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• MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FINANCE DECEMBER 7, 1967 New York City, N. Y. The Committee met in New York City at 2 East 37th Street at 2 P.M., December 7, 1967. Present were Mr. Asa Spaulding, Chairman, and Mr. Theodore Schlesinger. Mayor Jerome Cavanagh was unable to attend because of severe weather. Staff members present included Mr. Ron Linton, Mr. John Feild and Mr. Alfred Eisenpreis. The Chairman opened the meeting by asking for a general review of the progress being made by the Coalition and the public response to its efforts. The staff and the Committee then discussed recent activities of the Task Forces on Local Coalitions, Private Employment, Communications and Housing. In reviewing the financial report the question was raised concerning the status of the unpaid pledges and the likelihood of their being received. The staff reported that while there had been some delay, the outlook appeared favorable and it was hoped that the projected income would b e realized by the end of January. Mr. Schlesinge~ asked for clarification regarding the relationship between the Urban Coalition and Urban America and the staff reported that they were now completely separate organizations although the earlier relationship had been one of close cooperation between Urban America, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities in bringing the Coalition into being. The Committee nex t turned to the question of future organization in order to evaluate the tentative future budget prepared by th~ staff. The staff reported on the current discussions, concerning futur e organization and indicated that major decisions would have to be made b y the Steering Committee con cer n i ng this in the immediate futu r e. In view of this , Mr . Sch lesin ger pr oposed and Mr. Sp a ulding agreed that it would be mor e appropr iate fo r the Committ e e at th i s stage to r e c omme n d a n i n t e rim b u dge t t han to atte mp t a ny r e c omme n dat i ons c on cern i n g a n annua l b udge t. Accor d ingly, the c ommi ttee a gr e e d t o recommend t o the Steering Committee a n interim budge t f or a thre e month perio d b e y o nd January 3 1 at a mi n imum l e v e l o f $5 0 , 00 0 with the same controls and pro c e dures guiding the operations in order that the Coalition may complete its further organization during this period . This will enable the Steering Conunittee to take into account the recommendations of the various Task Forces and to make som3 judgments concerning the scope of the program . . . �2 The committee indicated it could comment that the projected ·budget prepared by the staff appeared to be reasonable, and could be adjusted upward or downward depending upon the decisions made by the Steering Committee concerning organization. �