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The committee also deferred consideration of a recommended reduction of $54,000 to the town clerk department‘s $1.08â€"million budget request until the Jan. 25th budget meeting. The Town of Oakville‘s 1993 budget committee cut expenditures by $152,500 while approving the operating budgets of three citizens committees and five town departâ€" ments on Tuesday night. ommittee cuts $152,500 from operating budget 1993 budget request of $30,500; $300 from the Sister City Committee‘s budget request of $7,800; $82,000 from the Information Technology departâ€" ment‘s request of $1.91 million; $35,700 ~from the Human Resources request of $631,000; $25,000 from the Purch=sing and Office Services request of $1.23 million; and $9,000 from Finance‘s The most significant reductions occurred in the Information Technology department, where the committee approved cuts of $66,000 for the telephone equipâ€" ment reserve for the expansion of town hall; $1,000 for testing of request of $1.97 million. Also approved was a $3,000 budget request for the Mayor‘s Antiâ€"Impaired Driving Committee. personal computers and terminals; and a $15,000 capital budget reduction for office renovations. Reductions to the Human Resources budget include: $3,000 from a budget item of $15,000 for corporate health and safety training and awareness; $15,000 from the twoâ€"year employment equity initiaâ€" tive; $6,500 from corporate mediâ€" cal referrals and $11,200 in various The Finance department will save $3,500 by eliminating mailing tax receipts to ratepayers whose taxes are paid by their mortgage companies. An additional $5,500 will be saved through a reduction 5 in overtime in the accounting and tax and revenue sections. nuer ‘Aepuq y3 The Purchasing and Office Services budget reduction will eliminate funds for painting and cafeteria furniture and equipment purchases in 1993 reductions.