSloner in a memo.
any citizens, notably r. Barbar­
Vogel, have repeatedly addre d thi
any innovative and 10 -00 t
'de have been proposed, and need to be
cted upon," Juergensen said.
The Committee will m e recom­
d tion to the cornmi 'on for impl men­
taion of such program s neighborhood
watch, .blo club involvement public
education and police cadets J uergen n
noted.
Before the city commission meeting,
City anager Ellis itchell told the com­
rni 'on he, Public Safety Director Sam
atson and retired police officer AI Ed­
w rd ere meeting to revie the Detroit
crime prevention program for po 1
implementa . on in th city.
In other business, the commission
a presented a plan for developin the
budget for the n fiscal year beginning
July I.
According to Finance Director Ricar­
do Johnson a ties of e ent culmina­
ay 2 doption of a budget
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has alre dy begun.
D' U 'on ith department he
in proce ; a or op beginnin a
,ro. Saturd y at city hall ith the rnem-
be of the commission' planned.
A n fe ture ill b held
in the wards at the end of d
the beginnin pre n the
budget to the citizens and ge their in
The que ion of p yrnent for the
cable tele . 'on programming of city com­
mi . on meeting If ed gain onday
night. An agreement dr n up in ovem­
ber and heduled to be in force by De -
em r I brought out of th
office.
Commi . oner Arnold Bolin noted
that the key que ion of co not
included. ccording to the eement
there w ' Schedule A" attached ith
the co s. The Schedule
hen handed to comrni loners.
the que tion.
The cable company ou d deduct
th co t of filming the meeting
from the city's franc' fee collected
from the ble company.
Finance Director John n told com­
mi . oner he' ill aiting on an udit
of the hoo -up . Franchi fee e ba d
on th number of hoo -up
Coo e 'd there ould be
hearing on the que
14.
Commissioner approved Coo e'
o nomin tions to the Com pen tion
Committee: Re . C . Jone , 352 John
d anda D . 550 E