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BETHEA: Are there any further questions of Chief <br /> Bello or about the . concerning. the report that he submitted? <br /> Could you give me just an annual budget figure, gross? <br /> BELLO: Gross? I don ' t know (inaudible) coming from <br /> (inaudible) pockets . It' s in a little excess of $10 million. <br /> And this is the proposed budget. (Inaudible. ) <br /> CUSHNIE: Thank you, Mr . Chairman. Might I ask the <br /> Chief Bello, I know that your time is seriously. short, in <br /> terms of hours in the day, could you possibly in the next few <br /> months think of ways in which you would prefer either to <br /> report directly to a..commission or ways in which, when there <br /> are disagreements between you and the mayor , you feel that <br /> it is . . . should be your prerogative to run the department as <br /> you chose. Do you know what I 'm getting at? <br /> BELLO: First of all, I would have to make a study of <br /> what the commission is , and the functions of the commission , <br /> before I can get back to you. I 'm not really knowledgeable <br /> on boards and commissions . <br /> CUSHNIE: Okay. <br /> BETHEA: I think you 're suggesting that you would be <br /> interested in hearing what you think. . .whether there should <br /> be a commission formed and what the powers of the commission <br /> should be. Is that correct? <br /> CUSHNIE: Yes , and it could be of your own making. <br /> This is a hypothetical commission. <br /> BETHEA: I mean, if you were going to create it your- <br /> self , what. . .how would you construct it? What would be <br /> their powers? Would it be only to hire and fire? Whatever . <br /> CUSHNIE: I guess , in other words , what would be <br /> ideal to the Fire Department? What would be the optimum <br /> working conditions? <br /> BETHEA: Sure. <br /> CUSHNIE: Thank you. <br /> GREENWELL: Or , the alternative would be to stay the <br /> way you are. <br /> CUSHNIE: Uh-huh. <br /> BETHEA: Sure. <br /> BELLO: Any time frame? <br /> 190 <br />