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S~!U to be raised, but was not opposed to having the study done. A motion was made by Councilman Bryant with a second by Councilman Dolen to approve the agreement with Town portion paid from WWTP Plant Improvement Fund and 27% being paid by Redevelopment Commission TIF funds. Motion carried 4-0. Council President Worthen told the council that currently on duty injuries are treated differently for civilians than Police and Fire: The Police anal Fire have the 77 Pension Fund and civilians have workers compensation. With the 77 Police & Fire Pension, if a disability is approved the benefit begins after exhaustion of all paid leave (vacation, sick or holiday). Councilman Shields reported the workman's comp pays the medical portion only for Police and Fire. Civilians are covered under a fully insured plan, medical and time off. He asked attorney Currens if we were required bylaw to provide workman's comp. Attorney Currens answered no, workman's comp is only related to job injury. Councilman Shields said he preferred workman's comp for everyone. Council President Worthen said a full benefits package for worker's comp is $9,089.00 a year and asked if we could make it that our police and fire sick, vacation, and holiday time could not be used for injury on the job. Attorney Currens said he didn't think so. This would be attempting to put our community before all other communities. The 77 Pension rule is far all communities. Police Commissioner Berwick asked if a police or firefighter is injured on duty shouldn't they not suffer any financial problems. A discussion was held concerning sick days not being paid off when they retire, 66% pay while injured was based on non taxed income, should deductions be on check, etc. Police Commissioner Berwick asked why they couldn't continue to get paid anal then turn aver their workman's comp check to Clerk-Treasurer. Jae Beikman said if you have them turn over their workman's comp pay and 2.5 days per day and keep pay the same it is a wash. Councilman Shields said he was not going to vary. It is fiill pay injured on duty and it is their responsibility to get back to work as soon as possible. Councilman Bryant asked what if a second opinion is not agreeable with the first. Mark Taylor said he has to go thru employee health and reports back to them an a weekly basis to see when to go back to work. Councilman Shields said you have to have an end point to it. He thinks 77 Pension is a permanent disability. Councilman Bryant said he was curious as to how long full amount is paid and 66% is turned aver to the Town. Council President Worthen asked what the council wanted to da. He said they could see if State automatically limits the time. Councilman Bryant said he would like to know the time frame, he was pretty well OK with turning over workman's comp check far work related injuries far civilians, fire, and police all being treated the same. Attorney Currens told the council they could set their own time frame of number of days going to be paid full salary. He will get a time frame from workman's comp. Mark Taylor asked if workman's camp counted for full time or part time or both. Council President told him the council would get a copy of workman's comp policy and Mr. Currens would find out what maximum time it would pay and for whom. The council turned to budget reviews: Judge Susan Leib reported the court was not going to fund itself as much for 2007 as in the past. They are losing fax fees for Fax Fee Fund. The council went thru line items moving equipment repair amount of $3,500 into office supplies making tliat a total of $8,500. Next, the MVH budget was reviewed by line item. Joe Beikman told the council salt was going up from $42.00 to $55.00. Attorney Tim Cunrens told the council they had to bid all paving together, they couldn't just bid two streets. Council President asked Joe what a conservative amount for paving would be and Joe Beikman answered $200,000 to $250,000. The Council then reviewed and discussed the Utility Dept., Storm Water, and Town Hall budgets. Animal Control Off eer, Mark Taylor, reported twenty nine (29) calls, eleven (11) impounds, and seven (7) returned. Council President Worthen read a letter from the Lions Club defining their agreement with the Town to contribute $60,000 towards the renovation of the Meeting Room and Kitchen in the Town Government Center. The Lions Club spent a fatal of $9,335.58 for furniture, appliances, steam table, paint and other supplies. Included with letter was a check for the difference in the amount of $50,664.42 to the Town.