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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK <br />KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK <br />PERSONNEL & FINANCE <br />SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 5:00 P.M. <br />Committee Members Present: Karen White, Regina Williams- Preston, John Voorde, <br />Gavin Ferlic (late) <br />Other Council Present: Jo M. Broden, Tim Scott <br />Others Present: Kareemah Fowler, Joseph Molnar, Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand, <br />Agenda: Budget Hearing #7 <br />Building Department <br />Fire Pension <br />Clerk Budget <br />Common Council Budget <br />Committee Chair Karen White called the Personnel and Finance Committee to order with three <br />(3) items on the agenda. She thanked the councilmembers who have come to all the various <br />budget hearings as this is a very important aspect of the duties of the Council. There is an off -site <br />budget hearing on October 3rd 2016 at Pinhook Pavilion at 6:00 p.m. <br />Building Department <br />Charles Bulot, Building Commissioner with offices at 125 S. Lafayette Blvd., presented the <br />Building Department's 2017 Budget to the Committee. The presentation he used is on file with <br />the City Clerk's Office. There are not many big changes this year with the department. We are <br />trying to do our job as efficiently as possible. The goal of the Building Department is to attain a <br />one - hundred percent (100 %) verifiable code compliant "built environment ". This goal can be <br />achieved by: hiring the best inspectors and front office personnel, insuring quality by education <br />and communication, tracking information, and providing the highest caliber of service. <br />Revenue has a projected three percent (3 %) increase based on trends. Expenditures has a six <br />point seven percent (6.7 %) increase from 2016, primarily due to interfund allocations. There are <br />four (4) overall staffing changes: Secretary V changed to Administrative Assistant, a plumbing <br />inspector retirement replacement, a second HVAC inspector was hired and a Secretary V <br />455 County -City Building • 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard • South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Phone 574- 235 -9221 • Fax 574- 235 -9173 • TDD 574- 235 -5567 • www.SouthBendiN.gov <br />JENNIFER M. COFFMAN ALKEYNA M. ALDRIDGE JOSEPH MOLNAR <br />CHIEF DEPUTY/ CHIEF OF STAFF DEPUTY/ DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK <br />