2010 Annual Report- Personnel & Finance Committee

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2010 Personnel and Finance Committee Annual Report December 7, 2010 Page 2 • Reviewing the proposed ordinance on employment fairness • Reviewing and increasing the fees for special event lawn parking, which the OVB Clerk timely processed each of the many citizen permit requests again this yeaz • Held nine (9) committee meetings on the proposed civil city for 2011 which culminated in three (3) separate ordinances addressing the levying and fixing of tax rates for 2011; reviewing an appropriation ordinance for 2011; and reviewing Enterprise Funds appropriation ordinance • Reviewing with the Health and Public Safety Committee the proposed compensation ordinances for 2011 for the sworn members of the South Bend Police Department and the South Bend Fire Department which set forth the details of the tentative agreements which were approved by the respective unions represented the sworn members of each public safety department Reviewing proposed ordinances establishing maximum salaries for the Mayor, City Clerk, Common Council Members for the 2011 calendar yeaz Serving on the City's Advisory Negotiating Team: As Chairperson of the Personnel and Finance Committee, I also spent many hours serving as a member of the City's Advisory Negotiating Team, along with Council Member Karen L. White on the City Team who met with the union representatives for the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge # 36. Council Member Ann Puzzello served on the City Team who met with the union representatives for the South Bend Firefighters' Association, Local # 362 of the International Association of Firefighters AFL-CIO. Both Teams were successful in reaching agreement on maximum salaries, wages and monetary fringe benefits with both unions for 2011 and 2012. As noted in last yeaz's Personnel and Finance Annual Report; the Common Council is the final authority on the setting of maximum salaries and monetary fringe benefits; with the Boazd of Public Safety being the final authority on working conditions. Recommendations and Concerns in 2011: 2011 will also be a challenging year financially for the City of South Bend, as a result of the effects of the "Circuit Breaker" state law (HEA 1001) enacted by the Indiana General Assembly. In last yeaz's Personnel and Finance Committee Annual Report, I recommended that discussions should continue on key priorities for the city, both in the short term and the long term. In addition to the Personnel and Finance Committee meetings, I meet regularly with City Controller Gregg Zientara on various fiscal matters.