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Show Utilizing citizens Ad hoc committee used by Centerville away much of the incentive for so-called so-called travel expenses, one possible recommendation will be to combine compensation into a singular salary. Obviously, the challenge will be determining de-termining what that salary rate should be. Deadline for this committee's report is March 5, after which the issue will likely be brought to the council's attention in a future meeting. Chairman of the compensation committee is Earl Banner, joined on the committee by George Fowler, Kim Leishman, Terry Murray, J. Alden Rich ins, Ellen Rohletter and John Schaff. By TOM HARALDSEN CENTERVILLE The City Council continued its procedure of utilizing citizen ad hoc committees by appointing two such groups earlier this month. The first committee met last week to begin its study of the feasibility of building a golf course on city property. A second ad hoc committee has also been formed to look into executive and legislative compensation. The golf committee's first meeting included a presentation by Joe Madden of Blue-T-Golf, Inc., a company which helps municipalities and private entities design and develop golf courses. Madden was in the area to address another group, and his visit with the Centerville committee was for informational in-formational purposes only. Members of the golf committee will be meeting several times prior to an April 10 deadline for submitting submit-ting results to the city administration. administra-tion. Several options are being explored ex-plored for possible development, and the most likely site for such a course would appear to be on the hillside under the Viewmont High "V" in Centerville. Committee members are Gardner Duffin, Lee Duncan, Bob Arbuckle, Bill Birkes and Scott Gardner. Last year, the city had two possible possi-ble course locations reviewed by developer William Howard Neff. His review favored a hillside site over a flatlands area. The committee will make recommendations rec-ommendations on both site and methodology for any such development. de-velopment. A second citizens group is looking look-ing into recommendations for ad- i justments in executive and legislative compensation. In December of last year the council tabled action on a proposed ordinance or-dinance that would have increased the salaries of both the Mayor and City Council Three councilmen were strongly in favor of raising the current pay rates, while two councilmen coun-cilmen and Mayor Michael Kjar were strongly opposed. Upon a suggestion made during the December public hearing, the Council voted to form a citizens' group to study the need for pay increases in-creases for council members, the Mayor, as well as for members of the Planning Commission, Board of Adjustments and Historic Sites Committee. Currently, legislative and executive ex-ecutive compensation is divided between be-tween a small salary and travel expenses. ex-penses. As new tax laws have taken |