12/18/1978 Public Hearing137.
MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING'
FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF REVENUE
SHARING FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1979
HELD MONDAY, December 18, 1978
Mayor Volberding opened the Public Hearing at 6:45 P.M., stating
that the estimated amount of unappropriated entitlement funds at
January 1, 1979 is $163,994 and the amount of entitlement funds which
the City of Des Plaines expects to receive in the fiscal year of
1979 is $643,685. He then called on those present for their comments
and suggestions.
Ms. Julie Sass, of the Minority Information Center, 770 Lee Street
explained briefly the activities of the Minority Information Center
and submitted program documents to Mayor Volberding. She stated that
the Minority Information Center has been in existence since 1973 and
is a tax-exempt not for profit agency. She requested that the City
Council consider this agency for funding in the 1979 Revenue Sharing
Budget.
Ms. Julie Sass, speaking for Life -Span, Box 204, Park Ridge,
Illinois, described the agency as a new organization that has come
about and for which a dire need exists to find support systems for
women who are battered. This agency provides shelter, community
education, and staffing for the crisis line. The agency has just
received funding from the H. V. Fuller &Co. but is seeking funding
from municipal or township governments to meet their needs for services.
There were no specific amounts requested in either of the above
requests for funding.
Ms. Caroll Saloman, President of the League of Women Voters
stated that their membership is evenly divided on the use of Federal
Revenue Sharing Funds and therefore has reached no position. Therefore,
they will not be testifying at this meeting.
Hearing closed at 7:05 P.M.
In addition to Mayor Volberding, the following were present at
the Public Hearing: City Comtroller Blietz, City Engineer Bowen,
Fire Chief Gedroic, Alderman Ward, Alderman Birchfield, and those
who testified.
ERBERT H. VOLBERDING, MAYOR
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Bertha Eleanor Rohrba
h, City Clerk